Digi Pack creation:

When i approached the making of the digi pack my aim was to incorporate the design that was used in the actual albumn the song is from, which is "Whatever you say I am thats what i'm not", the cover and back and also inlay images were all black and white, which i thought made it look that much mroe grittier, also the simplicity of some of the images i also liked, for instance the front cover, also i then looekd at some of the single covers that were from that albumn also, from these i got the idea oif the white strips that run along the cover of my digi pack were the writing is liek what is shown below. I did'nt want to make a whole new product, i just wanted to make one that would fit in with the others, but also something that i oculd call my own, and out my own little tweaks on things.. Therefore after shooting some of the scenes to go along with the music video i took out a camera and also took some pictures, i used several angles and also i tried some different techniques to make the image different. Most of the work that was hardest was infact altering the images to be how i wanted them to be.

 

At first i played with the images using different effects on Photoshop, one i had which was infact a contender for being my front cover was one that i had put a red glow on, which did incorporate the title of the track, ( red lights), but i decided against this, my favorite was the simplicity that was itself used upon the original albumn cover which is to turn the image black and white, this gave the image a grittier and also perhaps a nostalgic or bleak look to it due to its lack of colour. I did have some initial problems with making some of the images i had taken fit into the scale of the cover. After gettting my images i then had to decide upon the font i wished to use, i used Festus, from dafont.com which is a gritty lookign font adn i played around with it, making some letters lowers case and some capital, i think it looks much more interesting that way. i then used the inspiration of the strip form the albumn cover to make it stand out, balck on white. On the images on the back i used the same font for the names of the tracks, i took time in choosing the tracks that i put on it, i looked at what the tracks were about and how they would effect the digipack and i cam up with the idea for it to almost be a narrative itself, all the tracks are about goung out or causing mischief the first two, "Put your dukes up john" and "Dancing shoes" are about gettting ready for a night out and also for dancing in a club etc, and i thought this was a clever way for them to fit togeather, also many of the tracks on the back have not been released properly are on the internet as free downloads so therefore i thought it was an interesting was to put them all togeather.

The three inside images i used i didnt really do much to, the first two i simply put some text on them as i thought the images themselves had enough attitude and could hold thier own without any special effects on them also the lighting on them was really good, the third i foudn a really interesting efffect on Photoshop called NEED TO FIND OUT which made the images look liek it was drawn or was a negative of a photo adn i really liked it, after this i then found the lyrics in the song that did actually say red lights indicates doors are secure and put it on there in a bold whit font, i thought this was a very good interesting image. The CD image itself i left much liek the other tow inside images just plain, but it was an exciting and energetic image, which was why i chose it, and also liek the other two it had attitude and a sense of laddishness about it whcih was after all what i wanted to capture both with the digi pack and video.

My Finished product, this is the front back and inside 1, 2,3 and also CD:

Here are my images before and after:

Here is one of the prototype images i had with a red glow on it reflecting the title of the song but i didnt use it in the end: 

Question 1

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

Audience Feedback

These Graphs are from data i took when i gave out questionnaires at the screening of my video they were questioned whether on: the steadiness of the shots, the framing of the shots, the variation of the shots, the choice of location, the lighting and how clear the meaning of the video was, here are my results:

FEEDBACK MEDIA AS

CD Analysis : The Clash London Calling.

Diary Post 1 - Problems.

When i said that i wanted to do my filming to a dew friends most seemed really up for it, this did not last as after several attempts to contact one of my friends who was supposed to be portraying the main character of the video and also being let down a total number of 4 times i eventually went round to his house to ask if he really wanted to do this or not, asking for a simple yes or no. Hearing this my "friend" proceeded to swear at me telling me that i was in the wrong and who was i to tell him what to do, after this and a few blows being traded, i decided not to carry on filming or talking to him, therefore i was stuck without a main character, not only this but after hearing about this commotion my friends then did not want to do the video also. So due to these unforeseen events i decided to film, poorly, some footage on my own. i am still currently looking for people to appear in my video, hopefully i will have more luck this time...

