OS - Editing

The last few days we have been editing our music video further by adding all the clips to the timeline and starting to add effects to each shot. Nathan has added a filter over the performance shots in the drama studio and for the protagonists on the beach. This creates a stylish effect which can connote a dreamy world on the Camber Sands shots and a 'cool' look for the band in the drama studio.

OS - Digipack Improvements

This is the digipack I completed on Wednesday afternoon. It took some time but eventually it has been finished to a much better standard than I previously could have imagined. The changes I have made over the final day are the colour schemes on the writing, the font and the photo of the band and the effects I have used. Futhermore, the top left and top centre covers are blank because they are left for the advert/poster and the disc tray itself.

I have tried to make the band image look intersting, youthful and 'cool'. I have attempted this by using the stamp filter on Adobe Photoshop which inturn makes the band photo look more 'cartoony' and therefore youthful.

NW - Final Advert

• Do you like the feel of the poster?
• What do you think about the black and white?
• Are the images used appropriate?
• How do you read the advert?
  

OS - Updated Digipack Progression

Originally the digipack was going to be a bland simple pack with black sides and a few simple photos of the band. As you can see above, this digipack is uninspiring and looks pretty basic. Over the last few weeks I have decided to overhaul that 'boring' design and go for something more interesting and more relevant. With the help of Nathan I have created a far more unique style and cncept cover, using Adobe Photoshop and photos Nathan has taken to create a better digipack.

This is the almost complete digipack design I have created. Thanks to help from Nathan with the use of the background for each cover slide I have added a photo of the band and the titles for the album and track listing. To create the band photo I took the photo onto Photoshop and cropped it down to a reasonable size. I then used the fresco filter over it to create this cartoonesque image that I have used.

DRAFT - NW - ?

The feedback I have recieved from people watching the video has led to the idea of the shots of our narrative to have a sepia kinda of feel to them and have them dissolve into the performance layer. This will create a dreamy feel and give a stark contrast between the two layers of our music video, the dreamy feel will look very stylised .

OS - Diary of What has Been Done over the Last Week

Monday: On Monday we put all of the shots we took from the drama studio shoot on Friday onto the computer. At first we were both worried as some of the shots I took didn't record, so we were missing a few. However this turned out to not be a major concern as we realised we still had a good ten minutes of footage. Nathan started editing while I continued on my digipack design. Nathan put the recorded footage of Ryan lip syncing and the band performing on one video layer while the other footage of Camber went on another layer. This was really useful when it came to editing the footage.

Tuesday: Tuesday was a breakthrough in editing as the video started to come together. Nathan worked on editing for some of the free and lesson while I got to have a go for the other half. This was useful as it provided time for Nathan to work on his advert while I had my first shot at editing the new footage we had shot on Friday. I really enjoyed working on the performance shots and especially intergrating a few shots to match the lyrics. For example when The Maccabees sing 'All this nonsense in the dark', I used a shot were we have the lead girl standing against a wall in the drama studio and the lights fade out.

Wednesday: Snow Day. I have continued with my Digipack design but i cant make any solid changes as I dont have Photoshop on my home computer.

Feedback - snow day

Guys - where are the posts from this week? Where is the record of production?