Some screen shots of our myspace page:
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Our Album cover
Final Album Cover:
Front Cover:
Insert:
Back:
Larger, more helpful images can be found
here http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq148/group2d/front.jpg
and here http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq148/group2d/back.jpg
I put together the front cover, which i made from images that the other members of the group had edited; having changed brightness and contrast etc. Angela found the font, called "HookedUp" on the interweb. James made the insert, and i put the two of them onto the same PSP file. I used Paint Shop Pro for the entire thinng.
I am particularly proud with the back cover. Taking a picture of the blank background was a good idea. James and I came up with the names of the tracks, making them sound proud and pretentious, for example "The End (Part 1)" is track 3. I made the SP and MX logos quickly on PSP, I thought that the SP logo had to have the signature font of the band. The Barcode came from google, and the serial number "MXR90234 / 0289384-2" although being made up, is in the same form as real serial numbers. I looked at a number of albums, most notably "Steal This Album" by System of a Down as templates for the conventions, like barcode, and serial number. I hope i got it as accurate as possible when i made the cover.
Front Cover:
Insert:
Back:
Larger, more helpful images can be found
here http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq148/group2d/front.jpg
and here http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq148/group2d/back.jpg
I put together the front cover, which i made from images that the other members of the group had edited; having changed brightness and contrast etc. Angela found the font, called "HookedUp" on the interweb. James made the insert, and i put the two of them onto the same PSP file. I used Paint Shop Pro for the entire thinng.
I am particularly proud with the back cover. Taking a picture of the blank background was a good idea. James and I came up with the names of the tracks, making them sound proud and pretentious, for example "The End (Part 1)" is track 3. I made the SP and MX logos quickly on PSP, I thought that the SP logo had to have the signature font of the band. The Barcode came from google, and the serial number "MXR90234 / 0289384-2" although being made up, is in the same form as real serial numbers. I looked at a number of albums, most notably "Steal This Album" by System of a Down as templates for the conventions, like barcode, and serial number. I hope i got it as accurate as possible when i made the cover.
xx
The Timeline storyboard i made, i put onto a timeline so that we would know how things happen and when in relation to the actual sounds of the song.
i made this before we had finished shooting, and it helped alot in helping james to get the right emotion.
Also, i put in a timecode so i could see more precisely where things were.
i made this before we had finished shooting, and it helped alot in helping james to get the right emotion.
Also, i put in a timecode so i could see more precisely where things were.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Myspace analysis
Common conventions and features of a Music Myspace:
Box with artist name, profile views, last logged in, and a link to pics and vids.Band menbers section usually contains info on individual members, and maybe a picture.Space to list influences.Space to list "sounds like"Space for record label and label type.Music player, with popular/new songs from the bandList of upcoming showsList of blog postsTop FriendsCommentsThese things are standard for any music myspace, but some bands change these to suit their needs.
Example 1:
Dragonforce. http://www.myspace.com/dragonforce
Large logo and picture of the band right at the topstraight away plugging themselves, with discography and an advert for Ibanez "signature series" Dragonforce guitars, and "official merch store". Obviously very commercial.Doesn't use Myspace template, but keeps the two columns, for instance, instead of the box with the picture and band name etc, there is just this image http://thomashope.com/themike/Dragonforce/images/DF_side_01.gifUpcoming shows is not using myspace templateMusic videos all over the page.Clear. Pale text on dark background.
Example 2:
Bloc Party. http://www.myspace.com/blocparty
Plain black background, with white text.Standard Myspace style, with the info box clear. Has band logo at top of info box.Gig listingsBlog postsMusic videos in Youtube style playersuse the "General Info" box properly; lists band members in the correct section, and influences in influences."About" section has music videos, and a plug to buy latest album.At the top is okug for latest album, with link to interactive "Click here to build your own 'intimacy' mini site"
Example 3:
Gorillaz http://www.myspace.com/gorillaz
Super Standard myspace, has kept all of myspace's formatting without adding anything fancy of their own.Has pictures of the band members under each of their namesthe about section is very long, with slideshows of the band, and links to buy their latest album, and links to all their videos.It also has a long ~400 word bio section.the text is black on yellow text boxes, on a very Gorillaz-style hand drawn background
From this, i have concluded that in our myspace, we can realistically either keep the trad myspace layout, or do something edgy and different. We need to put on our song, or at least make it look like it. Also, we need photos of the band, on the page and in the pics section. We also need the music video on the page.
xx
Box with artist name, profile views, last logged in, and a link to pics and vids.Band menbers section usually contains info on individual members, and maybe a picture.Space to list influences.Space to list "sounds like"Space for record label and label type.Music player, with popular/new songs from the bandList of upcoming showsList of blog postsTop FriendsCommentsThese things are standard for any music myspace, but some bands change these to suit their needs.
Example 1:
Dragonforce. http://www.myspace.com/dragonforce
Large logo and picture of the band right at the topstraight away plugging themselves, with discography and an advert for Ibanez "signature series" Dragonforce guitars, and "official merch store". Obviously very commercial.Doesn't use Myspace template, but keeps the two columns, for instance, instead of the box with the picture and band name etc, there is just this image http://thomashope.com/themike/Dragonforce/images/DF_side_01.gifUpcoming shows is not using myspace templateMusic videos all over the page.Clear. Pale text on dark background.
Example 2:
Bloc Party. http://www.myspace.com/blocparty
Plain black background, with white text.Standard Myspace style, with the info box clear. Has band logo at top of info box.Gig listingsBlog postsMusic videos in Youtube style playersuse the "General Info" box properly; lists band members in the correct section, and influences in influences."About" section has music videos, and a plug to buy latest album.At the top is okug for latest album, with link to interactive "Click here to build your own 'intimacy' mini site"
Example 3:
Gorillaz http://www.myspace.com/gorillaz
Super Standard myspace, has kept all of myspace's formatting without adding anything fancy of their own.Has pictures of the band members under each of their namesthe about section is very long, with slideshows of the band, and links to buy their latest album, and links to all their videos.It also has a long ~400 word bio section.the text is black on yellow text boxes, on a very Gorillaz-style hand drawn background
From this, i have concluded that in our myspace, we can realistically either keep the trad myspace layout, or do something edgy and different. We need to put on our song, or at least make it look like it. Also, we need photos of the band, on the page and in the pics section. We also need the music video on the page.
xx
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