Risk Assessments

• Tripping over the tripod can be a hazard so we will have to be careful when walking near it.
• When filming in the theatre we need to make sure the female singer is in a position where she won't be blinded by the spotlight.
• When filming the picture burning we will have to be careful about the fumes it will let off so and also we need to be wary about things around us so they don't catch fire. We are going to do this outside because it is safer and there won't be a chance of us causing damage to our surroundings.
• Whilst filming the male (Tom Bee) pushing female 1 (me) on a swing we have to make sure the camera or the person filming (Kelly) won't get kicked and also we need to make sure I don't fall off.
• When filming in the outdoors we need to be aware of our surroundings and watch out for any dogs which may run at us or anything/anyone else who may disrupt filming.
• When the male (Tom Bee) is using the gym equipment he needs to make sure that firstly he knows the correct way to use it and secondly doesn't push himself too hard and injure himself.
• When running in the field, in a house and up a street we need to make sure there aren't any potential slipping hazards in the 'running pathway' and also we won't run very fast.
• When holding the rose we will have to make sure we are careful not to prick ourselves on the thorns.
• Finally when throwing the microphone stand we will have to make sure the microphone isn't still attached to it so it won't get damaged, also we will have to pick it up more or less straight the way so people won't trip over it.

Shooting Schedule for music video and pictures for didgpak/poster

Filming for the music video;

Day One; - (completed)
Location: Tom bee's house & Winchester Road
Props: Paper saying 'Everything Lies' - to stick on road signs whilst filming.
Shot Numbers: 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82 84, 85, 86, 88, 90, 92, 94, 123

Day Two; - (completed)
Location: The college theatre - need to see when it is free & we need to book it
Props: Microphone, Mic stand, drums.
- A lighting schedule will also be produced for when we film in the theatre.
Shot Numbers: 1, 6, 14, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, (26, 27, 28, 29 filmed continuously) 31, 33, 35, 37, 38, 40, 42, 43, 59, 60 ,61, 62, 63, 64, 65 ,66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 87, 89, 91, 93, 95, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132.

Camera shots filmed of the Female singer (me) performing from the same positioning and each shot type they will be from:
Extreme close up of lips: 26, 27, 28, 29
Close up: 14, 17, 33, 38, 70, 78, 89, 93, 107, 120
Medium close up: 1, 25, 42, 60, 62, 65, 95, 98, 112, 129
Medium shot: 6, 24, 35, 47, 61, 63, 74, 91, 99, 103, 126,
Medium-long shot: 23, 37, 43, 64, 66, 130, 132
Long shot: 18, 22, 68, 72, 87, 114, 124

Shots of Female 2 (Kelly) in the theatre: 96, 99, 101, 106, 114, 119, 125


Day Three; - (completed)
Shots of the Male in the theatre: 97, 102, 104, 108, 111, 115, 121, 128, 131

Shots of just the audience (without male): 100, 113,

Day Four; - (completed)
Location: Drama studio - need to see when free & need to book it
Props: Green fabric for greenscreening & digital camera to take a picture before filming one perticular shot - not really props but we need them
Shot numbers: 3, 12, 77, 80, 81, 116
Camera shots filmed from the same position: 3 & 116

Day Five; - (completed)
Location: Countesthorpe/Leysland field & outside the entrance to design
Props:
Shot Numbers: 26, 27, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 39, 41, 44, 45, 46, 110, 117

Day Six; - (completed)
Location: Countesthorpe gym - need permission to film whilst people are in there - we need things going on in the background anyway so we don't need an empty gym
Props: Gym equiptment, bench
Shot Numbers: 13, 15, 16, 50, 51, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 118

Day Seven; - (completed)
Location: Kelly's house
Props: Photo's, letters, bed, mirror, make-up
Shot Numbers: 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 19, 20 ,21, 83


Still images needed for our music video:
Shots 2, 3, 4, 11 and 116 all will need pictures as the full shot or the background.

