Ancillary Research Task

Ancillary Research Task - digipak

A Digipak is a type of CD packaging that is made out of several card stocks such as heavy paper or cardboard. Digipaks are often quite similar to a flip book that can sometimes have three or double parts, so that one portion of the packaging opens to the right and on to the left or opens all in one of either sides and the CD would be in the centre of the portion.

Outside Cover

Inside Cover

This is an A grade students Digipak from last year. It is very clearly linked to the video by using the main actor on the outside cover. Having seen many of Twenty One Pilots artwork the outside cover definitely looks like something they would produce. The inside cover is more linked to the song and doesn't fit as well with the outside or I would say the artists style. However I can see why the student chose to use the polarise effect and the photo has
obviously taken while filming. I do like the way the photo goes
over both panels and the same on the outside cover.

Front Cover

Back Cover

This is The Weeknds' album beauty behind the madness released in August 2015. I think this album works really well; his face is on the front cover this states that this is clearly his album and because he features in all his music video there is a clear connection. The black with yellow makes the writing stand out and is a clear theme through the whole digipak; I have noticed that most albums have a clear colour scheme. The cover itself is simple but really reflects the
tittle and that reflects him as an artist.

Final Plot Ideas (Preliminary Task)

This is our final plot ideas: The main character (a young boy) puts on his superhero mask and runs into his garden to get into his tent/den. The tent then transports him into another woodland world in which there will be others all dancing. In the middle of all the dancing and partying in the new forest the young boy will trip up/fall over in some way and as he hits the floor he will be transported back to his garden and outside the tent/den. The boy will then realise he's back home and may be greeted by his mother asking wheres he been (that scene will be dependant on availability of actors). We tried to keep our idea as simplistic as possible, this was to ensure that we didn't over complicate the meaning of the video which is simply just about the young boy enjoying himself in his own imagination when he has the safety of his superhero costume on.

Ballerina

One of my main characters is a girl about the age of 18, who aspires to be a professional ballet dancer. In the music video she is under a lot of pressure as she is auditioning for the main part in a show for a major ballet company. You she her go through a period of self criticism and competition to achieve her goal. The process pushes her to new limits and its only her love of ballet that keeps her going. It becomes her escape and the only way she can truly express herself.

Research of existing music videos - Dizzee Rascal - Bassline Junky

This is effective in using live performance and syncing the miming with the song lyrics throughout the entirety of the music video. After watching numerous student videos who have failed really bad in successfully syncing the miming, therefore during my music video any live performance I have will be minimalistic to prevent it from appearing out of time. This video lacks a narrative that's separate from the lyrics itself, watching the video without any sound it would be hard to get a story or what's relevant which is effective for this light hearted song but is not something I want to replicate in my video.

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