Day 4 of editing

• Today we used our free periods to get some more work done. One of the group members edited while I did some work on the blog and then I helped work on the video. We managed to get a lot more don and only have around a minute left of clips to add. We are unsure of what to add at the end, as we want something of all three of us that will pull the whole film together.
• We managed to get some audience feedback, and when we have enough, we will create a blog post on it. We have received some good comments.
• We actually found a small part from a video that we didn't think we would use, that we have now decided to use. 
• We did try to upload some scanned pictures of our work onto the memory stick, but they did not go through, so we just had to take pictures of them instead, which worked just as well.
• We are making progress and will be ready to do our photo shoot when the rough draft is complete.

_Andrea

Album advert plan

• For the album advert, we plan to use the same font and style. We like the idea of having a picture of the band from the same shoot, but not the same as the one on the front of our digipak. I don't think it will matter too much if they are the same, but we think having it slightly different will keep the 'fans' excited and interested in the 'upcoming album'. 

•  We like the idea of having the picture of the band at the top of the page and then the picture slowly fading to black, the black part being where we will put all information about the 'upcoming album'.
• We plan to add information like the name of the album and include something like 'Includes award winning, 'Ain't it fun' and 'Now'.
• We are going to include the price of the album if you pre order it and the date that it will be released.
• We want to make the advert and digipak as realistic as possible and think that we have good ideas for our work. 

                                                                   _Andrea

Digi Pak Plan

• We have made our choices on what we would like to do for our digi pak, I measured out how big it will be and how many pages we want to include in it.

• We spoke about having an image of all three of us in the front, with 'Paramore', 'Ain't it fun'. We spoke about an image using balloons, so that there was a clear link between the video and the album. We still need to come up for more ideas with the shoot, but we liked the idea of having all three band members stood with balloons covering their faces. We like the idea of the bassist and guitarist having the same colour balloon and then the lead singer having one colour to herself. We also have other ideas and we want to clearly represent that this band isn't a normal pop band. 

• On the back of the case, we are going to have the song titles, a barcode, rights and licensing in small print and the logo of Paramore's record label, we are unsure if we will be able to use the actual logo, or if we will have to create our own. 

• For the inside right of the digi pak we spoke about having the title page, perhaps with a logo on it, we aren't sure if we are allowed  to use Paramore's logo, as the digi pak has to be original, so we plan to create a new logo, or use Paramore's logo with a twist to it.
• On the inside left we are going to have a close up image of balloons, or an image of the band, perhaps from the same shoot but a different picture that fits in with the scene.

• When the digipak is opened again, on the inside right we are going to have the CD, we plan to use what is on the front of the album and use it on that. For the background of the CD slot, we are going to have a close up of loads of balloons huddled together, this will be the same for the inside left too.
• On the outside right, we will have a credits page, stating people who helped, played, who owns the rights and licensing.
• On the outside left, we are going to have an image from the band shoot and use that, just to show the band off. 

• For the spine of the case, we are going to have the band name and title of the album.
• We have chosen a font that we are going to use for everything all over the digipak and album advert. 

 

_Andrea 

Day three of editing

• Today two of the group members worked on the editing, while one worked on the digi pak planning.
• For the editing, a little more of the film was complete, (still being the rough cut). We have around one minute of the film left to do and then it will be complete, this will be out base coat for our music video, and then we will add scenes to it, take some advice, get some audience feedback and go from there.
• We need to add layers to the video, as well as changing the colours of the scenes, perhaps just using brightness and contrast to get some bold and colourful scenes, to add to the fun and carefree feeling.
• I think we have strong ideas for the digi pak and album advert. We plan to do a shoot, using balloons so that we have a clear link from the video to the advert, CD and it's casing.
• I think using the Marilyn Manson digi pak and analysing it has helped me a lot in realising what needs to be included and has made me understand things easier. 

_Andrea

Joy Division- Unknown Pleasures

CD Analyasis 

• The Unknown Pleasures CD is a replica of the Vinyl, so there are still certain parts of the digi pak that have essences of a vinyl throughout it. 
• The front cover is black, with the Joy division logo, this makes the digi pak clear who the artist is and which album it is. 

