Evaluation 4. How did you use new media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?

To answer this question i have decided to used a slide share which goes through each of the new technologies i have used in every slide.

Digipak

Here is our overall digipak including the inside and outside of it. It was created using Adobe Photoshop.


The first one is the Outside digipak cover, and the second one is the inside of the digipak.

Poster for album

Here is the poster we have come up with the advertise our album. For this we tried photoshop, however was not satisfies with the fonts available. So we decided to download fonts from a website called dafont.com. However as we was still not satisfied we decided to use a website called pic monkey.com. This allowed us to add texts using the font used, also add shapes. As you can see we added stars to rate the album, also we put in the available to download date to make the audience aware of when it is out. We then edited the whole image by adding a tint of red colour, this made it look more eye catching and brought in emotion and warmth to the poster, so show the audience what the album may be about. Finally we added a shaded affect on the boarder, and then a bold border to bring the whole image together.

Music video

Here is our finished music video,  we have used several editing techniques to bring the whole video together, and we have included most of the key conventions needed. ENJOY!

Process of editing

 To come out with all 3 of our finished products, we had used several different types of media technologies. For the music video itself we had used Final Cut express, which we feel is the most relevant to use when editing video's as it has everything needed to edit a video into what you wish it to be.

Below are a few screen grabs of the editing itself done during the process of creating our music video.

For the digipak we decided to use Adobe photoshop. The fist image below was several images in a row of a picture we took of the artist. We then decided to clone stamp the background wall to give it a marbly effect. After doing this we applied several filters till we felt the inside digipak looked good.

After doing so we started the album cover, which we tried to make so that it would fit in with the inside of the digipak. We decided that the whole digipak would have a black and white theme as that stood out and appealed to us more.

For our final product, which was the magazine advert, we decided to use a different media types called PicMonkey. It allowed us to edit the image and we felt that it was easier to use compared to photoshop. It had a filter which we preferred and felt would suit the image. Although the digipak was black and white we had decided to make our poster different with a touch of red filter, as it may appeal to a wider audience.

Overall we have used a few media types to produce all of our products, and from it we have gained experience on editing as well as producing appealing products.

Possible pictures for album cover

Here is a collage made by a group member, with the possible front cover for our album cover. We have decided to go for a simple look with just the actors face or body. This expresses a lot of emotion which comes from the track we have used. He was made to wear blue as it would attract the audience. After we finish editing the music video we will choose one pic out of all these possible ones and will edit it to make it more suitable.

Process of filming

We have finally started filming our music video, following the process sheet, so that we know exactly what to film and when.
We will try and use all the footage, and if any more is needed we will have to go and film again.
As you can see we have filmed from different angles, which will hopefully make the music video look better.