Editing Final Cut

We are now well into editing our final cut. When looking over it we realized that the last part of our video just doesn't look right. This is because the shots are far too long, one of them lasts for 6 seconds so it was quite boring really. We don't want to add more footage as it would mess up the story line, so we are simply the making the cuts shorter and quicker, and mixing them up a bit more. We hope this will make the video look much more realistic, and less boring!

Rough Cut

This is our completed rough cut. We are really impressed with the way this turned out, we think there are elements of it which work really well, for example the split screen and the black and white images. We can now use the feedback we were given to try and perfect it. Although it still needs a lot of work it is finally starting to come together!

Digipak Progress

We have now started working on our digipak as well. Due to all the work we done creating a magazine last year, this came quite easily to us, as we already have all the necessary skills to create a digipak in Photoshop. We have completed what we can of the CD, like the magazine advert we just ned to add in the pictures.

Magazine Advert Progress

Our magazine advert is starting to come along quite nicely now. We have changed the design a couple of times but have now cracked it.

This was the first advert we created. However we did not think that the bold writing suited the genre of the song, as it made it look a lot more rock-like. This is not the image we wanted to go for, and so we needed to soften it up a little. This will ensure that it appeals more to our target audience, as well as keeping a house style across all of our products.

This is the our latest design. We both really like this one as we feel is suite the genre much more. The writing is much softer, and as the video is quite slow we think this is much more appropriate. All we need to do now is add the picture! We are planning on taking a picture of Rich at night. He will be standing under a lamppost, so that he is highlighted with the light. The background will be completely dark. We then want just a picture of Annabel's face in the top right hand corner, as if she is looking over him. She will be transparent, so that it conveys the idea that she is not really there, he has lost her is and is on his own.

Fiddling Around With Fonts

It has taken us ages to find the right font for our magazine advert, as we need a font that suits the genre, the band and also the song. We want to convey a general house style for our products, and so whatever font we choose, we will also apply to our Digipak.

We have decided that we are going to use the font 'round'. We both agree that this font suits the genre, as it is not to rocky and is quite soft, so it will suit the theme of our video. We also think it looks good on the poster, and so it will appeal to our target audience.