Album Artwork

This image uses the different parts if faces to make one face, this shows the unknown identity that the band is trying portray in the song and fits with the theme that is presented in the video that we have produced.

This image uses two people, either men or women (hasn't been decided yet) looking into a reflected surface, as if they are unsure as to what they are like, they are unsure about their personality, once again presenting the unknown identity of the song that has been used.

Band Names

The ability to think of a band name is something that I think is a lot more difficult than anyone first had thought, it was difficult to think of a name which presented the catchy name intertwined with the type of band that the song that we have chosen. There are a few names that I have thought about which I am playing around with:

1. The Wannabe's
2. Idewannas
3. Identity Wannabe's 
4. Unknown Wannabe's

Website Practice

As part of the research into what websites look like for bands I thought that it'd be helpful if I learnt how to use the software that I'd be using when making my own. I set up my own website with the use of images and wrote what I'd be writing and posting on each page. This gave me the ideas on how to use certain tools and when I looked at other websites it gave me ideas to what should be on my website.  I have posted the link of my practice website so that I have something to use as a guide when it need to make the real website, this is also useful to other people who wonder what is included in a website for a band. http://amylou27.wix.com/websitepractice

Website Research

An article which was published in 2006 reviewed the ways in which people read the information that they are given on a website. This article uncovered that people read the information in the shape of an 'F'. It is said that people take in the information in a more effective way by using the shape of an 'F' to guide the audience to the information.

This is an example of Beyonces website, this is the way that people would view the information, seeing the main image that is meant to show obviously who's website you are on, the information that you need to know and then the rest of the information tha is on the website

The Vaccines artwork

Editing

The filming at the moment has been paused due to the exam period effecting all members of the group, this also includes the cast being included in the exam process. This has had an effect on our filming, however it means that we are able to edit what we have so far, this pause in filming has allowed us t be able to take the time in editing shots and seeing how we can use the edits in a complex way but still letting it look professional. Even though we were able to start the editing and decide how we were going to make our editing as good as we could we were not able to have final pieces of editing as there is still things that need to be shot. During the lessons that we've had we have been able to talk about the things that we are editing, all using the computer and all being able to have a say in the things that we need to still film. We are all thinking about the ways we are going to present the different eras in the best way using the footage and the editing resources that we have.

Labrinth Album Artwork

Labrinths album cover is that of the very modern, CGI inspired cover. It uses what is seen as a futuristic  image of Labrinth with his head sort of 'floating' on the front of the cover, this is useful for the audience to realise that it is his album so that he and the album are easily recognisable. The name of the album is written underneath his name, which allows it to be seen easily allowing everybody to know what they are buying. The name 'Electronic Earth' fits very well with the colours that are used in the album art, they are all dark colours with the use of blues and dark purple colours, all that are associated with the the electronic 'earth' that the world is becoming as technology is changing. The album name title and also the type of songs that are on the album really fits with the imagery and art that is used.

Filming 5

This was the 40's shoot where we filmed a typical scene of this era, we filmed at war scene with characters hiding in a bomb shelter, we made sure that it was very dark with the clothing that we'd think they would wear. The scene had to be shot in a small place so that it was obvious they were somewhere that wasn't very nice to be, somewhere that looked uncomfortable and this was because the shelters were never a pleasant place to be and was a place that people would relate to a difficult time in society. For this scene we wanted to show a shot of the outside of the shelter so that people would know what we were trying to present, for this we needed to have a shot outside and inside, for we had an actual shelter in a garden and this was used to shoot the scene. For the inside part of the shot we used a a loft in one of the girls in the groups house. This was a great place to us to use as it allowed us to present the feel of the uncomfortable settings that the people in the era would have to put up with.

Rihanna website

This website is about Rihanna, the mega star singer who has bought out so many well known singles and extremely successful albums. It gives viewers all the information that they need to know, with a variety of images and ways to be able to interact and keep up to date with the busy popstar. 

Beyonce Website

As part of my research into websites in order to begin possible designing of my own I looked at one of the most successful women in the music industry, Beyonce. I wanted to see what information was included in the websites and what the layout was. The first page as you click onto the link to the website, there is a huge image of her so that you know exactly who it is. On the picture there is a date, this is an indication of her tour dates, this is the first image we see, so this date is going to become of an interest to the viewers as they may not know yet what these dates mean. This is a good way of allowing the viewers to read on as they want to be able to find out what these dates are indicating, this is a great way of pulling the viewers to the website. Included in the website are the images, videos, the latest about the artist, the history of her etc. The website gives the information out that people are looking for, this allows people to find out all the things to do with their favourite artist and they know that all the information is going to be honest and right. There is also a blog update on the first page of the website, this is really a great way to present the viewers with the information as this is very updated and the feel of getting the exact information shows that they are being updated with what their favourite artist is doing letting them feel they know what is going on and not letting them miss out on any important dates that they may need, for example tour dates. 

Rihanna - Digipaks

Filming 4

This was the day that we filmed our 20's scene. There was a huge amount of fun to be had when we filmed this as there was a lot of production that went into it. We had to use a wide range of props and other items in order to make the miss-en-scene as real as possible. We made sure that ever character all had the right clothing, this was things like pearls, feathers, mid length skirts and kitten heels or tap shoes. this gave the audience an obvious pointer of what year we were trying to present. One of the main ideas that we had to decide on was which setting was to be used because we had to be certain that it was going to fit with the characters attire. This was a very long process as we knew that as it was in someones house, the times that we were able to do it were very restricted. However we decided on a place to film and after all of the trouble we went to it definitely was worth it! We made sure that all of the scenes that were of typical things that people in the era would be doing, for example we had shots of a tea party, with drinks and cake, using a very authentic silver set of cups and saucers, we had food, with all the characters sitting round talking. We then had a shot of two characters sitting down talking, one dancing and two other characters playing the piano. This also fit with the setting and what the extras were wearing so that it was an obvious what era we were trying to portray to the viewers.