• For shots 2 and 4 the still images are the same - the picture was taken & edited (cropped and tinted black & white) on the 23rd of November 2009.
• For shots 3 and 116 the background still images are the same - the picture was taken & edited (cropped and tinted black & white) on the 23rd of November 2009.
• The picture need for shot 11 will be taken just before we film shot 12 as they follow on from each other & it will be easier to get the positioning right. - the picture & the shot following it were both taken & filmed on the 2nd of December 2009.

Dates of when filming has taken place:

• 24th November - completed all of day 4's filming - couldn't do days 1,2 or 3 because of the weather and the theatre was booked.
• 26th November - completed shots 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82 84, 85, 86, 88, 90, 92, 94 from day 1 of filming - need to re-shoot shot number 92 because we decided we need to cover up another sign as that was standing out more than our sign & we need to re-do the poster because the wrong phrase was used. We will film shot 92 on the day we film when we start filming the shots in day 5 in our shooting schedule.
• 2nd December - completed shots 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 50, 51 & 57 - most of the filming for day 7 is completed and part of day 6 is completed.
• 3rd December - completed shots 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58 & 118 - all of the filming for Day 6 is completed.
• 9th December - completed shots 32, 34, 36 & 110.
• 10th December - completed shots 26, 27, 28, 30, 82, 84 & we re-shot shot number 92 which was successful..
• 16th December - completed shots 39, 41, 117
• 18th December - completed shot 123
• 7th January - completed shots, 1, 6, 14, 17, 24, 25, 33, 35, 38, 42, 60, 61, 62, 63, 65, 70, 74, 78, 89, 91, 93, 95, 103, 107, 112, 120, 129
• 15th January - completed shots, 100, 104, 108, 111, 113, 115, 121, 128
• 29th January - completed the rest of Day 2 filming
• 4th March - completed the rest of Day 3 filming
• 11th March - completed 4 shots in the place of shots 19, 20 & 21 --> Day 7 of filming is completed :) - we changed these shots because we don't have enough time to experiment with split screen editing so we have just added some more narrative into the music video and the shots will be on the beat.

All filming is finished :D

Still images for the digipak & poster;

• Close up/medium-close up of female singer (me) for the front cover - may be taken before or after we have filmed in the theatre. (day two)
• A piece of lined paper will be scanned onto a computer for the base of the back cover - will be scanned when we scan the storyboards and digipak/poster sketches onto the computer.
• Take a picture of a rose when we are filming with the rose (day five) - for the back cover.

Dates of when the still images have been taken;

• December 15th - lined paper was scanned onto the computer
• December 16th - The picture of the rose was taken (for the back cover) and the picture of the artist with the rose was taken (for one of the middle covers) - it was altered slightly.
• January 5th - Pictures were taken of me holding a rose - for the digipak.
• January 8th - A lot of pictures were taken of me (the singer) whilst "performing" & also a few other different settings - all for the digipak and poster - we will need to choose which ones we will be using.
• February 24th - we set up a proper photoshoot in the media room with three point lighting and a white/cream backdrop and took quite a few photo's. These will be for the collage, poster and maybe a middle cover of the digipak.
• March 9th - Pictures were taken of me for the inlay collage for the digipak.

Planning for the Digipak

Kelly and I have come up with the following overall ideas for our digipak;

The front cover - Extreme close up/close up of female.
Middle left - Female holding last petal - sitting in a field.
Inlay - Collage or a single rose
Middle right - Female leaning against a wall holding a rose - bright white light behind her OR a collage
Back cover - the background will be a letter - lined paper - the song names will be in a hand-writing type font to make it look like she has hand-written the back cover - makes it more personal.

Sketches and final ideas for the digipak will be scanned in soon.

