Update

I have been working hard on editing the video, over 30 minutes of footage for 40 seconds of clip. Initially I have underestimated the amount of footage that is needed for the music video. I have concluded that a large amount of filming is still too be done, trying too fit it in around the weather is proving tricky but hopefully my persistence will pay off.

Text at the beginning of the video (update)

After research and trying different texts, I have decided not too use any texts, I believe that the video loses its professional finish. My initial idea was to use text to give the effect that the song was on a music channel, however just makes the video look amateur.

Text Poll

I asked 12 people of which they believe is the best text to use for the beginning of as music video of my genre, below are the results

Franklin Gothic Medium

Benjamin Francis Leftwich

Atlas Hands

II

Elegance

Benjamin Francis Leftwich

Atlas Hands

IIII

Verdana

Benjamin Francis Leftwich

Atlas Hands

llllll

Text Shortlist

Below are several different fonts. i created a shortlist to then use as a poll to decide which would be the best too use at the beginning of my video. although i am still unsure whether to use this as a feature.

Franklin Gothic Medium

Benjamin Francis Leftwich

Atlas Hands

Elegance

Benjamin Francis Leftwich

Atlas Hands

Verdana

Benjamin Francis Leftwich

Atlas Hands

Drafts and Final CD cover analysis

Final CD Case (all)

Final Cd Spine

Final Cd cover BACK

Final Cd Cover

Work Update

Today i tried to upload a text on too my music video causing the whole unsaved work to crash and now causing me to start over again. Despite this I am still determined to carry on and do the work to the best of my potential.

on a plus side i should have my final covers finished for tomorrow and apart from the fault mentioned above everything is going to plan

Second draft back Cover, decision to use original 2nd draft

Out of the two back covers of the second draft I asked numerous people which they felt had the most potential to become better and 70% of the people agreed the one with the fire was the better out of the two and had greatest potential, as well they felt that it matched the front cover better and could be easily linked together.

 
I agree with the majority of views and I am going to use the original 2^nd draft back cover due to the message in which it implicates.

 
The image still keeps the ‘mirror’ balance of the image with the main focus point in the centre of the image, as it is on the front.

 
The fire also contrasts with the tree and symbolises two actions or perhaps two different feelings or interpretations of how people feel. This idea links closely to my video due to the emotions passed through the video to the audience

2nd draft CD front and back cover analysis/feedback

Once again I spoke to several people in how I could improve my second draft front and back cover this time I will use specific criticism of the individual products to improve both the front and back greater than before.

 

Text

The text I used also got much praise once more as they did before; I made the text more enhanced to get a greater professional feel.

However, to improve:

- I need to keep the texts on both the back and the front the same; this was an error in which I was unaware

- On the back of the cover the text is hard to see due to overlapping of the image, I will have to rearrange either the picture or the text to suit the cover.

- Experiment with position and colour of text.

- include the album name

People said that the definition of the text was greatly improved and give the album a more professional feel.



Quality

The overall quality of the image and text greatly improved and made the covers seem greatly improved due to the quality of the images used, to improve:

-          Include a barcode to keep the professional feel in which I have tried to put across

 

 

Image

Once more the Pathetic Fallacy theme of which I wish to achieve has been praised. People felt this improved image worked well in the centre and the quality was greatly improved which held the professional feel in which I have tried to grasp with all my products. I changed and improved the images and listened to the feedback about the night and day comment and worked on this idea.

 

I feel that the transition from the 1^st draft to the second draft was a great improvement and I feel proud of the changes that have happened. However I still feel there is improvement to be made to get the high quality/ pathetic fallacy theme in which I have wished to impose from the start.

1st draft CD front and back cover analysis/feedback

 I spoke to several people including family, friends and even random people and asked for feedback on the first front and back cover draft; below are several factors which were addressed:

Quality

The overall quality of the image and text was overall poor and looks unprofessional to improve:

- Use a better quality camera so image quality isn't poor.

- Don’t use a shot from the video, it makes the cover seemed rushed.

- Spend more time on text quality, the text seemed over stretched and once again rushed, I will edit the text individually to seem bolder therefore more professional.

Image

I got a lot of praise for the actual image and people seemed to respond to the ‘pathetic fallacy’ theme in which I explained, however they did mention quality and thought the hot air balloon had no real relevance to the theme or front cover. to improve:

- To improve the image as I addressed before I will use a greater quality camera.

- I will find a more isolated tree to show feelings of loneliness and to represent the overall vibe that the album gives off.
      - Use a new image for the back cover, perhaps a contrast of night and day to show a quirky effect of contrast in front to back cover.

Text

The text I used also got much praise, people felt the almost ‘handwritten’ theme it gave off worked well to show an upcoming singer song writer and I believe it represents the work in which a singer song writer has to put in. People also said position of text was quite poor in relation to the image due to over lapping and poor finish. To improve:

- I am going to look at more texts and try them upon the new image used.

- Keep the ‘home made’ look of the text to keep the message.

- Experiment with position and colour of text.

Overall people agreed the album cover seemed rushed and this is something I will address with the ideas stated above. Despite its great downfall being the quality people I surveyed liked the fact that the natural theme was linked and this is something I wish to stick too.