We will also play around with the picture to make it stand out more and use Photoshop to crop out bits we don't need.
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
Picture For Back Cover of Album
The photo we have decided to use for back cover of our digipak is the one we took in front of the car whilst the artist is facing towards the car. We used the cars powerful lights to make our artist glow and shine. To make emphasis on the album name 'My Time to Shine.'
We will also play around with the picture to make it stand out more and use Photoshop to crop out bits we don't need.
We will also play around with the picture to make it stand out more and use Photoshop to crop out bits we don't need.
Deciding on Track Names
We sat as a group and decided on a number of track names for our album, along with the track we are performing 'Deadly Serious.'
We had a look at other albums by artists such as Wiley, Skepta, Giggs and Bashy who are all leading grime artists. They all had a minimum of 10 Tracks and usually had in total around 16 tracks. Therefore based on this, we decided to give our album 16 tracks, and one bonus track.
We brainstormed these following track names:
Intro
Fresh Trim
These Streets
Menace To London
Too Many Guns
I Love You
Outro
You Know My Name
Star Is Born
I Smell Fear
Deadly Serious
My Time To Shine
Unfinished Business
Paper, All I See Is
Clocks Ticking
Straight Out Of Yard
Me And You Against The World
Love and Hate
Hubby Riddim
Star Is Born Remix
300 Bar Statement
Knock Knock On Your Door
From this we made a final tracklist, which is:
1) Intro
2) My Time To Shine
3) Unfinished Business (Feat Flow2.0)
4) Deadly Serious
5) I Smell Fear
6) Paper, All I See Is(Feat. Tiny McSandhu)
7) Star Is Born
8) 300 Bar Statement(Produced by DVS Beats)
9) You Know My Name (Feat Flow 2.0)
10) These Streets
11) Straight Out Of Yard (Feat Shack & Foot)
12) Clock’s Ticking (Feat Young Kid)
13) Fresh Trim
14) Knock Knock On Your Door (Feat Dj K and Mc Tan)
15) Menace To London
16) Outro
Bonus Track
17) Star Is Born Remix (Feat DVS All Stars)
Planning Front Cover of Digipak
Similarly on this album cover the logo is shown in the bottom left corner as there is lots of references to firearms and violence in this album.
This last album, the logo says Explicit Lyrics clearly stating that the lyrics may be unsuitable for children.
Many UK Grime albums have this logo as it is a convention of Grime. In most of the artists songs there is a lot of swearing and references to violence for example in ' Deadly Serious' he says ' Beef..I will eat man's up' this shows that in a fight he will emerge victorious. Therefore this research of logo has enabled me to use the idea and use it for our ' My Time To Shine' Digipak Album.
Album Cover Picture Chosen
The photo we have decided to use for the album cover is the shot outside the London Eye. The artist is the centre of attention of the photo, with the background of a famous British landmark, showing location and background.
Also, naming the album 'My Time To Shine,' we will play on the word 'Shine' and make the artists body and face in the photo glow, using tools from photoshop.
Below is the photo we have chosen.
Tuesday, 20 October 2009
Final Decision For Name of Digipak Album
When we got together as a group today, we decided to name the album ' My Time To Shine'. It's catchy and quite eye-catching.
The significance of ' My Time' shows how grime artists from rough areas, do not get the opportunity to succeed in their career that often. However the artist, ' Reign' has been given the chance and he believes it is his time to pursue his Grime Career.
Also the word 'Shine' emphasizes his determination to become the best at what he does and embrace this opportunity to the fullest.. He Is 'deadly serious'.
The significance of ' My Time' shows how grime artists from rough areas, do not get the opportunity to succeed in their career that often. However the artist, ' Reign' has been given the chance and he believes it is his time to pursue his Grime Career.
Also the word 'Shine' emphasizes his determination to become the best at what he does and embrace this opportunity to the fullest.. He Is 'deadly serious'.
Tracklist Analysis
Track List:
01. Intro (B.B.T.)
02. Uummm!!
03. Open Up
04. Who Are You To Judge Featuring Joe Grind
05. More Maniacs Ft. Boost & Young Spray
06. Swagga Featuring Joe Grind
07. Cut Up Bag
08. Saw
09. Make It Look Good Featuring J.Melo
10. Click Clack Featuring Killa Ki & Shocks
11. Pitching All Da Time Featuring Dubz & Chelsi Lauren
12. Rat-A-Tat-Tat Featuring Kyze
13. Tempa Tempa
14. Bring A Message Back
15. You Raised Me
16. Walk In Da Park Featuring O.T.B
17. Let 'Im Ave It Featuring Boost
18. Test Out Da Nine (Remix) Featuring SN1
Nathan Thompson, better known by his stage name Giggs. He is a british grime artist, who has in the past been in prison for holding firearms. He came back strong and pursued his Grime career. He is a member of SN1 (Spare No1) who also are his record label.
