What we have been upto...

Since we filmed at DCAS we have been editing the music video and working on the website task.
We have now finished editing all the performance shots and now need to film and edit the other shots.

This week/next week (depending on the weather) we are going to be filming the rest of the shots, which are going to be filmed outside in a park/grass area. Also this week we are going to start working on the CD digipack.

Band Logo

Above is the band logo we have created, which will be featured on the website and the digipack.
We wanted the logo to be simple and bold, like that of an Indie band. We struggled with deciding on the layout we wanted and also the font/font colour, as we didn't want it to look similar to The Kooks official logo. In the end we decided on a black & white colour scheme as we thought it would look the most effective, as any bright colours could of made the logo look more Pop than Indie. We chose thin writing so that the logo is easily readable, and we chose to put the writing within a circle so that it looks like a proper logo.

Below is the real band The Kooks logo -

Outtakes from filming

These are some of the outtakes from what was filmed on Molly's camera

Filming Pictures

The 'band' performing

Molly filming

The band again

 

 

 Yesterday we filmed the performance shots for the music video at DCAS. Filming went well, however we were originally going to be using 2 school cameras for filming the shots and Molly's camera for the pictures for the ancillary products. However, there was an issue with one of the school cameras so we had to film using 1 school camera and Molly's camera.

Today we are going to be uploading the clips to a computer and starting to look at them/edit.

Filming tomorrow

Tomorrow we are filming at DCAS at 4pm. While there we are going to be shooting the performance shots of the music video.


Checklist of what equipment we need -

2 video cameras (to film)
2 tripods
Molly's camera & tripod (to take pictures for ancillary tasks)
2 sets of lyrics
Shot list
Storyboards

Research into websites of Indie/Indie Pop bands

We have now decided to do a website instead of a magazine advert for one of our ancillary products.

 

 

Below is The Kooks official website -

 

   

The website incorporates tumblr into the site; the photos on the homepage can be reblogged and liked by tumblr uses. This feature helps the fans feel interactive with the band.

 At the top of the website on the right hand side are the links to various sites that The Kooks use/have accounts on e.g. - the bands twitter, Facebook page and their Instagram. These links provide the fans with other ways (social networking) to interact with the band and for them to find out about what the band are doing
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There is a link to iTunes in which people can click on and then be directed to a page that they can purchase the bands singles/albums - this is important as the band are trying to sell their music.

The website uses a simplistic layout that uses the colours black and white, therefore making the website look modern yet indie.

 

 

 

 

The Vaccines website uses a white and red colour scheme and a simple layout like The Kooks website. The pictures at the top of the website are black and white 'vintage' looking pictures, this suggests straight away the band is of an Indie genre.

 

The website has various headings on the menu at the top, which allows for the fans to find out things about the band e.g. - when they are touring, what music they have available to buy/listen to etc.

 

 

Further down the website is an advertisement for the bands latest single, below this there is an iTunes button - if clicked it directs the website user to iTunes where they can download the single.

 

The homepage mainly features 'News' posts that tell the website user what the band have been up to.

 

 

 

Two Door Cinema Clubs website uses a pastel colour scheme of white, pink, turquoise and green. This is slightly brighter than The Kooks & The Vaccines websites, however it still looks and fits in with the Indie (Indie Pop) genre.

 

There is a banner at the top that plays the bands latest music video automatically; this is interesting as it is advertising their single/music video without the website visitor even clicking 'play' to watch it.

 

Further down the website is an advertisement for the bands latest single (just like The Vaccines website).
Next to this is a QR code while allows the website visitor to download an app that the band have created, which allows fans to use the website etc on their phones without searching for it on the internet.

The Strokes website uses a red and white colour scheme, the red is very bright and connotes the idea of danger. At the top of the website there is a slideshow of various things such as newly announced gigs, lyrics to The Strokes' songs, and also links to listen to the bands songs.

On the right side of the website is the advertisement for their new album, with buttons to buy and play the album.

Further down the website is some news about the band and a gig listing that allows fans that have signed up to the website to tell the band if they are attending the event - this is a good feature as it allows fans to feel a sense of belonging (McQuail's 'Uses and Gratifications theory')

At the bottom of the website is links to the bands Facebook page, Twitter account, Myspace, YouTube channel and Vevo channel.

Conclusion
After researching Indie/Indie Pop websites I have found that most websites contain the same generic features e.g...

• advertisement for latest single/album
• links to the bands Facebook/Twitter accounts etc
• News posts that tell fans brief information such as announcing a gig or letting fans know that a single/album have just been released
• links to additional pages

Also the colour scheme tends to include the colour white as the main colour, and then brighter colours mixed with the white eg. - red, blue, green.

I will be thinking about these features when I am creating the website.

 



 

Storyboards

Below are the storyboards I have created for when we film. They will allow for myself and my group know exactly which specific shots and angles we need to shoot.