Print Production - Planning

I was unable to arrange a time with the band to meet and conduct a photo shoot for the print work as their schedules clashed with my own and I couldn't leave it until next week when we were able to find a time as this wouldn't leave enough time for editing. 

Unfortunately, this means that the band members themselves will not feature on the digipak or advertisement. 

Because of this minor setback, I will have to develop my secondary ideas and makes these appropriate for the main focus of my print work. This means that the themes of wooden horses and 'youths' will feature heavily. I will also incorporate entropic ideas of time and the past.

I was mainly inspired by the theme of time due to the lyrics of the song 'waiting on you', but also the artist Salvador Dali who created a surrealist image of dripping clocks. 

As a result of my research, I will follow the key conventions of the country blues genre and create a professional product for print. 

I will use editing effects such as sepia tone or black and white- I will not make this decision until I have the photographs and can experiment and see which looks the most effective. 

I will also focus heavily on the theme of an outdoor space, this was a frequent location in most of the examples I studied. I will use a 'corn field' or similar in order to follow the conventions however I will edit the photos to give a dishevelled appearance. This will mean that it directly links to the music video and fits the underlying themes of contrast and juxtaposition of opposites.

I would like the field to look 'dead' and uncared for. This lack of care will mirror that shown within the video for the town and its inhabitants. 

One idea I had to illustrate the passing of time was to have repeated images of the same clock, with the hands moved forward an hour in each photo. I would place these next to each other in order to clearly display this idea. Another way in which I could suggest the passing of time is by placing a clear image of a clock in the centre of the template and then overlaying this with another image of a clock, this would have moved on an hour and have higher levels of transparency so that it is just visible. 

I have found similar examples of this to clearly explain my ideas, I would develop these existing images into an innovative, personal photograph.