Monday 14 April 2014

Digital Imaging Software. MOD003232. 14/04/2014

Digital Imaging Software
MOD003232
14/04/2014
9:00-12:00am

In today's lesson I started creating and editing my 1 minute promotional video for my Prada DVD in Adobe Premiere Pro. Firstly I gathered a few already existing promotional Prada video clips from https://www.youtube.com/ from the www.prada.com website. 

I moved one of the clips to the the left window and clipped this clip to where I wanted it to start and finish by using the mark in and mark out buttons. 

I then moved the clip to the timeline with the audio also by clicking  and dragging to the timeline. 

I then added some effects to this clip. I changed the clip to black and white because I prefer black and white and it gives a 'fashion feel'  which suits well to the subject choice. I also think black and white is striking and bold and helps the text in the video stand out better. I then changed the opacity of this film to 60% because there will be a film behind this one and I want both to be seen well, if I had 100% opacity then the film behind could not be seen. 

I then added a transition at the start and the end of the film to make it blend in and out well. I used additive dissolve because I felt that it was the best one and suited my project well and it transitions smoothly. 



I added this to the clip by clicking and dragging the effect onto the start and end of my clip on my timeline. 

I then dragged another clip to the left hand corner and cut out pieces of the clip that I wanted. I clipped pieces out of the clip then moved each piece to the timeline, this time I used the 'Drag video only' button as I did not want the audio from these clips. I then lined up the end so that all the videos will end at the same time as I wouldn't want them ending at different times, I also made sure that the end time of the video is 1 minute. I then added the transitions between clips and used the same transition as before on all transitions to keep it the same. 




Monday 7 April 2014

Digital Imaging Software. MOD003232. 07/04/2014

Digital Imaging Software
MOD003232
07/04/2014
9:00-12:00am

Today I started creating my DVD label. I wanted this to be quite simple and analysed other DVD labels which I found were also mostly kept quite simple with images and a title with only a few logos.


This DVD label is quite packed full with information which I think is too overpowering, I feel that the simpler the DVD the better. Instead of trying to portray more than one message across I think it would be better to portray one message in a simple idea. I do however like the mini images on this DVD label and think these work well against the darker background. Also I like the way a strip of colour goes across the DVD label and the writing inside this, this makes the text stand out more .

This DVD label is a little too simple and not very interesting as it does not have any images and the text is quite plain. However I like the graduated colour on the DVD label background.


This DVD label is very effective because the title is prominent and clear and all the other information that is less important is much small around the outside of the label. Having one image as the background is very effective and looks great, also everything stands out well against this image background when placed in the correct places such as the white logos stand out well on the characters dark coloured jacket.

This DVD label is very effective, the target audience is well conveyed through this design. The information is prioritised on this disc with the title being the most important and then the least important information being smaller and less significant. I don't like the way the information is spread around the whole disc, it seems like a lot is going on and makes it a bit cluttered. I think the background images look great and the 3D title looks really effective and stands out well against the background. 

My DVD label will be simple and will have one large image as it's background. It will have the Prada logo title and two DVD logos and will also include the title of the DVD.

I started off by finding the image that I wanted for my background. I chose this image because it is bright and colourful which will grab peoples attention and stand out as a background for the DVD label. I placed this image on the canvas and resized it to a desired size. 



I then created the outline shape of the DVD label. I selected custom shape tool and input the measurement (112mm x 112mm) of a circle and had a fill of black and drew this over the image.


I then selected the path selection tool and selected the circle and clicked on the subtract front shape which filled the circle with the background image. 


I then moved the image to where I wanted it to be placed on my DVD label. I then created another circle for the middle of the DVD label by using the custom shape tool again and input the measurements (42mm x 42mm) with a fill colour of white this time. I then selected all by using CTRL + A and aligned the circle vertically and horizontally so that it was in the centre of the outside circle. 

I then created another circle using the same tool and fill colour black with measurements of 21mm x 21mm and aligned this so it was in the centre of the other circles again. 



