Final Music Video

This is the final cut of our music video for TFI's Cyanide.

Final Digipak

This is our final Digipak

Final Magazine Advertisement

Here is our final Magazine advertisement.

Above is the original size we created it, however we realised that it wasn't industry standard because it didn't fit a whole or half an A4 sheet. Therefore we edited it into the larger version seen below which fits half an A4 sheet.

Evaluation Question 4

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

Research and Planning

Throughout our construction and research I required mostly the use of the Internet to find the information needed as it provided large amounts of search results in a short amount of time so I could find what I needed quickly, which proved to be very useful particularly in order to keep on track. More specifically I used Google to look for information from various websites and YouTube for videos I used for analysing as search engines for the exploration to aid with my research. As well as this YouTube provided us with the ability to stream our planning and testing videos, such as the lip syncing practice and storyboards, which were created using iMovie and Windows Movie Maker as video editing software.

Construction

For our music video we used iMovie, which is the default video editing software on mac computers, to edit our rough cuts and final movie together. This was an effective program to use because it allowed us to explore a range of editing techniques and gave us quick and easy access to the editing tools we needed to create what we had planned for a final product quickly and efficiently with a good quality final product.  We then used YouTube to upload the video online for streaming, which made the music video easy to access.
For the Magazine advertisement and Digipak we made use Adobe Photoshop in order to edit the images we had taken previously so they would fit the specifications we needed to look like the intended product. Photoshop was useful because it also provided us with a range of tools, which similar programs don't have available at the same standard, so our final product would look more professional and effective.

Evaluation

My evaluation consisted of Windows Movie Maker for Question 1, which was an easy video editing program for me to access at home and simple to use so I could create my evaluation with ease and speed. I also made use of Audacity in order to edit the sound of the video so it would play after scenes from the video were displayed. I then Uploaded this onto YouTube so I could post it on my blog easily.

For Question 2 I used Prezi.com to create a presentation which used animations to present my evaluation visually. It was software which was easy to use and made my evaluation easy to put across.
Question 3 involved the use of Audacity in order to edit my narration so it was clear and fitted with the video. The video itself I edited on Windows Movie Maker so I could combine the sound and video without difficulty.
Finally of course I used Blogger for this question and all the posts of information from my research, planning, construction and evaluation stages which meant I could put my progression across easily and clearly.

Evaluation Question 3

Evaluation Question 2

Evaluation Question 1

Plans for magazine advertisement

These are the magazine advertisements created based on the album, music video and my research.

The first features the same punk-like font for the album name as that of the album. The band's name is shown in their own logo's font and in the background the skull on the album CD holder is graffitied on the wall of the tunnel featured in the music video. On the floor of the tunnel are some apples which highlight the use of cyanide. The album itself is then shown in the centre of the advertisement.

The second uses the same album name and band logo font in different positions. The background shows the wall on the side of the tunnel with the skull/apple of the other album design's front cover over it. All the text and images are graffitied or drawn onto the wall to reflect the punk convention of anarchy.

Magazine advertisement analysis of our chosen genre

As our band didn't already have one, I created an analysis of a poster from an artist of the same genre in order to know specifically what was included in posters of this genre. this would help me create my own one so it looks appropriate for our artist and genre. I chose to analyse the advertisement for the album Neighbourhoods by the punk band Blink 182.

Text and font
The text uses quite an abstract, unconventional font including backward or misshaped letters which relates to the generic convention of punk being to go against the rules. A larger font has been used on the most informative text, in this case it being the album name, artist and release date. In a smaller font is additional information such as the song featured and website address.

Colour
The overall greyscale colours used suggest the album's music will have quite a dark and depressing theme to it, which it does. The text uses a white colour which contrasts with the black background so the text is clearer and more eye catching for the viewer.

Images
The main image displayed shows a sketched out areal view of a city with a large section of buildings in the centre of the image shaped like the band name. The cityscape has been used to relate to the album name, Neighbourhoods. Other images shown in the advertisement include the band logo and record companies, all in white to follow the advertisements style and contrast with the black background.