Print Work

Two Print Products: Digipak (minimum of 4 panes - 6 would be good, though) and Print Magazine Advert for the release of the digipak.

Produced individually.

Each marked out of 10.

Along with your video, these will make up a promotions ‘package’, so all your work will need to be similar in visual theme and recognizable as promoting the same artist.

Good marks come from:
• Using a recognisable ‘house style’ which is appropriate for genre/audience
• Paying attention to detail – e.g. including credits and record label logos
• Taking a range of good quality photos and not repeatedly using the same one.
Here's the mark scheme for print work:

The candidate is expected to demonstrate excellence in the creative use of most of the following technical skills:

• awareness of conventions of layout and page design


• awareness of the need for variety in fonts and text size


•  accurate use of language and register


•  the appropriate use of ICT for the task set


•  appropriate integration of illustration and text


•  framing a shot, using a variety of shot distances as appropriate


•  shooting material appropriate to the task set; selecting mise-en-scène including colour, figure, lighting, objects and setting


•  manipulating photographs as appropriate, including cropping and resizing.

You should be researching print work and preparing for print production by blogging about:
Layout / mock-ups / flat plans
Photography
Fonts
Colour schemes
Mise-en-scene...etc

Refer to the handout on Moodle for more detailed advice on research and planning tasks.

For some inspiration look at the links below:
http://www.popphoto.com/gallery/100-best-photo-album-covers?i=64253&s=17

http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/the-50-greatest-album-covers-of-all-time-444093

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Recording_Package

http://design.tutsplus.com/articles/typography-album-covers--psd-11446

http://www.bestartvinyl.com/previous-winners/2013.html