Basic Ideas for one of the middle covers:



Audience feedback on which middle cover they preferred & why:

• Number 2 - looks interesting.
• Number 3 - more designs.
• Number 2 - tells audience more about the artist.
• Number 3 - attracts attention.
• Number 2 - raw - how you would expect to see artist - has meaning.
• Number 3 - looks good.
• Number 2 - I like it.
• Number 3 - shows mood.
• Number 2 - almost like scrapbook - goes with back cover of lined paper.
• Number 2 - it's different.
• Number 3 - like folwers and think it will look good.
• Number 3 - looks better.
• Number 3 - likes idea of bright light - more simple.
• Number 2 - looks good - change from big pictures on front etc. - different.
• Number 2 - different - so many effects and meanings.
• Number 1 - photo being dropped in storyboard - reflects story - going through pics etc. - people can relate to it - goes with the song.
• Number 2 - pictures of the singer being a singer.

We have decided to select design 3 to develop for one of the middle covers because even though design 2 was more popular we selected that to be a design for the inlay instead, and the middle covers will have a design which involved a rose - so we selected design 3 which was the 2nd most popular to develop.

Developed ideas for one of the middle covers:

Audience feedback on which middle cover they preferred & why:

• Number 1 - closer - looks good.
• Number 1 - better.
• Number 2 - looks better - further away - see more of picture - know what they're looking for.
• Number 1 - better as a close up photo.
• Number 1 - closer - looks better.
• Number 1 - fills more space - more detail - see rose better.
• Number 1 - more detail - fell more involved with picture.
• Number 1 - closer - see more/more detail.
• Number 1 - fills more space.
• Number 1 - fills space.
• Number 1 - sort of close-up see person better.
• Number 1 - bigger, eye-catching.
• Number 2 - see more - more detail.

We have decided to choose design 1 for our final design because it was the most popular with the target audience and there would be less space left around the image of the artist for the audience to get distracted by.

Ideas for the inlay:


Audience feedback on inlay & other comments (some are repeated because people said the same things):

Before the idea of the collage:

• A black background with a bright pink/red rose would look good.
• A black background with a bright pink/red rose.
• Rose is good.
• Rose is a very nice idea - goes well with the theme.
After the idea of the collage:

• A collage would be a good idea - better than the rose.
• A rose - it matches the back cover & maybe middle cover.
• A rose - so it matches the rest of the covers.
• The rose - it goes with the music video and rest of the album.
• Collage - about female singer - tells audience about what she did on tour - interests audience.
• Collage - you would still be able to see it when the CD/DVD is in place.
• Collage - is a good idea.
• Collage - would look good with all the different pictures of the artist - would look good if you tint the picture with just one colour or something.
• Collage - fills page - fuller - more meaning.
• Collage - good to see all of the differet pictures.

We have decided to have design 2 for the inlay because not only was it quite popular, it also links in with the back cover as a kind of scrap book image to make it more personal. Also for the two middle covers we are having images with roses in so we thought we would do something different for the inlay to keep the audiences attention.

Basic Ideas for the back cover:

Audience feedback on which basic design they preferred for the back cover & other comments:

• Number 1 - good basis for back cover - unique.
• Number 1 - different from the others - more like a back cover.
• Number 1 - simply tells you the track list etc.
• Number 1 - simple - easy on the eye.
• Number 1
• Number 1 - just like it - more feminine.
• Number 1 - tells everything you need to know.
• Number 1 - like it - paper idea is good.
• Number 1 - simple but effective.
• Number 2 - see face better & the artist is shown
• Number 2 - see face of singer - more connective to them.
• Number 3 - artist shown & space for tracklist.
• Number 3 - not bland - nice design.
• Number 3 - cause I said.
• Number 1 - like picture - personal.
• Number 2 - looks active - interesting.
• Number 2 - looks most appealing.
• Number 1 - different - not a picture of artist.
• Number 1 - different - graphics could be put on - sketches.
• Number 1 - funky

We have decided to develop ideas for design number 1, firstly because it was the most popular design when we asked people for feedback on which they preferred/looked better as a back cover and also it is the one which can be developed quite a lot.

