My artist

For my music video I have decided upon a new performer who fits the genre better.
This image is the artist.

Performer name:  Sharma Jorgensen.
Age: 17.
Studying: BTEC PE and Sociology.

Scanned Images

I have roughly sketched some of my ideas :

Influential album covers

The artist Lana Del Rey is a very different artist with an individual style, and therefore I plan to research some of her album covers which will influence the way I set my digipak and my anciliary texts out.

These are some of the album covers I have found of hers:

 

The first album cover is for the track National Anthem, which is the song I am using for my music video.  I definitely want to base the digipak on this cover, as it represents the track very well, and I really like the idea of the flag in the background, which I could easily re-create. 
The second album cover is for the track Million Dollar Man.  I like the use of the mise-en-scene in this album cover, because the title connotes wealth, and she looks very wealthy and well dressed in the cover, which again I could easily re-create because the song National Anthem is about money also.
The final album cover is for the track Blue Jeans.  I like the cover as it is simple with a white background and good text which stands out well.  I feel I could easily re-create this one as all I would need is a few images of the artist.  I do however feel this one would be more suitable for the magazine advert, which I could incorporate into my ideas.

Update on my coursework

I have been unable to film in January when I planned to, because of a lot of exams and revision taking place in that month.  I also decided to change the performer of the music video to a different girl, who also fits the genre well (like my previous artist).  My previous performer also had a lot of exams in January, and therefore was unable to give me the time to film her, due to revision and exams etc.
Today and the rest of this week I will be taking some test shots of my new performer and the settings I plan to film her in.
I have chosen the new performer due to the fact I feel she will fit the mise-en-scene of the video more, and also fit well with the genre I plan to work with.
I will be taking the pictures today and will upload them onto my blog later on, and I will also finish filming my video this week, to edit it in time for the deadline.

I am also currently planning my anciliary texts, and have a few rough ideas of what I plan for my Digipak cover and the magazine advert to look like, which I will again post on my blog today.
I am currently roughly sketching them, which will then turn into furthering my designs on the computer, to eventually finish the final product again on the deadline.

Unable to film today

Today I was supposed to be getting some more of my filming done, however because the rest of the filming needs to be done outside and the weather is really bad, I have postponed the filming to next week.

Photos of the artist

For my subsidiary tasks, I am requried to also make a digipak alongside the music video.  This week, I will be taking test shots of my artist and applying them to the research I have already carried out about different style backgrounds etc, to ensure I gain the best possible results.
I have already planned a few ideas of maybe where I would like to shoot the photographs, and this will ensure that the work will be quick and easy to complete.

Unable to film

Over the past few weeks, I have been unable to film and re-shoot some of the scenes I have left to film, due to severe weather circumstances.  The snow has prevented me filming the scenes outside, which are the only scenes I have left to do.
Also, January exams have been taking place, and therefore me and the artist in my video have been busy with those.
However, I plan to film most if not all of my video by the end of January, and within the next week or so have everything edited and ready to post up my final edit of the music video.