Digipak: Inside Panes (Joe Tindale)

This is the visualisation for the ideas I had for the inside panes of the digipak. I have kept the same kind of cobblestone image theme that I used for the CD image and I put the lyrics in the side panes of the digipak. I have used the lyrics 'to the east' and put them to the east side of the image and 'to the west' and put the to the west side of the image.

Created by Joe Tindale (18/12/2012)

Rough Cut 2

 This is the second rough cut of our music video production.

Created by Nathan Hunter

Lesson Update 5/12/2012

Currently the mock advert for the album and the mock imagery for the cd has been completed. the mock digipak cover and inserts are underway.  More of the video editing has been completed.

Music Video - Rough Cut 1

CD Cover - Joe Tindale

This is the visualisation for the for CD cover that I had in mind. It shows the same style as the draft advert that I created however to symbolise the song name 'the road' I used a cobblestone road in the background to add the imagery. I kept the same font style as the advert as well.

Created by Joe Tindale, 3/12/2012

Draft advert-Joe Tindale

This is a draft advert that I created to visualise my ideas of the themes and imagery which I think could be linked with our modern folk/rock style of music. I went with a weathered stone effect as this is the imagery that came to mind when I thought of the narrative of our track and roads. Also the text has a scribbled effect which seems more hand drawn and human which is effective as our style of music and our song is more story-like as the narrative and the lyrics of our song show the singers path through life. 

Created by Joe Tindale (27/11/2012)

Call Sheet - Hartlepool Sixth Form College (Nathan Hunter)

              Hartlepool Sixth Form College

   
                          

Call Sheet - Sixth Form from NathanHunter_

Audience Profile (Nathan Hunter, Joe Tindale)

 

This is a facebook page for our audience. It shows a teenager's Facebook page which has the common conventions of our target and general audience within it. This can be found here: Facebook Page

 

 

Although the page is completely music based, the focus is on our specific genre of Rock and we feel that this is a prime example of the fans we are trying to reach with this video.

Initial Ideas Prezi

Initial Ideas on Prezi

This is a Prezi presentation that was created by me and Nathan Hunter in order to gather ideas for our music video production. This includes ideas for narrative, camera angles and mise en scene. 

Email of Confirmation

This is the email that was sent to vertigo records by 'Nathan Hunter' asking for the rights to use the song "The Struggle Within" by 'Metallica'. this was done to show that we have taken the precaution of asking for permission so that we don't risk breaking copyright laws.


A message was also sent over the social networking site 'Twitter' to also ask for permission to use their song.

Digipak Experimentation

This is an experimentation image that I created in order to test different styles and themes for the creation of a digipak image/cover. I was meant to use a tutorial to achieve this effect however I already have a knowledge of Photoshop and the tools that are available for the user to use so I felt confident enough to deviate from the tutorial and use my own ideas and experimentation.  I used various efects whilst creating my image but the one that I used was masking. This allowed me to remove the background of my photo without permanently deleting so I could adjust it if I made mistakes. I also used various layer effects such as the overlay and soft light feature which allowed me cover any background items and text with my grungy effect.

PhotoShop Design Test (Joe Tindale)

This is an image I created for my personal Soundcloud account by using one of the Photoshop tutorials posted on this blog. I think that it has a good final effect however the theme doesn't exactly fits with our genre of music.

The original tutorial can be found here: http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/text-effects-tutorials/wireframe-text-effect/

Call Sheet - The Studio (Nathan Hunter & Joe Tindale)

Treatment Sheet - Costume and Style (Joe Tindale)

Logo Design

The following images are the production logo ideas that were created for our record label. For our record label we have decided upon using our initials therefore we have decided on the name NHJT, this is because it tends to be a common trend for smaller artistic companies such as photography companies and film producers.

Created by Nathan Hunter

Created By Joe Tindale

The first image shown was created by Nathan Hunter. It shows guitars which are a widely common convention within rock and metal genres of music and it contains colours such as red and black which can also be linked with rock and heavier genres of music. The contrasting colours are used within the image to give the text and the images a better sense of alignment and order as the position and colour of the text match with the colour of the guitar image.

The second image shown was created by me. I tried to keep with the second images theme of contrasting colours and  only used colours such as black and white because it is uncommon to find a rock album/record label logo which contain brighter, more vibrant colours. I also kept the image theme simple by only using text on a plain background and the end result is something that would more commonly be shown as a photography or a more artistic company logo.


