Final Digi Pack

Poster

Time managent

At the moment I have currently edited all of the footage I had, having altered every clips frame size and colour balance. The only footage I have edited is of the clips that have been taken indoors as I am yet to shoot a few small scenes that will be outside.

I want to capture the prom dress scene again due to the camera being too shaky and perhaps shoot more scenes for the ending of my video. I want the end to capture the best parts of life, thus I have decided to shoot different scenery rather than only using using London.

Creating and editing my video

The inspiration behind Dakota Harper's persona

Given that my primary audience are teenage girls I want my artist to be both a role model and inspiration. I want the audience to be able to identity with her, and to be able to connect on an emotional level. In order to gain an insight into the minds of artists that were my main inspirations: Marina and the Diamonds and Lana Del Rey, I have read and watched an array of interviews. Researching into this enabled me to discover how they wanted their listeners to respond to the albums.

Marina and the Diamonds, The character 'Electra Heart':
For her album, Marina Diamondis created this character to helped her write songs that "have elements of life experiences, but also elements of imagination." She used the characters persona as a front, an idealistic, strong woman that I believe her fans could look up to as inspiration. "I changed my look so radically. Partly to become someone else and separate myself from being that love-lorn person. Partly because I wanted to see how differently I would be perceived because of it." It is apparent after reading these interviews that appearence is incredibly important in the music industry in order to convey a story and character which the album features. 

Electra heart appearance 

The artist admitted in an interview that she felt like a "walking broken heart for four months" at the beginning of this album. In order to escape this feeling she created the persona Electa Heart, and "channeled the idea of being a person who didn't need anybody. A primadonna who was adored." I believe that this character is definitely both relatable and inspirational to teenage girls as the album ultimately displays how girls don't need to be the centre of someone's affection in order to be important.

I will definitely use the quote, "the power of image - it's what pop stars are built on." when finalising on my artists persona. 

Lizzy Grant & Lana Del Rey: 

If I were to ask anyone who these two people were, it is likely that nobody will have heard of Lizzy Grant. However, Lizzy Grant Lana Del Rey are infact the same person. Lizzy Grant was a shy, timid woman who looked rather awkward when addressing a crowd in a simple green teeshirt and jeans whilst trying to chase her dream as a singer. 

This is a performance before Lana Del Rey was created, click here. 

Lana Del Rey was then created the stage name chosen by Lizzy's record company, "She married her music to a mysterious image, self-styled as a "gangster Nancy Sinatra", that paid homage to 1960s fashions and seedy showbiz glamour."

Before and after: 

Sky Ferreira: 

The inspiration for my artists appearance was the singer, 'Sky Ferreira'. Who has a rather hipster, alternative like appearance. I would say that her oufit choices are incredibly bold, and definitely have a punk vibe. I decided to use her as an inspiration as I want Dakota Harper to have a diverse look, in order to make her seem unique compared to all of the other artists who produce similar music given that they sometimes lack individuality when it comes to costume choices. 

My artists persona: 

My artist persona and storyline is of a teenage girl who refuses to be the pristine young woman that her suburban town are filled with. In order to express her individuality she decided to sway away from this ideology and begun to dress how she wished and followed her dream aspiration to become a singer. 

Mood Board to portray my artist: 

 

Schedule update

Although it looks as though I have not posted recently I have been altering and improving earlier posts. I will spend this lesson going through my checklist and also begin to plan my evaluation.

I am also going to film on Tuesday and Wednesday and spending Thursdays lesson editing.

December schedule

I have also managed to get a working camera and just need to organise a date with my 'artist' to shoot my idea.













I used to social networking website 'Facebook' to organise a day to film with my artist. I will be filming on Monday 20th.

Progress review/time management

Research/Planning:
At the moment I have researched into: CD covers, Posters and music videos, which has aided me when creating, and planning my products. I have tried to incorporate a lot of different media forms to present my ideas in a more interesting way by using Animoto to create videos, creating collages and Prezi presentations. Although I am pleased with my level of research my lecturer has advised me to extend each part in order to add more depth. I also feel that I need to add more about my artists persona, stating what she represents and how my target audience will be able to relate to her. Overall, I simply feel that some of my posts need a little extra information, thus I will add rationals to each flat plans and my target audience's profile's.

Ancillary 1:
I am pleased with both the final version and process of my CD. I feel that I have successfully showed the process and changes I have made to it by using print screens whilst self evaluating in order to explain why I disliked certain aspects.

Ancillary 2:
I am also pleased with the final outcome of my poster. Although I made a few alterations compared to the first outcome, I feel that I have successfully documented these changes and gave reasons as to why. I now feel that both my CD and Poster, come together as a Digi pack and clearly represent my artists persona.

Main task:
Although I have a clear mind set on what I want to capture, I am still yet to film due to difficulties regarding the camera. However, I have created a story board and a Prezi presentation so my idea is clear.

Evaluation:
I have decided to wait until my main task is complete before evaluating this project as a whole.

Story board

Progress update

During the holidays I have began to film however found it rather difficult to arrange times with my artist given her busy schedule. That being said I am making progress and have arranged to meet up with her after todays lesson to film some remaining scenes. Whilst in London I have also taken short point of view shots of the streets and shops in order to capture the busy atmosphere. I will begin to edit my music video tomorrow and will hopefully completed it by Monday

I will spend todays lesson going through my blog checklist to ensure that everything is up to date.