I then opened the prada logo in another document and deleted the white background with the magic wand tool and moved the logo onto the DVD label and positioned it where it stood out best. 


I then tried to add the title in another font to the DVD label however you could not see the title very well against the background therefore I created a white rectangle across the DVD for the text to go over however this was too white therefore I lowered the opacity slightly to help it blend against the background better. 

Lastly I placed the title on top of the rectangle using the text tool and changed the font accordingly and placed two logos below it.


I then decided that I wanted to change the levels of the image, Therefore I hid the other layers so that just the image was visible and then clicked on the layers button. I then used one of the presets 'Increase contrast 3' because I liked this edit the best because it made the darker parts darker and brighter parts brighter which makes the image less dull and more exciting and bold! The clothing stands out much more such as the flower patterns on the clothing and makes the clothing look much brighter which will attract the audience to the clothing more and make it look more appealing to the customer, hopefully ending in many customer purchases. The contrast making the colour stand out more means that the image as a whole looks portrays a much brighter and happier feeling. Also most fashion images are quite contrasty, there are some example fashion images showing contrast below:


Contrast is even on trend!
 http://www.style.com/trendsshopping/trendreport/110512_Trend_Report/














Monday 31 March 2014

Digital Imaging Software. MOD003232. 31/03/2014

Digital Imaging Software
MOD003232
31/03/2014
9:00-12:00am

Referencing

In this section I will show where I retrieved all of the existing image material from. As the image content is not my own I will reference the content to not breach copyright. 

Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, that grants the creator of an original work exclusive rights to its use and distribution, usually for a limited time, with the intention of enabling the creator of intellectual wealth (e.g. the photographer of a photograph or the author of a book) to receive compensation for their work and be able to financially support themselves.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright

DVD COVER:

Images:

http://www.prada.com
Photographer: Steven Meisel



www.fashiontography.net
Photographer: Steven Meisel


lorpheus.com
Miuccia Prada





www.ascendo-inc.com



en.battlestarwiki.org



commons.wikimedia.org











Photographer: Steven Meisel



Photographer: Steven Meisel


Photographer: Steven Meisel

DVD LABEL:


Advertising Campaign SS12
Photographer: Steven Meisel

VIDEOS:

Prada Spring Summer 2009 Full Show High Quality

L'Eau Ambrée by Prada 2009 HQ

Director: Steven Meisel

Prada Fall Winter 2009/2010 HQ Full Show

Video from TVModa


PRADA SPRING SUMMER 2009

PRADA FALL/WINTER 2013 WOMEN'S ADVERTISING CA


PRADA SPRING/SUMMER 2012 WOMEN'S ADVERTISING

Prada

Font:



Prada Candy typeface by Gareth Hague.
The Prado logo typeface was developed by the Prada brand alone. The font seems to be from the family 'Agfa-Monotype'.
http://www.agfamonotype.com/
http://www.monotype.co.uk/contactus/about.htm



Engravers Roman Bold is the closest font to Prada font however the 'A' is a different font.



Monday 24 March 2014

Digital Imaging Software. MOD003232. 24/03/2014

Digital Imaging Software
MOD003232
24/03/2014
9:00-12:00am

In today's lesson I started on the back of my DVD cover. I started by creating white boxes for the text and changing their opacity down to 75% and then adding the text inside the boxes. I then changed the text from black in colour to white. I then created another white box lower down the back cover for some more images to be added into like a film strip. I placed the same stars from the front onto the back cover above the film strip box. I then gathered images from PRADA adverts and added these onto the page, I changed the sizes to small and fitted all three images into the box. I then right-clicked on each layer for each image and went to blending options.



I then changed the blend mode to hard light and to 83%, this gave the image a better effect than the other blend modes. I did the same for all three images to give consistency. I then added other DVD logos underneath this box including copyright, DVD logo, Dolby digital plus and a Bar code.