Ancillary Task: Website 1

http://lilyfan.net/

First Edit of Music Video

Here's the first edit of my music video. It has a lot of faults, and a lot of black gaps that need to be filled but these will soon be replaced with shots I am about to record. This was supposed to be uploaded awhile ago, but Ive eventually got round to doing it. After uoloading the video, I have noticed bits that do need putting in sync, and I will be sorting the this out immediatly.

To Do List

Since there are only two weeks left before the media deadline, and I have a lot more to do, I decided to create a To-Do List which I will follow over the next few days. Ive decided to really organise myself and make sure I stick to my own mini deadlines which are:

1st week:

Monday-

- Record the last shots of my video, including the bubblegum shots.

- Analyse 2 more CD covers

Rest of the week

- Upload first edit onto blog

- Upload finished video onto blog (I aim to get the video finished at the end of this week)

- Upload storyboard onto blog, along with any other posts that need filling (lyrics and timings etc...)

- Take ancillary photos (Friday hopefully)

2nd week

- Create ancillary texts (shouldnt take more than 3 days)

- Upload ancillarys on blog

- Make video a CD - Finish evaluation

Progress

On Monday I will be filming the last parts of my music video. I have left it till late but the added pressure will make me more determined to get my video done in time. Ive found I have worked better under pressure. The shots I am filming are going to be of Michaela making bubbles with pink bubblegum, and I will use some of these shots filmed on my digipak. One shot will be useful for the back of my digipak, as I want a full body shot of Michaela popping bubblegum, and the names of singles around her.

Ancillary Task: Magazine Poster Analysis 3

Here is a magazine poster of the female independant artist, Gwen Stefani. Gwen's representation and image of herself is seen quite ambiguious and out there, much like her style, videos and fashion sense. There is a 3 main colour scheme on this poster, mostly yellows, reds, whites and oranges. I think this shows how it is important to stick to a certain colour scheme, unless you do want to be a bit different and mix certain colours together. The layout we can see on this poster seems to be: The main image taking over the page, with Gwen as the main attraction. Undereath is the main masthead, which is the artists name. This is made bold and gold with a certain themed font, which both connotate richness and Gwen being seen as a queen. Hence the image consisting of her holding a crown. Underneath the masthead is the tagline, which is the name of the aritsts album, and beside that is an image of the album cover itself. This, to bear in mind, is a promotional poster for an actual album, so when thinking about my own advertisement, I could include the single from the album and write that, or I could just have the advert consist of promoting the single on its own. Other details which layout wise on this poster, are underneath the tagline, are singles which are included from the album, in this case popular ones 'What are you waiting for' and 'Walk it out' Underneath this, in the right corner, terms and conditions would be applied, and also the logo or name of the artists label. This is important as it comes under the insitution of the artist and represents their mark on the music industry.

Ancillary Task: Magazine Poster Analysis 2

After already analysed the first poster, I then knew what to look out for when looking at the next two. This would be colour scheme, structure/layout and theme. When analysing this poster from the british pop artist Lily Allen, we can see how it is structerly different from the other two posters, and the colour schemes vary from the other two posters I have anaylsed. The colour scheme and theme have gone well with the video itself, and anyone who has seen the video knows the mis en scene on the poster matches the mis en scene of what Lily was wearing in the video, from makeup to jewellery to outfits. The colour scheme has again stuck with 3 colours like the other two posters, red, black and white, which is again important as the audience arent being bombarded with colour, unless the artist wanted to create that sort of effect. These colours are also quite sophisticated, along with Lilys image in this poster. The layout is different from the other two, but more similar to Gwen Stefanis poster, with the the main image placed at the top of the page, but then the name of the artist is at the top left in a small font. This could be suprising as you'd expect the artists name to be plastered over the poster so the audience can see who it is about, but this poster has done the opposite delibratley to show that you should already know who Lily Allen is without having to see her name. Unlike the other two posters, a small image of the album that the single comes from isnt placed on the poster. This makes the poster seem neater and easier to read, with the main attraction not being distracted by other pictures. Underneath the main image is the singles name, release date and any other information that is relevant, maybe being terms and conditions. These are outlined in red on a white background to stand out. Underneath that is the name of the record label, and other small print that may be needed. These are in a smaller font indicating that they are not as important. The font for the writing other than the single name are written in a bold, simple font, which carries on the theme of a simple poster. The font used for the name of the single is quite different, as it is a more 1950's , retro font, which again if you have seen the video, makes a lot of sense why it has been chosen, as it carries on the main image Lily wanted to show the audience. This shows continuity, making it important for every element of a promotional package matches the image created from your music video.

Ancillary Task: Magazine Poster Analysis 1

When analysing this poster from the british pop artist Lily Allen, we can see how it is structerly different from the other two posters, and the colour schemes vary from the other two posters I have anaylsed. The colour scheme and theme have gone well with the video itself, and anyone who has seen the video knows the mis en scene on the poster matches the mis en scene of what Lily was wearing in the video, from makeup to jewellery to outfits. The colour scheme has again stuck with 3 colours like the other two posters, red, black and white, which is again important as the audience arent being bombarded with colour, unless the artist wanted to create that sort of effect. These colours are also quite sophisticated, along with Lilys image in this poster. The layout is different from the other two, but more similar to Gwen Stefanis poster, with the the main image placed at the top of the page, but then the name of the artist is at the top left in a small font. This could be suprising as you'd expect the artists name to be plastered over the poster so the audience can see who it is about, but Lthis poster has done the opposite delibratley to show that you should already know who Lily Allen is without having to see her name. Unlike the other two posters, a small image of the album that the single comes from isnt placed on the poster. This makes the poster seem neater and easier to read, with the main attraction not being distracted by other pictures. Underneath the main image is the singles name, release date and any other information that is relevant, maybe being terms and conditions. These are outlined in red on a white background to stand out. Underneath that is the name of the record label, and other small print that may be needed. These are in a smaller font indicating that they are not as important. The font for the writing other than the single name are written in a bold, simple font, which carries on the theme of a simple poster. The font used for the name of the single is quite different, as it is a more 1950's , retro font, which again if you have seen the video, makes a lot of sense why it has been chosen, as it carries on the main image Lily wanted to show the audience. This shows continuity, making it important for every element of a promotional package matches the image created from your music video.