Album Artwork: The album begins with a smaller version of the artists name, ‘Birdy’, as you can see it is in very small writing in the left hand corner. The text used is not very bold however the design of the text capitals have been used so it stands out a small bit but does not stand out fully. The background theme of the album artwork is a use of pale colours on the wall a contrast of pale blues and whites have been used as a washed out colour on the background a very vintage colours used. The vintage theme of the colours on the background also give people an idea of the type of music this artist has produced. The mise en scene of the artist; the posture of Birdy herself is quite tight as her legs are crossed showing she is stood in a very serious position. Her hair and make up are both very neutral her hair covers half of her face to show she is hiding. The artist has chosen to use a very bright red jumper to highlight the album artwork which makes a stand and makes the album art work stand out. However the skirt she is wearing she has chosen to wear a pastoral pink colour. From this album, I gather that Birdy is trying to portray a very 1940’s image of her music and herself. The album artwork is very plain and a good use of a vintage theme, and the usage of neutral colours which still makes her stand out.
Music Video: You can see here a scene from Birdy’s, '1901' video. This image shows the performer Birdy playing the piano for 1901 throughout the video. Shots of her singing are used to go along with the narrative, the narrative is about a couple who begin to date and the female falls in love with the lead character, however she begins to fade away as he stops noticing her. Like Birdy’s video, we intend to use a female performer, Sienna Rose, and a female actor to perform the narrative. Here are two shots from the video, as you can see Birdy has continued her retro-vintage style from her album artwork to her music video, reflecting the artists stylised approach. These two shots show to vintage furniture shop and a clothes shop. You can tell this by the location of the shops, both of them consist of dull colours and are both very clustered which is a normal theme for clothes shops and furniture shops.The video for Birdy’s ‘1901’ is shot on a handheld camera, although this isn't what we want for most of our video, it includes useful aspects and some good camera work. For example, performance is done solely on a piano with extra shots of the performer singing, something which we can take a lot away from. We particularly like the fact that the narrative and performance are kept separate with a different performer and main character.
Music Video: You can see here a scene from Birdy’s, '1901' video. This image shows the performer Birdy playing the piano for 1901 throughout the video. Shots of her singing are used to go along with the narrative, the narrative is about a couple who begin to date and the female falls in love with the lead character, however she begins to fade away as he stops noticing her. Like Birdy’s video, we intend to use a female performer, Sienna Rose, and a female actor to perform the narrative. Here are two shots from the video, as you can see Birdy has continued her retro-vintage style from her album artwork to her music video, reflecting the artists stylised approach. These two shots show to vintage furniture shop and a clothes shop. You can tell this by the location of the shops, both of them consist of dull colours and are both very clustered which is a normal theme for clothes shops and furniture shops.The video for Birdy’s ‘1901’ is shot on a handheld camera, although this isn't what we want for most of our video, it includes useful aspects and some good camera work. For example, performance is done solely on a piano with extra shots of the performer singing, something which we can take a lot away from. We particularly like the fact that the narrative and performance are kept separate with a different performer and main character. 
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