Website

Ok, so in terms of researching for our ancillary tasks, myself and Will have decided to split off and spread the work load, with my focus on the website and his on the digipak. Having ploughed through site after site, I feel that the 'Arctic Monkeys' and 'Oasis' sites were coordinated in a way that, as a consumer, was simple to use, and replicating it should be quite managable. As opposed to sites such as the 'Coldplay' site that aimed to limit the amount of information on the main page and lead consumers to corresponding links; it seemed difficult and confusing to find the relevant information. The templates for the 'Oasis' and 'Arctic Monkeys' sites however, proved simpler to navigate through with information displayed almost like a blog, and with any relevant links clearly sign-posted.

http://www.arcticmonkeys.com/

This site seems a solid template for our site, with the band logo and links situated at the top of the page, and with news and gig information streaming down the page in columns.

On HD

We've decided to try doing our next shoot with a HD camera, mainly because, while our last footage wasn't bad, it wasn't the greatest quality either in terms of its graininess and lighting. Lighting, especially naturalistic lighting, has become an important element of our music video, and therefore we think it's worth using a better quality camera to really capture the lighting correctly, since the general aesthetics of our video remains of high importance. We'll see how this works out...