Finished Website

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Website editing 20/12

Cara.

Light Drawing Edits

I used Photoshop to edit the light drawing that i did.

To create the background i altered the contrast until the image behind the light was black.

In the image above i used layers of the light from one image and then altered the colouring.

For these images i just made the whole of it blue and brighter.

I added an effect to this drawing called neon glow and then selected the colour as pink.

Cara.

Light Drawing Experiments

I finally got to do the light drawing. I went out one night with my friend who showed me how to do different things with the light. For every image we used a long shutter speed on the camera to capture all the light we used.

You have to make sure the torch is not pointed directly at the camera otherwise a star of bright light shows up in the image.

In the image above we used a stick with lots of torches attached to it and swung it around in a circular motion to crate a ball.

For these images below we used a circle of wire with LED wire wrapped around it and moved the object around in different ways to achieve different effects. For the one directly below, I moved the hoop away from the camera in a straight line to create a tunnel.

With this one, we came in from the side with the hoop and wavered it up and down which creates a pipe.

For the image below we wavered the object closer to the camera which gave this staggered circle effect that looks really unusual.

We also did the same for this image, but started a bit further back wavering the hoop around. This gave more circles on the image.

To create the spiral we moved the hoop in a circular motion side to side.

For the two drawings below, both of us had a torch and ran around waving it randomly high and low.

Cara.

Lesson 29/11/10 - iWeb

In this lesson, I worked on the website again. When I looked at the work I did on the layout last time, I wasn't happy with the banner of Aliss on the decks. I found that some parts were blurry, the pictures weren't blended together right and that the colour in some places was not absolute black and so the edges didn't fade out properly. I think the top edge on the right side still needs a bit of work as a straight line is still visible. However, this will be easy to correct with a few clicks of the rubber tool.

Another thing I changed with the layout was the colour of the text 'Daft Punk'. I thought it would stand out better in white rather than grey. In doing this I had to redo all of the splats behind it. 

I plan to add more to both the left and right side at the top and to change the image on the music player to a pyramid.

Cara.

Website Progress 22/11/10

In today's lesson I created an image to go on our website by using pictures we took whilst filming our first scenes. To begin with, i edited the images to make them look less ordinary by applying the fresco filter and adjusting the colour balance. I wanted them to blend and overlap so the image looks continuous, which i achieved by feathering the edges of the pictures and then using the eraser tool with a splash brush on it. By doing this, the finished result looks rough and i like that the edges are random.
Next time i intend to achieve a smoother line inbetween the first and second image.




Cara.

Lesson 17/11/10 - Website Changes

In this lesson we decided to make the layout of the website wider because there was a lot of plain black on the sides. Also, we included an image that was taken when we filmed at our first location which we then edited to look more futuristic.

Above is the original image taken.

Photoshop was used to edit the image. Firstly I applied a filter called 'Fresco' which made the picture appear to have an outline and look graphically drawn.

The next step was to adjust the colour balance, which I did by increasing the amount of blue and cyan  using the sliders.

The final edited version is above.

I then used photos I took of a crystal pyramid as thumbnails for links to other pages that would be on the website but we will not create.

Cara.

Iweb continued...


To further develop our iweb homepage we decided to insert some pictures from our music video footage by "screen grabbing" u.v shots off imovie of our dancers. We then pasted these onto our temporary pictures on the iweb page.

Harriet.

Iweb Experiments

THE PROCESS....

1/ To design our Website we began by experimenting with colourful paint splats that we found on Photoshop with a paint brush tool. We then went onto Google and searched for "Daft Font" and downloaded the font and used this to write Daft Punk as a main image. We decided to write this in silver/grey as it gave a robotic feel to the image with links with their electro genre. We believe that this is effective because Daft Punk use this font for all of their advertisement e.g. C.D covers and posters and is well known to national audiences therefore would be immediately recognisable to our audience as a Daft Punk webpage. 

2/ Further down the page we have begun adding more detail for example a link to the tour dates and an audio file playing "Crescendolls" our song choice. We have temporarily used pictures off google images to give us an idea of where we want our images to go, however we are currently in the process of the photo shoot of our actors/dancers which we will replace these existing images with. 

Harriet.

Website Design

This is our website design. Page links are displayed as pyramids. We wanted to use elements shown in pictures of Daft Punk. The pyramids come from the stage they use when playing live.

We want the pyramid buttons to be bright, eccentric and luminous. The best way to achieve this would be to have a slightly darker background and possibly heavily patternd.

I recently found a website where you can type in your own text and i'll appear in the the same font as what Daft Punk use on their CD's and other media. Like the pyramids, the title would  have to be quite bright so that stands out against the background. As a group we will use photoshop to achieve this.

Most of the websites we researched had a large image in the centre of the home screen. We think that this would be a good idea because whoever looks at the page will see what the band is like and how they like to appear.

We'd like to emphasize Daft Punk's futuristic electro style by having the background quite futuristic. This would consist of flourescent and metallic colours.

Because the song we have chosen for the music video is "Crescendolls", we would like to have a music/media player so that you can listen to the song as you browse the website.

On many band websites they have little quotes and comments given by newspapers, celebrities like Jonathon Ross and Graham Norton and also radio presenters. We think this is a good idea because the positive feedback would attract audiences to listen and purchase their music.



Emma

Website Research

Crystal Castles

www.crystalcastles.com

Genre:

Electro - design of website goes against the genre conventions

Images & Logo:

Sad looking little girl, band name as an image. The band is represented in an abnormal way.

