Rebecca Wood 9282 A2 Advanced Portfolio

Booklet: Back Cover: (All lyrics taken from Bloc Party -Silent Alarm )

extrapolate   Here's a hyperlink to my band website created on wix.com  

To see if my CD design fitted in I made a mockup and placed it with some pre-existing ones.

Using pictures from filming and ones I took separate from filming (on the front cover), I  made the first version of the digipack. Reflecting on the design I think I needed to make sure that the lyrics of 'The Pioneers' can be seen better. As well as altering the colour of the orange and cream page so that it fits in better with colour scheme of the booklet. Other details like the band members and recording location also need to be included.

Production: I have currently filmed what I intended to (except the classroom scene, which I decided to cut a few weeks ago). Overall I am happy with what I have to work with, however if a shot isn't working as well as I intended it to in post-production then pick up shots might be in order. Post-production: In between filming I've been editing the footage in Premiere Pro and After Effects. This has helped me to know whether I am short of footage or if certain parts need to be cut. A couple more sessions of editing, and  I should be able to show a test audience in order to get vital feedback. CD: Before filming I started to play around with a design for the digipack, especially the front cover. Currently I am still thinking about sticking to the red/blue and black/white colour scheme. In the next few weeks my aim is to start work on the insert, and try and bring everything together as a more coherent package. For the insert I am thinking about using the photos taken while fi...

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Most bands have Twitter accounts and have links that go direct to them on their websites. Many even have a Twitter feed on their website, as it briefly updates the fan in 140 characters or less, on the latest news from the band. In addition to that tour info, pictures, and a behind the scenes look at 'band life'. Therefore I have created one so that I can embed it on the website. Extrapolate (@_xxtrapolate) | Twitter The latest Tweets from Extrapolate (@_xxtrapolate): "🔴🔵 https://t.co/MDbkwoSGit"

Now that I've decided on a house style for the overall package, I've started work on the website. The home page looks a little bland at the moment, but after getting all the footage from the music video shoot, I could add an animated background like Oasis' band website.  http://10woodre.wixsite.com/extrapolate Update 16/01/17: Using the photos I took in between takes today, I was able to edit some of the photos, and start a gallery for the homage. I also added in a dark grey strip to make the band name stand out more.  Update 25/1/17: I've had a bit of a re-design on the homepage of the website. From the photos taken on Sunday I was able to create an GIF that cycles through some of the edited pictures (once in red and once in blue), using this website . I've set this as the main background for the website. I've also added in the band logo and added in a news section in the lower part of the page. 

To help give the overall package a realistic feel, I've decided to start to look at band logos and motifs, and start to create my own using Photoshop. Band logos and developing a band identity from 10woodre

For the music video I'm going to be using six different locations. While at these locations I plan to also take photos for the digipack and band website as this will make it feel like a proper promotional package rather than three individual things. Another reason is that I will have all the band members, so I should be able to get some group photos. The classroom/corridor scene will be filmed in school; the 'dark room' in a store room; band performance in the school hall; the walk to school/protagonist walking to be filmed near to where I live, and the bedroom scene at my house.  5 Ingleton Rd, Hasland, Chesterfield S41, UK | Instant Street View This is where I am planning to shoot the bridge/street scene, as it is a quiet location but has the potential to get a variety of shots. I could film on the top of the hill to get an establishing or a scenic background. It also has a bridge and a train line.

I've decided to experiment with glow sticks as a source of lighting. My original plan was to use them as a lighting source in my music video. Although I might have overestimated how much light they actually give off. For the camera's sensor pick them up, the iso needs to be incredibly high (resulting a grainy image the higher you go), or the shutter speed needs to higher (meaning that the length of time the before the image is captured is much greater, creating more motion). For filming a shutter speed of 1/50 is advised (to go along with the frame rate of 24fps), so using glow sticks isn't really ideal. But on the flip side they can still be used for the ancilllary tasks (the digipack or the website). Setting the shutter to around 5-15 seconds I was able to create some motion with the light. Below are the test images, the first one is a CD test cover: Update: Here's another CD cover idea. I think I'm going to use these as part of my band's previous singl...

In order to practice for the ancillary task of creating a band website I have signed myself up to the website creator, Wix.com, and have began trying to create an indie style webpage. I have used a picture that is incredibly blurry for the 'enter site' page and minimalist house style to keep with the indie feel. It's a current working progress, so check back for updates! http://10woodre.wixsite.com/a2rwoodpractice