Ancillary Task 2 - Album Poster

Ancillary Task 1- Album Covers

This is the album artwork to accompany my music video. It consists of (from right to left) The front cover, the back cover and the middle cover. It adheres to the conventions i researched from other products from the same genre, for example the front cover has a bold, central figure and a clear heading of the artist/ the songs name. In the same image he also appears 'soulful' or in deep thought and as it is a close up shot it highlights the emotion on his face.  It has the use of red/pinkish text which is representative of the romance genre and themes/ stereotypes of love. The image of the hand holding connotes themes from the romance genre as it is a sign of affection and a relationship.

Final Music video.

This is the end and final result of my music video for Busted's Sleeping With The Light On. I am pleased with the end result as a whole and made changes from previous cuts based on audience feedback that i received.

The 180 Degree rule

The 180 degree rule is when you visualise a line passing through the actors, and you stay on one side of this line with all of your shots. if you do not follow the rule it is known as crossing the line orjumping the line. The main purpose of obeying this rule is to keep good continuity editing. Using Youtube i found this video which explains the rule well and shows the consequences of not following the rule.

First short clip from Music Video.

From this first attempt, short clip of the music video i have learned that editing on the beat is very difficult and when it comes to the final editing process I need to spend a great deal of time and care on making sure the shot transitions are nailed and on the beat. I think some of the shots worked particularly well, such as the Mid-shot/ panning shot near the beginning, but in some of them the camera work was a bit sloppy and that resulted in a couple of shots being unstable and shaky at times. To adress this I will take greater care over the movements of the camera and the tripod.

Email for Permission to use the song

This is a screenshot of an email I sent to Universal Music Group (UMG) asking for permission to use the song for my music video as they are the record label that my chosen artist is signed to. Although I do not expect a response I felt it was worth emailing them just to make sure.