Ancillary text inspirations

Digipak:

Cage the Elephant - Tell me I'm pretty

- Clear cohesion throughout the CD through colour

- Same font throughout

- Simplistic CD

- Front cover standing out 

- Artists signature look on cd (roses)

- Simplistic 

- Black and White

- Black and white format 

- Link between each section of the digipak (Cigarettes)

Logo:

I based my logo on the following 4 logos from the indie genre. 

Each logo including mine is simplistic,  black and white and makes it clear what the artist is called.

Planning of ancillary texts

Photos:

Original back panel photo.

Original front cover photo.

The photos on the front cover and back panel of my digipak are both original. Took at Leeds festival 2016.

Logo:

New/Current logo

Old/original logo

As for logos, I prefer the plain logo which I am currently using and it fits in well with each theme especially the simplistic one. I felt like the violet in the first logo was too bright and didn't suit the themes or band.

CD/DVD:

To create the rounded discs I decided to use an online template. The photo above is the template I used.

Additionally, I inserted a photo of the digipak on the magazine advert which I also used a template to do to ensure I got the measurements correct. This is the image I based mine upon.

On the inside left and the outside right covers I wanted a simple design of a waveform, and after seeking advice from teachers I chose one off the internet and incorporated it into my work. My decision to chose this particular one was swayed by the simple yet effective look it had.

As I redesigned all my ancillary texts after getting negative feedback prom both teachers and peers, I chose different photos, however, kept the original, basic design.

Digipak:

Final front panel image

Final back panel image

Final left/right inside panel image

Final CD/DVD panel image

Magazine advert:

Final photo featured in magazine ad

Final photo featured in magazine ad

Final photo featured in magazine ad

Each of the images are stills from my video which helps directly link it to my video.

Conventions of ancillary texts

Digipak:

A type of packaging for CD's or DVDs with an internal plastic holder for one or more discs.

Conventions:

• Front panel displays name of the artist and album title
• international DVD logo and record label logo to appear on the spine and back panel
• Track listing on the back panel
• Copyright and regional information on edge of CD and DVD
• Bar code on back panel
• Copyright, DVD classification and legal information on the back panel

Magazine advert for digipak:

Conventions:

• Establish publication that the advert will be placed 
• decide the dimensions of the advert, possibly multiple versions (full, half, quarter page)
• artwork that reflects digipak design or features a shot of the digipak
• "available at..", download/vinyl/CD release date, website URL

Health and Safety

Filming

First attempt of filming

I filmed at Marina in Hull City Centre as it had the water which i wanted to feature in my video. As it was filmed at night, I asked another friends to come along to help me with lighting - all I used to light the actor up was an iPhone torch.

Some shots of video got deleted as there wasn't enough space on the memory card hence why there is little video. To compensate for this, I decide to record some of the landscape shots on my phone (iPhone SE). None of this footage was used in the final cut of my video.

Second attempt of filming

Email to Ferens Art Gallery.

Reply from Ferens Art Gallery.

Unfortunately, on the day I planned to film the gallery was unavailable and I was not able to film there.

Instead, I filmed around Humber street, on Hull Marina and in old derelict buildings ie Lordline. 

Lordline

I also chose to film some parts in a green room so I could manipulate and edit the clips easily.

Another location I filmed was Hessle.