Album Cover Flat Plan

This is our flatplan for our album cover. On the front we are thinking of having individual pictures of ourselves in columns with the band name and title of the album at the top. On the back cover we are thinking of having a still shot from our music video of the shoes with the track listing between the shoes because this is quite quirky and fun and ties in our hit single with the album. On the inside cover we are thinking of having a picture of the four of us together in the same outfits from the front, and behind the CD we are thinking of having a picture of the locket with pictures of us inside as this also ties in our hit single.

Band Name

Ok so we've bounced around the idea of having a band called 'someone and the somethings' with the somethings being 'The vixens'

However after hours of dicussions we've settled on purely...THE VIXENS!!
Its snappy and sexy and has an edge showing that we're more of an edgy girl band.

Shoot 11/11

So we had our final (hopefully) shoot today and it went really well, we got all the necessary shots and more. It didn't seem as motivated as the first shoot, but I think everyone was just having a bit of a down day.
Saying that we all took our turn shooting and got some really interesting shots- a success overall

Shoot 11/11

So we had our final (hopefully) shoot today and it went really well, we got all the necessary shots and more. It didn't seem as motivated as the first shoot. Saying that we all took our turn shooting and got some really interesting shots- a success overall.  In the narrative we are having Laura lying on a bed, she then looks at the locket and the picture inside of her and her boyfriend (the one we are singing about in the song) and she then goes to the mirror which is where we then 'go into her mind' which is the footage from the studio and us as the sins. For the end of the narrative we shot Laura falling back onto the bed looking happy and slightly more evil than when she started which shows that 'the sins' have corrupted her. Here are some behind the scenes pictures:

The shoot went really well; we got all the footage we need and more! The atmosphere was a bit weird among the group as I think we were all a bit tired and stressed. However we just got through it professionally, not letting our feelings affect the footage we got in the end.

Band Names

We thought we should probably start collecting ideas together for our band name (i.e. come up with a name pronto!)

We thought seeing as Laura is our main girl, but we play such a key role in the video that instead of being a solo singer, or just a group, it would be a fun idea to be '[Someone] and the [Somethings]'

This is quite a retro thing to do, famous in the motown days, but has been revived recently with bands like 'Florence and the Machine'

In the 50s most single artists had a band that would be named in their act when they performed

Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Three

Then in the 60s, Motowns hey-day, most groups were a main artist with their backing vocals.

Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
Diana Ross and the Supremes
Gladis Knight and the Pips

Then in the 80s, other groups, had major success and featured this same name format

Kool & the Gang

Then in more recent times bands have adopted this format again to give a retro, and unique vibe to the band

Florence and the Machine

Shoot 2

We have made a plan to shoot the narrative for our music video tomorrow at Holly's house as we are using her parents bedroom for the mise-en-scene and tomorror is the only time everyone is available due to drama rehearsals and coursework deadlines going on at the moment.

We have booked out all the pag lights, camera, and a tripod. We have booked out all the lights because we will be shooting in the evening and we need to make sure that the lighting isn't too dark compared to our studio footage. In the shoot Laura will be wearing the blue dress we all wore in the studio footage and will have natural make up.

So props we need to bring are:

Blue dress, Heels (in case we want to use them), Make Up, Hair Straightners, Shooting Equipment

Shoot 28/10

So we had our shoot this half term. It went really well. We'd made a schedule allowing for any mistakes and managed to not only be on schedule, but ahead of it! We got so many shots, and our costumes looked AMAZING. Thank You to Suzi who came despite a nasty cold to help out with preparations make-up etc. Our group all got on really well without any niggles or arguments; when it came down to it we just had to get on with it and any tension would've made the process just go on for longer. I enjoyed the day so much..We even met Gok Wan!

I hope you like the footage!

Video...

In our video we want to do a split screen shot where on the beat we look at each other. This is a picture of what it might look like.