I have decided to create a diary for my project. This will enable me to comment on what goes wrong or how the tasks are going as my diary will continue until the end of this project.
diary..
Friday 5th Feb 2010 - Today I started my planning for my music video ideas. As I have already got my band organised I will have to discuss with them at a later date what they are wanting to do within the music video. At this stage I have not yet decided whether to do a narrative, performance or a combination of both within my music video.However, I have looked at serveral locations for this inside and outside so I can have a variety of locations to choose from for my music video
Thursday 18th feb 2010 - As I have now planned most of my video I have decided to look for actors today. With success I found two actors ( one male , one female ) who are willing to play the two lead roles within the music video. I have decided to create a performance narrative music video as this I believe is more interesting for the audience.
Monday 22nd Feb 2010 - This is an important day for my project as I have filmed a significant part of my music video. This was a success as the weather was what we wanted ( even though it was just about to rain when we left ), also the timing worked out well as the actors came on time whilst the band were also their. My group consisting of other members James Goodman and Chris Morris worked well with the actors as we knew what shots we wanted to shoot as we already knew how long the filming would take.
Wednesday 17th March 2010- After a period of editing the music video it is starting to look professional. Today I was pleased as we worked hard and worked well as a team, the editing is almost finished and we are on schedule to complete the project in time.
Tuesday 23rd March 2010 - Today worked out well as the music video is near completion. With a few more adjustments the music video will be ready as the time we spent on it has really shown within the music video.Even though I am a few days over on schedule for this it hasn't set me back as my other work is getting done whilst I make this video better.
Thursday 8th April 2010 - Today I started my Digipak rough designs. For this I am still currently researching other cd covers and Digipak designs as this research and the use of following codes and conventions will ultimately benefit the outcome and final product of my own Digipak. I have several ideas of what type of digipak I would like as I need a variety of different ideas for my Digipak.
Below are some examples of CD's and posters of bands. This will help me distinguish differences in genre as there are close links between the layout and the music genre of the band.This research will help me with my own ideas as the variety of examples show codes and conventions typically found to make a good digipak,final poster and music video.
Cd cover examples ( digipak)
TRIVIUM ( METAL BAND)
Below is the band Trivium's album cover. We can see the band are a metal band due to to the Gothic/ Japanese imagery on the cover. As the image portrays death the genre is distinct as this attracts a certain audience.
50 cent ( R&B/RAP)
Below is the cd cover for the rap artist 50 cent. The audience can distinguish the musics genre as the image of 50 and the gun represent a clear image of a gangster lifestyle linking closely with the R&B genre being perceived. The cover is simple and is easily recognisable due to the common codes and conventions typically found. Collecting different genre cd covers has enabled me to research ways into creating a cover for my band CrayolaR as i can identify what works well on the cover.
The Wombats ( indie band)
The Wombats cd cover distinguishes the bands genre ( indie) through the low quality images and low cost.A collage of images have been placed together to form this cover
Poster research
System of a down (HYPNOTIZE)
This is the poster for System of a downs " Hypnotize". The poster reflects the bands rock genre through the artistic style and dark colours. Finding and researching the posters enable me to target a specific audience as well as give me ideas of what to include and also what type of style. With these posters there are a wide range of artistic style such as pastels, inks and photo prints.
Noah and the whale
Below is the poster for Noah and the whale. As the band are an indie group their poster reflects the genres taste and style. This poster has made me think more outside the box as influences of different style has made my ideas change and varied as they have taught me to not necessarily stick to common codes and conventions.
STORYBOARD
Below is my initial design for my storyboard 
My storyboard has helped with my overall final media product as I was able to apply last years foundation portfolio ideas to my current ideas. I followed my Storyboard within my filming so I would be able to stick to a schedule.
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