Digipak Draft

Here is a draft of the first digipak. I like it but I want to make the scribbling out more artistic and not as clumsy. This was created on an iPhone app. It is very simple and different. This works with our music video because it challenges a lot of conventions for pop music videos. Our design will too.

I don't like the font either but the photo and effects work well. The dusty effect makes the album look old and worn which is a nice effect to go with our product. The idea of scratching Ted's face out is to add a bit of mystery to the cover and then the inside will be his full face.

I now need to add the bar code and track list. This is the track list we decided on a long time ago.

-Black Trust
-Second is the first to lose
-Sandalwood and fear
-She broke my cactus
-What happened to Joseph
-One less finger
-It's too late
-How you like me now

The Maehns - Website

Here, we have almost finished the website. We have finished the photo shoot and now need to finish the Digipak and the last few pages. 

Check out the website now!

THE MAEHNS

Album Name

Out album is called IV this is the roman numerals for 4. This is because there are four band members. It is also works when something is FOR someone one. As in

For,
IV,
or just IV

Barcodes

Jamie created a barcode which we can link to the website. This is really good because it means we can raise awareness for our artist and therefore create free advertising.

He use this website Barcode Website and he also created a QR code. This can link to anything through people who have the app.

These links are used widely in todays culture. A smartphone should use this to take the viewer straight to the website.

Music Video Hits

I am very happy to announce my music video has almost 5000 views in less than three days! This is a great accomplishment as I had little fan base or followers to share the video with.

Thank you to everyone that helped share the video and made it to be what it is!

The Editing Process

Today I finished off the editing process, I spent several hours in the suit last night and this morning. I have finished and cleaned up the video, the narrative was added on top and I cut it so each shot was in order and made sense. The card game gets really tense and meets the original objective to have a strong narrative within the video.

The process was very long and took a few weeks, especially as we were late on filming. It was also a hard song to edit because it is made up of lots of shorts shots and it needed a lot of cutting on the strong beat of the track.

I used Premiere Pro and finally finished it. I am used to working with Final Cut Pro so this was a newer experience. I am very happy it is finished and should be uploaded on Monday.

Digipak

We are still deciding what to do with our Digipak. We have considered using a still from one of the shots we didn't use in our music video. This is a possibility but it might be our of focus so we will use it for the website.

We use a brick wall in our music video and this simple idea was also attractive. Jamie looked at editing a picture.