Developed Ideas for the back cover:

Audience Feedback on which developed idea they liked, why and other suggestions if any:

• Number 1 - like the rose & doodles - people can relate to doodles - more personal. Also you could put more doodles on it or add the fluffy pen to this one.
• Number 1 - like the rose.
• Number 1 - like the rose.
• Number 1 - shows female singer on a personal level.
• Number 1 - take more seriously.
• Number 1 - more feminine.
• Number 1 - suits the mood of the song.
• Number 1 - pretty flower (rose).
• Number 1 - more mature - symbolises love.
• Number 1 - flower more effective than fluffy pen.
• Number 1 - rose = pretty.
• Number 1 - love song & rose go together.
• number 1 - more design, delicate.
• Number 1 - looks better
• Number 1 - better.
• Number 1 - reminds them of love & it looks pretty.
• Number 2 - more realistic.
• Both - try to combine the ideas.
• Number 1 - flower & heart are prettier.
• Number 2 - fluffy pen - looks fun.
• Number 1 - goes with story & music video.

We are selecting design number 1 to have as our final design for the back cover of the digipak because it was the most popular design with our target audience.

Font styles and colours for the digipak and poster

Kelly and I have chosen 4 possible font styles for the artists name;

• This font style is simple and eye-catching because of it's widely set letters. A similar font style has been used in popular teen programmes for example 'The Hills' for the opening titles and other titles within the programme. It's contemporary style and feature in popular teen programmes will appeal to our target audience of 16-24 year olds. Also teenagers who watch 'The Hills' and other programmes that use this font style may subconsciously associate the TV programme with this artist due to the font style. This would help to promote sales of the digipak because it is aimed at a very similar target audience.

• This font style is simple and has bold hints in the font style and so doesn't need to have the bold added to it. The font for the artists name doesn't need to be over-complicated and needs to stand out at the same time so this font will do that job nicely.

• This font style is quite funky and is also in bold so that it would stand out and would catch the target audiences eye. This font has been used in the title sequence for the popular teen drama 'One Tree Hill'. Like the first font, teenagers who watch this programme will subconsciously associate the font style in the title sequence with the artist we are promoting. If they like the programme they will find themselves drawn to the digipak due to the font style of the artists name. This would help to promote the sale of digipak versions of the artists album.

• This font style is different from the usual fonts for the artists name on the fronts of CD covers and digipaks however it is eye-catching and the bold effect helps it to stand out.

Kelly and I have chosen 4 possible font styles for the title of the digipak;

• I have grouped all 4 of these font styles because they are quite similar to each other and we want to portray a certain image with the font used for the name of the digipak. The font styles chosen are all quite feminine and each could be like hand-writing - we want the album title to look like it has been hand-written by the artist and then this font will also be used for the song titles on the back cover of the digipak.

The two font styles we have chosen for our digipak and poster are;

• Kelly and I have chosen his font style for the artists name because it is simple and eye-catching due to the widely set lettering. Also a similar font style has been used in popular teen programmes for example 'The Hills' for the opening titles and other titles within the programme. It's contemporary style and feature in popular teen programmes will appeal to our target audience of 16-24 year olds. Also teenagers who watch 'The Hills' and other programmes that use this font style may subconsciously associate the TV programme with this artist due to the font style. This would help to promote sales of the digipak because it is aimed at a very similar target audience.
  
  
  
• Kelly and I have chosen this font style for the album title and the song titles on the back cover of the digipak because firstly it looks like someone has just wrote it which is the look we want to go for - to make the artist look authentic, more realistic, and will help the audience to relate to the artist as it will be more believable that she wrote the lyrics herself. Also because the font is on a slant, joined up and has a few curls in it, it gives a feminine look to the album name which will appeal to the females in our target audience of 16-24 year olds.
  

Colours for the song titles on the back cover;