Insperational Texts- Magazine Advertisements.

Below are two magazine advertisements we found that are similar to the magazine advertisement we want to make. The two inspirational texts include four boxed images in the same layout we want to use.

The above advertisement is for The Stone Roses- Second Coming, I think this advert is very simple but shows the same layout that we want to use. and the background works well. The band is featured in the images, but our advertisement will not include the band members, it will include a featured girl who will be in the music video we create. The colour palette is very limited and the yellow quote works well, but we may add more colour for our advert.

This was our favourite choice for the magazine advertisements, as it looks well presented. I love the effect on the photographs, and the photographs themselves. I like the effects on the photos and the multiple layers of other images on top. I think because of the edit on the photos, the black and white background and writing work well and it does not need anymore colour. I think our magazine advertisement should be similar to this because it is traditional and simple, but very effective.



Insperational Texts- Album Covers.

Here are two album covers that I think fit well with the type of album my group want to create. After looking for insperational texts, we came across the first cover which inspired us to use a different cover image. The cover image we wish to use will be a photograph of a tattoo(the tattoo will be on the girl featuring in the music video). The girl we will be featuring has a tattoo on her right shoulder, which is a feather that spreads into birds flying, it is very detailed.

                                     

The cover above is Deftones- Diamond Eyes, we like this album art because it is very simple and limits colours, however it looks interesting. The thing that inspired us about this cover is the owl's wings, we like the way they stand out against the black and the way they are spread out. The owl is very detailed and it imediately caught my eye when I saw it, but t is unlikely that we could get something of this quality, that is what made us think of the feather tattoo. Although the image is very interesting, the colours are very limited, and I think for our cover, we would need to use some form of edit, to make the album cover stand out more and catch peoples attention.  

This album cover is for Robyn- Indestructible, the cover is very simple and black and white, but the bold yellow writing makes it catch your eye. The reason I have chosen this as an insperational text is because, as our models tattoo is on her shoulder, she will need to be standing away from the camera, and we think she should be turned slightly diagnally. The above image shows 'Robyn' turning slightly towards the camera, however we will not be including our models head, you will mainly see her shoulders and possibly her neck. Despite the photo being interesting, the text is far too big so we will need ours to be smaller and possibly not centred.

Photoshoot.

We decided that last week we should take some photographs to create our magazine advertisement and our CD cover. As we showed in our flat plan's we liked the look of photographs at the beach, and in the studio, so that's where we took them. Here are some of the photos I took, some we will use and others we won't, but these are our favourites.

Lyrics. :)

Here are the lyrics to the song we will be using, City And Colour- The Girl.


I wish I could do better by you,
Cause that's what you deserve.
You sacrifice so much of your whole life,
In order for this to work.

While I'm off chasing my own dreams,
Sailing around the world,
Please know that I'm yours to keep,
My beautiful girl.

When you cry a piece of my heart dies,
Knowing that I may have been the cause,
If you were to leave, fulfil someone else's dreams,
I think I might totally be lost.

You don't ask for no diamond rings,
No delicate string of pearls,
That's why I wrote this song to sing,
My beautiful girl.

I wish I could do better by you,
Cause It's what you deserve.
You sacrifice so much of your life,
In order for this to work.

While I'm off chasing my own dreams, (my own dreams)
Sailing around the world, (around the world)
Please know that I'm yours to keep,
My beautiful girl.

When you cry a piece of my heart dies,
Knowing that I may have been the cause,
If you were to leave, fulfil someone else's dreams,
I think I might totally be lost.

But you don't ask for no diamond rings, (diamond rings)
No delicate string of pearls, (string of pearls)
That's why I wrote this song to sing,
My beautiful girl.

But you don't ask for no diamond rings, diamond rings
No delicate string of pearls, string of pearls
That's why I wrote this song to sing,
My beautiful girl.

E-mail to Record Labels.

On behalf of my group I have e-mailed the three record labels that manage the band City and Colour. As they were our plan B, we decided we should make sure we had permission to use their song 'The Girl' and I have sent the following e-mail to the three labels. We have now decided to go with our Plan B idea, as it is more convenient and we like the sound of the song and our storyline. The record labels for City and Colour are Dine Alone Records, Vagrent Records and Arts and Crafts Mexico.

Plan B! :)

As we are creating a music video based on a local band that we know, we decided that a plan B would be necessary in case the band in question are not available, or they change their mind. We decided that using a song we all know and like would be a good way to discuss ideas well and we can agree on things easier. The song we are using as a plan B is City and Colour-The Girl. We think the song fits well with the theme we were already going with, but there are also a few changes we can make. The song is very soft and begins slow and ends slightly faster, which means we can still use our ideal locations. Our video will include a male and a female, whom the storyline will revolve around. The male will have wrote the song which you will see in the video, and the lyrics fit well with some of the ideas we want to include. The video is included below so you can listen to the song yourself.

Storyboard.

This is the storyboard we have made for our music video, this is the general outline and shot types we will be using. We have found images we think fit well with the scenes we have outlined, we have used images because we decided none of us are very talented at drawing and photos look better than stick men. The story board is based on our plan B idea, that we are considering to use in case of a problem with our original idea.

Album cover- Flat Plan

This is the flat plan for the CD/album cover that we will be producing. We wanted to carry on the theme of silhouettes from the advertisement, so we found this image that we think fits well. I think the images goes nicely with the album title, 'When she finds home', and also it shows how we are using range of locations. For the advertisement the photographs are in a studio, but for the album cover we think on location would look better, preferably somewhere like a beach. We discussed this in the group and thought it would be a good idea to try location shots and studio for both projects.
The colours for this image are more varied than the advertisement image, and we agreed that this may work better in this case. As with the advertisement, we will not need the model to wear make-up as her face will probably not be seen, but if we decide it will be, it would only be very slight. We like the type of costume in this image, as it is very summery and it is a nice type of beach wear,  we will no doubt be asking our model to wear a flowing dress and possibly a hat.
The font for the album is the same font used for the advertisement, which we have agreed will stay the bands 'signature' font. We think the black text goes well with the silhouette and stands out very clearly, whereas if we used any other colours it may look dull or clash.
The overall layout for the album cover is very simple, but effective, as everything seems to stand out, and nothing more is needed to make the album look good.

Magazine Advertisement- Flat Plan



This is the flat plan we created for our magazine advertisement, this is for the single that our music video will include. The advertisement is very simple but I think that makes it look better. The band we are using is not very colourful, as their music is generally slow and meaningful. We feel that this is a traditional type of advertisement, but it works to an advantage for us as it fits with the band and the music. For the images we will be using silhouettes as it looks interesting and we feel that it fits well if we use a girl, as a lot of the bands songs are about a girl. For the advertisement we will probably use studio photographs that we take, as it is more professional. This will tie in with the limited colour palette and look traditional instead of complex. The girl will not need to wear make up or any specific clothing because only her shadow will be seen, her clothes and face will be black.

We will be practicing a few different poses for the photographs, to find which one fits the best with the advertisement, we don't want something over the top, as we think the flat plan above looks quite interesting already.
The album name and the band's name are both in the band's font (the font used to recognize the band); the review text and song titles are in Times New Roman font, which is quite a simple font but has a bold effect to it, which we thought worked well with the style. The word 'including' has been put in a calligraphy style font which was found online. We felt that if we used the same font for this word, it would just blend in with the other text.
As for the genuine layout of the advertisement, we thought we should go for a traditional and simple layout as it looks classy yet it still catches the eye of the audience well. We think the image fits well in its position as it is not surrounded by text, and is not too small, but fits nicely in the focus point.