Finished Final

• Silhouette of Sam and Alissa (two of my classmates) I took their normal photographs originally but then Photoshop-ed them into red/white to fit the ongoing colour theme
• I have used vectors and another section of my drawing - played around with the contrast of colours etc...
• I have also used writing - this I was inspired by Radiohead to do as they also have a similar theme in one of their posters. It is a poem by the poet: Nazim Hikmet Ran who talks about freedom
• The YingYang I have used is also faceless which resembles the 'faceless' in my title. The good/evil of society
• Kept to my idea of birds, I still included them: the Corner of my album cover is to give it an urban feel as well

Finished Front/Back Cover

Here is the front/back cover of my DVD Album.

• I have kept to the black/red/white theme which is consistent throughout my ancillary task
• The use of birds was an option which came to me later in my desperate for inspiration days as I related them to liberation from the society which opposes them
• The branches I have used also exhibit a hidden meaning: "those birds who escape the oppressive society seek the privacy of a contempt life in the trees, hence building their nests up there"... - I could have used fishes as well as they also are far away from the human society but it would be absurd to relate fishes to human beings
• I have tried to incorporate certain sections of the abstract piece drawn as it will bring the whole ancillary task together: such as the mouth and nose of the character in the drawing
• I have also used branches which I originally took photographs of myself but then later decided to silhouette them into red on Photoshop, therefore, I have also gained the knowledge to manipulate photographs to fit my needs and demands!

Finished Magazine Advert

Here is the finished product of my Magazine Advert. I have managed to keep to my original idea of Red/Black, however, have also incorporated a hand drawn abstract piece which is supposed to support my Album Title: Faceless Society. I paid effort to maintain the theme of the 'unknown' as I have dismissed the stereotypical conventions of the bands photographs. In fact, there aren't any photographic medias used within it but a combination of what I, myself, have drawn and copy-right free vectors found on the net.

I think I have managed to improve my Photoshop skills immensely! I never knew how to used Photoshop before I'd begun the task and it was challenging at first, however, now I have evolved into a much better media student with sufficient knowledge of yet another software. I hope to use what I have learned and advance it further now that I know the foundational elements of it.

This experience has added a lot to my media understanding of the music industry and the advertising aspects of it. I can conclude now that it is if not the most, one of the most important aspects of the system. Without the advertisement then the communication of the band/art is hard and in order to succeed in this you have to spend a lot of time, effort and most importantly thought into constructing your creative ideas - especially if you have no budget, it is even harder than if you do.