Thursday, 18 December 2014
Logo design
As a group, we made three logos in a similar way using fireworks. Once we had made our logos, we needed to get some responses from our audience. Therefore, we printed these three logos out to show a group of year 10 students.
Firstly, we asked them if they would't mind being recorded, this was because it would give evidence of our research. They didn't mind being recorded so we continued to film them. This is shown in our video below:
Thursday, 13 November 2014
Wednesday, 12 November 2014
Monday, 3 November 2014
Digipak Research - Group
As it is part of our A2 Course to design our own digipak, I decided to conduct research on the layout of a digipak, previous A2 digipak products and finally research on digipaks out in the current market especially from bands that are categorised in the same genre as our chosen band. From this specific research i was able to gain an idea of what i would like our digipak to look like and also what it takes to produce as successful digipak.
Digipak typically consist of a book-style paperboard or card type of pack, containing usually one or two plastic trays that will hold a CD/DVD inside. The spine of the digipak tends to contain the name of the Band/Artist.
Firstly, I decided to research the Digipak net/layout. From this i was able to see what is positioned where on the formate from popular Bands/Artists, which influenced my planning of what i would like to go where on our digipak.
After researching the basic formate I wanted to research digipaks which are out in the market at the moment and also digipaks which have a similar genre to that of the crystal whites. As digipak research I analysed the Script 'we cry' album and The kooks inside in/inside out. From this specific research on Bands that have a similar distinct sound to the Crystal whites, we were able to gain an insight on what the layout for our own digipak should look like and also the images and text that needs to be include to aware our target audience.
Firstly, I decided to research the Digipak net/layout. From this i was able to see what is positioned where on the formate from popular Bands/Artists, which influenced my planning of what i would like to go where on our digipak.
After researching the basic formate I wanted to research digipaks which are out in the market at the moment and also digipaks which have a similar genre to that of the crystal whites. As digipak research I analysed the Script 'we cry' album and The kooks inside in/inside out. From this specific research on Bands that have a similar distinct sound to the Crystal whites, we were able to gain an insight on what the layout for our own digipak should look like and also the images and text that needs to be include to aware our target audience.
Sunday, 2 November 2014
Saturday, 1 November 2014
Friday, 31 October 2014
Monday, 20 October 2014
Addressing the permission of the artist - group
To start the filming process of our chosen song, first we had to make sure
that this was alright with the artist whos song we would use. we have chosen to
use the song ' To Anyone' by the Crystal Whites, a local band who we know
personally having all members of the band having attended our school and being
good friends with them, their consent was easily accessible.To go about addressing the band we contacted them through their Facebook page, a destination where the video may be screened when finished.
Having already discussed certain arrangements with the band we sent a short message explaining our want to use their song, which they promoted and backed with enthusiasm and excitement. they explained that they had not had a proper music video made before and that a video could help to promote them on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter aswell as on their Youtube account.
Sunday, 19 October 2014
Unsigned Band Research
The Crystal Whites are an unsigned band located in Middlesex. The Crystal Whites are an alternative/indie rock band who, despite consisting mainly of members aged only nineteen, have already established their own solid, unique sound.
From gaining access to their own facebook fan page, we were able to find out the following pieces of general information.
The unsigned Band uses social networking sites such as facebook and twitter as a main method of advertising their music and gaining followers. There facebook fan page was set up on 04/03/2012 and has got 383 likes on their page since it was set up.
The Crystal whites were put together by Adam Ferguson who is the Vocalist/Guitarist. He writes the music for the Band and His younger brother,
From gaining access to their own facebook fan page, we were able to find out the following pieces of general information.
| Genre | Rock |
|---|---|
| Members | Adam Ferguson - Vocals/Guitar Joseph Spragg - Guitar Nick Buck - Drums James Ferguson - Bass Guitar |
| Hometown | Middlesex |
| Record label | Unsigned |
| Influences | Pale Saints, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Aha Shake Heartbreak |
| Current Location | London, England |
Contact info
| Press contact | crystalwhites4@hotmail.com |
|---|
The unsigned Band uses social networking sites such as facebook and twitter as a main method of advertising their music and gaining followers. There facebook fan page was set up on 04/03/2012 and has got 383 likes on their page since it was set up.
The Crystal whites were put together by Adam Ferguson who is the Vocalist/Guitarist. He writes the music for the Band and His younger brother,
James Ferguson is also in the Band.
Their twitter page was set up more recently in comparison to their facebook page and has got 148 followers. The two social networking sites post updates of new songs which have been released, while informing their followers of when they have a gig coming up, what venue it is at and the time
which they will be on.
Thursday, 16 October 2014
Friday, 3 October 2014
Thursday, 2 October 2014
Thursday, 25 September 2014
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