Weekly Updates

Today I have completely the shotlist.I have come up with various shots that we will be using throughout when filming the music video. I feel the choice of shots and camera angles I have chosen will enable will connote a great narrative of the music video. As the camera person i also felt that it would be essential for me to create the shotlist as I would be implementing these shots and angles into the music video.

I next plan to come up with idea of the costumes that the actors will be wearing throughout the music video and how this is essential to the image my media group will be portraying throughout the music video. Also how affective this will be in the music video as it will connote different meanings.Also to decide on the locations we will be filming.I will be looking around for accessable areas that we can shoot our music video.

Shot List

Shot List Elizabeth Media Work

Groups Roles & Responbilities

Elizabeth -Camera Operator/Producer

Humayra -Director

Daniel-Edior

Tamara-Director Assistant

However thoughout the make of our music video,we will be taking on various roles and responsibilities, as this will help us to all get the work done as quickly as possible.

Updates

Today I have written down a checklist of all the tasks I must complete on the checklist by the ends of the day.These are the analysis of the cd cover,the analysis of a magazine advert.I will be analysising the magazine the adverts.I will be looking at the colour themes that was used,the font of writing,and what this connotes to us when looking at this magazine in such detail.Finishing the shotlist and the various shots I will be when operating the camera as I have taken on the responsibly as the camera opeartor

After completeing this task I will then need to begin writing my weekly updates.Explaining what I have completely today and if I came across any problems when doing so.

Weekly Updates

I have now completed the analysing CD covers. I have researched and looked into various CD covers that have nationally been recognised and popular in the billboard charts. In the analysis of these advertised CD covers. I have looked into the font, imagery, the content of the CD cover and what it portrays and appeals and how it portrays to targets it audience. I have also looked into the additional content of the advertised CD album and the features used. Such as company logos, if it has been rated by any stars or has and words describing the actual content of the music itself.

Looking at the advertised album cover will has given me ideas into how to construct my own advertisement of my digi-pack i will be designing in the weeks to come. It has enabled me to see the amount of content that will be needed on the advert. What it features and the layout.

I will next go onto the planning of my shot list for my music video production. Thinking of ideas and potential shots and angles I could use in the music video. I will be  this by having the lyrics laid out and showing what angles and shots I will use for each sentence of the song ‘Dry Your Eyes’ and what the actors of the music video will be doing. Demonstrating how it fits in with the lyrics of the song.

CD Album Cover Magazine Advertisment Analysis

Font The font used within this advert is ‘Century Gothic’ used in very small print. However still very easy to read although in my small print. A lot of the other print surrounding the advertisement is in very small print. I believe this is so much of the attention can be brought upon the artists.

Content

The content within this album cover advertisement does not contain much. However what seem very unusual is there is an advert within an advert. They are advertising the artists however also advertising her album cover within that same advert.They also used HMV logo as this is the music retail store the CD cover can purchased at.

Colour  Scheme

This advert has used very pale colours, Such as the pale red colour of the artist’s hair. The advert has a very simple colour scheme as simple greys and black. This is done for the message to look more subdued. Only the HMV logo being the most colourful within the advertisement.

Imagery

The detonation within this picture is of a women standing up. Her hair blowing as she is looking down away from the camera. The connotation in this advert is of the women looking fearless, as well as having a inferior look on her face.

Magazine Advert

Font: The font used within this advertisement is ‘Arial narrow’ this font spaces out words. Often used on billboards and posters. As it can be easily read, especially from afar. ‘Russian Roulette’ and ‘Hard’ is written in bold. Which makes the advert more eye catching for buyers.

Colour scheme: The colours used within this CD advertisement are black and grey. The colour of dark greys connote security,conservativeness,maturity.However shades of black connote rebellion,powerfulness,confidence,evil,mysterious,anger,formality,strength,unknowningness .The colour used within the CD cover itself is used to appeal to a high end market of youths. However the words used to advertise the album is written in red. The colour Red helps to increase enthusiasm and interest which makes it very eye catching for a target audience.

Content: The advert contains a lot of information as below the album itself if singles that have reached number ones on the billboard charts. Allowing potential buyer aware of the songs that are within the album plus more.

Imagery: Although the colours used help to connote meanings of the music itself. However the imagery on the CD cover connotes to an audience. That she is evil. From the black lipstick and eye makeup she is wearing with a glare in her eyes makes her look like she is powerful. Her image evokes a style of female empowerment that predates and still stands outside of feminism: the lone female warrior who summons strength and endures danger to make progress in a man's world. This is the imagery she picked up after what happened between herself and ex boyfriend Chris Brown in 2009 when she was badly beaten up.

General Analysis: An overall analysis is that the imagery within the album cover fits in with the way she was living her life at that moment in time as the imagery empowers all the rights she stands for when it comes to women and the rights of women. This advert also has the company that sells the albums from. This a way for the company to also market their company brand.