Digipack

  Digipak Photoshoot

The week following the shoot, Theresa and I gathered the band members together to do a photoshoot in the photography studio. As we wanted to then edit and tint the background, we decided that this location would be most useful, as it would allow us to have a plain background to work with. 

Theresa worked on gathering the members and making sure that they had outfits - we strayed slightly from our initial idea of making the costumes overly 70/80s and giving each band member a distinct style. This was due to primarily a lack of time. We did however think that if everyone was dressed smart casual, in a similar beige/black tone, then the group would look put together. 

Here are some behind the scene photos of the shoot: 

 

Creating the Digipak

 

After selecting my top 5 photos, I started working on the digipak. Using the software Canva - that I had previously used 

to create my digipak draft.

 

I first had to come up with a name for the album and the band, as I wasn't happy with the names previously chosen. For the band, I came up with the name 'Lost Boys' as I thought it was quite fun and boyish, then the album I called 'The Playback' as a reminiscence of the 80s which of course our band take inspiration from. 

 

I followed what I had done in my draft with the colours as I tried to contrast the album with both pink and blue. I used a Serif font for the title and inside message as I thought it looked more personal and vintage. I also believe it played in nicely with the pink background that echoed a feminine touch, perhaps appealing to a teenaged girl audience. 

 

For the images, I chose two from the photoshoot for the front and back covers as they depicted the band as a whole. For the inside, I picked two of the photos that Emm took on our shoot day as I thought they were simplistic and did not distract from the disc or the writing. 

 

The End Product

 

(written by Alexandra Goncharova)