Famous Album Art Analysis

Hardie of the famed design firm Hipgnosis developed what would become one of the most identifiable logos in rock and roll, the “white light into the pyramid” image that is on the cover of The Dark Side of the Moon.

It was on the instruction of band member Richard Wright to come up with something “smarter, neater and more classy,” that Hardie came up with seven different designs, the pyramid being the unanimous choice by the group.

Reflective of their light show at the time, the album’s name and lyrics (and the embodiment of the “simple” and “bold” directive), the design was enhanced by bassist Roger Waters, who insisted the six-colored, indigo-lacking rainbow track through the cover’s gatefold to the back cover.

Reference:

http://wnew.radio.com/2011/10/17/awesome-album-covers-dark-side-of-the-moon/

The Purpose of a Music Video

The purpose of a music video is to promote the music and the band, it's a way to get the bands names out in the music industry. It's also a way of giving more to the fans and gaining more fans. It will also be put on the web for all fans to see like on youtube. With there appearance on the video it creates an image for the band and fans can copy there appearance.

Music Video Update

We had everything sorted all actors, props and lighting, we had our animatic and story board all sorted ready to shoot then our male actor had pulled out because he became ill and had lost his voice and now we need to find a new singer for our video.

Emil Nava

Emil Nava is very pro found music and advert director of the modern age, he started of being runner for film production companies such as blink productions and now freelances for OB management.

After working as a runner, he graduated to assistant director (A.D.) where he would manage his own videos. He signed to Academy who are the biggest music video production company and then worked for between the Eyes and now works mainly for Pulse

He now has begun to make adverts, which are of quite a high budget and production values but only allow for limited creativity.

When at his busiest Emil has made up to 24 music videos in one year, he began shooting videos for independent labels and the budget would be no higher than £10,000, although his most expensive video made was for Jessie J and the budget was £160,000

Emil's first budget was for the band Kid British and the track Our House, he had a budget of £20,000 and shot it in Manchester, he had a set of local people be the cast and was all shot in one day with two to three days to edit and ten days pre production.

OB Management

• Their aim is to Nurture talent
• Work with production companies 
• Work with record labels 
• Match the right directors with the right artists 

Some of the Production companies that OB work with are: 

• Pulse Films 
• Rocket 
• Agile Films 
• Friends 
• Wonda 

Emil's Top Tips

• Use Extreme Close Up on faces wherever possible 
• Do not shoot the whole video in medium or long shoot, an example of this is Sinead O' Connor's - Nothing Compares to U