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This is my final blog. I have put a lot of work into this project and I hope it shows.

Thank you,

Sylvie Wilcock

Evaluation Question 4

What have you learned from your audience feedback?

Evaluation Question 3

How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?

Evaluation Question 2

How effective is the combination of your main product (video) and ancillary texts (digipak and advertisement)?

Evaluation Question 1

In what ways does your media product use, develop of challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

Ancillary: Final Work

Front/Back panels

Inside panels

Advert

Ancillary Work: Advert Progress

 To start off my advert I picked an appropriate photo and flipped it to make space on the left

 Then I added the text keeping the fonts and colours the same as they appear on the album cover in order to link them together. 

 Then I added the image of the album cover to show what is on sale and to make it easily recognisable for the buyer

 Then I added the ratings. I researched the ratings and reviews for Pixie Lott's real album in order to find suitable companies.

 Finally I added a banner at the bottom to showcase the record company logo and the social network links. 

Ancillary Work: Inside Panel Progress

 I mapped out where the CD would go 

Then I added a photograph of the shoes that were featured in the video to create a link between the two products. I kept the colouring simple because I think it looks better. I also didn't want to feature any more photos of the artist as I felt two was enough. 

Then I added the artist's name on the CD and arched it so it fit the circle. I matched the font to the font on the cover.

I then did the same with the album title

Finally I added the record label to the CD

Ancillary Work: Front and Back Progress

 I started my front and back panels by editing my chosen photographs to make them brighter and giving them a white background.

Then I added my artist name and title of the album, picking two fonts that I think work well. I changed the colour to match the colour scheme I'd previously chosen.

 Then I added the track names and numbers to the back panel and used the same font as the album title

Then I added the barcode, logos and legal information and wrote the artist and album name down the spine. I also included the serial number to add to the realistic feel of the product.

Finally I added the website and Twitter to make the product interactive 

Ancillary: Picking Fonts

While picking fonts I searched in the handwritten section. I sampled the artist's name so I could see how it would look. 

I decided on a font called Chloe's Handwriting because I thought it looked personal and had the signature feel I was looking for

I did the same for the album name, searching in the trashed section on Dafont

I decided on a font called Crimes Times Six because it looks edgy and works well with the style I was going for.

Ancillary: Do's and Don'ts powerpoint

A list of things to include and what to avoid when making a successful digipack.

Ancillary: Inside Panels Mock Up

Mock up

This is the mock up of the front and back panel of my digipak

Final Video

28. Katie Kensit, Mark Mouna, Sylvie Wilcock, Zubier Bheekharry from 283goswell on Vimeo.

Ancillary practice

Here is a quick practice album cover I made using Photoshop Elements and Quark Express. I took a picture of the actor James Franco from the internet and made it black and white in Photoshop. Then I changed the size to fit the screen. I then exported it to Quark Express where I added the artist name, album name and track list. I used titles of films he's been in as track names. This will be the basic layout for my real product.

Ancillary Planning: Digipak Analysis

Here are three example of digipaks:

Katy Perry

This digipak follows the codes and conventions necessary to create a successful product. It has the artist as the main focus on the front panel. This image can also be linked to Katy Perry's music video for 'California Gurls' which appears on the album. The name of the artist is the largest, most obvious piece of text on the cover, with the album name appearing slightly smaller. One down side of this digipak in my opinion is the difficult to read font used for the album name. Only three colours are used throughout the artwork which works well. The inside panel includes more photos of the artist with the ongoing theme of clouds and heaven. The appearance of sweets also links back to the video for 'California Gurls' which was in it's own right a successful product. The back panel includes the track list which is written fairly clearly. The record label and other companies involved would be mentioned on the back and a bar code is visible. All in all, this digipak follows the codes and conventions for a pop genre digipak fairly closely.

Ke$ha

I am less fond of this example. Some conventions are followed with the artist appearing most prominently, and the name of the artist being the clearest thing on the cover. However, the inside panels are extremely busy with several different pictures of the artist on what appears to be different occasions being paired with very small wording of which is most likely lyrics. However, the nebula theme is consistant throughout, as is the ripped quality. On the back panel, yet another picture of the artists can be seen. In my opinion, it's overkill and I would like to avoid this when making my own product.

Rihanna

This is an example of how a digipak and advert link closely with each other. Rihanna's 'Loud' digipak features a close up of the singer, with red being the prominent colour and roses featuring heavily (linking to her 'Only Girl In The World' video). The font is clear and simple and the same throughout. This is mirrored in the advert as the image used is the same as the image on the album cover. The font is also the same. This essentially morphs the album into an advert to be used in magazines and on public transport etc. The release date is clear and previously released songs are mentioned on the advert alerting existing fans and fans of the song of when it is available to buy. This links the album, advert and music video as a single product. This is what I must aim to do during my ancillary work.

Editing

Our Thoughts

Final Editing Day

A small video of the final hours editing our music video.

Finally Finished!