For the new concept idea of using culture as the focus idea through the album to showcase the beauty of South Korea to fans globally.

I took a trip to Seoul in 2019 and made sure to capture every street corner and element of the day so i could remember to trip. I also made sure to capture as much as possible as i knew that i wanted to focus my final year projects around Korea from their fashion, to music, to their graphics and landscapes.

Therefore i went and searched through all my photos from the trip and selected the best ones. I was looking for photographs that displayed the beauty of Korea. Landscapes, streets, architecture and colours. I wanted to make sure to use the photos that showcased the beauty Seoul holds on a day to day bases. These are locations people see on their trip to work or the shops, i wanted the photos to be beautiful and hold the special moments to draw people in. I want people to see the photos of Korea within the album photo-book and  understand part of the culture Ten grew up with.

Bellow are some of the photos i am hoping to use. Unedited.

 

Some photos i have edited to bring out the colours more.

Due to feedback from Chris during tutorials about making sure all the content within the press pack are my own photos i have to make adjustments in my ideas for the concept. Changing the concept from the Prince idea to the idea of focusing the album around TENS culture and showcasing it to the world, however i wanted to keep the elegance,  sleek and Price style running through it subtly as this is something fans liked the idea off. There for i kept the rich red tones and a strong colour contrast in the images of Ten and the photography included. Choosing the most beautiful moments.

The change of concept main focus was now on the beauty of Korea, from the culture, language and scenery. I have decided to look to culture, the connection between idols and fans and the emotions involved. Therefore I went and found photos I have taken through Brighton, London and Korea. Travelling to places to connect to music, cultures, people and Korean idols in a more personal manner. Showing this through photography i had taken while on my trip to South Korea, these being placed within the album photo book and press packs. This concept i also like the idea off, as being a fan of many k-pop acts it meant i also fell in love with Korea as a country and being able to go out there my self was a bucket list moment. Through having this as a concept showcasing the streets of Seoul gives fans the same chance to see South Korea and its beauty as many are not able to go in person.

Change of idea and concept also came with the idea for the video. I originally wanted to film a dancer for a dance piece, however after feedback and it being quite a generic idea we decided to make it more personal. I was also struggling to find free time that matched with the two dancers i found there for it was a task that i become really stuck in. Chris then told me to look at the creation of the video more from my stand point of being a fan. I then actually got the change to see TEN live with his group SuperM and he was performing his solo song. Due to rules at the O2 arena in London i wasn’t allowed to take in a professional camera in, there for i was filming just on my phone. I wanted to enjoy the night as i am a fan, however capturing the moments i wanted to. through this i was able to create a teaser video, with Ten in himself for a more capturing video. If the circumstances were different i would have liked a camera for higher quality footage.

Change in concept page layout to go with the new idea. 

REACHING INTO PRINTING CDS and PHOTOBOOKS 

Bellow are some of the websites i have found that i could use for printing.

https://www.discmanufacturingservices.com/

https://www.printed.com/order-wizard/product-options/perfect-bound-documents

https://support.discmakers.com/hc/en-us/articles/209098767-Using-our-Templates-with-Adobe-InDesign

https://www.bandcds.co.uk/artwork-templates-downloads/

https://www.avery.co.uk/shop/personalised-cd-dvd/cd-dvd-case-inserts

https://www.awesomemerchandise.com/Sample-Box?gclid=CjwKCAiA44LzBRB-EiwA-jJipA1QzbHkV0_aqnZD889H7UKBiBnsC1-NYTEY-lEPypy_AL67Mdci1xoCglQQAvD_BwE#fo_c=2443&fo_k=ed24221450ffff6324481ced73c3bc53&fo_s=gplauk?utm_term=&utm_campaign=UK%20-%20JF%20-%20Shopping%20-%20Other&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_content=All%20Productshttps://www.tinyboxcompany.co.uk/luxury-a4-presentation-box-gift-boxhttps://www.tinyboxcompany.co.uk/luxury-a5-presentation-gift-box-with-foam#153=29

Doing it my self with the PRESSIT kit. Printing onto CD stickers and putting them into black CDS

Template to use on indesign to add art work to to print onto the stickers for PRESSIT kit.

Try 5 to get the placement correct to print where needed for stickers.

A design idea. will be looking into this more over the next day to see how different ideas work once printed.

Once printed. Now to buy blank CDS to add them too to be able to see what it looks like and quality of product.

Bellow is one of the best prints on the CD. The paper above is a matt finish which didn’t have the vibrant look i wanted, it felt like ink jet paper and looked cheap. Therefore i went and got a gloss finish paper to work with the PRESSIT kit. The gloss finish looked so much cleaner and professional. I was happy printing was start to come together in a way i have pictured it.

RESEARCH FOR PRINTING PHOTOCARDS

https://www.simplytoimpress.com/custom-cards/design-58888-prev-1?option_id=18&die_cut=9&paper=&folded=0&qty=25

Doing it myself editing photos into business card rounded edge style and printing onto photo-paper. Using app COLLAGEABLE. Bellow are some of my experimentation with photo card printing. They are printed on photo paper in the style on a business card, however they do not have the finish i hoped for as you can see the two elements stuck together as i didn’t print doubled sides as i wanted both sides to be on the gloss paper. I need to figure out a way to cut they card cleaner for a higher quality finish.  For the back on the card i used TENS signature and message to the fans.