Spare No.1 instantly gives us negative connotations off violence and this is seen on the cover on his tee-shirt, the logo is SN1 branded. Not only this it says ' Explicit content parental advisory' this shows the songs could be about violence, guns etc and may not be suitable for children. The image also shows he is not smiling as in grime videos and pictures they hold intimidating faces.
The album is called ' Walk in the park' most of the songs relate to violence, life and struggling etc. Those areas are what we will be concentrating on when deciding on our track lists. The song ' You Raised Me' is sent out to his mother apoligising for the struggle they went through and about her being proud of what he has become now. The song 'Saw' is a violent song relating to hit movie series of SAW. The song 'Test out the Nine' refers to the 9MM firearm. These are some conventions of Grime CD covers and gives us more of an idea on deciding what to name our other songs.
01. Intro (B.B.T.)
02. Uummm!!
03. Open Up
04. Who Are You To Judge Featuring Joe Grind
05. More Maniacs Ft. Boost & Young Spray
06. Swagga Featuring Joe Grind
07. Cut Up Bag
08. Saw
09. Make It Look Good Featuring J.Melo
10. Click Clack Featuring Killa Ki & Shocks
11. Pitching All Da Time Featuring Dubz & Chelsi Lauren
12. Rat-A-Tat-Tat Featuring Kyze
13. Tempa Tempa
14. Bring A Message Back
15. You Raised Me
16. Walk In Da Park Featuring O.T.B
17. Let 'Im Ave It Featuring Boost
18. Test Out Da Nine (Remix) Featuring SN1
Nathan Thompson, better known by his stage name Giggs. He is a british grime artist, who has in the past been in prison for holding firearms. He came back strong and pursued his Grime career. He is a member of SN1 (Spare No1) who also are his record label.
Spare No.1 instantly gives us negative connotations off violence and this is seen on the cover on his tee-shirt, the logo is SN1 branded. Not only this it says ' Explicit content parental advisory' this shows the songs could be about violence, guns etc and may not be suitable for children. The image also shows he is not smiling as in grime videos and pictures they hold intimidating faces.
The album is called ' Walk in the park' most of the songs relate to violence, life and struggling etc. Those areas are what we will be concentrating on when deciding on our track lists. The song ' You Raised Me' is sent out to his mother apoligising for the struggle they went through and about her being proud of what he has become now. The song 'Saw' is a violent song relating to hit movie series of SAW. The song 'Test out the Nine' refers to the 9MM firearm. These are some conventions of Grime CD covers and gives us more of an idea on deciding what to name our other songs.
Album Ideas
N.B. Please click on the mind map for a zoomed in view.
When deciding on the album name we came up with quite a few names which relate to the artist and his single, " Deadly Serious".Below is the reasons for why we chose the certain names in to a shortlist:
My Times To Shine: Catchy, Unique, reflects the artist in his song about pursuing his rap career.
The Greatest: Also quite catchy and shows his personality and his belief in being the best.
Boy Better Know About Me: A more intimidating name, showing how he should be well known.
Money Runs Everything: A typical convention of Rap/Grime, lots money being made.
Welcome To My World: Also portrays his personality and shows his confidence.
Unfinished Business: Also referenced in his songs, shows perserverance.
Star Is Born: Someone different, good name and quite eyecatching.
Star In The Hood: Similarly saying he is special and a star is in the area.
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
Analysing Track Lists
Track List:
01. Intro (B.B.T.)
02. Uummm!!
03. Open Up
04. Who Are You To Judge Featuring Joe Grind
05. More Maniacs Ft. Boost & Young Spray
06. Swagga Featuring Joe Grind
07. Cut Up Bag
08. Saw
09. Make It Look Good Featuring J.Melo
10. Click Clack Featuring Killa Ki & Shocks
11. Pitching All Da Time Featuring Dubz & Chelsi Lauren
12. Rat-A-Tat-Tat Featuring Kyze
13. Tempa Tempa
14. Bring A Message Back
15. You Raised Me
16. Walk In Da Park Featuring O.T.B
17. Let 'Im Ave It Featuring Boost
18. Test Out Da Nine (Remix) Featuring SN1
Nathan Thompson, better known by his stage name Giggs. He is a british grime artist, who has in the past been in prison for holding firearms. He came back strong and pursued his Grime career. He is a member of SN1 (Spare No1) who also are his record label.
