The application of choice for your digipack photography is Photoshop.

As you know from your Music Magazine, it’s a really complex piece of software but it’s worth investing some time in learning some of the amazing things it can do with images and copy.

Here is a link to a Youtube site, which offers tutorials on how to use Photoshop and may also be helpful in giving you inspiration for the design of your Digipack.

When you are laying out your digipack, you should use a template that would be used by professional printers. This template has clear guides for size of each of the four panes your need to design as well as the spine. Or better still, measure our cases and create your own templates in Indesign so that you can be sure it fits.

It is some time since you used Indesign and Photoshop.

Here is a slideshare with links to some of the basic skills.

You can manipulate your photo in photoshop before exporting and placing into Indesign.

• The tool bar at the top has a category called FILTER. In here you will find all kinds of presets to change how your photo looks – adding presets to make it look like a pen and ink drawing, mosaic etc.  You can also use the Liquify tool to alter the image – real photoshop territory and make eyes bigger and legs shorter etc.
• The other tab on the tool bar called IMAGE options to change the colour to black and white, add gradient shadow to the background and change the exposure etc.

Copyright Info

© & Ⓟ Your name/band name, year. All rights of the produced and of the owner of the work reproduced reserved. Unauthorized copying, hiring, lending, public performance and broadcasting of this recording prohibited.

You can use the publisher logo and barcode from the web.

I have sent the template to you on gmail.

• DP Backgrounds – be creative – get out and take shots!

  Click on this link to open a file with all kinds of backgrounds that I took at home last night. As black canvases they are not particularly exciting but take them into photoshop and play with the filters and liquify and you could end up having some really funky backgrounds for your Digipak.

  You have to get some shots in – experiment and look for angles, perspectives, textures and composition of random objects.

   

  

This website has lots of ideas from artists and media makers around the world. It might just offer you some inspiration for your MES – remember simple but meaningful use of MES could make all the difference: some broken plates, antique books, a bright red balloon, tattered armchair, sleek hair do, interesting window frame, bright red lipstick, beaten up car etc.

However, be careful not to over stretch yourself. Look at previous student’s work and see what is likely and possible. You may have to ‘cut your cloth’ (plan one’s aims and activities in line with one’s resources and circumstances) and do something simple and brilliantly as opposed to attempt something spectacular but badly.

Here are some links to some specific pages that could whet your appetite:

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This week you should be planning, executing and producing your Digipak.  Make sure your planning is precise and comprehensive. All planning documents should be uploaded to the blog. You will have to organise your group, models and performers. Remember you have fewer lessons this week so you need to work in a focused manner.

Attached to this post are links to shot lists, agendas and digipak templates.

You should also use Adobe Indesign to create your templates. You can choose one from the list.

Use Photoshop to amend, edit and manipulate your photos and Indesign to construct the actual Digipak.

You must also include your contact sheets in the blog and give an overview of which shots you finally choose and why. Make copies of the PMA and RA sheets.

Production Meetings Agenda

Risk Assessment

4 Pane