Website Design

This is the design for our website Homepage, which I put together based on our research here and into other band websites. The Design puts the pictures of the band at the forefront, which is typical of the websites of bands like The Auteur, whilst also continuing the comic book aesthetic which we have adopted as a brand for the band. Also prominent are the bands Web 2.0 Social Media presences (MySpace, Twitter, Facebook & YouTube) to reflect the convention for bands of this type to be extremely involved with their audience.

It is rendered slightly larger than it would be on a web page, as the size is scalable.

Final DVD Cover

This is the final design for the front and rear packaging of the Music Video DVD (Digipack). It was initially designed and lain out by Amy Neumann, who also chose the pictures etc. The layout was then finalised by me (Paul) after I added the text, logos etc.

DVD Packaging Rough Designs

These are some rough designs Amy drew whilst she and I were planning the design for the digipack. The final cover design will be a combination of the two covers shown here, using the approximate back cover of one and a front design based on the other. A rough layout for a disc face was also planned.

Photo Editing

Lewis used photoshop to edit an picture of a band member.

The original:

The Edit:

Guitar Funked Up

Photography

We took photographs of our band members out and about.

These photos will be used on their website and also the CD /DVD cover.

Manga

We've decided to have a brief look at Manga because it is a comic book equivalent in Japan.

Here is a video of Amy drawing an anime/manga character.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWwlxJXSMi4
http://www.youtube.com/user/conebe#p/u/4/93CI-Vw5f4Y

Backstage Stuff

Here is a snapshot photo of the band playing in the attic location. Our 4 actors are playing and Paul is filming in the corner.
There is also a short video of us performing as the band.

Mise-en-scene:
The location is lit by spotlights, and christmas fairy lights behind the band. This give a dark and emo like effect to the room.
We added a balck cloth behind the band to darken the room, adding some colour to the cream walls.
My brother's posters of footballers were taken down and replaced with a dart board and a mini basket ball hoop- suggesting that it is a lads area, they would no doubt mess around up there.
to add to the idea of teenagers having a good time we added empty booze bottles and shot the band drinking cans of beer.

Costume:
We had the band dressed in jeans, dark clothes and if possible, skinny jeans. their hair was either straightened or gelled up. Hair spray was coated on their hair and eyeliner was added to give the true look of an emo.
One of our actors arrived in a football strip, this was to show that they do more than just play in a band and this particular guy has more than one interest.

Lab records moodboard

This moodboard features some of the bands from Lab Records. It show there is a cohesive style across the label, especially in the clothing. The clothing the artists wear is derived from both emo and indie styles and we will dress our charactors in similar clothing when we record the video. This helps create a style which is relateable and understandable to the audience, as they can see what types of clothing the bands wear which generally has connotations about the music they make.

Location photos

Here are some shots of the location we are using for the narrative scene. The candles in the second picture will be used to create a romantic mood during the first scene when the singer and the girl are shown to be a couple. The window is used to show the girl and her new boyfriend and how the singer is watching them from inside his house. The sofas will also be used during the first scenes, again when the singer and the girl are a couple.

New Mood Board

This mood board shows the emotions and feelings told in the song. Jealousy, Love, Break-Up and Upset are the images on this board.
The song is about a break- up and the lead singer's jealously for his ex's new bf.

Mood Board

This is my mood board for our music video of the 'Beat It' cover by Fall Out Boy. I have included magazine covers, clothing labels, relative clipart, cd covers, genre images and pictures of the band.