• The back of the digi pack is also black, it has three thin lines, one of them is underlining the the band name and album title and the other is underlining the record label (which is 'Factory Records). The middle line is not underlining anything. 

 

• The spine is black and has the band and album title. It also has about the rights and licesing.  

 

• Inside the digi pak (opened once), one side is white and the other is black, the white side has a small picture of a hand reaching out to a door knob, it is as if the camera is looking down a hallway. This image links to Joy divisions big hit song 'Love will Tear Us Apart' and this is used in the video to this song. 
  

• When opening the left side, there is the CD and a booklet in a pocket. The booklet pocket tells you the location of where the CD was recorded, the dates and song list.

• The leaflet is all in black and white, it has images of the locations that they played at and images of the band members. The leaflet speaks about the lives oif the band members, songs and albums. I think this is a good idea, especially for new fans, as it gives them a lot of information and makes them feel closer to the band. 

• The CD is black, with the logo, band name, album title and the item code. This keeps the CD relativley close to the vinyl, not much has been changed. This pleases the older fans who have invested in buying the CD. 

 

• When the right side of the digi pak is opened, there is another CD, it is plain black and has 'The Factory Manchester Live13 July 1929' written on it.  On the other side, there is a white page, it has the outside and inside songs, which is what would have been in the vinyl case to tell you what songs were on  what part of the disc. It also tells you the song lenghts. Underneath this, there is the credits.
   
• This digi pak is extremley simple and I don't think we would decide to do something like this. I, personally, like the Manson digi pak with the thermo sensitive disc and the textured case, I think this is very interesting and makes it different and stand out from other digi paks. I would like to consider doing something like this for our digi pak. 

_Andrea

Day two of editing

• Today was our second day of filming, we were worried that we didn't have enough scenes to cover our whole music video, but found a folder full of more scenes. We are pleased that we filmed so much because there are scenes in which we did not plan to use and were just testing different shots out and ended up using them. At some points we came across mental blocks and were unsure what scenes to use, as some of them did not fit in or make sense, but we managed to find different scenes.
• We had the teacher look at half of our video (rough cut) and she said that the scenes were too close up, we then worked out that we needed to click 'scale to frame size' as the clips were fitted to the screen and cutting things out, like the other half of the microphone in one scene.
• We were worried that our film was going to be criticized for not making sense to some viewers, as we wanted it to be a carefree and fun video and we don't actual have a storyline.
• We had a couple of problems in getting scenes to fit in where we accidentally moved and cut them, so we had to resize them and make sure they fit the beat of the song.
• I think the whole group found it hard dealing with the smaller scenes, as they are harder to click on and very fiddly.
• We didn't get our rough cut done in time, but we are making a lot of progress.

_Andrea

Day 6 of filming

• Today was our last day of planned filming. We filmed the scenes of us on the bridge, we didn't come across many problems, we just had to find the bridge, as we couldn't find the path leading up to it. We had to use my mum, as there was no one else to film, so we encountered a few problems, as she didn't know how work the camera properly. We had to shoot a few scenes a couple of times, as we couldn't communicate very well, as my mum was on the path next to a busy road and we were up high on the pass-over. There wasn't many pictures to take here, as it was only one scene and we were mainly in one spot, which was just the bridge.
• We now only have editing left to do and our rough cut is due next Thursday, I think this will mean spending some of our own free time doing this, as we may not have enough lessons to complete it in time.

_Andrea

Day one of editing

• Today we started our first day of editing. We are somewhat behind, but using out free study periods, we will go to media and edit some more. Our deadline is this Friday (13th), but we are not at school so it will be Thursday (12th). As we have never used Premier Pro, getting used to it took a little more time, but I think it is a lot better than Corel and somewhat simpler to use.

• The first part of the editing was very tedious and time consuming, especially as we were just getting used to it. We had to cut very small clips of each group member on the swing, almost like stop motion because the clips were so short, we wanted to follow something from Goodwin's theory, which was cuts on the beat. We were going to do every beat, but decided that for a rough cut this may be too challenging at the moment, so we cut at every other beat, which still worked because one beat includes a heavier drum beat and a symbol. Cutting clips so small was quite fiddly and took a while to get used to, but in the end we managed to do it. At these scenes, we wanted the camera to be in the same place and make it look like each band member was swapping swings, but on the scene of me, someone moved the camera and zoomed it in, so it doesn't look very good. It doesn't stand out too much, but I think for the rough cut we will leave it and then ask our media teacher for feedback, we will then re-film these scenes.

