Monday, 23 February 2015

My Initial Digipak Work compared to Kasabian (2004)

Due to the ongoing changes to music video, my digipak work has been less progressive in recent weeks. However now that I have found the filter I want for the bulk of my video, I can now press ahead with choosing and structuring the album photography as I would wish. 

I feel my album photography is going to be very minimalist, thus this leads me to compare my images, their structure in the digipak, and their relationship with the alternative genre to work which is already out there in the professional market. I have already touched upon The Arctic Monkeys and Tom Odell within the genre, and I now I turn Kasabian's debut album in 2004. 

 The front cover is 12.1 x 12cm, as my measurements aren't easy to read in the photo.

 It features a name and a vague face, all in black and white.


That's it. But as I mentioned in my blog last month, the right kind of simplistic cover can become iconic and memorable, and this is what I feel this has achieved, and this is what I hope to achieve.






In comparison this demo of my front cover looks equally simplistic, but in the correct measurements, and with a bold black title I feel it will look equally dynamic.





The inside of the front cover is a 4 image fold of all the members of the band, I hope to achieve something similar with my cover. Its simplicity and style can be easily replicated.







The Four images above are what I'm considering using for a similar fold for my album, all simplistic and have the same colour scheme as the video and front cover. If this is assembled, it will look similarly professional to Kasabian.
 
Back Cover






The Kasabian back cover is yet again plain but striking and this can similarly be achieved with my shot below.
Therefore with the right editing I can aim for my album cover to be a simple classic like Kasabian.

Friday, 20 February 2015

New Cut


NEW CUT from Freddy Allen on Vimeo.

New Cut of Music Video, Vlog and further information to follow...

Tuesday, 17 February 2015

Newest Cut to be uploaded on thursday

As i have reached by weekly storage limit on Vimeo, I will have to wait until Thursday to upload the newest cut video of my music video.
Before then you can expect a vlog post from me. I will clarify why I have changed the filters, and why I have used different shots during the evolution of my project, as well as other areas of change.

Friday, 13 February 2015

2 New Cuts


music video 3 from Freddy Allen on Vimeo.



music video 4 from Freddy Allen on Vimeo.

Having refined the composition of the video with small adjustments to the transitions, shot lengths and arrangements; this week I have been experimenting with new filters for my final video. I have gone to these lengths in order to complete the evolution of the project. Personally I prefer music video 4 but please comment your preference to add to my understanding of what a wider audience might prefer.

Wednesday, 11 February 2015

New Filters



Hello, I have collated a variety of different filters to consider for use in my digipak or as an alteration to my music video filter. Please feel free to comment your thoughts on which is best...

Saturday, 7 February 2015

Update

With deadlines approaching thick and fast it can become too easy to not update this blog and keep on track with this project, so I feel this update is essential. 

I have been meticulously studying my music video to see where I must alter and rerrange to create the most professional result. I am near to the point where I feel the video has been sufficiently improved from my first cut, and that cut will be on my blog in the next few days. 

As for my digipack, initial demos have been added to and improved, so I hope have more evolved images of this to show you in the coming days. 

Freddy