Wednesday, 7 May 2014
There are different types of digipacks, each with there own different aspects and include different medias in order to meet their audience. In this research, I will be analysing the differences between the different types of digipacks and also use a few examples to understand more thoroughly the codes and conventions within this print product. There is a basic four page digipack which includes one CD tray and one fold out cover. Examples of this format would be digipacks such as Metalica's Death Magnetic album. This type of digipack is the most simplistic yet most popular form for a digipack as it contains all the relevant information that the artist/record label may want to include but at a lower cost to more complex digipack designs.
The six page digipack cover gives more room for more information by adding another fold out cover in the dvd cases design. This is common for digipacks containing two disks as they can be placed on separate pages for ease of use. An example of this would be Coldplay's Greatest Hits digipack.
The cost of digipack production costs more money depending on how many pages/surfaces you have on it. Thus making small digipacks with separate booklets more common in shops than larger digipacks with information printed on the page surfaces.The first draft in which our group had pitched to our target audience was that of our chosen band preforming their song with certain special effects added to the video to make it stand out.
Donal O'neil an eighteen year old who enjoys rock, metal and punk music was asked by our group for an interview about our initial ideas.
What was your first impression of our ideas?
At a first glance of the storyboards I was very intrigued to find out more and hear more about the special effects and how everything would work.
Do you think this music video would fit into the punk-pop mould easily?
I think that the ideas that have been put forward would easily fit into the moukld and would not look out of place whatsoever on a music channel such as a "kerrang" or anything other music such as that.
Can you think of any changes which we should make?
As i do enjoy the ideas of the video so far i think that the video may become rather repetitive and boring. As yous have mentioned the idea of having something along side the bands performance i would recommend a story line which can link the lyrics of the song to the music video. Something that is personal to this song and maybe anything that the band puts forward.
Donal O'neil an eighteen year old who enjoys rock, metal and punk music was asked by our group for an interview about our initial ideas.
What was your first impression of our ideas?
At a first glance of the storyboards I was very intrigued to find out more and hear more about the special effects and how everything would work.
Do you think this music video would fit into the punk-pop mould easily?
I think that the ideas that have been put forward would easily fit into the moukld and would not look out of place whatsoever on a music channel such as a "kerrang" or anything other music such as that.
Can you think of any changes which we should make?
As i do enjoy the ideas of the video so far i think that the video may become rather repetitive and boring. As yous have mentioned the idea of having something along side the bands performance i would recommend a story line which can link the lyrics of the song to the music video. Something that is personal to this song and maybe anything that the band puts forward.
shooting schedule
The time frame in which we are hoping to have a large section of our filming on the 17th of February as the are in which we are hoping to use will be free for a large section of the day and we culd be able to get a large section of the filming all completed. However the lead singer and guitarist is not free on these dates and we will have to work at night with him this will be done after school as we go to different schools.
Timetable
We have to get the the stage ready for filming so we will work on that during free classes and media classes too.
Task list
- Clear stage of all desks, chairs, boards etc
- Have stage cleared of drama set
- Turn canvas backdrop and repaint it black
- Graffiti back drop with spray paints and band posters
- Paint band logo onto the canvas
- prepare green screen and stands in which to keep it upright and flat
- shoot from all angles and cut together and get all different shots in time with each other
Shot list
- wide shot
- long shot
- close up shot
- mid shot
Props list
- Green screen
- Drumset
- Bass guitar
- Guitar
- Mic and stand
Location list
- School stage
- outside locations; dark paths/large parties
Lighting needs
- Over head lighting
- Lighting on stands
Actor list
Band members;
- Danny Smart
- Daniel Busby
- Andrew Armstrong
- Unconfirmed female actor
Costume list
- DArk clothing
- skinny jeans
- shirts
- partying clothes/waster clothes
When we first thought of the idea of our media studies project we knew straight away that we would need to acquire green screens. After realising that to rent green screens in Northern Ireland was almost impossible and that we have to build our own green screens.
To build our green screens we first created a plan and blueprints of how to support the green screens. After we created these prints and ideas we got purchasing all the components to build our green screens.
After we bought the green screen material we bought the wood to stand up the green paper. After realising that the wooden poles alone couldn't keep the paper from creasing we set about getting other materials and wood to make a frame in which to hold the poles and green screens.
After we had drawn up plans for the complete frames we set about building our green screen frames. We did this in the technology workshops in school, we knew would need three completed frames with spare boards and poles in case we suffered any problems.
After we had built the poles to hold the green screens we needed to complete the frames. However we would be filming using the green screens in the school hall. So this in mind we knew would not be able to transport the completed frames around as they would be too large (2.75mx3m) and would need to be completed in the school hall.
After we had built all the frames to house the green screens we set about making the screens. The way in which we had to do this set each of the green screen frames down upon the ground, get the roll of green canvas paper we bought and staple each 3mX2.75m sheet onto the frame which housed it. This took several hours of careful work as we couldn't mess up one of the sheets as all the paper was vital and in high demand.
After the building three complete green screens it was all set up for filming purposes.
After we left the three screens in place, the next day we returned to check on them, it hasd been clear that the three green screens had been moved several times around the stage and had be ripped and torn.
We organised a photo shoot today with the members of the band, to provide us with some good images to use for the digipack. We done the photoshoot in a darkened run down classroom in Queens University Belfast, which one of the bands members fathers kindly gave us access to. The room has clearly not been used in a decade and there were newspapers in the room dating back to 1999. This vintage tone of the room added to the rock stars image of not caring about appearance and dress code, and the mess as a whole allowed us to take some interesting and great photos that we could use for our digipack. 
All in all we took close to 50 images, and we feel that photos such as the above will allow us to create a great digipack. Below is a photoshoot by the band Green Day, and I believe our pictures look just as 'punky' and well done as this.
All in all we took close to 50 images, and we feel that photos such as the above will allow us to create a great digipack. Below is a photoshoot by the band Green Day, and I believe our pictures look just as 'punky' and well done as this.
Whilst researching forms and conventions of rock bands websites, there were many common trends. Alike the digipacks, dark colours and images were a common theme. We feel we need to emulate this by making our website design consist mainly of dark colours and images, to successfully create a good rock bands website. 
On Linkin Parks website, there were the usual pages about tour dates, discography etc but also the dark theme and colours. Bands websites such as Green Day, My Chemical Romance and Nirvana all followed the same trend, they were quite similar websites with just different colours and themes, the content was mostly the same. However, we find them quite tedious and boring, so our plan will be to challenge codes and conventions of a typical rock bands website by making a more interesting website, as well as following the codes and conventions by using dark themes and colours.
On Linkin Parks website, there were the usual pages about tour dates, discography etc but also the dark theme and colours. Bands websites such as Green Day, My Chemical Romance and Nirvana all followed the same trend, they were quite similar websites with just different colours and themes, the content was mostly the same. However, we find them quite tedious and boring, so our plan will be to challenge codes and conventions of a typical rock bands website by making a more interesting website, as well as following the codes and conventions by using dark themes and colours.
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