Music Video First Draft

Ignore the watermark and slightly low quality; I'll be using the full version for my final piece. I am also planning to re-film several of the scenes involving the girl, to make them seem more natural and panicked. I am also going to cut back on the amount of screen time the creature gets, as I want to shroud it more in mystery and retain some scary elements. Also, the guitar solo in the middle needs to be filled out with more quick shots of random, unsettling images. This is very Manson and I think it will give the video a strange, disturbing feel.

Album Advert, First Draft

Still needs work to smooth it out and make it look more professional.

Album Digipack, First Draft

All pictures hand drawn on Photoshop CS2 by me. Unsure about some of the fonts, but I like how it looks so far.

Record Label

I have chosen to make Interscope Records the record label Danse Macabre are under. They are a major label in America, having signed acts like Blink-182, Papa Roach, Rise Against, and Van Halen. They were also the label for Nine Inch Nails and Marilyn Manson at one point, producing seven of Manson's eight albums. Obviously, this means they're a great label to sign my band who are predominantly based on Marilyn Manson.

Inspirational Pictures For My Digipack

This image was the inspiration for my digipack cover. I loved the exposed muscles and bones, and the way the string hooked in his arm held it up.

This image gave me the idea for a face that had no eyes, which will also be used on my digipack cover. I like the jester theme as well, but don't think it would work for my ideas.

This image put with the artwork, 'The Butcher Boys' gave me the idea for the face trying to scream without a mouth. I will use a similiar design inside of my digipack.

This classic image of the Dance of Death, after which my band got their name, inspired me for another image I will use in my digipack. I plan to create a picture of some skeletal type figures dancing in the moonlight. Simple, but it links to my band well.

Second Piece of Digipack Art

This is the second piece of art I have drawn for my album digipack. It will appear under the front cover so it is staring right at the person as they open it. This image was inspired by a piece of artwork called 'The Butcher Boys' by Jane Alexander. I have always liked the look of this sculpture, showing three demonic humanoids sitting on a bench, and I decided to use some of it's imagery inside my album, though it is once again, hand drawn by myself.

First Piece of Digipack Art

This is the first picture I will use in my digipack art. I have hand drawn this myself using Photoshop CS2 and this is the method I will use for all of the art in my digipack. It will feature inside the actual digipack instead of on the front or back of the cover, as I recognize that it is a controversial image and so must be hidden slightly, inside of the packaging. The other images I am planning to draw are a lot tamer in comparison.