Exploration of Similar Genres: Folk & Acoustic

I did a little bit of research into Amber Rubarth's musical influences, and there is certainly a number of artists that come up.

Amber Rubarth's music mostly consists of folk and acoustic tunes, and her influences consist of:

• Tom Waits
• Kings of Leon
• Norah Jones
• Cold War Kids

Considering these artists are Amber's musical influences, it may be possible that a lot of their musical aspects are incorporated into her music. This would reflect in theme also, so I have looked at their album art.

What is a "digipak"?

A digipak is a style of DVD or CD packaging, and in this case, for CDs. Digipaks typically consist of a book-style fold, consisting of pieces, which would make up the front cover, the back cover, and two inside pieces including the CD tray.

An example of this would be...

  

I will be creating a digipak for my musician "Amber Rubarth" to promote her music.

Here is a picture of Amber Rubarth...

However, I will be changing her identity a little for this project, and using my actress Sara Da Silva....

Digipack Research

Here is a brief analysis of one of the frames from the "Pilot" music video. I have identified key features from the frame that may directly appeal to the audience. Most of the features can directly be linked back the folk genre, and the overall mise-en-scene is very "creative" and inspirational; the scrapbook, the arty wallpaper, etc.

I have a found a numerous amount of pictures on the website, "weheartit.com" that has pictures of bedrooms that people have uploaded. A lot of them are very creative, with murals on the walls and personal photographs and iconic posters.

Bedrooms

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Music video #2

Music video #2

For the second half of the music video which involves Sara being transported into the woods, would have a mise-en-scene similar to this...