Research of CD covers

Before we actually start to make a CD cover of our own, we did some research on similar artists to our own. Because of the RnB/ pop type of genre we have, we decided to keep the CD cover really simple but effective, along with keeping the cover associated with the genre and style of music.
Here are some examples of similar genre type of album covers:

As you can see this CD cover of Neyo is a very simple cover with not too much background reflective how neat he is. Also the clothes he is wearing is very smart and classy, again symbolising his wealth. the suit he is wearing shows that he is a very flashy man as it is shiny and plain which is associated with wealth and power. You can see that he also has a fresh haircut and clean shave, that reflects  how neat he is. the backgrond is simple and we can just barely see a curtain and window. again this might symbolise that he is an entertainer with the curtains showing him as if he is in a theatre.

This is the album cover of Chris Brown who is a very similar artist to ours. You can see that here, he is portrayed as a very cool guy, for example, wearing the long necklace along with the flashy belt thus reflecting the RnB culture. Also the font of the text is very funky thus reflecing the individual himself aslo the colour of his costume being white and standing out from the black background emphasing his unique style of songs. we have chosen this particular cover as we can relate to our own  by taking ideas from covers like this.

This is also a very simple CD cover of artist Enrique Iglesias. In this cover, the only two things that are there are the artist himself in very trendy smart casual costume and the location which seems like a beach thus the beach emphasising a romantic setting. Just by looking at this, the audience can tell that his type of songs will be mainly about love and falls under the pop genre.

Riaj

Animatic

Jabed, Riaj

Shooting Schedule

Before we start shooting our music video, we briefly came up with a plan of when we will be shooting and at what location.


First scene location: Southend on sea.
We decided to shoot our first part of the music video at Sounthend seaside.
However, we were unable to do that as a result of the weather which was raining really badly. This has caused a quiet major problem as we need to come up with a new date and time to visit the set again as it is not that easily accessible.
To resolve this problem, we plan to continue to shoot the remaining parts of the video and wait for a suitable time for myself and my partner to go again.

November 22nd:
 On this day, after college we plan to shoot the scene at Canary Wharfe, where the character in the narrative goes for his job interview.
That day we have to bring in extra costumes as he will be dressed smartly.

November 24th:
Wednesday again after college, we plan to do the scene at greenwich park or any other large parks within the area. We chose this time on purpose as we believe there will be a lot of people present at that time thus we can use or plan to ask some random people to be in the backround.

This is what is planned for the time being and we hope to shoot further as we gradually progress.

Riaj, Jabed

Better Man Lyrics

Better Man Lyrics

Used to be renowned, used to play the town
Used to let any kind of friend around
Used to recreate, used to come home late
Used to yell if you stayed up to wait
I know I hurt you

Used to improvise, used to rationalize
Used to face your face and tell you lies
Used to run a scam, used to be a sham
Used to make you cry, didn’t give a damn
I know I hurt you

But if you give me one more chance
I’ll show you all the love
That I’ve come to understand
If you give me one more chance
I’ll show you I can be
A better man

Used to run in fear, used to disappear
Used to let my ego interfere
Used to be risque, used to join the fray
Used to accuse you of naivete
I know I hurt you


Riaj