• The rest of the editing went well, the miming was near enough spot on, which we were all extremely relieved about and we also adapted to the new editing programme very quickly.

_Andrea

Digi pak analysis- Marilyn Manson

Marilyn manson- The Pale Emperor

• The front of the digi pak is an image of Manson and there is no album title, logos or names. This could be something to make the fans feel special, as only they would be able to identify the album and artist. If they were to walk past in a shop, this would catch their eye. This would be apart of audience pleasures. 
• The colour theme seems to be black and white, which appears to be lighter than his other albums, and he is in a pale suit. this could perhaps be a link to the title 'The Pale Emperor'. It could also be a sign that his music has changed slightly, maybe taking a lighter side. 
• The case has a texture, which is rough, perhaps this is to show the genre of his music, which is a little rough and metal like. 

 

• The back of the CD case has a large 'MM' logo, which obviously stands for Marilyn Manson, this is his logo, which is a new design for his new tour and album, (which is this one). So still, only fans will know who's logo and album this is. Underneath the logo is a small picture of a foggy scene with someone in a cloak, their face cannot be seen and the darkness inside the hood is exaggerated to make the image look creepier. This could also link to the title of the album, which is based around Roman Emperor 'Constaintius The Pale' . 
• Underneath this image is the song list, the font is small and simple to read, each song is numbered with Roman numbers, keeping the Roman and classy theme going. The bar code is smaller than most bar codes and takes up less room. 
• There is also the record label name and logo, very small in the corner, which is Cooking Vinyl and then by this is the licencing and rights. The texture is also on the back of the album too, perhaps Manson wanted this because it is a rare way of packaging and is different to what most artists have done.

• The spine has the same writing as there is on the back for the song list, including the artist, album name and the product code. 

• When the Digi pak is first opened, there are two pictures, both are, again, blurred, one image is of someone in a white shirt with a white sheet over them and they are pulling the sheet tight over their face. The blur makes it look like the model is shaking manically and we can't identify this person again. The image is in black and white like the others.
• The next picture is darker and you can barely see, but the model is wearing a suit, his posture is abstract, with his arms up in the air, this is another image in which you cannot identify who it is, but i think this one is of Manson himself. Perhaps it is him in all of them or just this one and he doesn't want you to be able to identify him, perhaps because he wants you to focus on his music rather than his image, as the music is what matters more. The image is abstract like Manson's personality. 

 

• When the Digi pak is opened again, the CD is revealed, which is completely black, with the rights and licencing  written in a lighter shade of black around the outer edge of the CD. This CD is thermo-chrome heat-sensitive, so when it is played in a CD player, it heats up and another eerie image of Manson is revealed. You can slightly see Manson's face on this and I know for definite that this is him. He is in a black cloak and he has extremely pale skin. Perhaps this is him slightly revealing himself, but only after you have listened to his music. 
• On the other side, there is a blank, white page and 'The Pale Emperor' can be read. I think the colour scheme and this white page is a play on the word 'pale' and the colour works with the album.

• When opened again, the same image that is revealed on the CD is on this page. This works with the theme of this Digi pak. This image is clear and isn't blurred and perhaps, again, this is him showing his identity after you have appreciated his music. 
• On the other side there is a blank page with credits, licencing and telling you about the producers, singer, instrument players. 

_Andrea

Day 5 of filming

Today we planned to go to a park to film some scenes on swings and do anything else we could think of, but when we arrived at the park, there were no swings, they had been taken down. We then went to a different park that was about ten minutes away, they had swings there and different play parts to use. I think our filming was successful today, and it seemed that not much went wrong. I don't think we will be able to use all scenes, but we have a variety to choose from today, as we filmed a few different shots and scenes. We also went back to the park with no swings and used the slide and helicopter climbing frame there.

_Andrea