Final Draft of Music Video

Here is the final and official edit of our music video. I hope you like it!

A-Level Music Video Group 3 (Final) from Sidney Stringer on Vimeo.

Final Album Magazine Poster

This is my final album poster. I showed it to family and friends who all told me that the yellow background really helps to emphasize the text and make it all stand out. I'm happy with the final outcome of my poster as it has all of the general conventions on album posters and it also reinforces the candy theme, which shows how I've stuck to the house-style of the band.

The research that I conducted into existing posters before I conducted my own, impacted a lot upon the decisions I made as it allowed me understand the conventions and how they need to be applied accordingly. The research helped a lot and informed my designs, so therefore I feel happy that my poster embodies these codes and conventions by meeting the general criteria for professional posters.

Final Digipak

This my final draft of my digipak. As you can see I have kept to the house-style and maintained the girls' colours that they each represent along with the yellow background as it coincides with the colour scheme to create a candy like effect. I gathered some feedback from family and peers who each told me that the colours work very well as they are vibrant and youthful which makes my digipak appealing. They also told me that the use of the lollipops and the lolly in the case where the CD disc is placed, reinforce the band name 'Kandy Rayn'. I'm very pleased with my digipak as I put a lot of effort into it and I feel as though it strongly represents our band 'Kandy Rayn'.

Creating My Album Magazine Poster

This is a screenshot in Photoshop showing how I created my poster. As you can see, I'm following my second design and just need to add in the record labels, magazine rating, copyright information and the website. 

Second Draft of Album Magazine Poster

This is the second draft of my album poster. I like this design better because I feel that the album cover is shown more and therefore represents 'Kandy Rayn' as their own brand. I also believe that I've included all of the necessary conventions and that they are located around the page better than on my first draft. This is vital as it is what catches the attention of the audience. Therefore, I'm going to base my poster on this design.

First Draft of Album Magazine Poster

This is the first draft of my album poster. As this is my first design, there is still room for improvement. I've included all of the general conventions but I think that the image of the album cover isn't big enough, which means that it will not be eye-catching for the audience and they will not be able to identify with the band. However, as this is only my first design I believe that my ideas will develop when I design my second one.

Researching and Analysing Album Posters

Example One:

The advertisement above is for the grime artist Wretch 32's album 'Wretchrospective'. The conventions conform to the general conventions used on the majority of magazine advertisements:

-  different styles of font (with the artist's name clearly displayed) [WRETCH 32]

-  name of album displayed [WRETCHROSPECTIVE]

-  sponsors / shops;  (shows availability for the audience to purchase the album) [iTunes, HMV]

-  the date (for when the album is released) [6th October 2008]

-  Myspace (for further information of the artist) [MYSPACE.COM/WRETCHCLART]

-  record label [Wretchro Boys/ The Movement]

-  picture of the album; same house-style

Example Two:

The advertisement above is for the hip-hop artist Jay-Z's album 'The Blueprint 3'. The conventions conform to the general conventions used on the majority of magazine advertisements:

-  different styles of font (with the artist's name clearly displayed) [JAY-Z]

-  name of album displayed [THE BLUEPRINT 3]

-  the date (for when the album is released) [09.11.09]

-  website (for further information of the artist) [www.jayz.com]

-  record label [ROC NATION]

-  same image of album used for advert; same house-style

Example Three:

The advertisement above is for the r & b artist Janet Jackson's album 'Discipline'. The conventions conform to the general conventions used on the majority of magazine advertisements:

-  different styles of font (with the artist's name clearly displayed) [JANET JACKSON]

-  name of album displayed [DISCIPLINE]

-  the date (for when the album is released) [25/02]

-  website (for further information of the artist) [janetjackson.com]

-  same image of album used for advert; same house-style

Example Four:

The advertisement above is for the r & b artist Gwen Stefani's album 'Love. Angel. Music. Baby'. The conventions conform to the general conventions used on the majority of magazine advertisements:

-  different styles of font (with the artist's name clearly displayed) [Gwen Stefani]

-  name of album displayed [Love. Angel. Music. Baby.]

-  the date [album in stores now]

-  website (for further information of the artist) [www.gwenstefani.com]

-  same image of album used for advert; same house-style

Example Five:

The advertisement above is for the house/electro artist Basement Jaxx's album 'Rooty'. The conventions conform to the general conventions used on the majority of magazine advertisements:

-  different styles of font (with the artist's name clearly displayed) [BASEMENT JAXX]

-  name of album displayed [ROOTY]

-  the date [JUNE 25]

-  website (for further information of the artist) [www.xlrecordings.com]

-  same image of album used for advert; same house-style

Overall, I can conclude that the majority of album posters consist of:

- different styles of font e.g. the font can be the same style but different in the sense that it is smaller/bigger, in capitals or lowercase and bold or normal. Having different styles of font is a marketing device used as it's what attracts the audience and engages their attention.

- the same image from the actual album cover is used to maintain a house-style and so that the audience can identify with the artist.

- the sponsors, record label and where you can purchase the album. These are often small logos so that the artist is kept as the main feature of the poster.

- bold colours are often used as another device to attract the audience.

- one central image of the artist. This image is often the main feature of the poster and is very big and sharp in order to stand out so that the audience can instantly identify with them.

- website so that the audience can gather more information on the artist and get things such as merchandise, gigs/tour information, exclusive photographs and songs etc.