InDesign learning

To open a document select 'Document', not 'Book' or 'Library'. 

Here you can add more pages in 'New Document' by editing the 'number of pages'. You can also add or delete pages later on if you're unsure of how many you will need.

This is the new document. 

To add an image, you first need to create a new frame. 

If you have Adobe Bridge running in the background your also have access to 'mini bridge', to access your files.

This will bring up last file that was viewed. Here you can access all of your files and images. 

Simply drag the chosen image from the file, into the frame you created. The image will be uploaded as 100% size. This may be too big/too small.

You can fit the image to the frame by using the fitting command, 'Fill frame proportionally', or...

You can access it through the 'Object' option. 

To select multiple images at once, hold down the command/control key on your key board, while selecting the images. Drag all three images to the page and drag out a frame. Before letting your images go, press your right arrow key to split the frame into your chosen number of sections. This will import all chosen images. 

Select the 'fit frame to content' tool in your fitting commands to get rid of any white space. 

You now have separate frames so you can move them and swap them around. 

To create a text frame, you select the type tool and drag out a frame. This is then ready for you to add text. 

Highlight your text and select the text character option ('A' button) in the top left corner. This will allow you to edit your text. 

Here, you can edit the font and the format of your font, e.g bold, italic, etc. 

You can also edit the size of your font. 

Hold down your command, shift and 'greater than' keys to make your text larger. 

You can divide a text frame into columns by using the column tool in the top right corner. Just type in the number of columns you desire. 

To create a 'drop cap' select the paragraph tool on the right hand side. 

You can also find this tool in the 'Window' option. 

You then type in how many lines long you want your drop cap to be. 

Simply scroll down to find your other pages to your document. 

To change your image to the correct format, select the chosen image and go to the link tool on the right hand side. 

To do colour separation you need the image in the CMYK format. 

option, alt, double click on the image to open it up in Photoshop. Go to the 'Image' option, and go to mode to select the CMYK Colour format. 

Make sure to save the image in this format. 

The image is now in the correct format. 

Select the 'eye-dropper' tool and sample the chosen colour from your image. 

You can paint text with this colour by dragging the sample colour over the text. 

To bring a text frame forward or place it behind another, go to the 'Object' option, click 'Arrange' and select the option desired. 

CD packaging layout

This the front of my CD. i have chosen an image of a woods because that is where my music video will predominantly be based. However, I will not be using this image for my real cd cover because it is not my own image. 

The album name '+' is in the bottom right corner. This makes the image the main focus.

Ed Sheerans name is in the top left corner on the spine. This is where it was located on his real album case. 

This ius the inside of my case. I have kept it plain and simple because this is the look Ed Sheeran always goes for. I have included his logo-a cat paw print. 

I have kept the cd black so that it doesn't take the attention away from the front cover. 

This is the back of my cd case. I have used the same image as the front cover to keep a theme. 

Filming schedule

This is my filming schedule.  If any problems occur, we will deal with them at the time or dates may have to be moved.

Story Board

My video will consist of past and present.

The present footage will be of a man sitting in a room with very dull lighting. He is sad, reminiscing about his ex partner, Alice. 

The past footage will be memories of her, on their days out together when they were happy. These scenes will be in outdoor places, like parks, fields, and wooded areas. I will use the 'aged-film' filter for these scenes, to create a clear contrast between the present and the past. 

I will use a lot of close ups of the actress, because I really want to depict her natural beauty, and her happiness when she was with him. 

Magazine Advert Layout

This is a rough copy of what my magazine advert will look like:

After doing research into Ed Sheerans magazine adverts, I have found that they are always quite simple and straight to the point. An image of him is always used, and the colour scheme is always orange, white and black. 

I have kept to his usual theme, and layout. I have also included his signature logo, the cat paw print. This is always featured in Ed's posters, cd packaging, and even some videos, e.g 'Drunk'.