Digipak

This is my Digipak. I decided on the black and white theme to correspond with the colour schemes of the other two products. I also used the same typeface, to connect the products together. This was also the case with the images I used, which involve shots from the actual music video. This connects to the themes and ideas throughout my products. 

Digipak Research: Conventions of the Form

Many of the heavy metal artists use abstract art or photographs for their CD digipak covers. Often the photographs are of the band themselves or scenery that is related to the album and it's concept. 

Digipak Templates

http://www.duplication.ca/printspecs/digipack.htm

Digipack Research: My CD collection

Digipak Research: Websites

Websites in my artists genre. 

This is the homepage of the official website for blackened death metal band, Behemoth. 

This is the homepage of the official website for folk metal band Eluveitie, my chosen band. 

This is the homepage of the official website for the folk metal band, Korpiklaani. 

This is the homepage of the official website for the folk metal band, Finntroll. 

All of those websites are in the genre that my chosen artist is in. They carry the same characteristics and use the same type of dark or grey colours. 

Websites Outside of my chosen genre. 

This is the homepage of the official website of pop girl-group, Spice Girls. 

This is the homepage of the official website for Justin Bieber. 

Digipack Producers

Final Music Video

Audience Video Research

I asked again on facebook what heavy metal music video people preferred and why. 

Further Audience Research

This is an example of using social media to help with my audience research. By asking a question as a facebook status, it means a wide variety of people will read and hopefully answer the 3 questions I asked. 

This is the response I got for the question I asked, however it wasn't the best of responses as it was generally the same kind of age and gender bracket that answered the question. Male aged 18-25 with one female aged 17. 

Problems and Issues

Due to issues with timing and location I unfortunately wasn't able to film the band footage when I needed and wanted to. Therefore the filming location had to be changed and less instruments involved. 

Props List

I do not need many props for my video, however I do need to use brown pillow cases to represent the sacks on peoples heads. 

I also need to use instruments to represent the performance aspect of the video. Instruments such as flutes and guitars. 

Booking Form

Requesting Permission from the Local Primary School

This is the letter I sent to the head teacher from the local primary school, asking if some of the children could participate in the music video.  

Monday 15th October 2012

Dear Mrs ________

My name is Amber Brunt and I am an A2 Media Studies student at Thomas Adams college in Wem. I am writing to request your permission to ask if some of your pupils, aged 8-11, are willing to participate in a music video that I am filming for my media studies. I would need a small group of 6 to 8 pupils. I apologise about the short notice but filming is planned to take place in and around Nesscliffe park and Hill on Monday 22nd of October.

If any pupils are willing to take part in the filming I can collect them from the school at 9:15am and take them to the park, with a member of your staff to accompany me. The video will purely be used for my media studies only, and the children's faces would not actually be seen because they would be wearing pillowcases on their heads and their faces will be pixelated once these are removed. If any parents wish to have more information on my proposed plans and video content they can contact me on my email address: ________ In addition they can see examples of my work at my blog: http://amberbrunta2media123.blogspot.co.uk/

This would a fantastic opportunity for pupils who are interested  in seeing  how music videos are put together and produced. I would also be willing to come in and show the end product to  the school and discuss my experiences so far in the media course I am doing.

I look forward to hearing from you,

Shooting Schedule

I propose that my video will be filmed on Sunday the 21st and Monday 22nd of October, filming the band and forrest shots on the Sunday, and the group shots and Narrative on the Monday

Requesting Track Permission

 This is the email I sent to the band requesting track permission using the email address I found on the band's website.

This is the email I shortly received from the band's management granting me permission!

Shot List

1. Establishing shot of Nesscliffe Hill
2. Sweeping pan of forrest
3. Sweeping pan of forrest
4. Establishing shot of cliff
5. Establishing shot of cave
6. Sweeping shot of cliff
7. Sweeping shot of forrest
8. Blurry upwards tilt of the sun
9. Wide shot of the whole band perfoming
10. P.O.V occluded shot
11. Mid shot
12. Medium shot of drums and drummer
13. Close up of flute player
14. Sweeping shot of forrest
15. P.OV occluded shot
16. Tracking shot of band R-L
17. Close up of trees
18. Close up of guitarist
19. Blurry downwards tilt from the sun
20. Mid shot of group
21. Close up of flute player
22. Sweeping shot of forrest
23. P.O.V Occluded shot
24. Close up and pull focus
25. Wide shot of band performing
26. Medium shot of person on childs play toy
27. P.O.V Occluded shot- child at the park
28. close up and track of group
29.  Establishing shot of nesscliffe hill
30. Mid shot of guitarist
31. P.O.V Occluded shot
32.  Downwards pan medium shot of group
33. Close up of character in room- pull focus
34. medium shot of band
35. two shot of characters
36. P.O.V Occluded shot
37. Medium shot of forrest
38. P.O.V Occluded shot
39. two shot of characters- one on childs play toy
40.  P.O.V Occluded shot
41. Close up of trees
42. tracking shot of the band
43. P.O.V Occluded shot
44. over the shoulder shot of character looking into a mirror
45. High angle shot of character sitting on the floor
46. close up of character's face
47. medium shot of group
48. wide angle shot of character and forrest
49. tracking shot of group R-L
50. medium close up of character in room
51. Mid shot of flute player
52. tracking shot of band L-R
53. Long shot of forrest paths
54. Extreme close up of leaf
55. long shot of character in the forrest
56. Medium shot of group
57. Medium close up of band members
58. close up of bass player
59. close up of drummer
60. close up of guitarist
61. Establishing shot of nesscliffe hill
62. Extreme close up of sack on the ground.

Wardrobe and Style

For the group shots I plan for the children and participants to wear plain t-shirts and a sack (pillow case) on their heads. This creates a blank canvas for the acting and themes of the video to print an image on. The members of the band will be wearing normal or 'heavy metal' type clothing. The standard type of clothing that a band might wear on stage or when performing. This is to correlate with standard genre conventions of this type of music and this type of music video. 

These are examples of the type of clothing that the band members will be wearing. 

Camera Angles and Movement

Recce Shots

Media Moodboard

My Animatic

Storyboard Images