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Making my album advertisement

Album cover drafts

Draft 1: The first draft of the album cover uses images from google and the real bands name. One side is dark to represent the lack of freedom and happiness when they are together whereas the other side is light to represent the opposite for when they are not together. They are at a field as this keeps with the theme of the real Kodaline album cover for the album which this song is a part of. In the future drafts the location will be and original photograph and the bands name will be different. I have decided to use the fake name four swords as all of the members of the band grew up in Swords, Dublin and there is already a band called Swords for the same reason. I added the four at the beginning to make it unique.

Draft 2:  This is the second draft of the album cover for all comes down. I have changed the bands name to the fake name and have changed a lighting error at the bottom to make it look more realistic.

Draft 3: This third draft uses an original photo so that the location looks more realistic. The picture is of a better quality and has been edited to give the same message as other drafts.

Draft 4: This fourth draft has a lighting adjustment to make the bottom left corner darker as this will portray the message better. I have also used the sponge tool to make the left side of the picture less colourful for the same reason.

Draft 5: This draft will be one of the final drafts and any further ones will be minor adjustments. I have fixed a colour problem caused by the lighting adjustments on the left so the colouring is less pink. I have also added shadows the the people to make it more realistic and have used the sponge tool to remove more colour from the left.

Album cover location ideas

These locations are all in the village I live in so they are easy to get to and they all would fit the style of the front cover. I have chosen Mill Lane as it does not have a road but instead has more of a path/track which makes it look more like it is in the countryside. In the lighting it will be taken in you will be able to see the sky as it is on Google maps which will make it easier to edit. As it is only early March the trees will be bare however i do not think this will change the meaning of the image. I have chosen a location like this as the trees on one side essentially trap the people that will be edited into the cover and the bareness may symbolise the state of the relationship. The open field with the natural lighting on the other side will symbolise the freedom that they would have and wish they had if they were not stood together on the other,darker side. The countryside setting allows for this and also matches the theme of the song and the conventions of the original album cover by Kodaline.

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Image research

A convention for the images used on indie rock products is the use of scenic images and locations. This may be because the different environments can portray different meanings which could relate to the theme or mood of the album. For example sunlight in the image may mean the album has a lighter mood whereas the use of violent weather may mean the album has a darker mood. The use of natural lighting is also very simple which like the text may be part of the way the genre uses mainly non-synthesise sounds. This use of these images makes it easier for the audience to get an idea about the theme or mood of the album making it easier for them to decide whether to buy it or whether they want to listen to it’s music. This helps the artists to advertise their product and it’s message.

Text research

Ancillary text research

Digipaks

 Album advertisements