CD Cover

>meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 12">This is the inside and outside cover for our Fortune Faded single.

This is the inside part, obviously this will be folded in the middle and the actual CD will be on the right side. We chose this image because we all liked it but didn't think it was a strong enough image to be the outside cover, but it works well as the inside because as soon as you open it you will be hit with the white, which works well as a background colour.










This is the outside part. As you can see we have used the same image as our website to try and create a sense of continuety and also it fits very well to being a cd cover. Due to the guitar, with the rock connatations and the colour itself, which is a direct link to the band

Audience Feedback

This is our audience feedback we got from our music video. Thank you for the people involved, it was very helpful and gave us a clear indication of what we could have done to change things to improve.
Here it is.

Video - first cut

This is the first full cut of our music video. There are several parts which I think could be changed /improved so any feedback would be much apreciated, so tell us about what you liked or disliked and in general how you feel it could be improved.

Website Improvements

Basically all that has changed from the original designed is mainly the background which has gone from a blood red colour to a softer orange colour. This is because the red was a bit too strong and overpowered some elements but now the orange helps with a more contemporary feel. Also the font has changed form a gothic font to a more contemporary font as this is more of what the Red Hot Chili Peppers are like as a band. Also with this font all texts can be the same therfore giving a chique look to the website. Below are some pictures of what it looks like now.

Snorricam In Action

As stated earlier, we were going to do some test shots using the snorricam, so here it is. I put the snorricam on and walked about school, much to the amazement of the main school and got some interesting footage. We tried to show what it might look like in the actual thing by adding different shot types and the music. But this is just a ruff idea of what it would look like.

Storyboards

We have now started to film our music video, and theses are the storyboards that me and Matt Tanner drew to help us with the narrative.













If you can't tell what is going on, the main character is meant to be the person who sang the song 'Fortune Faded' and he wastes his 'fortune.' By the end of the song he regrets what he has done and sits in reflection of his actions. Also it's meant to have a 'spaced out' feel to it because he has taken something. We going to try and portray this by using the snorricam, because it lends itself very well to that type of situation.

Self Assessment

Planning and Research

Research: We feel that our research into similar products is borderline between level four and three. We think this because we have many posts on the background of our music video. This includes research into similar videos of the same genre, and other videos from the Red Hot Chili Peppers. We also looked at different director styles in the form of advertisements and different ideas from people who like ourselves made a music video and posted it for us to see.

Organisation: Unfortunately this would have to be a low level, based on the blog alone. We have got the work but it isn't on the blog.

Shot lists etc: Again a lower level because not much is currently on the blog. We have the put storyboards on but haven't got around to scanning and putting shot lists and other planning material on yet.

Presentation: We think that presentation wise it is in level four. This is because we took great care in drawing the storyboards, also the previous posts on the blog are all matching to create a sense of continuity.

Use of digital technology: This is on the borderline of level three/four. We have tried to incorporate many aspects of the digital technology available to us, to enhance the aesthetics of the blog. So we have used a variety of different posts to try and keep it fresh and interesting to read.