A2 Media Coursework

1. Our Digipak
Which photos are we going to use?
Why?

2. We didn’t choose the last three images because
in images number 3 and 4 the artist doesn’t look
that natural. We thought her head was tipped
back too much. We didn’t choose image number
5 because we thought it was too dark. We
decided to brighten the picture but it didn’t look
as good quality as the original image. Therefore
we decided not to use these two images based
on the quality of them.
We liked image number 1
because we thought it looked
natural and her expression is
quite sad which follows the
theme of the video. The
Digipak is going to follow a
black and white theme with
the exception of a green
triangle on the back cover.
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We liked image number 2 because we
thought the background with the tree
makes it look interesting and unique. It
also makes the artist stand out as she is
wearing very bold and striking clothes.
We thought that the black and white
version looked good for a front cover of
the digipak because it is not completely
dark and you can still see detail.
We didn’t choose
image number 1
because she looks too
sad and doesn’t show
much of an interesting
background.
We liked the colours of the background in
images number 3 and 4 because it looked
autumnal and the light coming through
the branches gives off a hopeful vibe. The
images are taken at unusual low angle
which makes them unique. The artist
looking up in the images suggests that she
is looking up for guidance of what to do.
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We made the images black and
white to follow the theme of
the digipak. However we may
use one of them for the back
cover because we would like to
get the colour of the trees in it.
If we included the triangle of
colour it would look like the
artist is looking up at the light
as if she’s looking for hope.

4. We thought we could use
image number 5 for the inlay
of the digipak. This is
because for the front and
back covers we wanted it to
follow the theme of being
hopeful in a time of darkness
and sadness. In image 5 it is
more happy and playful
because she is smiling. This
shows a more hopeful and
happy side to the artist.
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We liked image
number 1 because we
liked the background of
the leaves on the
ground and the green
canopy of leaves from
the tree above. It looks
like she’s closed in but
the light shows that
there’s hope for her.
For images number 2 and 3 we thought that her facial expressions
were not that natural and not as sad as we wanted. In image number
3 you can see a bit of her stomach in which doesn’t send out a very
appropriate message to the target audience of the song
(14-16yrs). We wanted to put across an image that shows that the
artist cares about her body image respects herself.
We didn’t like the long shot
we used for image 4.
Therefore we cropped it to
see if it looked any better.
We liked the cropped
version as it doesn’t show
her legs or much of the
background. It is mainly
focused on her and her
expression which is
important as her sad and
thoughtful look fits the
theme of the video.

5. We liked these
images, especially
number 1, as she looks
very natural looking
off to the side.
However we thought
that the images
weren’t that high
quality and that
they’re slightly dark.
We made them a bit
brighter but this
decreased the quality
of the images.
We didn’t like these
images as we thought
they were low quality
shots and we didn’t like
the look of the
background. We
thought the tree
blocked out the light in
the background and
thought this contributed
to the lack of quality in
the images.
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6. We wanted to see if we could
get some images for the inlay
of the digipak by asking the
artist to run up and down so
she looked like she was having
fun. We wanted to have some
fun images so it shows that she
is letting go of all the lies her
friends had told her. However
these images are not very good
quality therefore we are not
going to use them for the
digipak.

7. These shots were also in
order to have some fun and
more laid-back images of the
artist. We may use them for
the inside of the digipak and
the inlay. However some of
these shots are quite dark
such as number 1. We could
brighten it but it doesn’t seem
to be of high quality.
Furthermore these fun images
shows she is letting go of all
the lies her friends had told
her.

8. 1 2 3 4 5 6
We liked these shots because they look unusual and interesting shooting them through the leaves. We wanted to be creative and
unusual as we didn’t want to get mostly plain shots of the artist. Through the leaves it’s as if the artist is hiding away suggesting she’s
hiding from the lies and wants to be away from everyone. Furthermore she wants to be alone and reflect. We are not going to use
number 6 as the artist accidentally looked at the camera. We wanted it to look as if she was looking of into the distance in thought
about her situation. We decided we liked images numbers 2, 3, and 4 as she looks natural and puts across what we want to show.
We liked the colours and
the brightness of these
two images. Again it looks
like she is hiding away and
the light which represents
the hope coming through
the leaves.
These three images are
quite dark and may not be
suitable for our digipak as
we can’t really see the
artists face that well.

9. We decided we are not
going to use these as they’re
too blurry and out of focus.
In the bottom images the
artist is either looking at the
camera or not looking
natural enough.
We thought we may use
this image for the back
cover or for the inside of
the digipak as the artist
looks natural, sad and in
deep thought. We are not
using it for the front cover
as we want a medium
close up or a close up for
that to show off her
emotions more.

