Evaluation Question 3

Evaluation Question 2- How effective is the main combination of your media product and ancillary tasks?

I think that my media product and ancillary tasks link together and look very effective and memorable. The idea was to makes sure that both the product and the ancillary tasks were unique and memorable. To keep them both consistent I used the same effect on both the products and made sure that my main protagonist was a key aspect of my main media product and my ancillaries. I think that by having the main protagonist really emphasized on both if the products it puts a familiar face for the audience to identify.

I had to organize a photo to get some shots for my ancillary tasks; I wanted my main protagonist to be wearing similar clothing as to the shoot at the forest and the main hall shot. It was key that she wore dark clothing so that it helped to emphasize the darkness and the danger that she was in. I took some of the photos when filming the forest scenes. I had a separate day for the shooting in the main hall and the photo shoot so I had to make sure that my main protagonist was wearing the same clothing so that it fitted together. The lighting for both of the shoots that I had were differently done when filming in the forest I used natural lighting and in the main hall I used artificial lighting to create an effect of shadows around and on the main protagonist. It really helped me making the ancillary task alongside making the actual video because it meant that I could reflect the ancillaries to the way I was editing my main video. This meant that my ancillary tasks and main video were pretty similar.

Below is some of the photos from my shoot:

Research

When making my ancillary tasks I had to start of by researching both a digi pak and music video posters. I thought that by researching some ideas it made it easier for me to generate ideas. It also meant that I could see what was done in the past and use and adapt their ideas to make my own. Because I already do Photography A2 I knew how to use Photoshop, which meant that it was a lot quicker for me to edit the photos and it meant that I could play around more with the different effects. I looked at many different music video posters; I also looked at just black and white posters because my film is mostly in black and white and I thought that by carrying this out on the digi pak and the poster it would make more of a statement.

Codes and Conventions

I used some regular codes and conventions for my ancillary tasks. I used the same font for both my digi pak and poster this helps to show that they are both linked. I also used the same effect so the photos were in black and white and then it had the trippy effect of the pink and blue colour layered into the photos. This shows that all 3 of my products are linked and it is a very distinct effect. From my research I found out that the audience wanted a clear connection between all of the products made so that it was easier to tell that they were all linked.

I used the conventions of the person being alone in both my digi pak and my poster so that it shows that the main protagonist is lost and alone. I also made the photos in high contrast and darker to show that there is a darkness and this shows that there is something she is hiding from because in the digi pak for the front cover you can see half her face which could either infer that something is taking over her or she is hiding from something.

Digi Pak 

This is my digi pak.

Poster 

This is my final poster below.

Evaluation Question 1- In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of already excisting media products.

Final Music Video

Feedback from my digipak

I have now finished my digipak and have shown it to my audience so that i could get some feedback, and to see whether they liked it. Below is the feedback i got from my audience:

*'I really like the way that you have used black and white I think that it makes it stand out. Also by having it in black and white it allows the colourful title to stand out from everything else'

* 'I think that the photographs that you have chosen are really professional, they are very clear and work well with the digipak'

* 'The title are really effective and they stand out which is good because thats what the audience are going to see when its on the shelves of a supermarket for example'

* 'It's cool'

* 'I really like the way that the photo's show isolation and that reflects the music video'

* 'Its clear from this digipak who the main protagonist is'

* 'I think that you could have added running shots on the inside

* 'It really reflects your music video through the use of the different colours with the black and white'

Digipak

This is my finished digi pak I really like the overall look of the CD cover. I think that it is bold and reflects the main media product which is what I wanted it to. By using the black and white colouring and the 3D effect colours it really helps to link the products together.

Poster

This is my final poster, as you can see it looks similar to the digi pak which is what I wanted it to. This helps the audience to understand that they are linked.

CD cover research

These are a few CD cases that i found when researching about digipak's i like how most of them are vibrant and eye catching. My making them bold and stand out it means that people would see it first if it was on the shelf. Thats what a customer is looking for when looking at CD they look at the ones that stand out the most. I like the idea of Adeles 21 album cover, i think that it is still very effect even though its in black and white.

Digipak research

For part of my ancillary tasks i have to make a digipak for my music video. I didn't really know what a digipak was at the beginning so i research it on Google. These where the results that came back, i then went on to trying to find a digipak template so that it would make it easier for me to create my CD case. 

For my digipak i am planning to use lots of different photo of my main protagonist. In the inside I wanted to uses close up shots of her face in black and white so that it makes it more dramatic and allows the viewer to concentrate on the main protagonists facial features. Also by using the black and white filter it connects and looks similar to my main media product. On the outside of the digipak I'm planning to have long shots of my protagonist, I don't want her facial features to be seen as much because it creates mystery but also by having long shots it shows how alone the main protagonist is. This is the message i am trying to get over to the audience throughout the music video. 

Researching music video posters....

I went to Google and typed in 'Music Video Posters' these are the results it came back with in the screenshot below. As you can see in the images below most of the ones that were picked up are very bold and dramatic, which is the sort of idea i want to go for. I think that because the music is very dramatic and heavily impacted by drum i think that by having a very dramatic poster it will reflect the music very well. I really like the way that the posters below like the 'Bad Blood' poster they have used a black and white photo of the main singer and then used red bold text to make it stand out.

Researching students music videos

I then went on to looking at students music video's. By doing this it allowed me to see what i could do with a small budget. It also gave me ideas of alternative things that i could do rather than making it too difficult. I think that this really helped me to plan my music video, this was a key aspect to my research so that i could get an idea of what i could achieve with a very small budget.