3. When researching different genres of music as well as
different videos. I used different media technologies
such as Blogger, YouTube, YouTube annotations, Slide
Rocket, Prezi, Wordle, and screen grabs. Here are
examples of each of them.
4. These technologies in particular were really useful as they help to created as
my visual and interesting to the viewer looking at them. The prezi showed
structure and guidance to the analysis of the research that I have carried out
in different areas of this project. I also find Slide share useful as it is a
sophisticated way of presenting work. I used media technologies in
construction of my research to make it visual and presentable to the viewer
looking at it.
6. When planning our media video and ancillary task we used blogger to
present are planning for our concepts towards are final pieces.
Digi Pack:
This Digi Pack below shows our initial ideas that we first came up with
when planning out what panels to fit and what would link with our genre
as well as our artist’s appearance. At the time we were planning our
album cover we thought about challenging the conventions of a Disco
Pop genre by using extreme close up of an eye. We thought about this
idea because our piece is based around emotions and as a well know fact
emotion is seen most through an eyes of a person.
7. When planning our piece and the album cover as
well as the Digi pack we thought about combining
different characters in different scenarios and
having the main actor portraying freedom and
how he is living the free life to not giving in. With
the different characters in mind when we came to
create our plan for our advert design we thought
about using all the characters in our piece and
using the tools Photoshop to construct it all
together. However, when we came to creating the
advert and studying real media ones we decided
it would look professional if we based our advert
on the main artist instead of everyone.
8. However, When we were thinking about this as a draft plan for our first
advert this is how we were going to go about constructing it: This advert
will be created using Photoshop. It will consist of 8 layers. Each of the
layers is as follows:
Background layer ( Fence)
Layer 1 ( Main actor- Scott Wells)
Layer 2 ( Interrogation character)
Layer 3 ( Work character)
Layer 4 ( Dancer 1)
Layer 5 (Dancer 2)
Layer 6 ( Punch bag and fist ( Opacity to be lowered))
Layer 7 (black background to the writing)
Layer 8 ( Text layer " FRAMES,NOT GIVING IN SINGLE OUT JULY 2013")
This advert design will show all the characters involved whilst keeping the
main actor noticeable as he will be featured in colour whilst the rest will
be black and white. The fence as the layer for the back ground will
represent how all the characters are sitting on the fence between giving in
and not giving in. However, the other idea we have is that we might just
focus the advert cover on the main artist instead of using the other
characters. This will draw the attention on to him and the importance that
he brings into the piece.
9. The other areas we looked at when planning were
locations, costumes, skills when using Photoshop,
Green Screen, track permission letters animatic, song
detail plus lyric annotation, concept, image annotation,
roles and story board. These different areas created
our planning stages to starting us of on a successful
route. We were aware whilst doing it that our media
concept could elaborate from our original ideas.
11. When constructing our music video and ancillary task together we
needed to make sure we had all equipment booked out for the
day we needed to film. When creating our piece we had to keep
in mind that a still shot looks better than a jumpy one. To solve
this problem we used a fig rig to hold the shot steady. When
editing we used final cut and Imovie to import. However, when
importing images we used Iphoto to install all the images onto the
computer. When picking out titles and fonts for our album cover
we used Da font. As well as Photoshop to construct it all together.
If we wanted to use Slow shutter speed we needed a tripod to
hold the camera steady whilst it captured the movement of the
Pois. For anyone who does not know what Pois are they are balls
which hang on the end of string and light up different colours and
when moved about using slow shutter speed they create
interesting patterns and colours. We got audience feed back
though out as well as teacher to get an idea of what they thought
of our media work so far.
15. For the Evaluation the techniques I have used most to
make this super visual for the viewer is screen captures
and comparing real media text to our ones and how we
got influenced as well as challenging them. For question
two I have used Slide rocket and screen grabs to make
this visual and easy for the reader to follow. However,
in conclusion to question 4 I have used a range of
mediums whilst doing this project and I have learned
and used previous techniques that I new from basic
portfolio and I have also brought other skills from other
subjects such as photography to this project to make it
strong.
