We know it’s not very easy for indie filmmakers to be out there competing their little films in the tough market because of budget constraints. Even if you do have an exceptional movie if you do not have a good marketing strategy, your film will not have the attention it deserves. You now have a […]
Author: Marion Isobel
CD Packaging: Effortless Face Portraits
Most of us wrack our brains out just to come up with a catchy design for our CD packaging but I do not think these guys are like most of us. Check out these effortless CD covers that really kick ass. Vampire Weekend- Contra Look at that. It’s just like an old polaroid photo from […]
DVD Packaging: Ways to Make Your DVD Packaging Special
If you want to make your DVD packaging stand-out from the shelf, then you better give it a little extra something to make it extraordinary. You do not have to have that over-the-top collector’s DVD packaging if your budget won’t permit it- just simple additions and alterations can make a big difference. Here are some […]
CD Packaging of the Week: Elyjah’s Planet Planet
Client | Elyjah Artwork | Zwölf : www.zwoelf.net Production | Kieran Joel Styling | Leena Zimmermann German designers Zwölf fired pellets into the CD covers of Elyjah’s latest album, Planet, Planet(Klimbim Records/Cargo). These guys surely had a lot of fun shooting all 2,000 covers and receiving 2 prestigious awards afterward. This CD packaging won Gold at the European Design Award […]
Independent Filmmaking: The Filmmaker’s Greatest Challenge
Great filmmakers are great storytellers. We make films to share something-to let other people see what we see, hear what we hear, and most importantly feel what we feel. The really good films make us see life not just as it is-but as something more. This is the primary goal of all good filmmakers-to freely […]
8 Publicity Tips for New Musicians
You must have realized by now that as an indie musician, you practically have to do everything on your own-including publicity. You barely have time to practice your music and ha! You still have to contact that editor, that music blogger, that radio guy just for 2 minutes of fame. Do not complain, now. Yes, […]
Indie Musicians: How to Get Gigs When Your Band is Still Unknown
There is a certain catch 22 in getting a gig when you’re band is still new. Booking agents won’t pay attention to you if you still haven’t played live even once, and you cannot get other gigs unless you have that first gig. It’s like applying for jobs which all require 2 years or more […]
Indie Musicians: 5 Self-Promotion Tips for New Musicians
So how do you start reaching out to people and promoting your music when only your 5 friends and their mothers know about your band? Here are some sound self-promotion tips for new musicians. Don’t worry; these tips would not make you appear desperate. Get Social thru Social networks. Yes, even if only 5 people […]
CD Packaging: Album Art with GUNS
Last week, I compiled album artwork with CIGARETTES. To match the macho bad-assness of the cigarettes, I compiled album art with guns for this week. Since I’m researching about everything music packaging almost everyday, I decided to compile covers with similar themes For example: CD covers with animals in it, with electronic organs, with robots, […]
CD Packaging: Album Art with Cigarettes
Smoking is a controversial thing for some, a normal thing for others. Some smoke to push their creative button, some smoke to relieve stress and frustration, some smoke to look cool, some smoke just because they have nothing to do with their hands, and of course…there are those who smoke because they cannot not smoke. […]