Evaluation Question 4

Evaluation Question 4 from Mark Rivas

Evaluation Question 3

Evaluation Question 2

Evaluation Q2 Link

Evaluation Question 1

Finished Music Video Screening/Feedback

The editing was praised as a strength of the video and the effects used were also noted as interesting. The use of silhouette shots were also a strength of the video. However the first half of he video was noted to be more interesting than the second half and more effects could have been added. Due to time constraints, and lack of experience we couldn't add more effects to the video but in the future we could add this as we know how to use the software properly. Overall the video was well received by our peers and their feedback was useful.

Planning Technologies for Evaluation

Question 1 'In what ways did your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?' :
For the first question I could use Prezi, as it allows me to insert clips and images from my music video as well as creatively design a layout that presents my ideas and analysis in a visually interesting way.

Question 2 'How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?' :
for this question I plan to use Carbonmade.com which is a portfolio website that can add captions to images which will help for analysis into my print products when comparing them to my music video. The site is very user friendly which allows me to use it with ease.

Question 3 'What have you learned from audience feedback?' :
This question requires audience feedback, so I have decided to use Emaze as I can use it easily and I can use audience comments and feedback and annotate it.

Question 4 'How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stage?' : 
For this question I plan to use Slideshare which lets me upload powerpoints in order to present my evaluation in a more professional way. This allows me to write a substantial amount about the technologies I used.

Complete Digipak Feedback

The feedback I received from my peers was done using a group chat on Whatsapp, This was very useful as they were part of our group's target audience. I received overall positive feedback on the colours used on my CD package and the effects used on the products were the biggest strengths.

Complete Digipak

Photoshop CD Progress

I have finished the actual CD in Photoshop and i now have to add the appropriate logos. This was less challenging than making the front cover but i still learnt new techniques in Photoshop like the Background Erase tool.

Photoshop CD Cover Progress

I have started work on the inside of the CD case which is now easier to complete due to the front cover being complete.

Photoshop CD Cover Progress

I am starting to work on my front cover for my CD which should match my back cover but also be unique. I will also add effects to match they style of our music video as well as my case studies.

Photoshop CD Cover Progress

I have started the back and spine of my CD Digipak work, currently it is difficult to add various effects, however as I work longer I get used to the programme and use it more effectively.

CD Cover Photoshoot: Central London

After the successful shoot at the studio, we've decided to head out to London where we could gather more photos with a scenery for the background. The old church at Dunstan's Hill was a great place as of the mix of greenery and cracked walls, whilst the skyscrapers around the River Thames were ideal for the double exposure effect that we took inspiration from. Foggy weather also helped add in a gloomy effect, which made it a good day for the shoot.

CD Cover Photoshoot: Studio

CD Digipak Call sheets

CD Cover Pitch Feedback

CD Cover Pitch

CD Cover Mock Ups

Made by Spencer

Made by Spencer

These are the mockups of the CD front cover and the back cover. They were done using Photoshop and they are useful for planning our ideas.

Made by Aaron

Made by Spencer

Made by Spencer

Made by Irnadas

Made by Mark

These are the mock ups for the magazine advert that we made using Photoshop also, they are included in our Pitch and all have a similar styles which reflect our music video. We used G - Eazy as there werent many usable images of Logic available.

Team Meeting: Research Album Covers

we analysed a few album covers in order to get some inspiration for our own. We found some really creative ones that suit our song/genre and that are simple to make in photoshop. we used Behance.net which provides a wide range of artists as well as looking at our artist's (Logic) album covers. We have decided on our three case studies: Logic - Undeniable, G Eazy - The Endless Summer and These Things Happen.

These are some album covers we looked at in Behance:

Team Meeting: CD Cover Pitch

In today's lesson we started designing our pitch using Google slides, this is so we can all work on it together as the document is shared between us. we started by choosing our own individual cd covers to take inspiration from. we have made some mock ups for the pitch: