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This document analyzes the album covers of several Maroon 5 albums: - Their debut album "Songs About Jane" featured the girl Jane who inspired the lyrics on the front cover. - "It Won't Be Soon Before Long" featured all band members with Adam Levine closest to the camera. - "Hands All Over" featured a female body with four arms representing the album title. - "Overexposed" used vibrant colors and animated characters to draw viewers in for a closer look, matching the album title. The document also briefly mentions The Black Eyed Peas album "The End" and suggests looking to other similar bands like The Script for cover design inspiration.
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The document provides design ideas for a digipak album cover focusing on a love song. The front cover would feature the title of the love song with a heart replacing the letter "u", the name of the band in their signature font, and a character suggesting he has found love. The spine would center the title in clear font with purple and pink colors. The back cover lists the track titles with hearts instead of numbers and includes additional information about the band. The inside pane frames where the disc goes with a heart design and uses symbols like hearts, roses and a shamrock to continue conveying the romantic theme.
Artist research – florence and the machine
Florence and the Machine is led by singer Florence Welch and keyboardist Isabella Summers. They originally performed together under the name Florence Robot/Isa Machine before shortening it. Their debut album Lungs was a commercial success, led by popular singles like "Dog Days Are Over" and "Kiss with a Fist." Their second album Ceremonials had an even darker sound and included the hit "Shake It Out." Florence is known for her unique, bold style with bright red hair that stands out from mainstream fashion.
Artist research – florence and the machine
Florence and the Machine is led by singer Florence Welch and keyboardist Isabella Summers. They originally performed together under the name Florence Robot/Isa Machine before shortening it. Their debut album Lungs was a commercial success, led by hit singles like "Dog Days Are Over" and "You've Got the Love." Their second album Ceremonials had a darker sound and included the hit "Shake It Out." Florence is known for her unique, bold style with bright red hair that stands out from mainstream fashion.
CD Covers Analysis
The No Doubt - Rock Steady front cover features big, thick text with the band and album names repeated in three main colors. This creates a simple design. The album title "Rock Steady" implies an alternative rock genre and calmer style of rock.
The Paramore - All We Know Is Falling front cover depicts an abandoned forest with a shadowed figure, creating a creepy and isolated mood. The album title implies a sense of breakdown or loss within the band.
The Imagine Dragons - Smoke + Mirrors front cover shows hands tied together with webs, while a bird is set free, representing freedom versus restriction. The album title creates a sense of fear and uncertainty.
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The document discusses the various technologies the student learnt about through constructing a media product. The student used tools like SlideShare to upload presentations, IMDb to research films, and Art of the Title to analyze title sequences. The student also discusses learning to use cameras like the Canon EOS 650D DSLR and Flip camera, as well as editing software like iMovie, GarageBand, and blogging platforms like Blogger and YouTube. Overall, the student learned that technology is constantly advancing and how important research, planning, and the right tools are for creating media products.
Media evaluation question 6
The student learned several important things from creating their thriller opening project:
1) They learned how essential a tripod, high quality DSLR camera, and lighting equipment were for achieving professional quality video.
2) Through using iMovie and GarageBand, they gained skills in video editing, adding music/effects, and recording audio.
3) Blogger, YouTube, SlideShare, and IMDb helped with presenting their work online, sharing videos, and researching popular thriller films.
4) Different types of cameras like the Canon DSLR, Flip camera, and DV camera were suited to different purposes based on factors like image quality, size, and storage.
Evaluation question 4
The document discusses how new technologies were used in the construction, planning, research, and evaluation stages of a music video project.
It describes using a Canon camera to film shots for the music video. Final Cut Pro software was used to edit the video and add changing backgrounds. Pixlr software was used to design the digipak and magazine advert. Research involved analyzing other artists' work online. Evaluation questions were presented using tools like YouTube, Prezi, and PowerPoint.
Question 3
Through audience feedback on a rough cut of his music video, the author learned that his target audience was young females, not young males as initially thought. Feedback from focus groups showed that the narrative was unclear and needed work. Questions to the focus groups assessed if the video represented the pop genre correctly and identified strengths and weaknesses. The author plans to present the final video on social media and YouTube to reach a wide audience and get feedback on views, likes, and comments.
Evaluation Question 4
The document describes how new technologies were used at various stages of creating a music video project.
At the construction stage, a Canon EOS 650D camera was used to film shots for the music video. Final Cut Pro software was used for editing to add changing colored backgrounds. Pixlr software was used to design the digipak and magazine advert.
Planning involved creating a storyboard by hand and then an animatic using iMovie. Research utilized websites, PowerPoint, and Prezi for presenting findings.
Evaluation questions were answered using various formats like text, screenshots, iMovie videos, Prezi, and PowerPoint, which were all shared on a blog.
Question 3
Through collecting audience feedback on a music video, the author learned that their target audience was different than initially expected. Feedback from social media sites like YouTube showed that most fans of the band Maroon 5 were young females, not young males as originally thought. Focus groups provided helpful feedback on the strengths and weaknesses of the rough cut, including that the narrative was unclear at times. Collecting reactions on video and through questionnaires helped the author improve the music video and better understand how to share the final product with audiences.
