Final Website

This is the final version of my website.
This version has changed from my original version as I have added a lot more content and have also changed the colour scheme.
I have changed the colour scheme to black with orange detail as I think it works a lot better and looks more professional.
The links on my page at the top are fully functioning and take you to there relevant pages, although there is no content on them. I have used a different font for the title as I think it suits the look of the page a lot better, I did this by using an orange font and then using a glow to make it stand out more. I have used Ed Sheeran's logo, the pawprint, either side of the title so that it makes the site more relevant to him.
Below the links I have imported a youtube video of the final video so that it can be viewed straight from the website. I have also copied by bio of Ed from my blog so that when fans visit the site they can instantly find out information about him.
I have also now imported and animated gif I made in fireworks, which consists of a slide show of images that I also used on the website, which is on a continuous loop.
I have created a blog about Ed and posted it in the middle of the page so that it looks like it is updated and so it can inform fans.
In the bottom left corner I have made an advert advertising his store by showing new items that have been added, including the CD cover and a t-shirt i made on fireworks.
On the right side of the page I have created an animated gif showing the logos of Facebook, Twitter and Myspace so that it is encouraging the user to join Ed on these sites. I have finally added a text box at the bottom so that the user can enter their email and join his mailing list, however the submit button does not work.

Final Video

This is the final version of our music video.

When we were taking pictures for our digipack and website, we found a woods near our school that we thought would be a much better place to record the video, as it provided better lighting and was more interesting than just recording on a field. We have also slightly strayed away from the storyboard by having the starting and ending sofa shots inside instead of on a sofa outside, this was because we could not find a sofa that we could take outside and also as we thought it made more sense.

The first few consisted of Adam inside, on the sofa, and then walking out into his garden. We then cut this to him entering the woods with the guitar to show and elapse of time and to show a change in location. For the first verse and chorus the shots mostly consist of different angles of Adam singing and playing the guitar. We also included shots around a campfire with our female actor Annie. We used different shots showing both Adam and Annie, before using the final shot of the verse which shows them lying on the floor next to each other, which then cuts to Adam alone to show she has left. The chorus then consists of different shots of Adam singing and playing the chorus inside the wood locations. When the second verse starts, the majority of the filming is inside. There are shots used showing Adam and Annie on the sofa inside watching TV, and then cuts to shots showing Adam making cups of tea in the kitchen. He then returns to the living room, to see that Annie has gone, which leads to him leaving the house. The shot then cuts back outside to the woods to show Adam once again singing the chorus. When the song breaks down it cuts to shots of Adam running across a field an into the woods missed together with shots of him singing without the guitar. When the final chorus comes in we use shots of Adam singing in the woods, and also a shot showing him running out of the woods, which then cuts back to the starting location where he enters the room and sits next to Annie who was already on the sofa. This shows that the video has ended where it started.

Final Digipack

This is the final version of my digipack. To view the images in their proper size, click on them to take you to their real location.

This is the final version of the outside of my digipack. I have some made so vast changes from my draft and have based the whole cover on images. Me and Adam founds some woods that were near our school and decided to take some pictures in there as they can be edited to provide some arty looking images. On the front cover I have used a high angle shot of Adam stood looking up with some trees in the background. I then changed the contrast and brightness of the images to make it look darker. I chose this image as it stands out and shows that Adam (Ed) is the singer. I have added the artist name and title of the songs using a black font and then adding a white glow on the outside of the text so that it can still be read amongst the background.

For the back cover I have used a similar technique, and have used a low angle shot showing Adam walking forward into some trees. I have used this image as Adam is only at the bottom of the image, allowing me to add the tracklisting in the space above him without ruining the image. I have used the same font technique as I have with the front cover so that their is a flow on the digipack. I have added a bar code to the back cover as that is where they are usually located. For the outside flap I have used a montage of images that5 we took whilst in the woods, including shots of Adam, me and the woods. This is to show the user the theme of the song and video and the location where it was recorded.

This is the inside to my final digipack. On the inside cover i have used a shot of some grass with the sky visible and then darkened the image as I think it provides a nice effect. I have then added the lyrics to the song over the top and used a white font with a black glow so that it stands out from the background and can be read. For the CD insert I have used a black background as it continues with the theme of the digipack and also makes the CD stand out. For the CD I have used an image of some leaves from the woods that was taken. I have then added the name of the artist and song using a white text with a black glow. For the inside of the flap I have used an image of Adam stood in a field with mud at the bottom of the image. I have used the mud and placed the text over the top so it can be read and does not disrupt the image.

Video First Draft