Sunsets & Skylights Final Music Video

here's my final music video!

Final Ancilliary Products

these are the products i submitted as i changed slightly some aspects of the ancilliary products before i handed them in.

Ancilliary Products

here are my ancilliary products, my album release poster and 6 panel digipak

Album poster example

below is an example of a ver stereotypical but simple album cover.
im hopefully going to do my poster in this sort of format,
with the bands name at the top, the album cover in the centre, and an image on the back of the artist.




other posters that follow this format are:



which also incorporates the record label at the very bottom of the poster which i think is a very good thing as it also gains the record company reputation rather than just the artist.



this final picture is just to back up my point that this is a very stereotypical layout for an album poster.

idea

Just another idea of mine, by subtracting all of the background, leaving it plain white, it has a more simplistic feel to the album, and also use the saturated effect to continue with the same feel as my music video, i have done this to the below nevershoutnever cover, to give a feel what it would be like.

Reflection on draft feedback

i have decided to scrap most of my ideas, and try keep the final cover plain and simple.
i shall base my final cover style on the chase coy album cover below, with just me standing in the photo, possibly with my ukelele much like in the never shout never cover below.


for the inside of my digipak, i will base the idea on that used by the kings of leon, a 4x4 tile pattern of many different pictures, that show what the artist is like, for example, guitars, girls, and faces, giving a very vintage touring feel.

also needed on my album is a barcode on the back in a corner, and also the record label which can be on the front or back cover, and is usually located in a corner.
on the back of my album cover i am thinking of having the reverse of the shot used for the front, for example, on the front you see my face, and on the back you see the back of my head, to give the feel you can see me from all angles, which i believe would give a great effect.

my album poster will go along with this theme, and also probably have my ukelele in it.

Ancillary Products -Draft

Here are my draft Ancillary Products

my digipak design;



and my album poster;

Chase Coy - Picturesque

this album cover is made by a similar acoustic artist chase coy.
the simplicity of the cover is very typical of the genre of music it is related to,
also, the colours have been changed much like in my music video.

McSweeney's quarterly concern

the image above is of the 13th issue of McSweeney's quarterly concern.
this magazine shows just how abstract media can be, as this magazine comes out in many different shapes, forms and sizes to display information, for example the one above is described on wikipedia as
'hardcover; dustjacket unfolds into two large artworks; includes two mini-comic'

Rain Stop Motion

here is a very short clip that i wish to use in my final video, making it rain on my drawing.

Mock Up Poster

here is a mock up i have done of an EP release for my band
the image (although not my own) contrasts well with the name of the band and the album name.
the writing is fluent throughout album cover, poster and in my music video
i have added an effect using photoshop to desaturise the image to fit my music video's style.

one possible addition i would take during my photo hoot is that i would have the artist walking towards the sunset, wether it be a silhouette or the back of the artist, desaturised.

Promo Video

to make the music video seem like a real bands single release, i have put together a promo video of clips from the first shoot.

Evidence of Filming

this video is a video taken on my mac's built in camera just to show how im filming the music video, and as evidence that i am the person that sets up the camera, and the cameraman, even though i'm in the final music video.

Editing Idea's

the light is edited on this music video to create a very polished finish, with the colours very vibrant and giving it a surreal look. this video shows the effect in which i wish to create within my video relating to my previous posts with the walk through on how to do it, and also the 'marina and the diamonds remake' that i have posted and spoken about previously. also this and the marina video both use very simple imagery, with the use of editing to give a great impact on the audience.

Editing Techniques

using Final Cut Pro 7 and iMovie, i will construct my final video, iMovie for its simplicity and ease, to fit my video in place, and Final Cut Pro 7 to add the finishing touches, the video below shows what sort of effect i will try and use within my music video amongst others, to give it a more professional look, and also this video gives a step by step guide on how to do this.

Create the Film Look from Zach on Vimeo.

Representation

Representation Media A2

This document shows my ideal representation for characters, settings and the props needed within my music video.

Never Shout Never

Never Shout Never 2

as the clip is always on the second beat, i will use this in conjunction with the lyrics to decide where to put my clips, here is my rough idea of where the clips will go within the song.