New technology & links:

Video for latest song is embedded on home page as a link through Youtube used to promote themselves. In the top right-hand corner an address bar is used to subscribe to their newsletter using your email address. Links to all other pages of the site run across the top of the homepage. 

Colour & Style:

The colouring of the website is monochrome and boring which does not go well with the image of this band. In addition to this the style of everything on the page is simplistic.

Written Content:

There is no written content on this page other than links.

Font & Layout:

The font used on the page is very simple and boring yet clear to read for all users. The page layout is also simplistic which makes it user friendly for everyone.

Target audience:

I believe the audience (17-24) is targeted through use of the link to Youtube and newsletter subscription. However, this website is easy to use for people of any age.

Advertisements:

The adverts used are to iTunes and amazon (in both the US and UK) which are where their music is available from. I think these adverts are suitable for the target audience.

MGMT

www.whoismgmt.com

Genre:

Electro - The generic conventions are definitely portrayed by these website in the way that everything is a bit crazy and abstract.

Images & Logo:

The background image is very warped and eye catching, as is the ever-changing band logo in the centre of the top of the page. These images represent the band as abstract which is what they are.

New technology & links:

Media technology is used to promote the artists new song with the video link to Youtube in the centre of the page. There is also a link to the record label, Columbia at the bottom of the page.

Colour & Style:

The colours are very vivid and bold which says that the artist is wanting to stand out and be different.

Written Content:

There is no written content on this page.

Font & Layout:

The fonts used for the band logo are wacky and fun which constructs the image of the artist perfectly. The layout also adds to this convention.

Target audience:

The target audience (17-24) is reached through eye catching colours and imagery.

Advertisements:

The only advertisements used are the video link to their new song and a hyper link at the bottom to Columbia Records.

Soulwax

www.soulwax.com

Genre:

Electro - The music is played loudly and flashing imagery is used.

Images & Logo:

None.

New technology & links:

Soulwax use video technology from previous gigs and talks to promote themselves. At the end of the video loop there is a link to their myspace.

Colour & Style:

The colours used in the video footage with the lighting are vibrant and flashing which makes it eye catching.

Written Content:

There is no written content other than the word loading in between videos.

Font & Layout:
The font is futuristic and bold which goes along side the image of the artist. As for the page layout, nothing exciting takes place. Simplicity is the key once again, with a plain black background which makes the video content stand out.

Target audience:
The audience is targeted by them starring in the video footage on the homepage and having eye catching lighting and cuts. Music from the band is also on the video.

Advertisements:

Soulwax advertise themselves on the website and have a link to their myspace, the way in which this is done is through the video loop which is suitable for the target audience of about 17-29

Daft Punk

www.daftpunk.com

Genre:

Electro - The conventions of this genre are generally met with this website.

Images & Logo:

The only images on the page are textual ones i.e the interstella 5555 logo that looks futuristic in the bottom right corner which links to the film that Daft Punk made for their entire album, Discovery (2001). Also, the Daft Punk logo in the centre of the page represents the artist in a futuristic way.

New technology & links:

New technology that is used on this homepage is a link to a Youtube video of their latest song, which pops up when you hover over the 'electroma' logo as well as an email address subscription at the bottom of the page, which are both used to promote the artist.

Colour & Style:

The overall colouring of the site is monochrome with bursts of fuchsia that attract the audience's attention to important areas of the page. On the whole, the page looks futuristic, which is the image that daft punk portray. 

Written Content:

There is no written content on this homepage.

Font & Layout:

In terms of the page font, it is futuristic and bold which makes it easy to read. The layout of the page itself is simplistic and easy to navigate.

Target audience:

As a group, we believe that this website is highly suitable for the target audience (17-24). Features of the page which attract the target audience are the bold font and style of the font & logos.

Advertisements: 

On this page there aren't really any advertisements other than the one for the film Interstella 5555 that Daft Punk made for their album, Discovery (2001).

Klaxons:

www.klaxons.net

Genre:

Electro - generic conventions of the genre are followed with this website.

Images & Logo:

Through the images on this page, the band is represented as eccentric. The album cover in particularly makes no sense and makes the audience question what they're seeing. All the other images on the website are crazy and make the audience think. The band name is on the left hand column in the form of their logo, which also represents the Klaxons as being eccentric.

New technology & links:

The website is structured in a blog format with posts included from Twitter. Links along the left hand side navigate users around the website. In addition to the internal links, there are links to places where the Klaxons music is available i.e hmv, itunes & youtube. 

Colour & Style:

Colouring of the actual website is monochrome with colour added through the bright pictures. The style of the website is modern in the way of a blog which infers that the band are modern. The images contained are futuristic just like the band.

Written Content:

Written content of the website is blog posts that inform readers of updates from the band and is composed in an informal style.

Font & Layout:

The layout of the website is structured and simplistic, which makes it easy to access. It is set out in blocks making use of easy to read fonts and a futuristic font for the band logo. I think these layout points go with the image of the band because the future is often portrayed as simplistic.

Target audience:

Abnormal pictures are used to capture the audience's attention as well as bold fonts. The target audience for the Klaxons is a bit wider i feel because they make it into the charts which are liked by a wide range of ages.

Advertisements:

As i said with the previous point, the target audience is quite wide so the advertisements need to be suitable for any age of about 12 - 35 which I think they are. The adverts on the page are for music stores i.e HMV, iTunes & Recordstoreday.com.

Cara.