Final Final DigiPack

For my final design of my DigiPack I have kept the front cover and back cover, as I think that by having the inside all one photo it brings the whole thing in together enough. The actual CD will be the same as the photo behind it. I am happy with my Final DigiPack.

Altering my Digipack

I'm messing around with a print screen of the final production to possibly use as my inside photo for the CD case.

Here I have boosted the colour, then matteified the whole photo, meaning i could choose any colour for the outside edges, as you can see I have used a dark grey, I think this is effective as throughout the whole process we are trying to show a contrast.

I edited photo 2 to make the color stand out more, and then I added an effect to soften the edges, i used Picasa for this. I love the way its turned out, I think it is really dramatic.

However, when adding it to my final digipack it i did not look right at all, the two spotlights didn't work well together at all as one was mainly green and one mainly orange, this is leading me to perhaps change my overall digipack.

Final DigiPack

I have decided to change the background of my digipack to fit in more with the front cover, including a spotlight and the same dress. This creates a synergy not with the music video but with the front cover. I like this because we are showing a different side to the artist, a more conventional and down to earth artist, than one who is just singing in a natural setting all outdoors.

This is Photo.1 that I might use as the background, I like this as you can see all of her body which is different from the front cover but also ties in, as it is taken from the same day and with the spotlight, in the same style as the front.

This is the Photo.2 that I may use as the back of my Digipack. This is not so appealing to me because of the more blurry image, but she has her hands down by her side which makes the pose better than photo 1.

Changing the Name

The overall rection to my digi pack was good and people said that they liked the idea of my artists signature and the aspect of the sun on the CD. However, some people have said that the didn't like the name 'Frankie Pearl'. I want to keep the 'band' name as the artists full name so have come up with a few other alternatives.

First name;

- Irvana

- Frankie

- Amie

- Marina

- Lydia

- Marlene

- Cheska

Second Names;

- Jones

- Wright

- West

I think I still like Frankie, but would possibly change the second name to 'Frankie West' 'Frankie Jones' or 'Frankie Wright'.

Final Digipack 1

I wanted to use the singers signature somewhere, i've decided to use it behind where the CD would be placed. Like this.

CD

Back Panal

For my final Photo on the back of my Digipack I will have Eleanor standing in a spotlight with the dress Rachel made on her, this is because this photo isn't very fitting with the front cover of my CD case. We have the image I want on our mac in school but I can not get to it tonight, meaning I will have to finish it tomorrow. I do like this image, i just don't think it looks very professional to have her in a studio on the front and her in a forest on the back of the CD case.

Front Cover

Editing and Digipack Planning

Us Editing and planning our taking photos for Digipack.

Idea 1. on CD design of digipack.

Excuse me talking to my sister in the background.

I love this idea, this is a more realistic photo of what i am trying to draw;

Lighting

When faced with the dilema of how to make our digipack more exciting, dynamic, and overall fitting with our genre I decided that the lighting would make a huge impact. From researching other Artists covers I decided to experiment simply with the lighting to see what creates the desired impact. I think like we should show her as a powerful, beautiful yet also vulnerable woman.

Idea.1 Is to have the lighting pointing down as though she is above it. I like the way it would make her look powerful and very strong. However, I feel like this lacks the vulnerability and innocence of the woman in the song. It makes me look "hard-skinned" which is not the look I think we should go for.

The Second Lighting position was to have the light straight onto her face, although slightly pointing downwards. I love this because you can still see the eyes giving her a stronger, and harder, more powerful look. However, she still looks quite vulnerable because of the light on the face, I think showing almost expressing a "my lips are sealed" kind of attitude. This can be executed in full body aswell which is another good factor as

we want to use the dress Rachel made for us.

This photo is another light on the face, but it is not as good because the light is directly on the face. Compared with the above photo it does not portray strength or even vulnerability. It just doesn't look right!

I like this idea of her looking into the light, as though she is looking into the future, fitting in very well with our concept in our Music Video. Again this is a shot which can be done on a full body photo/shot. The idea of her smiling is also nice, it represents the happier times and parts of our Video and concept as a whole.

Size and Dimensions of a Digipack

A Digipack is the CD and the CD case for an album or single.

Each CD case follows a criteria for the same shape and size, so that it's easier to stock and display, also so that CDs are more universal. These Measurements are;

"4 panel 1 CD Digipak with tube pocket. Tray on right. 5.53" X 0.25" X 5"

I have downloaded this Digipack template to use as an outline for my own Digipack i will make eventually.