Photo shoot for digital package

This photo is one we may use on the front cover of our CD cover along side the image below, because of the poses i can add interesting effects to them making them appeal to my target audience.

this shot can be used as a feature page in the magazine me and my group are going to create this shot will be effective as the male actor is dressed to fit the genre of music which is Hip hop and R&B the hood and the baseball cap are key signifiers of the hip hop genre.

the reasons i will not proceed with this photo is because my Actor is supposed to represent the singer Will i am, whilst 95% of the costume fits his representation the Snap back takes this representation into hip hop where as Will I Am's genre is R&B so i will re shoot this pose but with a different hat.

out of the two images above this i would most likely use this one for the simple reason the representation of this shot suggests this actor (myself ) is an R&B singer the signifiers of this is the contrast between the costumes of the two male actors, Male actor 1 in grey has an urban hip hop representation whilst, Male actor 2 has a softer R&B representation and the combination of these two photos can be used to fit into the music genre of hip hop and R&B.

This particular shot of Male actor one is the one i would most likely use in the creation of our music magazine as his body language and facial expressions are in symetry with the signifiers of the hip hop genre making this photo effective.

The body language of Male actor two fits the R&B genre and can be manipulated well to in a magazine. 

In conclusion i believe the photo shoot was successfull as we obtained a variety of photographs which i can use and manipulate effectivly to create a  digital package that is fit for purpose and relates to my music genre as well as being appealing to my target audience.

Digipak analysis

Digipak analysis Codes and conventions

Video diary day 3 shooting the chorus/ hook

this was a very productive day got alot of footage for our music video, only negative is that it took ages to set up the Green screen and the lighting but overall very productive im happy with it.

Video Diary Day 3: setting up

This was the third day recording we had to re record scenes from the hook and verse of the songs, as the location we used last time didn't work well in our music video both visually and for the symbolism behind our music video.

Music video Hook recording review

Video diary day 2 (Recording Day 1)

Video Diary Day 2 conclusion

this was our second day recording we scouted for location for our hook scene and we had a productive day using the lights and cameras

Text messages with group members

This is a Conversation Between me and my group member Mahdi Maah me and him are organising footage to be taken for our music video as we felt there was too much performance scenes so we were informing each other of what we were doing to come closer to completing our project.

This was a conversation between me and Allin Nuh where we were organising the Photshoot for our magazine advert.

This is me and Allin Nuh organising a day to do lip synching practice so we will be well prepared and make minimal mistakes in the performance scenes of our music video making our project more time efficient.

Failed attempt at recording the hook rough draft first attempt.

This was our very first day recording the hook for our video i dont like this footage as the backdrop was tough and the lighting was too harsh but all in all it was an ideal learning curve for me and our group as we now know what not to do when filming e.g checking a location prior to recording and using lights effectively.

Target audience questionnaire

Audience Feedback Questionnaires by Jerome Blake

This questionnaire was particularly helpful when i came to gathering data. we then analysed the results and noticed that the lighting was a continuous issue in our video.

Rough Sketches of Magazine Advert

Rough Sketch of Digipak