Inlay Photo Edits

Along with our digipack front, spine and back cover we have to produce a group of inlay of photos. These photos will be those in which we took on our photo shoot and then we show lyrics from the songs the artist has produced. From inspiration from research of 'Jack Johnson's' album 'Better Together' we edited the photos using camera flare editing techniques as well as vintage effects which conform to indie genre conventions.

Photoshop Album Cover Edit

In preparation for our digipack front, back and spine pictures we used Photoshop to edit and put together a rough outline of what our finished digipack will look like.  In order to maintain continuity we used the same image of the artist holding the guitar in front of him and having his reflection showing. We then cropped the image accordingly, splitting up the individual parts of the image into spine, back and front. Below is what we did:

Editing Techniques

In preparation for our editing of our music video, I researched potential editing techniques in which we would use. These include the following:

Cross dissolve: cross dissolve is the editing technique where there is a smooth transition from one clip into the next. It creates a brief overlay at the start of the clip and allows for the two clips to merge. This editing technique will work well when we want a transition from the artist singing into a memory scene.

Split screen: split screen allows there to be two clips playing simultaneously while still being able to watch the two clips. We could use this technique to shoe the artist singing and then have a close up of him playing guitar or have the artist singing whilst there is a memory scene unravelling.

Fast forward: fast forward, as implied by the name, modifys the speed of the chosen clip. This technique could be used to speed up the actions of the artist while he performes.

Slow down: slow motion does the opposite to fast forward and slows down the chosen clip. This technique could be used to slow down the actions in a memory to heighten the nostalgic implication.

DigiPack Overlay Editing

One of the main themes or motifs in our digipack is windows or window frames. Therefore we used the overlay editing technique to faintly overlay an image of a window/ window frame over our photos from the shoot to tie it into the indie genre

DigiPack Photo Edits #3