The Crimson Cucumbers!! Moths wings

This is near enough the finish video. We mangaged to change the bit that really needed changing which were the beginning and ending. Also there was a few photos missing when we showed it in the crit which made it say "media offline" in some places. Im partly happy with it and partly not. All the ideas we set out from the begginning we completed which i was really suprise with and we added effects which i really liked, like the cutout effect. However little things annoy me like some clips drag just for a few seconds too long, and at the begginning the layering of the photos jump around. Also i think the beat is lost a bit HOWEVER i dont think i will ever be happy with it. Now we have uploaded it onto youtube and this blog we will hopefully get some feedback!

Digi pack- new design (6 panel 2 disc)

We found out that our digi pack now has to have 2 disc, so i have changed it to a 6 panel. I have filled 4 of them so far, the only two that are missing is the slots were the cds are going. Also i am adding text to the bottom left slide. My favourite picture is of the three of them ( vv below vv).

mini crit/screening

Today we screened all our music videos. The week before half term we managed to fill the full 4.13 minutes of our music video. With the beginning and end with the spilt screen. Which went well, however in my mind as usually it looked better. But for the rough cut i was semi happy with the result.

feedback

Mostly everyone liked it, the liked the song and the colour with animation. A few things were said about the band section as it holds for a bit too long. However me and rebecca knew this but we are now worried if we was to try changing it about it will full out of sync. However as we noticed that aswell we will give it ago over the next two weeks. I want to show it to people now who dont no the idea, style or anything and get there reaction!.

Work in process.

This is my digi pack at the moment. My favourite bit is the back as i think it look believble, but im not total sure of the other two? i think they work but im going to play around with other photos to see what other ways i can come up with. The front cover is like Passion Pits front cover as i thought i would carry on them and fit in with the genre. And i think it is important that there is moths at the front as the album is named after the song we choose "Moths Wings".

This is the beginning part of my poster. Because i like the background i kept the photo the main image, also it is of the band so makes sense to promote the album to have the band. I also added moths in the background and turned down the oppacity to make them not 100 % noticable. However i need to decided on text and what information.

I am going to keep with the Crimson in a crimson colour but im not intirely happy with the text, i think it is a bit simple and looks like a letter heading at the moment. So i think i need to develop that, and maybe make the text bigger?

This is the best text overall at the moment. I think the style matched the quaint style of a moth and i kept to the crimson being in a different colour. I had the date in a different colour as i think the video, and to an extent the poster and digi pack is serious ( our band is meant to be a young band). So having the multi colour adds a bit of fun and also makes it stand out. I also adding the information on the song at the top of the page.

The section between the title and the information at the top i feel there needed to be something. However i dont want anything to heavy to take the attention from the rest of the poster. Therefore i turned up the contrast on the main moth in the background. Also added a green tint. Im still deciding where to go, i think i might as other people opinon before i say it is the final one.

Ideas for Digi pack.

Needs to include
-The band.
-List of songs.
-Photo from music video.

I want there to be a hint of animation or the style cut out as i think it is an important style to the band. There music is not the norm and i think it should reflect it in the digi pack.

For the poster i want to have a photo from the cd cover as the main photo so the two ( well actually all three,including music video) have a running thread.

Why do you need promotion?

what is promotion ?
deffintion

Promotion involves disseminating information about a product, product line, brand, or company. It is one of the four key aspects of the marketing mix. (The other three elements are product marketing, pricing, place.)
Promotion is generally sub-divided into two parts:
Above the line promotion: Promotion in the media (e.g. TV, radio, newspapers, Internet, Mobile Phones, and, historically, illustrated songs) in which the advertiser pays an advertising agency to place the ad
Below the line promotion: All other promotion. Much of this is intended to be subtle enough for the consumer to be unaware that promotion is taking place. E.g. sponsorship, product placement, endorsements, sales promotion, merchandising, direct mail, personal selling, public relations, trade shows.