Digipak - Vinyl

Adele 21 was released in January of this year, but recently  an LP vinyl version of the album has been released. I think this is quite exciting because with the ever growing media world it is nice to be reminded of how things used to be. Vintage is very in fashion these days and people are digging out their record players. I think it is the perfect time for artists to bring out a vinyl along side the cd. 

Adeles vinyl isn't the ordinary vinyl however, it meets modern times and comes bundled with a mp3 download. This is the first of its kind. 

Therefore, to keep up with the changing times I thought it would be nice to have a vinyl for our song instead of or as well as a cd. Because our video fits the indie folk pop genre I think a vinyl would be appealing to the audience as I feel that our audience are those who are likely to have a record player or enjoy the idea of a vinyl. Its unique and feels special. 

The vinyl still includes; an image of the star, the album name, the artist name, a track list and production info. 

These are a few pictures / types of pictures I think would look nice on a vinyl pack...

Album art ideas

Here are a few images that were taken on the day of filming that I am considering, after my research to use in the didpak.

Digipak analysis

From researching existing digipaks, I have seen some aspects which are similar in each one. For example there seems to be a reoccurring theme, colour or image. In Kanye West's album there is a reoccurring image of a heart (which is related to the name of the album) and a colour theme which is used throughout. There is also an image of the artist so that the album is regocnisable on the shelf in a shop. The digipak also consists of the lyrics sheet. On the back of the album is where the information such as track list, production company and barcode can be found. None of the sides are plain, they are all colours or images. From this research I have a few ideas for my digipak. The reoccurring image/ theme would be a paper boat which is used in part of the video, the image of the artist would be one of her face so it is recognised by the audience and the inside and back cover would be location shots.

These digipaks for the albums of; Lissie, Lucy Rose and Colbie Callat, which are more similar to the genre of music that we have chosen, show the same characteristics as Kanye West's album. For example the track list, image of artist, production company etc. However there seems to be more images of the artist in these paks. I also really like Lucy Roses' CD design because it fits her style and is a bit different from the others that are often a colour with the artists name or an image of the artist. This is something I will consider when designing my own digipak.

Shooting schedule

Sunday 2nd December will be our first day of filing for our music video. Filming will take place in Richmon Park and then in Kingston town centre. We will need both of our actors, Malory and Matt.
We have booked:
Camera x1
Tripod x 2
Own cameras (for film and photos) x2

Prop and costume list 

UPLOAD PICTURE 

We have briefed our actors as to what they need to wear, where they need to meet and at what time. We have also given actors a lyrics sheet and the song.

Editing ONE

Today we started editing! We grouped the footage we had by verse and chorus and started putting the footage together for the first verse. We encountered a few problems, for example we didn't have any footage we liked of Malory singing the very first word, she didn't come in on the first few words which we didn't realise until we came to use the footage. To overcome this we decided to use footage we had of just her lips singing the first few words. This looked quite good because she smiles just before she starts to sing. However, I'm not sure whether the first shot should be of her so the audience establishes who she is. I think we will keep it as it is for now but if we change our minds we can re film the beginning on our next filming day in January.
We downloaded the music finding the best quality version and put it on to the timeline. 

Meeting Ten

In today's meeting we uploaded all of the footage from all the cameras from both filming days, this gave us an opportunity to review the footage we had already taken. It was really good to watch it back properly because it looked really good and we were pleased with it. It also gave us the opportunity to pick up on some things to keep in mind for the next day of filming for example making sure the camera is level and steady.

Second day of filming 4/12/12

Today we continued shooting. We went to Malorys house and filmed her singing in her bedroom. The sun was really bright through the window and we couldn't see her face on camera so we had to shoot it twice once with the blind up, then again down. We also went on the roof and filmed her from outside, looking into her window. We also filmed her reflection in the mirror while she sang. I think thes will give our video some exciting shots.

We then filmed medium close ups of Malory singing against different back drops and in different costumes. I am really pleased at how these shots came out.

We then filmed outside her house, of her walking down the road. We asked Malory to hold the camera and sing into so it was hand held, this worked really well.

First day of filming 2/12/12

Today was our first day of filming! We started out in Richmond Park in the morning, found an open space within the trees. Being a very cold but sunny morning the lighting was really good, we used this to our advantage using shots towards the sun so that the characters were just shiloets and shots with the sun in the corner to give a nice effect to the shot.

There was a large fallen tree that we used for the beginning verse of the song. We played the song and asked the characters to walk along the tree, chasing each other a bit. I think we gave them good direction and they did what they asked but being the beginning of the day it wasn't clear to see the chemistry between the characters because of awkwardness but this quickly changed. We asked Malory to sing the song the whole way through in a few locations and from different angles to make sure that when we came to edit there wasn't parts of the song that we were missing. I think this was a good idea and could come in really useful later on.

We spend quite a while in this location using the area to our advantage adding in extra shots that we hadn't thought of while storyboarding.

While we were filming we noticed a pond nearby and so decided to use it instead of going all the way to another location. However we did have to wait around for a bit due to the public walking round it etc. We filmed for a while here taking extra shots and recording the whole song. The lighting was also really nice here and was a good place to take some photos for possible album covers. 

On the way back to the car we saw a hammock in the play ground and decided it might be a fun place to film so we recorded the whole song with the main character laying in the hammock. 

We drove into kingston and filmed our characters in the christmas market. We timed this right because by the time we got into Kingston and recharged the camera it was getting slightly dark and therefore the lights had been switched on. 

Props list

Richmond park

• Ukelele 
• Jumpers 
• Scarves 
• Hats 

Kingston

• Same as above 

Kitchen

• cake mix
• aprons?
• wooden spoons 

Location photos

KINGSTON

Here are some pictures that we have taken while in Kingston of some ideas of places to film etc.