Photoshoot Schedule

MONDAY 30th NOVEMBER 2016

This will be the day that I will be doing my photoshoot. It will be done in the evening at my house in a living room with a white background. I am planning to take many mid shots and close ups for the front cover. For the back cover I would like to show her hair and the back of her outfit. Additionally, I want an extreme close up of her eye with the make up on. Generally, I want to enjoy this photoshoot with my actress.

Experiment 2

In this experiment I was looking at the sorts of shots that I would use for my final photoshoot. I was experimenting on background and lighting again. I have now finalised that I would like a white background as I believe it gives a professional and angelic finish.

Experiment 1

In this photoshoot I wanted to experiment with the lighting and background. I simply used a work light but realised that there were too many shadows so I then didn't use any lighting just to see how the pictures would come out. I realised that without the lighting the pictures looked "grainy" especially when using a black background. Using a black background made my face stand out a bit more as well as my outfit however my hair blended in with the background. I then tried using a white background which I preferred as it made me look angelic which I would like my artist to look. I also took into consideration the colour of clothing for the artist. I want to choose something bright so it will bring her face out more and I would like to do her hair curly to make her look made up.

Mock Up

Feedback

I will try to use different shots, but also make my artist pose in different ways to make my CD cover look unique.

Props and Costume

For my album cover I will not be using any props as I just want to show my artist as being simple. She does not need a prop to help convey a meaning. I will be doing her hair and make up for the photoshoot. Her make up will be simple but pretty and her hair will be curly to make her look 'girly'. As for her costume I will get her to wear a bright coloured top to attract audience members and to make it look eye catching. It will be more of a 'going out' top as I don't want her to look boring on her album cover.

Artist revealed!

Maya is an India, Sikh girl aged 21. She will be releasing her first album this year. Her music genre is indie pop, and tries to express her thoughts, feelings, and emotions through her songs. When she was younger she felt quite isolated and didn't have anyone to talk to. This is what sparked her interest in writing music. Since then she has been writing her own songs and has been performing locally to family members, friends and in pubs. She has had a lot of attention and now at the age of 21 she has been recognised my republic records who have taken her on. She is planning to release this album and go to music festivals to promote her album. She is going to be creating a CD and Magazine poster for this promotion. She is hoping to have a second album in a couple of years time. 

Album and Artist

I created a survey which I had distributed throughout the sixth form. I explained the concept of the song and album and this is what they thought:

I am happy that the majority chose the name 'Maya'. This is because it means illusion in hindi/punjabi and it relates very well with the concept of my narrative. When I asked why they chose this name, they answered that it is simple and easy to remember, which is what I wanted. With the album name, most people chose 'Reverie' which means lost in one's thought, daydream. They chose this because they thought it was unique. Some of them did not know the meaning of reverie, when I explained what it meant most people chose it but some liked 'Lucid dreams'. I am happy with Reverie as it amplifies the meaning of my narrative. 

From this research I will name my artist 'Maya' and call the album 'Reverie'

Shotlist

Key
M- Master shots
O- Outside shots
W- Work shot

Storyboard and Animatic

Copyright

Dear Copyright holder,

I am an A level student requesting your permission to use Lana Del Rey's track Summertime Sadness. This track will strictly be used for educational purposes, A2 level Media Studies. This includes: creating a music video, an album cover and a magazine advert for our new upcoming artist. This involves of creating a new name, therefore I will not be using Lana Del Rey's name. If we gain your permission this track will only be used for educational purposes and only be viewed by my media class, teachers and the OCR exam board. This track will not be used for any financial purposes or to gain any profit. The artist and the record company will fully be acknowledged throughout the project and production, including the final music video created.

Kind Regards
Simran Deol
Park High School

Magazines

I have decided to use The Guide will be appropriate to put on my magazine. This is because The guise gives online reviews from the Guardian online magazines. I believe this is suitable for my artists as its her first album, therefore I will only need one review for her. They also use a star rating system from one to five, which helps the fans visually see what The Guide thinks of the album. They review range of different artists from different genre's and I can imagine them reviewing my artist's album.

Analysis of magazine and digipaks

This is the Digipak for Rhianna's album, Loud. 

In this Digipak there is one theme colour throughout the album. Her bold red hair and the red roses is what will make her CD cover stand out from other albums. I also want to make my Digipak stand out from other albums by using warm colours. However I do not want to use one picture for the inside panels. This is because I want to show different pictures of the artist so that audience members could get to know the artist a bit better. Rihanna is extremely successful and recognisable which may be why she has put her name in a small font on the CD cover. She is also an iconic artist, therefore she can just use one picture across the inside panels whereas it is the first album for my artist.
The back cover shows her track list, record label, bar code and copy right information which I will need to take into consideration. This is done on every back CD cover. The proction details are also in small print as it is not that relevant for Rihanna's fans.