light times

Here are the light times for the next 7 days, this is relevant because I now know how much time I have each day before it goes dark.

Last Week

Over the past week I was planning to start my filming but complications arose meaning I was unable to start, my actor was unavailable for the weekdays and weekends didnt favour me either due to work and other activities, I now however have a more solid idea of when I will start and it is more likely to be next weekend. What I have done to fill the time is figure out how to use the video function on my camera so I can now shoot in high definition as I've only just had it and I barely knew how to use it. Additionally, I have had the OK on filming the Aston Martin and in whatever location I want so this impacts my video greatly so choosing the right location for this scene will be key in making my video look good. I am also going to post daylight times so I know the amount of time I have in the day before it goes dark.

My CD cover ninth draft

This is my final CD cover. Looking down the list you can see how it has progressed and developed into something far more professional, unique and target approved. I've asked some people in my class to comment on it and any other comments.

Mr Briggs: I've seen CD similar to this in the shops, it looks good, any more similar to the original CD cover however and I'd fear it's copying. However I like its overall style and I think you should reflect this scheme in the other parts of the product

Lee: It's definatley an improvement, the last cover just looked as if it was lacking something but this completes it more than you think. Now I'd just put the other information on that you would find on a conventional CD such as the copyright small print.

Brad: Yes I agree with Lee. The improvement looks much better and even I like it. I also like the grey accent around the outside of the "Eminem" title it just gives that little bit extra.

My CD cover eighth draft

I think this draft is very close to my final CD cover. The dark background colour compliments the rest of the CD's furnishings. In contrast to the others, it looks more professional and I also think it has a more effective and relevant scheme. My class peers also agree and also say it looks better with the darker inner circle which represents the CD's hole.

My CD cover seventh draft

Copying an older file I looked at its design and realise that the title would still have to be centre point on the CD but instead of bevelling it outwards why not inwards. This I think makes it look more integral and realistic and others agreed. However it was still to plain for me. So I looked back at some other covers I've researched for inspiration and I found that the best looking one had a darker background and lighter features. For now though I have kept the black lines and added the grey background which makes it look much better but I think it could do with being darker and I may start experimenting with colours more.

My CD cover sixth draft

However after this, the same individuals within my class pointed out that the horizontal and vertical lines made it look unfinished and under construction, so I took them off and I think it looks if anything even worse now. I need to go back to my original idea.

My CD cover fifth draft

This was just a test to see how the title would look differently positioned. Although some people said they liked this is said I disliked the idea and the development of the CD cover had gone backwards.

My CD cover fourth draft

Here I have added bevel back on the title to make it stand out slightly more than the other lines a before it looked very "flat". Additionally, people had changed their minds about the position of the title and proffered it below the centre of the disc.

My CD cover third draft

For the third I just moved the title above rather than below. When asked most people said they proffered this cover. So I've got a relatively simple layout which I like as do others. I now need to make individual parts stand out.

My CD cover second draft

The second draft was literally a test to see if my idea worked. I was finding the centre point of the CD using the vertical and horizontal lines running through the CD, and I thought It looked okay coupled with the slight movement of my CD's title.

My CD cover first draft

This is my first draft of my CD cover. I remembered that the CD may or may not bear resemblance to the front cover as I have researched examples with both of these consequences. So I thought I will take similar inspiration from the artwork of Eminem and design a different style CD cover to the album artwork etc. I looked at the font and saw that it looks like it belongs to a simple design and thats when I thought I looked like it has been created through lines. So I simply added different thicknesses of lines to a circle to mimmick the CD and I had my first draft.

What im doing now?

I've just posted my storyboard so now my research and planning is completed, I must move onto the production stages of my products. I am still awaiting a few things to be cleared up. For example, I am just waiting for the OK on some location spots and then I can start filming when my actor has the time, otherwise I will be posting drafts of my products of which I am creating now. (The CD and the poster.) The poster will obviously just be the one image but I will try a few ideas before I settle on a layout and then I can progress towards it's completion. The CD will have four parts. The album artwork, inside cover, CD cover and the rear cover. In the next day or two I will post the first drafts of my CD cover which will them be followed in no particular order by the rest of the product but all will be covered. Additionally, as and when I start shooting which should be within a fortnight I will try to post some footage and maybe even the start to my video.

Storyboard

Here is the basic storyboard for my video. It's showing my rough idea of what I want to be happening in key scenes.

My storyboard

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Eminem, Just lose it album work, CD

Admittedly, I thought the CD cover would be extremely similar if not identical to the front cover, as most are including ones I've studied such as the Bruno Mars album. The similarities between the CD and the front cover is the CD cover has the same font on it for the title and the song list which I imagine is on the CD for convenience incase the person who bought it lost the CD packaging. But the only difference is that the CD is in a reflective material.

Eminem, Just lose it album work, Inside Cover

The inside cover is a further reflection of the Album artwork. It shows the opposite perspective of Eminem. He's facing the crowd with his back to us (the audience) and he is holding a gun behind his back, this is a sinister image but compare this with the front, It appears he's just taking a bow like you would do after a show and people are applauding you and taking photos. This promotes to the audience further controversy and that this album may not be what's expected of it. This ties in with the fact that this particular album was considered his most vulgar and outrageous but most argue his second newest album was.

Eminem, Just lose it album artwork (Rear cover)

The album cover (although a different clour scheme) reflects the front cover quite well. It says next to the song list on the picture "Eminem presents ENCORE only night only... sold out". Adding sold out gives the impression of poularity and fame and it means all the tickets have been sold which could be why there are people bunched up at the front or bottom of the album cover. The list on songs font is clear because it is in white against a darker background, so it's simple and it gets the audiences attention even though nothing in particular has been done to make it stand out. Additionally, the font is the same as the Albums title so it remains more proffesionally done. The songs that have more than one artist in have been added in a different colour but in the same font as well as being smaller as its not vital information but it is necessary.