Initial Print Production Ideas

Initial Print Production IdeasDesign 1: First PanelFor this design, I have the two images of the characters overlapping as to symbolise the of two identities of the individual, reinforcing the theme of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) present throughout the music video. It features the bands name in capitals in the centre at the top of the cover as to hold it at central importance and effectively promote the band.

Design 1: Second panel This design features cards similar to Tarot cards, of which display supernatural themes. This is in reference to the forest location of both the video and the image itself, of which has strong supernatural and horror connotations, as well as being linked to lycanthropy.

Design 1: Third panelAs with many cases of Dissociative Identity Disorder in which the main personality splits into several parts with dissociative or amnesic barriers between them, having a reference to time would be effective in linking to this theme as well as adding a sense of uncertainty between the two parts of the character and who in fact is dominant and has control. Therefore I decided to have an image of a pocket watch in the forest, suggesting a natural, organic basis of the characters psychosis.

Design 1: Back panelI decided to use an image of a pair of shoes hanging from a tree in the forest, much like when kids throw shoes over phone lines in the streets. This is in reference to the tripartite personality theory from Freud in which suggests that we have the Id of which is the childish, selfish part; the Superego of which is the moralistic part and the Ego of which mediates between the two. It is suggested that if the Id is the dominant part then it can lead to the development of certain psychotic disorders, and thus this child like element is reflective of this, as well as mirroring the final shot of the music video.

Design 2: First panelIn this design, it only features an image of the girl, with it being split down the middle so the cover opens into two halves. This is to symbolise the theme of DID and the fact that what one portrays on the outside is very different to what is going on in their head or personal life. It features the bands name in capitals in the centre at the top of the cover as to hold it at central importance and effectively promote the band.

Design 2: second, third and forth panelThe first panel opens into these panels, with an image of the dissociative identity on the back of the image of the girl. For the middle panel I kept the idea of the cards similar to Tarot cards, of which display supernatural themes. This is in reference to the forest location of both the video and the image itself, of which has strong supernatural and horror connotations, as well as being linked to lycanthropy.

Design 2: Fifth panelI decided to use an image of a pair of shoes hanging from a tree in the forest, much like when kids throw shoes over phone lines in the streets. This is in reference to the tripartite personality theory from Freud in which suggests that we have the Id of which is the childish, selfish part; the Superego of which is the moralistic part and the Ego of which mediates between the two. It is suggested that if the Id is the dominant part then it can lead to the development of certain psychotic disorders, and thus this child like element is reflective of this, as well as mirroring the final shot of the music video.