Final website.

Complete digipak.

This demonstrates the overall progression of the digipak throughout the time we have spent on the music video. When looking through all the drafts and plans you can see how much has developed throughout the time.
Originally we thought we could get away with enforce identity through other means, but after researching on other albums that were similar genre to us it influenced us to be able to make everything a lot better.  As the music artist we  chose was a solo artist being recognised is massive for the artist.
The second draft then benefited for realising the identity from our original footage. we gathered footage and pictures to be able to create the first draft. we also added the blue watery colour into the scheme which also found its way into the finished video, website and digipak. However some of the images that were taken with this edit on them didn't look very professional and then we had to take some more photos for a more professional look for Nicholas Alexander.
The final drafts and complete digipak shows that we gathered some brilliant location sots along with amazing lighting which we used to its full potential. The photoshot that we done on the day were included on the final album cover. (Nick on the bridge) many other locaion shots found their way into the final digipak and increased quality massively.

Final complete music video

Second rough copy

magazine cover

This is the magazine cover that we designed so that people would be interested in reading the magazine. We made the cover look in your face so that it would attract new fans. It tells you on the cover what to expect inside the magazine.

location shots.

costume shots.

Digipak Photoshoot

Finished digipak.

When looking at feedback we received within the group we decided that we were going to change a few things to be able to make the digipak better. we decided on a few things to get rid of so that the digipak didn't repeat in any places, such as the lyric list.We also changed the photo that weren't good quality, we took more photos as part of a photo shot and then added these pictures to the digipak. More of the digipak was made to look professional such as the bar code was made transparent so that fans could concentrate on other things. The urban jungle font was then deleted because it didnt look professional.

Rough copy feedback

This is some of the feedback that we got from the people that had watched our music videos the average mark we got between all the feedback we recieved back is 31. This makes our group really happy as it was only our rough copy and knowing we could make it even better boasted the groups confidence we've being able to do so.

A summery of the feedback that we got back from the peers in our class was that; 

Some of the lighting turned out bad in some of the shots. This is noticed a lot and sadly brings the video down a lot.

Some of the shots are really wobbly meaning it is noticeable and they would have to be filmed again with a steady camera angle, making sure they are suitable to put in our final music video. 

One of the major points of feedback we

Got was that there is to much cycling and after a while it gets a bit boring because it goes on for a whole. This can be changed by putting different shots into the video to make it better for the final video to be published.

Social media progression

Instagram

Twitter 

Facebook 

As you can see Nicholas Alexander has updated all his social media sites. This is so his fans know exactly what he has been up to and can see his new photos of his progression to making the 'Im no superman' music video. 

Audience Questionnaires.

Age: ­­­

Gender:

What do you think the genre of music is?

What do you like about the video?

What do you think could be improved about the video?

Do you think it’s similar to a real video? Why/why not?

Would you buy the album? Why/why not?

Which TV Channels would you expect to see the video on?

Do you think this video is suitable for the artist as a debut release? Why/why not?

Rate the video out of 10:

Now that we have finished our first draft we would like to ask our target audience some questions about out music video. The answers that we get back from these are going to help us improve for our final music video. 

Digipak feedback

• Its quite an aesthetically pleasing digipak to look at, nice poses :) the white bit behind the track names is a bit of an eyesore. But overall the text, theme and colour creates a mood and goes with the genre.
• There is a very clear blue theme throughtout all of the pictures. 4 of the pictures (sides) are all really professional. The top left box is the worst one has it does not continue the theme and does look professional.
• Nicholas Alexanders digipacks images are very proffesional they look great. Especially the CD cover this design is very creative. Im a bit confused about the blue tint colour and the random triangle shape.
• Good that they have kept the same colour theme throughout the digipack. Could be improved by moving the image on the CD as having the hole in that area doesnt work.
• When looking at nicholas alexander digipak the colours are different most people have used black and white but the blue colour works well. Images work well with the rest of the digipak as well as the fonts and text.
• Love the colour scheme, font and layout! I'd say it's pretty much there, just make the bar code and credits transparent so that that white box isn't there :)
• Love the colour scheme, font and layout! I'd say it's pretty much there, just make the bar code and credits transparent so that that white box isn't there :)
• This was probably my favorite. I really like how there is a clear theme throughout, and the colours look great together. Good pictures and everything is layed out well. Could maybe have text on the disc.
• I like the use of colour but the pictures look too heavily edited and this makes the images look quite unprofessional. The images with a blue tint is nice but the tint is slightly too bright which makes the pictures look low quality.
• i dont see anything wrong with the digipack, i like the fact it has a colour scheme abd sticks to the theme.
• The all one colour looks good although just the picture of the lake is quite boring.
• i like the blue effect they have over the whole thing i think the black and white pictures should be changed to blue as they don't go.
• The blue looks odd/not realistic/not right All photos are good Not clear on genre.
• Could do with Less heavy-handed filters, more subtle and effective.
• i like the bright blue - very eye-catching and well-executed throughout. there are two tracklists on the digipak and in two different orders which is confusing. i also like the use of shapes - circle, triangle and squares. clean-cut and modern.
• I like the blue theme throughout - the back album cover where the tracks are listed is especially good and effective. Improvements: the CD is a bit strange, it looks like its trying to be a bit of a joke where the hole is cut out rather than a professional digipak.

teacher feedback

Today the group went through the rough cut with the teacher to get more feedback and to make us aware of minor issues as well as more obvious ones. 