Created by Nathan Hunter & Joe Tindale

Lyrics Breakdown (Joe Tindale)

Metallica - The Struggle Within 

Lyrics Breakdown

Verse 1

(0.37) Reaching out for something you've got to feel while clutching to what you    had thought was real
(0.42) Kicking at a dead horse pleases you, no way of showing your gratitude
(0.47) So many things you don't want to do
(0.51) What is it? What have you got to lose?
(0.55) (What the hell) What the hell, what is it you think you're gonna find?
(1.00) (Hypocrite) Hypocrite, boredom sets into the boring mind

Chorus
(1.09) Struggle within, it suits you fine
(1.11) Struggle within, your ruin
(1.15) Struggle within, you seal your own coffin
(1.17) Struggle within, the struggling within

Verse 2

(1.32) Home is not a home, it becomes a hell turning it into your prison cell
(1.38) Advantages are taken, not handed out while you struggle inside your hell
(1.44) (Reaching out) Reaching out, grabbing for something you've got to feel
(1.49) (Closing in) Closing in, the pressure upon you is so unreal

Chorus

(1.59) Struggle within, it suits you fine
(2.02) Struggle within, your ruin
(2.04) Struggle within, you seal your own coffin
(2.07) Struggle within, the struggling within

Break/Solo

Struggle

Go

Verse 3

(3.08) Reaching out for something you've got to feel while clutching to what you had thought was real
(3.14) What the hell, what is you think you're gonna find?
(3.20) Hypocrite, boredom sets into the boring mind

Chorus

(3.29) Struggle within, it suits you fine
(3.31) Struggle within, your ruin
(3.34) Struggle within, you seal your own coffin
(3.36) Struggle within, the struggling within

HIM Screamworks Advert Analysis

Advert Analysis 
HIM, Screamworks

This is the advert poster for the HIM album 'Screamworks'. This is a more typical styled image for a rock band as it has the front-man in the centre of the image. This is common as in most videos and images the focus tends to be on the singers and front-men. Also the image uses more darker dull colours in the background and at the side. Also by colouring the singer in black and white it creates a contrast with the background that makes the singer standout a bit more. This adds more focus to the image of the singer. This is also comon as there are rarely advertisements for rock bands which contain brighter more vibrant colours. That seems to be a more common trait of pop or indie rock music.
The advert promotes the band quite well as in the top left hand corner of the screen there is the band logo. This is a common trait of the band and is displayed in all of their albums and most of their videos so this would make it easier for their audience to identify their work.

Created by, Joe Tindale

Digipak Analysis 

Metallica Death Magnetic

This is the digipak for the special edition version of the Metallica album ‘Death Magnetic’. The cover of the album is quite basic as it shows an outline of a coffin in the center with what appear to iron filings around it in some sort of magnetic field. This symbolizes the album title well as the coffin signifies death and the iron filings symbolize the magnetism or the ‘Magnetic’ aspect of the title. Upon opening the digipak you can see the overall colour scheme of the album. The colours are dark and grungy which is common of most rock/metal albums. Upon closer inspection it can be seen that the booklet for the album has the center of the pages cut out to show the coffin image on the final page. This is slightly annoying as by doing this the centres of the pages containing some of the lyrics have been removed.

I think that this album is more focused towards a mainstream audience due to the amount of campaigning and advertisements that were released for the album and that also the presentation and style of the digipak is a much different concept than some of the albums they have released in the past.

Created by, Joe Tindale

Music Video Nine Frame Analysis

Music Video Nine Shot Analysis on Prezi

Created by, Joe Tindale

Music Video Shot Count Task

'Velvet Revolver - Slither'

For this task I was supposed to perform a count of the amount of shots used within a music video of my choice. I chose this music video for 'Velvet Revolver - Slither'. I counted approximately 212 shots used within the video. Theses ranged from close up shots to jump cuts. There is a lot of emphasis on the different band members when the song reaches a section specific to their part. This means that when the song has a stronger rhythm section the camera will focus more on the rhythm guitarist and during stronger lead or vocal sections the camera will focus on the lead guitarist or the singer. There is also a strong sense of voyeurism within the video as there are various shots of female dancers, This adds to the male gaze aspect which can be found in a lot of rock and metal videos.

Created by, Joe Tindale

Pixelated Self Portrait

For this task I was meant to take an image of myself and create a simple pixelated 8 bit recreation of it. The first stage of the task was to create the various layers needed to edit the image. These included those such as outline, Hair/highlights and face/highlights. I then used the marquee tool and traced around the outline and filled it with the paint bucket tool. I then used this method and traced over all of my features within the picture. 

Created by, Joe Tindale

pixelated image of me

Skills Audit

Photoshop: Opie Style Self Portrat

By using various photoshop tools and skills it was my task to edit a photo of my self to create an image similar to the cover of the Blur Greatest Hits album cover which was created by Julian Opie. We needed to use various tools including the Brush tool, Magnetic Lasso tool, Fill tool and various masking techniques. We were also expected to use knowledge of layer to build the image. 

The following images show the original image and the edited end result.

Created by, Joe Tindale

Original image of me

Julian Opie style edit of me

Summary of Skills:

To be successful in media I will need to use a variety of skills which can range from knowledge of the use of different technology, such as still and film cameras and the use of different techniques and software that can be used to digitally edit images and video. We also need to be able to identify different styles and conventions of music.