Change of cast

From doing my first draft of my music video, I decided that I needed to change to main person to sing in my music video. Firstly, I was originally going to be in it, although, it was hard as my cousin had to film some of the scene of me at the beach which became hard work and frustrating as I couldn't film how I wanted the different angles because I was in it. Then I tried filming some of my cousin in some of the scenes but the acting and performance wasn't at the best at I thought it could of been. Nevertheless, I asked my friend Katie to do it and she was happy enough to take part in my video! 

This is Katie Hurst
She's in her second year of A-Levels, studying Dance, English language and Psychology 

Pictures for my website

 1.       I used 'picmonkey' to edit this photo. I changed the contrast and the lighting to give it a glamorous effect. The background is glittery, silver material which is supposed to link to diamonds. I think this image would give my website a professional look to it.

 

2. This is a close up of the eye with make-up art i used in the corner of Katie's eye. It also links to Diamonds, and I think the picture works well as it just focuses mainly on the eye.

3. I made the contrast very high, and it made the image have a softer look to it. The background material I used looks effective with the light reflecting onto it. Also, the black and white gives it a silvery look about it.

4. This is similar to the other image, although it's in colour. I think I prefer this edit rather than the other one as the lighting gives it more of a glamorous look.

5. This is my favourite edit for my website. I think it looks professional and I like the positing of it.

digipak template

Photo ideas for my CD and website

Website

http://chelsiereed1945.wix.com/chelsiereedofficial

Website: codes and conventions

For my website, I have researched many celebrities’ websites, such as, Rihanna’s official website, Cheryl Cole’s and the codes and conventions of these websites. What makes them appealing? Are the layouts a similar style? Are all the designs completely different? What technical codes have been used?  Is the content of the website just music, inform and entertain? Who is the website aimed at? What target audience?

Rihanna’s website:

Layout and design: Different pictures of Rihanna change, which changes the whole background like a slideshow. Each section has different colours and fonts.

The technical codes:

All the navigation links are on the top of the page, and are shown simple and clearly.

The content of the website: The content of the website is to inform her audience about her new releases of music, etc. But also to entertain; if it doesn’t look eye-catching then it won’t be as successful.

Genre codes:

Music

Target audience: The target audience will be to Rihanna’s fans, as it is interactive with Rihanna on twitter, showing and following what she’s doing with pictures which interest her fans. The audience will be a mass audience, with many views daily.

Cheryl Cole’s:

Layout and design:

The layout and design on Cheryl Cole’s is fairly similar to Rihanna’s, except it’s more of a simple design.

The technical codes used:

The technical codes used are fairly similar to Rihanna’s. The navigation bar is presented at the top of her website, clearly.

Content of the website:

Informative, entertaining

Genre codes:

Music

Target audience:

Cheryl’s is also a mass audience, appealing to all her fan base.

Digipac: Codes and conventions

experimenting- editing photos