Ongoing research – will update while i find new ideas and places to print

Update after COVID 19 – no longer printing due to change in hand in.

Attached the letter on here for an easier read as is unclear in my sketchbook and album package.

For the album insert/ photo book i wanted to create a basic layout so i would know what content i would need to create to fit the pages and style.

I went onto Indesign and used their stock template – Modern Design look book layout – as a base idea however this was in the square shape to fit a regular CD case. I used this to create basic ideas and carried on to create a higher number of pages and then tried to change it to a A5 size booklet as this would be what i am wanting to create for the end display.

I have used a mixture of my own photos from my trip to SouthKorea having edited them a bit and made sure to use ones what show the cultures and correct colours to work with the paired photo on ten that i have chosen. For the moment i have just used photos of Ten from the internet, I will look into using edits or own content to fill the booklet with all my own work.

My next steps will be to revisit and get feedback off others, to print to see how colours look on paper types and finding ways to fit in more of my own work in form of photos.

ADOBE layout

Square my edit – full PDF linked – CD fold out idea 1

This was a good way for me to create a sort of flat plan to base my final idea off. I got see how the images would look on each page, look at spacing, use of text and colour. Looking at what worked best together and how i could adapt and change elements for a album photo-book that flowed and showed a story and concept.

A5 layout idea – full PDF linked  – album insert A5 idea 

Having gone in and adapted the flat plan to fit a A5 size booklet. Having adapted and changed images to work with concept ideas ands chosen colour scheme.

Looking at matching the photos to work best as a pair on each spread while still working as a whole. The next steps are to now look at my own photographs, graphics and illustrations to see what best fits the flat plan and album concept. I like the that i have been able to adapt and take style choses from research but keep the concept and personality of TEN running through this album book.

 

Having been given a first year student as someone to collaborate and work with i have tried my best to think of ways to work best together with me being back in Birmingham and Farah being based in Brighton.  I made sure to ask what her areas of interest where so she was able to work with something she enjoyed. She is mainly interested in styling and photoshop so i thought this could work well as styling and photography isn’t my strongest area, so having her creating mood boards and ideas for shoots is a nice way for us both to understand the direction of the project and for her to create content she enjoys and maybe understand how something like this is done for final year project. I have also given her the chance do more admin side of things that would be found within a PR based project and the jobs that i was experiencing through interning, such as finding company for printing and model scouting.

So far we seem to be working well together. Will be helpful and interesting to get feedback from someone new and excited to get started. I will be posting about to processes of this to give good and bad points to showcase how it works for upcoming years.

 

UPDATE – a week later

Farah has decided to work with another final year. I think for future years students should be partnered with those who are working the field they are interested in. Its a shame i now don’t have a student to work with however if i need help i will make sure to try find another first year if any of them need to do more to pass their project.

For the dragon that i have placed within the album inset i wanted to make sure it was my own. So i went and took the image into Adobe illustrator and colour grabbed from the image of ten on the partner page, and drew it up with different  pink tones and brush sizes and strokes, i traced this put took away some elements and the different colours gives the images a whole new look.

After receiving a free illustration within my album purchase for WAYV which is one of TENS groups i was inspired to try out my own style. As i learnt how illustrator worked through the previous project and wanted to test out my new drawing tablet. To  develop  these  further i will  look  into  colour  pallets and graphics to see how they could work as posters or content within my press pack.

FREE ITEM

MY DRAWINGS OF TEN

I like the style of these illustrations. The use of colours and patch work style colouring. I think this idea works well for adding in Ten, his style and beauty into the press packs and albums without having access to photograph him. I wanted to capture his features and personality with the illustrations and i believe i have succeeded in this with this style of drawings.

After looking at the video, it comes across to slow and can loose the interest of the viewer easily. There for i need to go back and review my clips to create a faster pace video. Something Chris also pointed out was my captions being to commercial like however this video is created to go along side my album proposal for him so i aim for it to come across as a commercial piece. I will work on the captions being more personal however i do not want to footage to look like a vlog of my holiday i want it to still show Ten as an artist.

Ideas for captions.

• London > Korean
• Korea > London
• 5,000 Miles
• Billions of hearts captured
• Smiles shared
• The star from 3 groups
• Moment to shine
• Dreams coming true
• Voices lost
• Friendships created
• Love
• Adrenaline rush
• Music transcends language
• Moments of pure joy
• Confidence
• Power
• Determination
• Culture
• Endless photos saved
• Treasured collection of albums

For the film idea, i have been trying out the VHS effect. I have watched youtube tutorials on how to create this effect and i have applied it to some footage i took in Korea to see what it would look like and how long it would take to create this style of video. I though of this effect as recently Tens personal Instagram looks like he is using film camera to capture moments.

This style of effect takes a while to create and keep a steady flow that matches throughout different footage types. I would need a lot of post production time to create this style for a minute long video. I will keep trying this style and see if there are other ways to create this effect. The VHS style for me hold a sense of memories and showing something personal which i think works with the new idea of creating a love letter/montage style video to accompany my media pack.