Question 3 – what did you learn from
Through collecting audience feedback on his music video "Lucky Strike", Symon Aguilar learned that his target audience had changed from young male teenagers to young female teenagers. He discovered this by analyzing comments and social media posts about the band Maroon 5, whose song was featured in the video. Symon conducted focus groups to get direct feedback on the rough cut. Participants said the narrative was unclear and needed strengthening. Symon incorporated this feedback to improve the music video's understandability.
Digipak booklet
This document contains lyrics for 8 songs that appear to be from a Lucky Strike album digipack. The songs include "Lovesomebody", "Daylight", "One More Night", "Lady Killer", "Lucky Strike", and "Kiss". Additional information at the end provides web and social media links for Lucky Strike as well as production credits for Rihanna, Morse, and Guilar.
Digipak construction
The document discusses and evaluates three potential designs for a digipak packaging. The first design involves four square panels that fold in half with cutouts for the disc and front panel. While simple, it would be dull. The second is more complicated with folding areas for lyrics but the author is unsure how it would work. The third is the most complex with eight panels that fold like a book, allowing for more design space but requiring more detail to stand out.
Target audience
This document discusses the target audience for a music video. The target audience is female teenagers ages 16 and above, as the song is intended to attract them the most. Close-ups of the actor's face and body are planned to pull in the female audience, as females this age are most likely to be attracted to a young, good-looking actor. The music video also needs to be made sensibly given the sexual references in the song, possibly using metaphors.
Magazine advert
The magazine advertisement is dominated by an image mixing the faces of the band members with an eagle, symbolizing their close family ties as three brothers and one cousin. The image and serious facial expressions are meant to give a serious effect and attract audiences unfamiliar with the band. The ad includes the logo of the distributor "play.com" to increase sales for both parties. Text informs viewers that the album is "OUT NOW" in striking red letters. The normal font and capitalized band name make clear the band name and album availability.
Artist and Record label research
Founded in 2000, Octone Records was established by CEO James Diener and distributed music through Sony BMG. Successful artists on Octone Records were later given the option to partner with RCA Music Group. In 2010, Octone Records merged with A&M Records to form A&M/Octone Records, a joint venture between Universal Music Group and Octone that operates as a record label, music publisher, and talent agency. One of A&M/Octone's most successful recording artists is the pop rock band Maroon 5, who released their debut album Songs About Jane in 2002 on Octone Records.
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Maroon 5 has a large global audience that they engage with through multiple social media platforms. They have over 25 million Facebook likes, 6.8 million Twitter followers, and 3.1 million YouTube subscribers. Research found that Maroon 5's target audience is mainly teenagers and young adults, but their catchy music appeals to older audiences as well. Partnering with popular artists like Christina Aguilera and featuring them in music videos helps Maroon 5 expand their audience.
Lucky strike lyrics analysis
The document analyzes the lyrics and proposes ideas for filming a music video for the Maroon 5 song "Lucky Strike". It suggests that the lyrics describe a sexual encounter between the male singer and a woman who intrigues him. Various scenes are proposed, including the singer waiting nervously in an elevator, intimate moments in a bedroom, and a choreography for the chorus filmed at a bowling alley to utilize the space. The overall theme would be the intoxicating effect of the woman on the singer.
Lucky strike lyrics analysis
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- 2. Maroon 5 – Songs about Jane (2002) Interesting font, skinny lettering and overlapping to create effect. Audience’s are familiar with Maroon 5’s font making their albums easily distinguishable. ‘About’ is in bold emphasizing who Adam Levine’s lyrics are about. This was Maroon 5’s first album featuring fourteen songs each describing a girl named Jane with whom Adam Levine once had a relationship with. Very vibrant , eye catching through choice of colours and the girl is featured on the front cover which is something we could potentially do.
- 3. Maroon 5 – It won’t be soon before long (2007) The front cover features all five band members with the leader Adam Levine closest to the camera and staring directly at it. Huge ‘M’ in the background. ‘Maroon 5’ and ‘soon’ both share overlapping ‘os’.
- 4. Maroon 5 – Hands all over (2010) Both ‘o’ letters are overlapping in the title, this is the style of their font familiarizing themselves with audiences Just like their first album, a female dominates the front cover of their album. Voyeuristic treatment of the female body. The female has four arms reiterating the message of the album title ‘Hands all over’
- 5. Maroon 5 – Overexposed (2012) ‘O’s’ are joint (consistency in albums) The front cover is dominated with vibrant colours and animated characters. The whole aim of the album is to bring its viewers in for a closer look. The name of the album ‘overexposed’ matches the front cover.
- 6. Similar to Maroon 5? • The Black Eyed Peas are an American hip hop/pop group formed in Los Angeles in 1995. • The Script are a pop rock band which formed in 2001 in Dublin, Ireland. We can also get inspiration for our advertisement cover from other bands as they play the same type of music as Maroon 5.
- 7. ‘The Black Eyed Peas’ – The End Figure staring straight at the viewer shows the seriousness of the album. Only three colours used for the front cover (green, black and white) Disco ball effect instead of normal human skin.