Digipak Designs

These are my rough designs for my digipak that i drew out by hand. My final design will be based on the last rough drawing as i feel it fits with the vibes of the song best.

A2 Media Progress Post

Last week i started my filming for my video, and have completed the performance side to it. I booked out a camera from the media department and arranged for a band to cover the song on screen so it synced with the lyrics and music. I decided to film the video in my garage as i wanted to fit with the indie 'garage rock' image. The equipment used was supplied by the band, being a drum kit, 2 guitars, a bass guitar and 3 amps. I spent around 2 hours filming this side, and got an adequate amount of the performance filmed with an intro sequence as well. The only problem I ran into was the constraints of time, as i had a small 2 hour period to get it all done due to my characters having to get back to school. Despite this, I feel I got enough filming to do to cover the whole song with just the narrative side of the video to complete. I have organised for this to be done this coming wednesday, to which I should have completed all of my filming.

Music Video Storyboard

These are a few examples of the full storyboard i drew out for my video. They show in detail what i plan to film from start to finish, with information about what type of shot i will use and what is taking place on screen at the time. Using these storyboards will help me to film my video as it shows basis for planning so that i know what i want to happen throughout the clip. As my filming commences i may make some slight changes to my plans, but will keep the general plot and details shown in the storyboard.

A2 Media Progress Post

This lesson we have been shown a demo on how to create our digipak's, by using a template from the internet. We have been shown how to add our images onto Photoshop, how to resize and reshape these images, in order to fit the template's guidelines. I am starting by drawing out my digipak idea's on paper, in rough, which i will later scan onto my blog.

Rough Treatment

This is a rough treatment, vaguely outlining what will happen in my video as the song progresses. Click the picture to enlarge.

Final Idea

I am going to film my video in two parts, with both performance and a narrative parts. This is because I feel it fits with the conventions of music videos as I often see videos with a similar mix of performance and narrative. I also feel from my own personal experience that these types of video's are more enjoyable to watch from a viewers point of view. For the performance side to my video i am going to film a band in a garage. I have chosen this location as i feel it captures the feeling of a 'garage band', which is often associated with artists from the indie genre. I think it encapsulates the feeling that the band are creating homegrown independent music with basic equipment (guitar, drums, bass). The narrative side of my video will be filmed in different locations, in order to fit with the plot of the story. I will film my characters at home first, to establish a relationship between two of them. I will also film some scenes at the local park to further establish the relationship between the characters. The end of the video will show the male character in the clip losing the relationships he had, so i will film him alone to emphasize his loneliness.

Song Lyrics and initial ideas

Bombay Bicycle Club – Magnet

Now its decision time,

Which one will stay which one will say goodbye,

Just my luck to find,

Someone that makes me want to leave her behind.

We took the backseat everyone was happy,

We took the back where everybody left,

We took the back seat everyone was happy.

Now its decision time,

Which one will stay which one will say goodbye?

I’ve woken up in so many rooms,

Sorry that I left so soon I,

Didn’t want to break anybodies mood,

Coz last night you woke me up,

And we almost fell in love,

And then you said,

It is time for bed.

We took the back seat everyone was happy,

You took the back where everybody left,

We took the back seat everyone was happy.

The lyrics to this song initially gave me a number of ideas of what to include in my music video. I knew from the beginning that I wanted to create a video with both narrative and performance visuals, and I will base the narrative around the theme and mood of the lyrics. I feet that the lyrics explain a love story in which a decision will have to be made between two potential partners. I will therefore use this as the basis for my narrative, with a plot showing the troubles and rewards of a typical love story. For my performance side i want to make it look like the band are partaking in a typical practice scenario. I feel that this can be achieved by using a garage as the location for the performance.