Using a website called Wordle I have created a collage of some of the competitors within the EDM industry. Creating this Wordle has made me realise a number of things about the genre. The first thing being that most artists are solo artists rather than bands, secondly there is a clear majority of male artists against female artists. In fact, there are no female artists in this selection of artists however, it is very common for female artists to feature in the songs of the artists included above. For example, Nyla features in a number of Major Lazer's songs and so does Rihanna in Calvin Harris' songs. Thirdly, Most of the EDM artists go by a stage name, rather their real name. Completing this task has got me beginning to think about which artist I will be interested to look into when it comes to planning and production. I will be able to go back to this Wordle when needed.
This is a mood board which I have created using Photoshop, the aim of it being to identify the identity and characteristics of my chosen artist. Clearly shown by the mood board my chosen artist is Clavin Harris. I have included a wide selection of pictures which I believe are appropriate for the aim of the task including pictures of the artist himself throughout his career as an Artist, certain shots from his music videos that I think perfectly identify/ portray his genre, album covers and general pictures of his lifestyle.
This is a Timeline I have created with a software names HSTRY. The purpose of this task is in order to keep on track of all tasks and not fall behind. It includes all of the tasks within the planning and production process. Setting a deadline date will encourage me to hand in everything on time and not fall behind. Having an idea of when every task needs to be done will help me to structure my working hours effectively. I found HSTRY a very useful software to use and it was easy to work with, meaning I would potentially use it again on my blog when suitable. Overall, I believe that this is a necessary task within the research section of my blog as a tool to see where I stand in relation to the whole project.
These are a series of Timelapse videos which I have created using a software named Final Cut Pro. The filming process of the video was done at home using a DSLR and a tripod. Creating these time- lapse videos has developed my filming and editing skills further. The editing consisted of speeding up the pace of the video in order to make it a time lapse
Digipak:
The drafting of the digipak includes taking a piece of A3 plain paper, and measuring 6 12 x 12 squares. Following that I have labelled each of the squares with a title. Commencing with the top right corner being the inside right of the digipack and includes the lyrics of the songs in the album, followed by the inside centre which includes the actual CD, and then by the inside left, which has a personal message from the artists as well as credits and social media subscription. The second set of squares consists of the extra panel containing some photographs from the artist's album photoshoot, followed by the back cover and the front cover, which includes the songs list, barcode, artists image, name and the album name. Of course this is just an initial draft and only includes the basic codes and conventions of a Digipak, when it comes to creating the real thing I will be able to look back at this task in order to get some further ideas and inspiration.
Album Advert:
The drafting of the Album Advert was done to a very minimal level, as it is the product which contains the least information and and codes and conventions in it. There are five main things which need to be included when creating an album advert being: The artist's name, The release date of the album, main image (usually a mid- shot or close-up shot of the artist), the name of the album and social media and other subscriptions. However, there are some additional things that may be added such as reviews, features and singles. When it comes to creating my real album advert further things such as colour scheme and fonts will needed to be considered, however, i will be able to look back to my draft in order to get an idea of the basic layout and where to start. Artist's Website
Finally, the artist website is the product which includes the most information, and in my opinion must be very detailed in order to look good and professional. The draft I have created only includes the main codes and conventions, and a brief idea of how an Artist's website looks like.
These are my artist website, Album advert and Digipak drafts which iv'e created in my Timelapse video. They will aid me in in planning and production process, by giving me a brief idea of where to start.
