Whilst searching some information on Supergrass the other day I found the complete lyrics to La Song which we did not manage to find whils shooting the video. It would have been useful if we had found these earlier as the miming would have then been more accurate however we cannot change it now.
Well they lead us from the ruin of fables,
And we drink ourselves right under the tables,
Push a needle into yesterday's papers
Then they tell us that they love us and hate us
Deliver us from feelings of hatred
You know, it's going to kill us sooner or later
Lead us from the ruin of fables
As they're climbing up the towers of Babel
You've got to get inside and feel love
Well they lead us from the ruin of fables,
See inside ourselves and what we are made of,
Well come along and stick on the labels
And do the dance of the cash potato
They're kindest when they tell us they hate us
Because we're super fragilistically aimless
Well they lead us from the ruin of fables,
And the goddess of Assyrian angels.
You've got to get inside and feel love
Friday, 27 November 2009
Ancillary Products
For the last few lessons we have been working on our digipak and magazine advert. Our final digipak varied slightly from our initial idea but we kept many of the main elements including the use of a textured background and ensuring all text saying 'Supergrass' was in capitals. We spent a majority of our time working on the digipak as this was a larger project as it involved us producing both the inside and outside cover for a six panel gate fold template. We attempted to keep the design simple as we had not spent much time planning for it earlier in our project which put a lot of pressure on us to do it quickly which may have impacted the overall outcome of both pieces. As we produced our digipak first we tried to link it to our video using images taken from test footage and the finished piece placed on the back outside panel. We then also included text around the images explaining what can be found in the digipak. We looked at several digipak cases and information that was included on the back cover and from this got the idea to put information such as the colour format, disc lengths and language of the disc which we felt added a more professional feel to the finished product.
On the inside we produced a track listing on the central panel and then used individual photographs of each of us standing in a band members to represent the band. We then edited the photos using photoshop changing the colour and adding filters. These were aimed to be hidden behind the two discs which would be placed over the top so they were not always on display. We had hoped to show where the discs were going to be placed by producing some form of marking on the cover however we ran out of time as we did not manage to get to this stage until the last lesson where our main focus was the magazine advert.
Our magazine advert tried to continue some of the ideas found on the digipak. I decided by chance to take some 'green space' photo's while we were doing our individual photographs just in case we wanted to use something like this in our magazine advert as it could be used as a good base. Me and Adam then took the decision that as we did not have much time left we would use one of these photo's and edited some of the colours in photoshop before adding more layers and information. Trying to keep all our products linked we placed the crest we designed centrally to our image which looked quite nice as there was also a gap in the trees here. We also then used the same text we had used on the outside of our digipak to write a majority of the information relating to the product including the release date and product information such as discs included and the download. We then looked at other magazine adverts and decided to include 'quotations' from well known music magazines and newspapers attempting to give it a more realistic feel. We had initially wanted to include something along the lines of a star rating but could not find an easy way to do this so had to compromise.
Overall I am very pleased with the outcome of both our ancillary products although I think we could have benefited from taking some time to lay down ideas earlier in the project. The magazine advert was very rushed as we had not planned our time too well and were only working on one project at a time. Our finished products would have benefited from being worked on at the same time using two computers but as we failed to do this we had to work quickly. On the whole though I think the finished products are very good and relate well to each other and also to the general feel of the video and also some of the work that Supergrass have done as a band themselves.
On the inside we produced a track listing on the central panel and then used individual photographs of each of us standing in a band members to represent the band. We then edited the photos using photoshop changing the colour and adding filters. These were aimed to be hidden behind the two discs which would be placed over the top so they were not always on display. We had hoped to show where the discs were going to be placed by producing some form of marking on the cover however we ran out of time as we did not manage to get to this stage until the last lesson where our main focus was the magazine advert.
Our magazine advert tried to continue some of the ideas found on the digipak. I decided by chance to take some 'green space' photo's while we were doing our individual photographs just in case we wanted to use something like this in our magazine advert as it could be used as a good base. Me and Adam then took the decision that as we did not have much time left we would use one of these photo's and edited some of the colours in photoshop before adding more layers and information. Trying to keep all our products linked we placed the crest we designed centrally to our image which looked quite nice as there was also a gap in the trees here. We also then used the same text we had used on the outside of our digipak to write a majority of the information relating to the product including the release date and product information such as discs included and the download. We then looked at other magazine adverts and decided to include 'quotations' from well known music magazines and newspapers attempting to give it a more realistic feel. We had initially wanted to include something along the lines of a star rating but could not find an easy way to do this so had to compromise.