The list that was picked out was 

- 00:409 pan too fast.

- Buy the song as this is poor quality.

- Correct shot 00:34 - 00:35 as shot does not fit.

- Shot 00:57.

- Cycling to fast.

- Remove tree shot. 

- 1:48 cycling shot wobbly.

- Increase length of bridge shot. 

- stabilize grass shot 1:59. 

- 2:05 biking shot. 

- 2:10 remove bridge dip.

- 2:25 remove cycling shot. 

- 2:51 out of sync. 

All of this advice was taking into consideration with the feedback from the peers in our class, along with all the feedback we fixed the problems ready for our second rough copy so that more feedback can be received. 

Digipak Favorite.

Today we were asked to create feedback on the rest of the class's feedback. When looking through all of the digipak i decided that this one was my favorite. This is because its not to much in your face and everything is done well. All the colors go well together.

Editing

This is evidence of the editing program we had used. The screenshot shows the group taking the peer and teacher feedback to be able to make the the final product better. By completing this now means we are in the final stages of finishing the product.

music artist poster

First Draft

website feedback

WWW - a good amount of pages with a good amount of information. Keeping with the conventions of what Nicholas Alexander is about

EBI - the background was changed to something more professional. Also, the pictures on the tour page aren't of Nicholas Alexander, bit confusing?!

Nicholas Alexander: A good website throughout, the pages have a lot of information and include
what fans wish to know. All social media links work well and take you to the appropriate page so that fans can go directly to the social media account and know its the official page. This website would be even better if in the gallery page the images looked a bit more professional... Maybe do a professional photo shoot with the star dressed up in a professional setting? Also, the image on the home page of 'Nicholas and his manager' the green doesn't look very appealing. Maybe use the green screen effect on premier.

· Links to social media are cool

· Quite boring

· No info about the band

www.nicholas-alexander.wix.com/realna

Nicholas Alexander:
WWW - A good amount of pages with a good amount of information. Keeping with the conventions of what Nicholas Alexander is about. Good colour scheme and conventions throughout.
EBI - The text is abit unprofessional? Change wording to improve.

Nicholas Alexander:

WWW - The colour scheme and look fits the artist's genre. I love the pictures of Nick used and his bio is very in-depth.

EBI - Grammatical errors need to be fixed on the homepage. Pictures of other artists should be removed from the 'Tour Dates' page.

NA - The website as a whole is very good and well thought out however i feel that a little more work could have been taken into the photographs. In my opinion i feel that they should retake the photoshoot pictures and get someone who is able to take photos. Unfortunately they are all out of focus and are not clear in the slightest therefor this takes away from the professionalism of the page. I like how they have conducted interviews and looked into the more business side of the music industry including booking and things to do with his manager. They do not seem to have any merchandise at all on the site. I feel that this would be a good idea for them because it will make their site more appealing to fans that want to buy their merchandise to wear at their concert.

WWW: Has a smooth flow, really informative and easy to navigate around the site, Matches genre.

EBI: The pictures need to be more professional looking, maybe get more interesting pictures. Some of them are too grainy. I guess you can't change this because it's the album cover but the background hurts my eyes. Need to keep the font the same.

Score: 7/10

What’s good:

Flows nicely, nice use of colour, pages are well filled out with text and information. nice text used as well.

Even better if:

On the 'Tour Dates' page the text is all different fonts, needs to keep to the house style! The images on the website need finishing rather than just using the green screen background. Loads of grammatical mistakes as-well! Picture on the bio page is really fuzzy. The little welcome message was removed.

The group have made a great start on the website but some things still need to be added such as more professional photos and some of the text needs to be looked over as there are mistakes and also the font tends to change. This would make the website look sloppy but this can all be changed easily just by looking over the website and checking. I think that there is a lot of good content and will end up being a very good website.

what went well - the background of the homepage has lovely, striking colours. the homepage includes current news about nicholas. the 'first noticed' video on the 'about' page is a very good and clever idea.
even better if - there are some grammar errors that could be fixed on the 'about' page. on the 'tour' page there are pictures of other artists which need to be deleted.

I really enjoy this website. It has a good neutral background and I like the way they have put their interviews on there. They havent put to many pictures onto the website which is good oththerwise you get overloaded with things. I also like the way that they have a picture on thier with their manager because this is an important part of the group which isnt always mentioned in the fame.

The only thing that I would change is the where in the background you cannot see the full name of the artist Nicholas Alexander because it is cut off from the screen.

The website gives a clear description as to whom Nicholas Alexander is and what he represents, we see a Bio of who he is and this allows new fans to relate to the artist. We are also linked to sites where we can listen to more of the artist, itunes soundcloud and youtube for example. There is no merchandise on the website which means a lack of investment in the website from fans outside the purchase of tickets. Also for a new artist the tour seems very limited and non available to the majority of the country.

What I like about this website is the layout that they have used. The background I think looks great and the home page of the website is a real strength, the album front cover and also Nicholas Alexander's interview with BBC Radio 1. The areas that could be improved are some of the photos in the gallery, they don't seem to be the best quality, and maybe their could be a bit more information about the artist. however they have good links to twitter, instagram etc, so overall I think the website is looking good