Digipak Mock Ups (CD Only)

I chose this water theme for the CD due to the song Somewhere Between the Tide & I however I don't want the whole album to be about one song.
The V and A (with out the middle bit) is worked from the bands logo that they put on their t-shirts, so we have decided to work around that.

This is our second idea we have decided to do it in grayscale as we will be shooting the performance part of the video in black and white.
we used cracks to compliment the songs on the album as well as the albums name.

This is my first attempt however the pattern on this are waves however again this is too in line with the song we are doing.

Digipak Influences

As I also do Graphic Communication at A-Level a lot of my influences come from that, however I have also taken a lot of my inspiration from Kings of Leon's album covers for the front artwork of the digipak, Kings of Leon always use abstract and distorted images for their album, like this as it make the buyer a bit confused to what the album is about however it also makes them more interested into what it is all about.

Also by analysing You Me At Six's digipak i liked the fact that they added pictures of them selves in the theme of the rest of the digipak, so hopefully we can add some of those parts to our own unique digipak.

group meeting 17/11/11

today we went to our other location to work out the lightings and to book it out. we booked it out for next wednesday 12:15 till 1:15 and 3:15 till 5. lighting can make it not look like a lecture theatre as we worked out how to black out the lecture theatre and just use spotlights and the rigs.

however we then were offered another location that looked better and more professional and was a local venue so we took this instead of using the lecture theatre

Camera: ehancing ideas

 I looked up videos where they use different camera techniques and different use of lightings, angles and effects. One music video that caught my attention is Vampire weekend A-punk, where they use such little however it is such a fantastic music video. this music video is performance however also conceptual because they use their body for alternative sounds. they also follow the lyrics quite a bit this normally would not work however it work because the music videos been speeded up and
 using the idea of hyper-realism:

the video has been speeded up but keeps within the beat of the music. it is quirky and enjoyable to watch eventhough the camera is kept in one place throughout.

All american Rejects- Move Along

Target Audience Research- our facebook group!

I created a facebook group to help get feedback on our music video idea and to see if our target audience would enjoy watching it:

Shot list for Somewhere between the tide & i

1. point of view shot of band walking
2. mid shot of band walking through the doors (match on action)
3. behind mid shot of drummer
4. side shot of singer close up shot
5. high shot tilted downwards on bassist
6. mid shot of bassist
7. mid shot of singer tilted slightly upwards
8. side shot of singer close up shot.
9. close up bass guitar                              
10.close up of lead guitar
11.master shot of band
12. behind mid shot of drummer
13. master shot of band
14. close up of lead guitar
15. extreme close up shot of drums
16. close up of lead guitar
17. side shot of drummer
18. close up of lead guitar
19. master shot of band
20. extreme close up of lead guitar
21. behind mid shot of drummer
22. extreme close up of lead guitar
23. behind mid shot of drummer
24. close up of singer
25. side shot of drummer
26. close up of lead guitar
27. master shot of band
28. close up of lead guitar
29. titled upwards shot of bassist
30. close up of bassist
31. extreme close up of eye
32. close up of singer
33. mid shot of girl and boy
34. side shot of drummer
35. close up of hand touching shoulder
36. side shot of girl and boy
37. side shot of singer
38. close up of lead guitar
39. long shot of girl
40. mid shot of boy
41. extreme close up of symbal
42. wide shot of sea
43. over the shoulder of drums
44. mid shot of girl
45. behind shot close up of girl
46. mid shot of boy
47. master shot of  band
48. extreme close up of eye opening
49. master shot of band
50. behind master shot of band
51. long shot of girl
52. long shot of band equipment
53. mid shot of girl
54. mid shot of band equipment
55. master shot of band
56. mid shot of singer
57. long distance of boy and girl
58. long distance of girl                      (rapid shots repeated 57-60 repeat more)
59. long distance of boy and girl
60. long distance of girl
61. close up of singer
62. close up of bassist
63. close titled up shot of singer
64. mid shot of lead guitarist
65. behind master shot of band
66. front master shot of band
67. extreme close up of lead being take out of guitar
68. long shot of boy and girl
69. master shot of band
70. long shot of girl
71. long shot of bands equipment
72. close up of lead guitarist
73. mid shot of girl and boy
74. side long shot of girl
75. long shot of backstage
76. close up of sea
77. mid shot of singer
78. extreme close up of drums
79. mid shot of boy
80. master shot of band
81. long shot of band equipment
82. master shot of band
83. long shot of band equipment
84. master shot of band
85. extreme close up of eye
86. long shot of band equipment (from this part it is reversed)
87. mid shot of girl walking up stairs
88. extreme close up of eye (after this shot it not reversed)
89. long shot of singer
90. close up shot of girls turning back around
91. mid shot of singer
92. long shot of girl
93. master shot of band
94. extreme close up of lead guitar
95. extreme close up of drummer twisting his drum sticks.
96. extreme close up of guitar taking out amp lead
97. mid shot of bassist taking off his guitar
98.  mid shot singer putting mic in back pocket
99.  mid shot of bassist putting guitar down
100. long shot of girl
101. extreme close up of bassist taking out amp lead
102. mid shot lead guitarist putting guitar down
103. long distance shot of a castle
104. extreme close up of drummer walking away from drums
105. point of view shot of band walking backwards behind stage
106. match on action shot of band walking backwards behind stage
107. all in one shot: mid shot of singer , side shot of girl and boy and then they walk away.

Music Video Analysis

I chose this song as 30 Seconds to Mars are an alternative rock band like Maine River who we are making the music video for.

The music video starts off with a strong, thought provoking quote by H.G. Wells followed by the band saying 'This is a song about Peace' showing from the start that they care about whats going on in the world and the influences it has on their music.

Then in keeping with the song title the video changes to what looks like military equipment honing in on the world, which could symbolise the world being at war, this carries on to focus in to one point, drawing the audience in.

This follows to the title of the song with what looks like a heart beat monitor bit through the middle which could symbolise the heart beat of people fighting in wars all over the world. As well as using the colour scheme of red and black, red symbolising danger and stop, black symbolising darkness and loneliness.

following this there are quick shots to more military themed shots at various angle, then at last landing on the band in military uniforms, looking like they are going in to battle.

using silioettes they create the mood, and the environment that the band is in.

This is a very political video, using key words to spark a reaction in the audience, they focus on the people and the reasons that effect the world and war.

The video is put together in a news like fashion, with actual pictures in the video from the news this gives the audience a feel of realness.

The video picks up pace when a battle commences leaving the band no choice but to fight, all you can see of the opponents is the tanks and other weaponry flying towards the band this could symbolise that we never truly know who and what we are fighting just that we need to.

The video takes on a technological route animating when the equipment starts to plummet to the ground like they have a magnetic pull piling up, on impact you see flashes of historic figures and scenes associated with war, to make a pyramid/triangle which is the bands symbols which could in turn mean the only people that we are truly fighting is ourselves.