Templates

These are the templates I designed for my project.

The dimensions for the front and back pages are 129mm x 184mm and the dimensions for the spine are      14mm x 184mm. I have allowed a bleed area 3mm around the edge so that when it comes to printing the cover, the bleed area allows space for if the printer is slightly miss aligned.

 

The dimensions for the cd label are 112mm for the outside and 42mm for the inside.

Mood Board

Future

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/future_city_downtown.jpg

Accessed 12/10/10

Space

http://www.star.ac.za/graphics/n11lmc_noao.jpg

Accessed 12/10/10

War

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01666/war_1666150c.jpg

Accessed 12/10/10

Teamwork

http://quality-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/teamwork.jpg

Accessed 12/10/10

Aliens

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6YKAJVI2uroyS4nCg9r4YuJc2X21RZFfQx2POXExGc7kZyyLWV6L2evBLWrqHIKcJlNzhlubco_N5AUQZ_NMqhljbDmlSw6v3-wp72XRlmrn-L1IBMokJEMs1ywHZPkl9IkglN0gQEgQ/s320/Three-elites-h3.png

Accessed 12/10/10

ideas for the covers

Halo Reach incorporates a feature into the game called theater mode, this enables every player to record footage and take screen shots from within their multiplayer game. Lots of this data is hosted on www.bungie.net and is completely free to download, This means that I can upload my own footage and screen shots for use with my project and it gives me the ability to use other peoples.

For Example:

This photo was taken on my Xbox 360 then sent to the bungie website where I downloaded it.
This gives me the ability to literally create what I like so i can use it with my design.








http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/FileDetails.aspx?fid=5939010&player=JBAkaRufus

Accessed 10/10/10

Halo: Reach

I have decided to do my project on the recently released game 'Halo: Reach' for the Xbox 360.
The game is a prequel to the original game 'Halo: Combat Evolved' and is set in the year 2552.
The game is based on a long war between Humans and a collective of alien races called the covenant on the planet Reach.

The game uses dark colour schemes to show the dark times of war. Colour schemes between the humans and the covenant are very different to show that the alien race are more advanced than the human race. For example the alien race use vivid colours like purple and blue which are associated with futuristic weapons such as lasers and plasma, Whereas humans use colours such as greens and grays to associate with metals and earth.

 I'm going to base my project around the multiplayer side of the game which includes the forge world which allows players to create their own maps for use with online play. I intend to use a capture card to be able to record game play to use in the promotional video.










http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/haloreachcheaters.jpg

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/About/General/2010/9/15/1284550768854/Halo-Reach-is-a-prequel-t-006.jpg