Overall I am very pleased with the outcome of both our ancillary products although I think we could have benefited from taking some time to lay down ideas earlier in the project. The magazine advert was very rushed as we had not planned our time too well and were only working on one project at a time. Our finished products would have benefited from being worked on at the same time using two computers but as we failed to do this we had to work quickly. On the whole though I think the finished products are very good and relate well to each other and also to the general feel of the video and also some of the work that Supergrass have done as a band themselves.
Thursday, 19 November 2009
Initial Ideas
For the cover of our digipak we are considering using a shot that is in our video as it is simple and also fits with the general imagery used on Supergrass products. We are going to use a gate fold design which we can either create ourselves or find a template for on the internet. The front cover is going to have the main image on it along with the title of the album and SUPERGRASS designed in photo
shop. When you open the Digipak there will be a CD on the left hand panel and directly facing you an emblem that we are going to design. When you then open it completely there will be four pictures on the middle panel, one of each band member (us) and possibly a short description or piece of writing underneath each. There will also be another CD on the right hand panel. On the back of the digipak there will be the track listings and the information about the DVD.
Supergrass' album covers are generally very simple with minimal writing on the front. Their name is always in capital letters no matter what style the writing is in and we intend to make sure we keep to this element of their advertising. Bright colours are also often used most probably because they catch people attention although this is more evident in the magazine adverts rather than on Digipaks. Most of Supergrass' covers also show at least one band member on it somewhere whether it's a cartoon or photograph and using an image of Adam on the sofa sticks to this.
This is the general design we intend to use for our digipak however because we're including two discs rather than one inner panel 1 will hold another CD. Also, one of the folds will need to be twice as thick as the other to accommodate for the extra disc.
We are also now considering making an illustration of the picture we want to use for our front cover and placing it over the top of a redy-brown textured background which will be used as the background colour over the whole digipak.
shop. When you open the Digipak there will be a CD on the left hand panel and directly facing you an emblem that we are going to design. When you then open it completely there will be four pictures on the middle panel, one of each band member (us) and possibly a short description or piece of writing underneath each. There will also be another CD on the right hand panel. On the back of the digipak there will be the track listings and the information about the DVD.Supergrass' album covers are generally very simple with minimal writing on the front. Their name is always in capital letters no matter what style the writing is in and we intend to make sure we keep to this element of their advertising. Bright colours are also often used most probably because they catch people attention although this is more evident in the magazine adverts rather than on Digipaks. Most of Supergrass' covers also show at least one band member on it somewhere whether it's a cartoon or photograph and using an image of Adam on the sofa sticks to this.
This is the general design we intend to use for our digipak however because we're including two discs rather than one inner panel 1 will hold another CD. Also, one of the folds will need to be twice as thick as the other to accommodate for the extra disc.
We are also now considering making an illustration of the picture we want to use for our front cover and placing it over the top of a redy-brown textured background which will be used as the background colour over the whole digipak.
Wednesday, 18 November 2009
Digipak
We have just started thinking about what we are going to put in to our Digipak and the layout we are going to use for it. Rather than doing a simple DVD case we are thinking about making a 6 panel pack so that part of it folds out. We are also considering leaving two spaces for discs; one for the CD and another for a DVD of our video.
There is an image in our video of Adam which we are thinking of taking on a stills camera and using on the cover. It's a simple image in which he is sat on a sofa and the room looks empty yet still appears to have things going on.
There is an image in our video of Adam which we are thinking of taking on a stills camera and using on the cover. It's a simple image in which he is sat on a sofa and the room looks empty yet still appears to have things going on.
Our view on feedback
Overall we agree with the feedback based on Goodwin's analysis. Our lyrics didn't appear to have much meaning about them other than people messing around and our video tries to portray this image. Generally this is an accurate analysis of our video emphasizing on the more positive aspects of the finished piece.