Weeks Update

As our music video was to be finished by today, we used all workshop times after college last week (6th Dec) and some of the week before (13th Dec) to complete it.

Week 6th December- We continued to place the many clips onto our timeline and began to edit the photos we had chosen for our digipack.
Workshop times attended:
Wednesday 8th- Sam Taylor Sarah
Thursday 9th- Sam Taylor Sarah Kirsten

Week 13th December- We focused the majority of our time on completing the music video by colour grading and brightening/darkening clips, using splitscreen and creating freeze frames, applying the feathered effect to split screens to create a ghost effect (when 3 images of Taylor are at the same location at the same time).
During college times when the media suite was occupied, we continued to edit the photographs for our digipack on IMacs elsewhere in college.
Workshop times attended:
Monday 13th- Sam Taylor Sarah Kirsten
Tuesday 14th- Sam Sarah
Wednesday 15th- Sam (Sarah had a University interview)
Thursday 16th- Sam Taylor
*Start of Christmas break*- Snow fall over the weekend
Monday 20th- Sam Taylor Sarah

Practice Edits on PhotoImpact 10 For Ancillary Task

Here are some sample photo’s that I have found on the internet which I have edited using, Photo Impact 10 for practice editing for the real ancillary task.

This is the original photo that I found, I chose this because it incorporates a white background (which we used), plus the model has brown hair (the same as our artist). 

Here I lightened the picture, decreased the contrast and softened her features. I also increased the intensity of the white background.

 

For this picture I; luminated and softened her skin tone using the skin touch up tool. This makes her makeup more refined and contrasts from the white background. 

For the final edit I; dimed the brightness on the model, increased the contrast up to 70% and increased the mid tones, e.g. the blond in the hair. This defines her features more so than the last picture and has more use of colours than the original shot.



In practice editing these pictures, I know have a wider range of ideas to bring to the ancillary task and also I feel more comfortable with the Photo editing equipment.



Week Update

As our music video and ancillary tasks (digipack and magazine advert) are to be finished by the end of this week, we will be attending all after college workshops this week as well as periods during college time when our media room is free.

Ancillary Task Original Photos

     

From looking at our choice of photos, we decided to chose a variety of the best ones we managed to capture. With our choice we will begin to practise editing and experiment what kind of images will link well with our music video.

Ideas for our Digipak

For our Digipak cover we have decided to change the scale of the images, as Taylor is going to be leant against a giant tape. A CD cover which uses this idea of scale is Lilly Allens 'Its Not me, Its You', however Lilly is probably led on the giant L in the photoshoot, but we are going to change the size of our tape in Photoshop to create a similar effect.

Layout of our Digipak

We have decided to produce a 6 panel digipak, as we are able to include many photographs of Taylor to help illustrate our brand better than a simple 4 panel digipak. A 4 panel digipak is also too similar to the traditional jewel case.

Week Update

Due to the closure of college 2 days last week, we have not yet completed our editing for our music video. Therefore this week, in out of lesson time, we are going to complete the editing for our music video, this will include continuing to lip sync the clips, using split screen and also using several clips to show 4 'Taylors' on the screen at the same time.

Whilst doing this, we will also be working on our ancillary tasks; which are to design a digipack, for which we have decided to do a 6 panel, and the front cover for a music magazine. Both of these are to be linked to our artist and song 'Taylor and the Rubies' OH NO!. Today we will be taking the photographs for our ancillary task to which we have already discussed and planned.