10. We’ve decided not to use
these two images as the
lighting is too bright and
you can’t see the neckline
of the top starts. The
background is quite dark
however the brightness of
the light could symbolise
hope in which she is
looking for as part of the
narrative.
We quite liked image number 5 as it is quite a low
angled shot and is in quite an unusual location on a
bridge. The bridge can symbolise the artist crossing
over to a new place of hope and getting over all the
lies her friend has been telling. The trees behind her
let a bit of light into the shot which can symbolise
the hope that she is making her way over the bridge
to.
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11. 1 Image number 1 isn’t
as good quality as
the other 3 images,
therefore we have
decided not to use it.
You can’t see her
face in the image
either so we haven’t
decided to use it
because we want to
see the emotion in
her expression.
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We may use this
image as she looks
quite natural. The
background also
looks quite nice for
the artist to sit and
calm down.
We may use
image 4 because
she looks happy
as if she’s found
the hope and
strength to carry
on without her
friend. However
in image 3 she
looks too sad and
slumped over.

12. We loved these images
as the angles were quite
unique and unusual. We
liked the leaf prop in
image 1 as it is not just
the artist standing by
herself and posing.
We liked the bottom two
images as we thought
the background was
pretty and quite
creative. It could show
the lies trapping her in
and the light coming
through the leaves could
symbolise hope.
Therefore there is still
hope for the artist to get
out of the mess her
friend had created.
In these two images it
looks like the artist is
looking back at the lies
and walking forward
and away from them
into the hopeful light.

13. For the top two images we thought they were really dark so we changed
the brightness of them. However they lost the quality and were still too
dark to see the artists expressions clearly. This means that we might not
use them in the digipak.
We liked this image as we liked the rows of
trees beside her. We thought this looked
quite creative and could show her going
down the path of escaping from her friend
and all the lies. However you can’t see her
face very clearly because of the poor
quality of the shot, therefore we may not
use it in the digipak.

14. We liked the lighting from
the flash in this image.
However we would get rid
of her red-eyes as this
makes it look
unprofessional. We
thought it looked dark so
we brightened it to see if
it looked better in which it
did as you could see more
detail of her face and her
clothes.
The first image here we
liked as the artist looks
natural and as in she’s in
thought about what had
happened between her
friend and herself. However
we disliked the second
image as it doesn’t look
natural and she is looking to
far to the side.

15. We liked all of these shots as the artist looks
playful and natural. We thought we could
use some of them for either the inlay, CD or
the inside cover of the digipak.

16. We liked this image as the
artist is relaxed and is looking
up into the distance as if she
is looking up to the light of
the sky. This light can
represents hope and in her
situation she needs this hope
in order to move on and let
go. She looks natural and we
can see her pensive but also
quite sad expression on her
face which is what we want.
We have decided not to
use these three images
as we didn’t like the
angle and the artist
looks too sad. In the
bottom image her hair
looks too messy and is
covering her face too
much. This doesn't
show off her sad and
thoughtful expression.
We didn’t like
this shot as much
as the artists hair
looks quite messy
and her she looks
kind of tired.

17. We liked the angles of these shots as
they are quite unusual being a low shot.
We liked the light which was coming
through the tree above her. This can
symbolise hope and encouragement for
the artist to move on.
We liked this picture s it was
similar to that of the draft digipak
mockup back cover. It is like the
lies are trapping the artist in but
the light through the trees can
represent hope coming through for
her.

18. We narrowed it down to:

19. Front Cover
We chose these two images because we liked the angle used. They are also of high quality and the
colours are beautiful even though we are going to change the colour of the images to black and white.
However we can only choose one image for the front cover so we have decided to use number two as
there is a lot more colour and more of the tree in the background. There is also a lot more space to insert
the title of the single and the artists name. The image looks as if the artist is looking up at the light
coming throught the trees. This can show that there is hope for the artist and she can in fact get through
the tough situation.

20. Front Cover
We started to make the front cover for our
digipak on Photoshop Elements 9. We made
the single name ‘Everything Lies’ bigger than
the artists name however when we erased
part of her name so it looked like it was
behind her head you couldn't read much.
Therefore we swapped it round so the
artist’s name was bigger than the single
name. This way people could identify the
artist and read her name more clearly. As
she is a fairly new artist we made her name
bigger so she stands out from the well-
known artists and catch people’s eye.

21. Back Cover
We chose this image for our back cover as we used it
for our mock-up and most people in our survey liked it.
It also follows the theme of the forest setting from the
front cover. We also liked the lighting and the colours
in the image.
When we turned the image black
and white we decided to stick with
the idea of the green strip in the
corner of the image as it gives the
digipak a bit of colour. It also
doesn’t look as boring as it would if
it was all monochrome.

22. Spine
We didn’t really need an image for the spine as most spines don’t
usually have one. In our survey we asked the target audience if they
liked the mock-up spine idea. Most comments said that the colour
combination went well and they go together. Positive comments also
included that the text was clear to read and was very pretty.
Therefore we decided to stick to the same idea for the spine.

23. Disc
We are using the same
image for the disc as we
used for the back cover.
We wanted it to match
and to follow the same
theme. However we are
going to include more
colour on the disc to
suggest that the music
represents hope for the
artist. We haven’t decided
to use an image of the
artist for the disc as it is
not very common to see.