Digipak ideas

The first idea is very simple, perhaps boring in some people's views (mine too) but it is a link to the music video- with the Wolf. Both images are atmospheric with a grayscale tone. The tree and sky image was taken by myself whilst the wolf was an internet image. I realise this will decrease my marks but I wanted to experiment with manipulating the image. I plan to sketch a Wolf myself if I do go with this or a similar idea, or another alternative to use a screen shot of the animation. Many indie and folk bands have adopted the "band-on-the-front" idea, most influenced by The Beatles album covers, which is an idea for the front cover. As it is a popular trend, although less unique than artwork, it creates a connection between the audience and band/artist. Artwork on covers can be more distinctive, take the Glas Vegas covers and Paolo Nutini's latest album which I find very bold and attention-grabbing with their colour schemes and interesting imagery.

I could use a mixture of art and images of the band to produce a more exciting and intriguing digipak. The three images of Tamas (our actor) are a development and separate ideas in themselves. The border emphasizes Tamas as being the main subject and focus, his strong pose and side glance gives him a masculine look. The circle could be represented as the Wolf's gaze or a spotlight on him. The last image has a very strong link to the music video as it is a silhouette and another with strings (like a puppet would have).