Changes

Previously I was considering using artists such as James Blake and Tom Odell. However having not been happy with how my music video fits to both songs I had chosen, I decided to look for a different song. I have finally chosen the Indie-Folk band Daughter, using their song Smother. Having heard this song years ago I always felt it was quite subtly powerful and quite a thought-provoking emotional song. I have chosen this song because I think it fits well to the tone and shots that I have filmed. 

Here's the song below.

This change in song meant that I had change my previous thoughts for my website and DVD cover. 

I chose to have hands almost reaching laid on top of flowers to create and eerie effect. Using white paper to create a plain background, I placed a vase in the middle whilst my hands model knelt to give the effect that the hands were resting on the flowers. This also meant that I could take the photo from above. I then edited the photo in Instagram to black and white as I thought this would look more poignant. Then in paint I added the text which is a similar colour to my website design. Below is my image that I will use on the front of my website homepage and for the front cover of my DVD.

I think it's quite effective and fits with the mood of the song. I really like the filter I used as its more of a purple grey which creates a more vintage feel. 

My Logo

In a previous post I talked about the importance of a eye-catching logo. Having finalised my artist as the band Daughter. Using the website Silk I created an background in the colour purple which links to my website colour. I also used paint to add 2 hexagon shapes and the letter D to symbolise my artists name. 

I liked how its turned out especially the colour to create an interesting and fun logo.  

DVD Cover Idea

For my second ancillary text I have chosen to do a  DVD cover for the release of my music video. Of course I think there needs to be correlation between my video and my cover, for example I am using  my male character for the cover. I want to project the image of my female character onto him, but having the male looking to his feet. 

I created this image below to show a simple representaiton of what I want it to look like

The background will most likely be black so I need my male character to wear a white t-shirt and the writing will be white, but I think this should be a really effective image. 

I need to now decide on the image of the girl to be reflected. Below are some of the options-

I like the images where the girl is turned away so it represents how she has turned away from the relationship, however I also like the top right image as it makes the girl seem helpless but in my DVD the boy also seems helpless as he is unable to save her.