Interim evaluation 2

For the CD Digipack we wanted this to reflect not only our music video, but the lyrics within our song. From floating around a range of different names, we decided to use 'blurred motions' as this reflecting the single 'Count The Days' as well as continuing with the theme of going through the motions. Originally we wanted to use a single blurred image of the artist, with a dream like filter over the top. However this seemed too simple and did not resemble going through the motions. As Claire was in charge of the digipack I sat with her and went through the music video to find inspiration from some of the shots we have used. This way the digipack/album cover reflects the work we have done on the editing of the piece as well as promoting the artist and song.

Audience feedback on social media for our music video

When I uploaded our music video link onto Twitter, we received some audience feedback quickly. I agree with the first comment to an extent, however, I think we could have done more in the sense of costume, with a variety of styles that we could have included. But, we did manage to include aspects of the idea that "things could be worse" with the mentioning of drugs, which shows that we were linking the lyrics of the song to the visuals.

Back cover of our digipak

This is the back cover of our Digipak. We decided to focus on the blue colour for our Digipak as we thought it linked well to the dreamy/calm feel that the songs in the album will have. We also included our company logo to highlight that we were the creators of the album cover and lastly, we kept the font quite simplistic as we decided it matched the indie pop genre, as something more bold and extreme would not reflect our genre.

Photos of work in progress for Magazine Ad

For our magazine ad, we thought it would be a good idea to incorporate our Digipak in the ad. By having the artist sitting next to the frame, we decided it would emphasise the 'dreamy' effect that we have carried through our music video. Once we have finished the Digipak, we will add in the front cover into the wooden frame in the picture shown using Photoshop.

Magazine design

We were told to design a layout for a potential magazine advert for our music album. We had to make sure we included all the main aspects of an album advert such as reviews, titles, record labels etc. I have reflected the indie pop genre in my design of an advert by including pastel colours such as pink and blue which are associated with this genre. Similarly, I decided to put a photo of the main artist in the centre of the advert to reflect that she is the main artist. Alternatively, we could have the background of photos of various colours of balloons as this would link to our music video and carry on the theme of the party scenes.

Album Cover Art

 My Album cover encompasses the theme of going through the motions, so i have used the word 'Motions' within the title. I have also used the word 'Blur' to represent life being a blur as everything has a routine. To represent this in the album art i have used a blurred projection throughout the cover which uses dull colours such as white and black. I intend to add a slight pink tint to this effect to incorporae the indie pop music genre. 

I have placed the artist in the centre of the cover, so that the focus is on her. This image of her will then be blurred, reflecting on the title of the album.

On the back of the ablum cover i have used a close up of the artists face as well as the blurred theme throughout. In the right bottom hand corner i have drawn a barcode to make the my drawing more realistic to what an actual ablum cover would actually look like.

On the left insdide side of the cover I have written acknowledgements. From my own research I know this is usually a thanks for the people who have helped make the album. In the bottom right of the

Magazine advert

This is my idea for the magazine advert. I would have the artist in the centre of the shot with the name of the album above her. The title of the album would be a different font and size to the name of the artist which I have put in the centre of the page, at the bottom. Underneath the name of the artist I would ahve the release date as well as reviews either side of the artist. Linking in with the theme of the CD Digipack I have used a blue tint over the artist to make it look like she is in a daze. As well as this I would add a blur effect on the artist to link with the name of the album.