Wednesday, 26 January 2011
Last Shadow Puppets-"The Age Of The Understatement"
Monday, 17 January 2011
Michelle Tourtilloutts
Sunday, 16 January 2011
The idea of landscapes.
The autumnal leaves setting was used to full effect in my music video, so it would possibly be a decent idea to have a similar setting to this image used as a panel for the digi-pak. This relates to the entire aspect of folk genre, through the idea of the elements and seasons.
The pathway leading to the into the horizon is a nice idea. Considering the fact that parts of the music video were shot in scenic forests such as this. Therefore it could also be another a possible digi-pak image.
Considering there are some nice woodlands around the Norwich area it would possible to capture some nice shots.
The main focus of the picture is the tree and the element of natural lighting. Possibly getting shots
which capture the aspects lighting would be good as it could give a representation of pureness which the artist produces.
Saturday, 15 January 2011
John Sell Cotman Imagery
These 3 images are paintings done by artist John Sell Cotmann. These are his interpretations on aspects of certain in the British countryside.
This image gives a visual representation to that of the picturesque landscapes that Britain has to offer. The landscape show through the crafts of Cotman are that mellow depicting each image which a variation of light.
Cultural aspects shown in this image are those of the horse and carriage. The use of the greens in this image so the flourishing of the fresh grass.
The windmill image is being used for inspiration as it would be a possible location to do some photography. This would be a nice location to use as it has strong links to the aspect of the folk genre.
Images such as windmills or barn give a collective representation of the genre as a whole, as the buildings have a significant cultural representation to those in folk land.
Tuesday, 11 January 2011
Joan Baez Artwork
Joan Baez - "Baptism"
When looking at the design of this album cover of Joan Baez shows many aspects that relate to genre of folk. This is shown through the inplication of a drawn image of the artist coming out of the tree, her hair represented as the structured branches. The small image of the artist at the top left of the could represent the idea of the artist's youth, again with the relation to nature or elements through the held flower. The youger image used could also relate the album title, that being "Baptism". The colours used for the album cover are simplistic, consisting of a beige background, the use of black. The green and pink used in the image represent the the colours of nature and youth. - "One Day At A Time"
Laura Marling Artwork
The album artwork to the left, that of Laura Marling consists of many diffrent and vibrant images. Leaves and and insects used as drawn imagery which relates to the idea of nature. An aspect of folk. The colours used in the artwork are very summery, which in a way relates to her upbeat folk songs.
Laura Marling - "I Speak Because I Can" (2010)
In contrast to that of her 2008 debut release, it was considered that Laura Malring took a more muture approach to the folk genre. This is identified through the album artwork. The frilly top is the only clear link to her genre as it loose and free flowing like the genre. As to is the use of colours around the artist title. The artist is the main focus of the album cover. The use of black and white gives the the cover a sophisticated look, which bodes well with what the artist was trying to put across in her new progression in her recordings.
Bob Dylan Artwork
The debut album from folk great Bob Dylan is a trademark of what the genre is about. The cover features a dominante figure image of the performing artist. Also the acousic guitar gives an insight into what genre the artist performs as it is heavily related to folk.
Like the album cover above, the centre piece is that again of the artist. Like one of his previous album covers above.
Thursday, 6 January 2011
Looking at Live performance footage of Joan Baez
This live footage of folk singer Joan Baez perfoming in 1975. As she performs the camera is souly focused upon her. The artist somewhat creates the affect of a 'gaze' which draws the audiences focus towards her. This is what i will trying to achieve in some of the shots for my music video.
Wednesday, 5 January 2011
Concepts surrounding folk artists album covers (Basics)
With a lot of older artists such as 'Joan Baez', album covers would consist of a simple design. This would of just feature the artist as the main focus, covering the majority of the front panel. Other panels would also have a simple design often being left blank as they featured the track listings and/or album production information.
In contrast to this more recent folk artists such as KT Tunstall have drawn insperation form this basic design images and have had them edited with the adjustment of light editing etc:
The idea of elements are often used by folk artists, often that of natural elements. Often those that are used those such as landscapes, rural or woodland. Pituresque images are used to show the genre of music played the artist.
The most common colours used on folk artists are:
-Black
-Brown
-Red
-Green
-Beige
-Yellow
-Orange
Computer editing effects are used to change the contrast of light and super-impose other images onto the cover. This often done for most recent folk artists. This can give the effect of built up images, or other effects that are created.