Magazine Advert fr Album

I chose to use the front cover from my album as the feature image for my advertisement as it is the most recognizable part of the album and is the image people will see when it is on shelf. Like the album cover the connotations of mystery and confinement have been included as I believe it will appeal to my target audience.

CD Album Digipack

For my CD Album digipack, I chose to keep the top half of the person hidden on the front cover of my album as it connotes a sense of mystery and not being able to understand what is in front of you. I also chose to keep the area around the lower half quite confined as it connotes being trapped and not being able to escape, which synergise well with the theme of the album. which is how brutal reality can be and how one can become trapped in a vicsious cycle. 

I chose to keep the character as far away as possible when designing the back of the album because I wanted to create the connotation of being isolated and that in life one can be misunderstood and looked down upon for the wrong reasons. Again I chose to keep the surrounding cramped to reinforce my previous connotations of cycles I stated above.

The inside cover however does not have the character in the shot and instead is simply an alleyway in which you cannot see the exit, I chose this to connote that once you have chosen a path it is not so easy to stop and choose another one and that it must be followed to the end, no matter how long and hard that path is.  

Music Video Analysis

Below is a video that I created analysing existing conventions of narrative, characters and representation relating to the genre of my music video.  The music video I analysed is Class A Team by Ed Sheeran, I chose this video because it shares similar connotations with my own music video, one example being the lead character looked down upon by society and finding themselves in a bad situation e.g. being homeless.


Music Video Analysis from Daniel Becker on Vimeo.

Budget

Below is a list of estimated costs of equipment and actors that are required in order to create my music video.

Canon 600D camera £575
Lighting Kit £120
Tripod £15
Actors (extras) £90 per day
Cost to hire recording studio £35 per hour

As the feature actors are the artists of the song and I am included within that group I do not need to pay for feature actors.

Because of the new developments in technology I have chosen to upload my music video on You Tube because many people view material on You Tube and it is free to upload.

Crew List

Below is a list of the cast and crew I used to create my media production.

Daniel Becker - Director, Editor, Producer, Actor (busker)
Thomas Coad - Actor (extra)
Callum Pinch - Actor (extra)
Hal Smith  -  Musician (Guitar), Vocalist

Equipment List

Below is a list of equipment and software that I used in order to create my media production.

Canon 600D Video camera
Tripod
Apple Mac
Adobe Photoshop CS5
Final Cut Pro
After Effects
GarageBand