Digipak

Front Cover

Back Cover

Inside Right (CD Holder)

Inside Left

Magazine Advert

Comparrison

Diary 27/02/2013

These are my final music video tweaks that I want to address before the final submission date. I have worked so long and hard on it now that I need it to be as good as possible to get the grade I feel I deserve.

FINAL MUSIC VIDEO TWEAKS

1.       Light at beginning needs to be all white.

2.       Cutting used at the beginning needs to be duplicated for the train station with Nick.

3.       Opacity level switch has affected visibility of Narrative – It makes them darker? Band overpower them as the performance is darker.

4.       Ruby walking through park – Cut better, Make footage BLACK AND WHITE and possibly contrast 0.2

5.       Second smashing sequence needs to be BLACK AND WHITE and contrast possibly 0.2

6.       Ruby + Nick walking together on grass – Cut better (B+W is perfect)

7.       Final clip needs to fade to Black and White faster.

Audience Feedback Video

Audience Feedback 2

Audience Feedback 1

Research into 'Bullet For My Valentine'

Research into Influences of music style

Diary 05/02/13

I am lucky enough to be one of 500 fans to posses a ticket to their intimate gig in their home country; Wales.
I am going to use this opportunity to get some pictures of the band and see how they act in an environment full of die-hard fans. I will also keep an eye on their personalities on stage, how they carry themselves, and the type of outfit they wear and how they wear it in conjunction with their style.

Music Video Research

This is 'Bullet For My Valentine's' brand new music video and it's EXACTLY what I'm aiming for myself with a narrative using the main band member and also a performance from the band themselves.

Research Into 'Bullet For My Valentine' in Magazines

This is a Prezi with pictures and text that analyse 'Bullet For My Valentine', from their outfits to their body language. This, I thought, would be useful for when I come to make my own digipak and could help guide me towards the photos I want to take to get a certain effect from the viewer.

Contact Sheets

These are all of my pictures that I took on the 3 days of filming in contact sheet form.

Research into Music Theory

Diary 31/01/13

I am drawing to the end of all the research and planning.
All that is left for me to do is finish the filming, editing and analysis parts of coursework.
I am determined to have all three finished in the next 3 weeks so I can go over my blog and double check everything is as it should be for the final fortnight before the deadline.

Research into Music Channels

Diary 29/01/13

I recently went to film the 'Destruction' part of my music video. It took hours of lanning and preperation, ages to pack up the car with equipment and travel to the location and even longer to set up all the equipment. When we were finally ready to film we set up the camera only to find that somebody had taken the tape out of the slow-motion camera. I decided to film in 50 fps instead so I could slow the footage down halfway and still have HD footage. We filmed for 4 hours and spent another 40 minutes clearing up and a further half hour to pack the car up agan. I began the editing of the 'Destruction' part of my music video and from the 4 hours of footage was able to incorporate fewer than 10 seconds of footage. I am not going to let this get me diseartened as I am a perfectionist and determined to achieve the best quality music video I can.

Filming Location 1 prep.

I am collecting up all the props I'll need for tonight. So far I have
3 TVs,
protective gloves,
protective glasses,
hammer,
sledgehammer,
broom,
step ladder
and a DSLR.

What is a DIgipak?

Tracking an Artist Through Their Career

I chose Metallica because they are one of the greatest metal bands of all time, as many of their albums have been rated number one. So I thought as I will be making a metal music video, I should study the career of a successful Metal Band.