First Digipak Draft

This digipak I (Sam) have created is a simplistic idea I have considered. I used the album cover which was previously created in a variety of different colours, however I wanted to use teal because our logo is this colour. This is just a draft thus progression will be made on this but I like the overall look due to its simplicity, it works accordingly with how we want our band to be represented.

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Foals - Antidotes: Album Cover Analysis

Simplistic Album Cover Creations

These are some simplistic album cover ideas that we have created. 'Troubled Town' probably won't be the title of the debut album for THE EVERYTHING however we wanted to use some kind of text to give us a better idea of how the cover would look. The simplistic and minimal look is a convention we have followed when creating this design. The use of the colours teal and black are what we believe look affective, however they are the same colours used in the logo, this can potentially be good or bad which we haven't quite figured yet. Also the use of binary opposites Black and White is useful too. We have used green as the base colour to on the final photo shown to replicate the artwork of 'WERKBUND - RUNGHOLT', these are colours we probably wouldn't have considered using, however they seem work with each other pretty well.

Simplstic Album Covers

Here are some examples of some simplistic album cover ideas. These album covers are realistically very easy to create; however they are extremely effective. For example the XX’s artwork for their album is simply a white ‘X’ placed on a plain black background. This binary opposite is very effective in gaining attention, and it represents the band too. Similarly Arctic Monkey’s album cover (first photo) uses the same colours, however includes sound waves in white in contrast to the X, yet again the simplistic/minimal look is very effective. The majority of these artworks are also from an indie or alternative genre, this can show that certain conventions seem to be followed throughout the genre, which is something to consider when designing our own cover.

Band Influence Playlist

This sound cloud playlists includes some of our bands (THE EVERYTHING) music influences, the kind of music which inspired them. All of the music comes from within the same or similar genres, for example indie/alternative genre.

Risk Assessment

Hazard: Falls of both crew and equipment

Answer: Yes

Severity: High

Likelihood: High

Persons at risk: All actors and crew (3+). All equipment

Precautions: We will have to be extra safe when running down steep hills and ensure all equipment is stable and secure while in use.

Hazard: Temporary structures

Answer: No 

Severity: N/A

Likelihood: N/A

Persons at risk: N/A

Precautions: N/A

Hazard: tripping hazards

Answer: Yes

Severity: High

Likelihood: High

Persons at risk: All of our band and filming crew (5 people). All equipment is at a potential risk.

Precautions: Tape down leads to the fall to prevent tripping over and damage to equipment, for example tape down guitar leads. Check the areas where filming will take place before thoroughly to make sure there aren’t any potential tripping hazards around.

Hazard: vehicles

Answer: Yes

Severity: Low

Likelihood: Low

Persons at risk: Actors and crew (3+). Camera.

Precautions: Only being used for one shot, however there is always a potential risk of a crash in a car, therefore the car driver will be concentrated on the road while the filming is taking place. Camera will be firmly held during filming to prevent chance of dropping it into the road.

Hazard: Special effects

Answer: No

Severity: N/A

Likelihood: N/A

Persons at risk: N/A

Precautions: N/A

Hazard: weapons

Answer: No

Severity: N/A

Likelihood: N/A

Persons at risk: N/A

Hazard: Burns from lighting

Answer: Yes

Severity: High

Likelihood: Low

Persons at risk: Crew and Band (3+). Can be burnt from lighting of cigarettes and also film lighting if it is psychically touched.

            Precautions: Make sure all lighting is safely positioned and isn’t too close to the crew or the band. Also turn them off when out of use to prevent overheating of the equipment, which could cause serious problems if they were touched.