My Ancillary Task

My ancillary text will be a digipak that uses illustration and also photographs I have taken, with the idea of manipulating them on photo shop to work as best as they can. Firstly I am creating a CD cover/pack which is made up of 6 pieces that when printed and folded work to create a album for my artist + the music video. 

The first colour scheme i want to use is a violet blue, very dark grey (nearly black) and an off white colour. The colour blue is taken from the inspiration of an image I took whilst in Berlin. The other colours compliment this. The image makes a really strong front cover that could be used as album art - which fits with a convention of what other artists do in the same genre. 

The second colour theme I have is inpiration taken from this image that I have taken myself:

The vibrancy of the colours fits with the young band members featured in the video and their youthfulness. There is also a running theme of bikes. My characters are using bikes to ride out to see each other, because this is what the male vocalist is asking the woman to do. Using a bike in big cities has become much more popular in recent years and the sales of 'fashionable' bikes has increased. My theme is reflecting the way society is increasing the interest in bikes, and sees them as something to spend more money on and take care of.

Inspiration for Ancillary Texts + Some Conventions

I have discovered Mandalas are really popular designs with people who are into 'indie' music. The band which I have chosen my song from is classed as indie and have fans who have followed them from the beggining, to becoming more popular aswell as new fans.

Featuring a mandala on my digi- pack would be really infitting with the theme of my song. I think if its something the target audience is interested in too, the artwork will be really important too them. It can add something intricate and interesting onto my product, without going over the top with cramming to much on or including too many colours. Which could be off putting for a genre which normally has quite simplistic designs, or features original art work.

~EXISTING PRODUCTS THAT INSPIRE ~

• The features of this ancillary text, fit with what I image my ancillary promo poster for the 'Deux' Album will look like. I really like the language used on the poster, its all really positive but also gives the reader all the information they need such as release date. 
• The imagery on the poster is relevant to the release, because its no only an album but a film that is being released by the band. The way you can see the lead singer looking down into a video recorder is relevant and makes you think that's what the filming was like, them actually filming their journey. This is appealing to fans who want to know more about the band and what they're like beyond the performances they have seen and music videos they have made.