Practice - Poster

I like this poster as i think it looks very professional. I also like the effect that i used for the image with the blur-ing of the background. I also like the font i used. However i think i could have used the space a bit better as there is a lot of blank space. 

Practice - Poster

I am not very happy with this poster as the main image has come out pixelated. I also think i could have added more to this as it is very basic design, i should have maybe stuck to the colour theme of the CD cover so it looks better. I think this looks very amateur. 

Practice - Poster

I think this poster looks professional because of the black background. I like the image i choose for this poster. I am also happy with the font as it is the same colour as the HMV logo.  However i do not like how the didgi pack is on it. I think i could have positioned it better.

Time Management

To make sure i kept to my deadlines i created i plan of everything i would do on each day in ICal on 

the apple macs, this would include important deadline dates and also a target of what works needs to be completed on each day. If i fell behind then i knew exactly what i need to catch up on.

Practice - Digi Pack

For this design i went for a beach look hence the images i have chosen for my digi pack, also the font gives a beach like feel as the colour is sandy on the front and the black lettering on the back works well with the sun setting scene.  

This is not my best practice design i have done but it is all helping me refine my skills on In Design on the apple macs. 

Props/Lighting

I will need to get my hand's on a DJ set for my music video, which i will get of Luke Wright (my DJ for my music video). He has all the equipment i will need such as decks, mixers, and a laptop ect.

I will also need to get some lights that i will hire form a shop and borrow some from school when the date of the shoot arrives. I will want lots of club lights such as strobe and also Lazar lights. I will also hire a smoke and dry ice machine to create the club like atmosphere that i am going to try and create in the abandoned warehouse.

Practice - Digi Pack

With this design i went for the artists logo as the front cover for the CD case this is because it is well known and so will catch the consumers eyes. I like the back cover because it makes it look like inside of a club and so were this music would be played. The two images that are inside the CD cover are again typical of the genre of cartoon of a DJ. Also the "Shut up and dance" will relate to the song as this song is one that you can do the shuffle to (The dance that will be in my music video).

I am very pleased with how my CD is looking in this practice. I like the font used for the title of the CD and think it works very well with this genre of music. I have also Incorporated the DJ's picture which i think looks professional. The only think i am not happy with about this design is the artist name, I think I could have done more with that to make it look better, i think it looks a bit boring as just block capitals. 

Practice - Digi Pack

With this digi pack i went for a more colourful look for the front and used a fading effect on the front. I like the cartoon look of this design. I think it looks very eye catching and typical of the club albums. The bright colours and fonts are meant to look like the lights in the clubs.

With the CD again i went for another very cartoon like design and went with girls because that is typical of the dance music genre. The pink girl and font make this very eye catching. 

Possible Actors

I am thinking about having Luke Wright as my main actor in my video. Because he is an upcoming DJ he knows how to use the DJ decks and so i thought it would look better in my video if i had someone who knows how to them properly and so hopefully you will be able to see in my music video professional looking DJ'ing. Also has he does gig's i am hopping he will be able to get me into some clubs to film when he is doing a set.

My second actor i am hoping will be Russell Lewis, i have chosen him because he can do the shuffle which is the dance that i want to feature in my music video. I will be auditioning him later this week.

Music Video Practice

Here is another music video of a music video I attempted to remake to give me an idea of how to film my final music video. It also helped me to use the programs I would need such as Final Cut Pro. The music Video is Tenacious D - Tribute.

Original Video:-

My Remake:-

Practice - Digi Pack

For my practice Digi Pack I took inspiration from the research, I went for a very basic design with pictures of the DJ on the front and back of the Digi Pack. I also went for a black and white looking front and back as it draws the attention of costumers. I chose a font that I thought would be associated with a DJ. On the back i put on the studio logo. On the inside there is a picture of inside the club, which i put in to try and give the impression that when you start listening to the music on the CD the listener will be taken to a club in there head.  

I like this design for my disk because it is a vinyl that DJ's use to mix with and so goes well with the genre my music video will be. I also typed out the copyright wording that appears on most CD's, this is because i am trying to make my design look as convensional as possible. 

Research Inspiration

I have taken inspiration from all the music videos I have watched and descided on doing a Dance track. I will include the conventional themes you would expect to see in a dance music video such as shots of the DJ and a dancer. I will also rent some lights to create the club light scene. I will also look for locations such as abandoned warehouse. Also I am thinking of filming in a club as I have a friend who can get me backstage into the Live Lounge in jersey.

For my album artwork I am planning a simple design with a picture of the DJ on the decks.

Pumped Up Kicks

Possible Music Choice

This is the song i am thinking about using is DJ Coone - Words From The Gang. I have chose this dance track because it is a song i feel i could do very well as i am into dance music. Also my research consisted of lots of dance tracks and so i feel i have a good understanding of the conventions seen in music videos of this genre.

Lyrics:-

DJ'ing is an easy way to get laid

Everybody wants to be a DJ

I remember the day I first heard electronic music
I knew back then this illegal computer sound was gonna be my call
My heart got hooked on 4 by 4 beats
When house took his journey with Jack Chicago and Acid House

Now my heart is hooked forever
It's in my soul, in my veins
On my mind 24/7
I don't care if it's french-tek, hardstyle, hardcore, old school or jump

I don't understand people who are satisfied with ordinary pop music
They just listen to whatever radio stations decide they should like
Followed by an overkill of ring tone commercials meant for kids
And my god, they like it!

Some people even think that house clubs are for weirdos only!
Maybe they're right, maybe we are weird
Maybe this music is weird and maybe the clubs are overrated
But we're in this together, we're in this for the love of beats,
for the love of loops

If you're in the scene, being a DJ seems like a natural path to follow
Ha, and back in the days DJ's were weird people who liked music in a weird way
Back then you would have to be a nerd to become a DJ

Nowadays everybody wants to be a DJ
Nowadays everybody wants to be that nerd

It sickens me, I hate those smart asses who think that DJ is an easy way to get laid
Well... get a life!
If you're not in it for the love of the music, would you please fuck off!