Spare No.1 instantly gives us negative connotations off violence and this is seen on the cover on his tee-shirt, the logo is SN1 branded. Not only this it says ' Explicit content parental advisory' this shows the songs could be about violence, guns etc and may not be suitable for children. The image also shows he is not smiling as in grime videos and pictures they hold intimidating faces.
The album is called ' Walk in the park' most of the songs relate to violence, life and struggling etc. Those areas are what we will be concentrating on when deciding on our track lists. The song ' You Raised Me' is sent out to his mother apoligising for the struggle they went through and about her being
Tuesday, 6 October 2009
Questionnaire Feedback
Feedback from Miss Kulas
1) Lots of boys in hoodies and tracksuits walking around and waving their hands about. They are usually talking about themselves and how great they are. They will be on estates and in London.
3) Are these types of music videos dark and sinister, or bright and cheery?
4) Do you expect to see women in a very male Grime song?
5) What is common in UK Grime music?
2) Rough parts of London, estates, places that have a lot of graffiti on the wall. Mainly outside.
3)Definitely not bright and cheery, but they are not usually sinister. For example, Dizzee Rascal's Holiday is quite upbeat.
4) Not really. It's usually a lot of boys walking around with their 'crew'.
5) Hoodies, boys, tracksuits, branded sports wear.
1) What would you expect to see in a UK Grime music video?
2) Where would you expect a UK Grime music video to be set?
2) Where would you expect a UK Grime music video to be set?
3) Are these types of music videos dark and sinister, or bright and cheery?
4) Do you expect to see women in a very male Grime song?
5) What is common in UK Grime music?
Questionnaire Feedback
Feedback from Tanuj Bhalla
1) What would you expect to see in a UK Grime music video?
2) Where would you expect a UK Grime music video to be set?
3) Are these types of music videos dark and sinister, or bright and cheery?
4) Do you expect to see women in a very male Grime song?
5) What is common in UK Grime music?
2) Where would you expect a UK Grime music video to be set?
3) Are these types of music videos dark and sinister, or bright and cheery?
4) Do you expect to see women in a very male Grime song?
5) What is common in UK Grime music?
1) I would expect to see lots of flash cars, people smoking and big gangs of people. A mixture of boys and girls.
2) In a club with lots of young females dancing around lots of young males. Also in an urban environment.
3) Bit of both, depends on the artist and his taste in music.
4) Yeah, they act as a rebound for the males and play an important role in the music video itself.
5) Black people are common, a lot of artists are black so therefore the majority wins. Also violence is a convention which I have seen is common.
Location Scouting
As a group we went out into Central London and other locations to take photos of the locations we wanted to film our music video and take photos for our Digipak and Magazine page.
We went into Central London, Isleworth and Hounslow and got a good idea of how we would shoot our video.
We went into Central London, Isleworth and Hounslow and got a good idea of how we would shoot our video.
Monday, 5 October 2009
Sunday, 4 October 2009
Questionnaire feedback
Feedback from Pav Dhillon
1) I would expect to see a bunch of boys in hoodies looking mysterious, one dominant boy. A very intimidating enviroment if you are the viewer.
2) I would expect it to be set in a dark, dingy estate maybe. Depending on lyrics could be in a very busy place. Also could be a story in which the video is shot at many different places.
3) Uusually dark, not sinister. But from viewing many grime videos i think some are bright and cheery. It usually depends on the artist themselves.
4) Depending on lyrics, yes but if the lyrics do not warrant women than I do not expect to see women.
5) Hoodies, nike trainers and addidas hoodies. Lots of young males are common. Usually of a black and white colour.
1) I would expect to see a bunch of boys in hoodies looking mysterious, one dominant boy. A very intimidating enviroment if you are the viewer.
2) I would expect it to be set in a dark, dingy estate maybe. Depending on lyrics could be in a very busy place. Also could be a story in which the video is shot at many different places.
3) Uusually dark, not sinister. But from viewing many grime videos i think some are bright and cheery. It usually depends on the artist themselves.
4) Depending on lyrics, yes but if the lyrics do not warrant women than I do not expect to see women.
5) Hoodies, nike trainers and addidas hoodies. Lots of young males are common. Usually of a black and white colour.
Questionnaire
1) What would you expect to see in a UK Grime music video?
2) Where would you expect a UK Grime music video to be set?
3) Are these types of music videos dark and sinister, or bright and cheery?
4) Do you expect to see women in a very male Grime song?
5) What is common in UK Grime music?
2) Where would you expect a UK Grime music video to be set?
3) Are these types of music videos dark and sinister, or bright and cheery?
4) Do you expect to see women in a very male Grime song?
5) What is common in UK Grime music?
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