Digipack Complete

CD:

Poster:

Digipack

Today we are starting on our digipack.
We got our template for our CD Cover on the following website:
www.diskwizards.com

Digipack

The following are images we are going to use for our digipack:



This is the main image we are using. It has been edited to have a much darker feel to it, working to match the overall mood of the video.
The fact that the image is taken in the same location as the music video is may enable the audience to be able to quickly identify the song and the CD.
Our actress is looking straight into the camera, with a serious face, again creating this 'confrontational' feel, again the whole message we are trying to convey in the video. I think the combination of this image and the video is quite successful.


This is the image that is going on the back of the CD cover. Again, the location and mise-en-scene of the shot may enable the audience to identify the CD cover with the video. Our actress is framed in more one direction than the other to allow room for the tracklisting.




This is going to be the image placed on the actual CD itself. It emphasises this feeling of isolation and isn't an image which is too busy, allowing us to again put the tracklisting and names without colour clashing too much.

Digipack drafts

I've attempted to draw some drafts of our digipacks:

CD Cover:



Front: The front has a picture of our artist framed in the center of the cover. This is done so the attention of the viewer is immediatly drawn to our artist. Her facial expression is very serious and she is looking directly to the camera. This combined with the edited dark colour scheme helps to re-establish this mood and message created within the narrative of the song. The font is an italic one, such as 'Scripta', again emphasisng the femanimity (learnt through the research)

Back:
The image on the back of the CD cover has the background of our artist walking away. The text of the tracklist will be in the same colour and same font as that on the front. At the bottom we will have the barcode, aswell as the label of the record company. In smaller, more formal text, we will have writing such as copyrights.


Poster:




The poster is landscape. The same image is used as the one on the CD cover. This also allows the audience to identify the song and artist. We will also have (in the same fonts and colours, for the same reasons) the text placed at the bottom and the top of the poster. We will also include the record label logo. In the poster, we will add reviews and ratings from other industries (For example: "Now Magazine: The biggest talent Britain has seen since Madonna. 5 stars".) We will need to take into consideration the target audience when doing this (picking suitible institutions etc.)

Evaluation Theory

Things i think we did well during the construction process:
- We included a range of different camera angles
- Appropriate mise-en-scene
- Quick cuts which are appropriate to the music
- Appropraite lengths of shots, combining well with the music
- Good use of steady camera
- Good use of effects, E.g. Black and white to resemble flashbacks
- Good, appriate use of diagetic sound (During the instrumental)
- Good use of transitons etc.

Things i think we could of improved on:
- Some of the miming could be more synced
- Maybe some additional locations and acting, e.g. maybe a scene or two with the male and the girl he was cheating on our artist with. This may also give the audience a better idea of the narrative.