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 This is the front cover of our digipack. We decided on using the 4 different pictures with different colour effects because we wanted an eye-catching front cover that will stand out amongst other CD's. The Front cover shows 2 pictures of 'the band' and 2 of Mercedes on her own. The colours used, and the settings and props that we used represent our genre. This is especially depicted in the photograph of Mercedes playing her guitar, a very typical image of our genre. 

 This is the inside part of our digipack, we used this to add our special mentions on. The use of quotes through out our didgipack is also typical of our genre. The picture of the band lying in the road, symbolises their 'journey' we gained inspiration for this in our research stages. The colour effect we put on this image shows that this music is not particularly up-beat and, again portrays the nature of our genre effectively.

This is the CD section of our digipack, the image shows Mercedes looking through a heart shape, made by hands, we used this in our music video and so it links in well, helping with continuity. We used a black and white effect on the hands, this is supposed to symbolise that it is a memory, with Mercedes sitting in a pile of leaves, which shows that the leaves have fallen from the trees, showing the Autumn/Winter season which fits in well with our music video as it was shot in the same season, again helping with the continuity. 

     

This is the back of our digipack. On this, we have the names of the songs on the album, a simple image of Mercedes leant against a plain wall with her guitar. We decided that it would be extremely effective if we were to have the image black and white, except for her dress which we made sure was bright red. This is eye-catching and makes you want to look at it. We also have our record label on the back (the one most common in our genre) and the barcode for our CD. The title of our music video is on the songs list on the back. 

This is our magazine advertisement. We used a whole image as the background for it. We made the colours in it fairly dark intentionally as it depicts the genre and nature of the album effectively. We wanted it to be a very simple advert as this makes it more intriguing. We added one review, the band name, album title, record label, release date and website address. The image links closely with our music video as it has a very similar setting and Mercedes is dressed similarly too.

This is our music video:

Overall, our ancillary products and our music video link very closely with one another, ensuring that continuity is there, that viewers will realise that the two are related. Combined with each other, we have a strong set of products that are well researched, and effectively produced.

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A camera tripod was vital to our filming as it kept our shots steady and meant we could pan easily. Without the tripod our shots would have been shaky and we could not have achieved the important professional  look that our video has. 

We used google in the research stages of our project. To find pictures of artists from our genre and to find information about other artists within our genre. Also, we used google to begin searching for an unsigned artist. Without this search engine, our project would have suffered majorly. 

 Final cut express was crucial to the making of our video, because this is the technology we used to edit the entire project. We were able to add transitions, effects and most importantly, organise and edit our green screen footage. Using final cut, we were able to integrate green screen footage with some existing footage to create interesting and technical scenes for our video. 

 We used a blackberry to take some of the photographs used in our video, we used this because it is realistic in the way that the characters would take photographs on their mobile phones a lot, as they are more convenient to carry with you.

 We used ITunes to import our music onto our video. Without this programme, we would not have been able to add our song to the video!

We used Glogster to create a moodboard in the research stage of our project, we put together numerous images of props and locations we would be using in our project. 

 We used YouTube to watch videos of other artists in our genre in the research stages of our project. We also used YouTube to upload our music video once we had finished it in order to add it to our blogs.

 The video camera was of course the most vital part of our project, without it, we would not have had any footage. We used this in conjunction with our tripod to gain the images we needed for our video in the most effective way possible.

 We used photoshop to create our Ancillary products, this included our magazine advertisement and digipack. We inserted the images we wanted to use, manipulated the colours and sizes of them, and added the font we decided on using.

 In the research stages, we created a Prezi presentation on music videos. This technology meant the presentations created were especially effective and taught us how to use different technologies.

A digital camera was used to take some of the photographs we used in our music video (the scrap book) the pictures are clear, which means when filming them, they are more visible than photographs taken on a mobile phone.

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