Month: January 2014
P7 Review project process
Whole process:
This project was about creating a album cover and a promotional package for the band The Chain Gang of 1974. My part of the project was to create 2 album cover aswell as Liam creating 2 aswell and then it was down to me to create the final design.
Good Points: In my opinion we all worked together very well and that we got the project done within a good time and that we did not have any real set backs or problems.
Less good points: When doing the project we did not really come across any back things. apart from one of the applications that we was using crashed a little bit causing us a minor set back, apart from that there was not really and set backs that caused us to loss any times on the project or to loss any work.
Unexpected points: During the project we did not come across any issues or faults in the project and we had not issues that caused us to panic or rush the work.
Software:
The software that i used was mainly Photoshop to create the album covers. the software was very reliable and did not have an errors or crash at all. The amount of tools that where available to use where very good and and helped a lot when creating the covers. The other software that we used called project libre worked well and was good to create what it was needed to.
People:
When we was doing the project our team (Me, Max and Liam) worked very well with no issues or conflicts through out the project, we worked well as a team and we got all the worked done that was needed to be done and we got it all done a good amount of time. Also that everyone in the group got on with the work and never messed around and got the worked completed. the Attitude in the group was very good and we worked together in some parts to get the work done and to complete the work so that we would not fall behind.
I feel that i worked very well and that i was on track and got the work done that was needed to be done and that i did not deviate from the work and that i was focused on finishing the work that was needed to be done
Specification:
In the project we achieved all of the work in the group that was needed and that we had worked as a team to get it done. We had completed the hole project by completing the album covers and the documentations that was needed to be done. When working on the project we never failed at completing anything or bodged anything meaning that we had to do it again. And that we managed to complete it with not many problems or any failures in the group. also that we managed to completed the hole project within that allotted time.
Products:
The products that we created was all fit for purpose and that we think that the album covers that me and Liam created where good for use and would attract people into buying them. We also think that the quality of the work that we created was excellent and that it was all good work and that if was up to standard. The products that we created are fit for purpose due to that fact that they can be used in multiple things. for an example it can be used to be put on a T-shirt or any merchandise that they wise to use it on. also the covers that we believe are good and are appealing as a cover. The work we created came out better than expected. apart from the page with the tours dates was a little small. The hole project that we created was better than we planed and that we managed to complete it with standard of work.
P6
Band Biography
The band has been together for 6 years and originally formed in early 2008 with several members including Gabe Newell and Kayne West who all went on to become huge stars because of the publicity the band provided for them. Over the years the band lost its members to drugs, glory and fame until it came down to the one man band it is today. Now Kamtin Mohager resides as the final member, he plays tribute to his former band members in this exclusive single.
Kamtin Mohager was a troubled child, brought up by a pack of wild dogs, he quickly learned to survive by eating those that he came across. After 6 years of eating any humans he could spot, he discovered New York City. This is when he met Gabe Newell, who was on his way to make some children cry by teasing his new game, Half Life 3. GabeN introduced Kamtin Mohager to McDonalds, it was a revolution for Kamtin Mohager. He could finally eat horse meat, his favourite meat, without actually hurting anyone.
This brings us onto GabeN, a techie from birth. In the first two years of his life he wrote two video games, Half Life One and Half Life 2. Unfortunately at the age of three he too found McDonalds. Within the year he was no longer able to program and Half Life 3 had been delayed indefinately, to praise GabeN in the hopes he might one day make HL3, games made the church of GabeN where people could go to pray about their sale related queries.
Kayne West had a perfectly normal childhood, he played like others, worked hard and did well in school. But at the age of 12 he fell into a heroin needle and became severely addicted to drugs. It is at this point he decided to dedicate his life to making absoutely terrible music, so he teamed with Kamtin Mohager and GabeN (The only talented singer, although he could never do more than two notes at a time) to make what they call, the best band of all time.
Band Questions
-What inspired you to become a musician?
-How long does it take you to make a song?
-How do you come up with new songs?
-What is your favourite alcoholic beverage?
-What is your favourite form of media distribution?
-Dogs or cats?
-If you were a keyboard, which key would you be?
-What is your relationship status?
-Is music your hobby or your life?
-What is in a typical day for the you?
-What instruments do you play?
-What is your favourite instrument?
-Have you got any ideas for the next album?
-Are there any celebrities that you hate and if so, why do you hate them?
-How did you discover your passion for music?
-Do you sing in the shower?
-Do you like GTA V?
-What did you think when Rockstar contacted you?
-How much are you worth?
Album Designs
P4 – Project Specification
Unit 17 – Project Specification
This document will detail the project in its entirety, including all the things that need to be done in the project, when they need to be done by and who is to blamed if they go wrong.
Album
The album consists of 2 tasks, the first is the design for the cover of the album and the second is the tour date insert that will slot in the album. The design for the cover of the album will need to be drafted 4 times before the final album cover can be decided upon and created. The tour date insert will be a piece of paper that is slotted in with the album cover, it will detail the tour that the band is going on so that people are aware of it.
Press Pack
The press pack will consist of a few things, the first is the biography. The biography will contain different “facts” about the band that fans may find interesting. The second part of the press pack is the staged questions and answers, these are things that radio stations can use to fake an interview by asking the set questions and just playing the recorded answer afterwards.
Due to the press pack being used widely in radio stations, it is very unlikely that a band will be able to go to them or even want to, solving this is simple and is done by providing the radio hosts with stages questions and answers. The stages questions will be provided in a format that they can be asked by the host and an pre-recorded answer can be played, this requires the band to provide answers for the questions that will be provided within the press pack.
Who does what & Where is blame shifted
The project will be split between three parties, the first is Max Tingle. Max will be responsible for (RE: Will have to do and can be blamed for) the pres pack biography as well as the press pack questions which must be done by January 17th.
The second party is Liam Greenwood, Liam will be responsible for the album artwork (Including 4 drafts and final creation) as well as the design and creation of the handout that will be added into the album to raise awareness of the upcoming tour, like Max’s work it must be complete by January 17th.
The third and final party is Adam Edwards, since there isn’t much left to the project Adam will be assisting Liam in the creation of the drafts for the album artwork as well as the decision of which draft(s) should be used in the final design.
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