Shot List.

Due to the style and also vibe i want to give the video i am using a point of view shot (P.O.V) , to give the piece an intimate feel almost liek you are really there with these guys on a night out. An example of a P.O.V shot is given below:

Another shot i would like to achieve would be a snorri cam shot, mainly due to the fact again that i am hoping to achieve a certain style, almost a documentary feel to it but also a styalised feel, and  again the snorricam shot adding to it being more personal to the viewer, here is an example of a a snorricam shot:


Also as well as these being my two main shots and the shot i am looking to use the most, i am also looking to incorporate some mid shots and also some real close ups like of the drink that one of the boys is drinking...

Shot List:
0.00 - 0.05 - Opening - Point of view shot( P.O.V), as he turns he sees his friends, still with the P.O.V shot.

0.05 - 0.08 - Cut to main character calling over taxi - P.O.V shot.

0.08 - 0.12 - Cut to main character talking to taxi driver - Mid shot.

0.12 - 0.17 - Cut to main character talking to camera - P.O.V shot.

0.17 - 0.25 - Cut to inside of taxi with main character talking to cabbie - P.O.V shot.

0.25 - 0.28 - Cut to inside of bar area with main character talking to camera - P.O.V shot.

0.28 - 0.34 - Camera drifts over and focuses on women in green dress - P.O.V shot.

0.34 - 0.38 - Camera drifts back to main character talking to camera again - P.O.V shot.

0.38 - 0.39 - Cut to man leaning against the bar - Wide shot.

0.39 - 0.41 - Cut to shot of man hand holding drink - Extreme close up.

0.41 - 0.43 - Cut then to shot of man talking to woman in green dress - Over the shoulder shot.

0.43 - 0.47 - Cut back to main character moaning with angry face - P.O.V shot.

0.47 - 0.59 - Cut to inside of taxi main character calling to the cabbie where to go and looking annoyed  - P.O.V shot.

0.59 - 1.16 - Cut to main character and 2 mates leaning against the bar with a few bruises and cuts on their faces laughing and looking smug telling the camera about just having a fight - P.O.V shot.

1.16 - 1.20 - Cuts to a flashback of main character shouting and looking aggressive - Snorri cam shot.

1.20 - 1.28 - Cuts to main character shouting at the other group of guys who are also shouting back - Over the shoulder shot.

1.28 - 1.32 - Cut to main character and friends shouting and looking aggressive - Mid shot, wide angle.

1.32 - 1.38 - Cut to shot over looking the 2 groups coming together and fighting while using a CCTV camera effect - God's eye shot/ CCTV camera P.O.V.

1.38 - 1.44 - Cuts to main character fighting other men - Snorri cam shot.

1.44 - 1.49 -  Cuts back to the main character at the bar laughing again and looking rather happy with himself - P.O.V shot.

1.49 - 1.51 - Cuts to the door of the bar being pushed open with the men who they had had a fight with them - Enigma shot/mid shot.

1.51 - 1.57 - The main character and mates running out of bar out into the street - P.O.V shot.

1.57 - 2.05 - The main character points out taxi shouting and running after it with the others doing the same - P.O.V shot.

2.05 - 2.08 - Cuts to a shot of the camera swinging round almost like it is looking behind it at the men chasing them all running towards the camera - P.O.V shot.

2.08 - 2.13 - Camera swings back round to look at the taxi as he runs and jumps in with his friends already inside telling him to hurry up - P.O.V shot.

2.13 - 2.19 -  Cuts to the camera inside the taxi looking out of the window at the men who are chasing them, the men get to the door and try the handle but it fails - P.O.V shot.

2.19 - 2.21 - Camera swings round to the main character who is sitting there smiling nervously and slyly and the video ends with him giving the camera a cheeky wink and the shot fade to black - P.O.V shot.