Tuesday, April 2, 2013

A2 Music Video - 'Where The Wild Roses Grow' - Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue

Zoe Hillman 8128 - A2 Media Studies Coursework - Music Video from Zoe Hillman on Vimeo.

Website

This is the link to the website I have created for the artist of my music video: http://zoehillman.wix.com/nickcaveunoffical



I decided to use the colour scheme of red, white and black to create a clear link between the music video, album cover and website. 

The header of the home page is a still from the music video, which in conjunction with the audio player playing the song, is promotion for the album.

HOME PAGE





































BIOGRAPHY PAGE





















CONCERTS PAGE





















RECORDINGS PAGE




































CONTACT PAGE

















Final Digipack

FRONT COVER
In the front page, I have presented the artists of the song as the main focal point. It reflects the music video in terms of colours (white, black, red) and the grey tint. By having them lying together with plain expressions, a sense of mytery but also seriousness is created. The grey tint and the black background help the morbid atmosphere match that of the music video.
The white banner at the bottom where both artists names are written, are in line with the genre of music I have used in the music video. Artists such as Mick Harvey use a banner either at the top, or bottom, or both of the album cover to contrast the image in the middle. The font used for the title of the song and the artist names are neither old fashioned or modern, adding to timeless aspect of the song, music video, and digipack.



BACK COVER



The image of the female character lying in the middle of the page surrounded by a black background, emphasises the lonliness and isolation of the character. I edited out most of the background of the image, but left some of the green leaves to add texture to the cover to make it more visually pleasing, while still keeping the dark and eerie tone that is present in the digipack and music video.
The additional copyright information at the bottom of the cover reflects the information found at the bottom of any music album, with information about the producers and distributors, where it was made and how to contact the companies, as well as a bar code.

INSIDE PAGE - TRACKS


This page would go on the left hand side, displaying the tracks available on the disc. This image shows the female character looking peaceful and beautiful, while the grey tint contrasted with the eye catching red of the rose, enhances her pale complexion. This suggests that she is ghostly but also emphasises one of the key themes of the song and the music video; her beauty. The font matches that of the front cover as it is timeless, like the feel of the video. The contrast of white on black makes it easier to read and also matches the colour scheme of the music video and the rest of the digipack. 

INSIDE PAGE - LYRICS


This page would go on the right hand side of the digipack. The lyrics of the chorus are the most important, in terms of linking the images on the digipack to the song. The 'wild rose' is captured in three out of the four images on the pages of the digipack and is therefore a recurring theme.
The image on this page contrasts the one on the facing page as this one shows the violent reality of her seemingly peaceful appearence. On the left page she seems to be asleep, although ghostly in colour. However, on this page we see a different angle of her face, revealing the blood. She is still presented as beautiful on this page, although now the red colour of the rose symbolises more than romance. It also symbolises violence while the black background symbolises death.