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Wednesday, 15 December 2010
Monday, 29 November 2010
Images took for ancillary tasks
For our ancillary tasks we wanted an image not shown on our video but what you could still relate to the band. We came up with the idea of using an entrance of two doors to fit in with the band name. Luckily found two blue doors which fits in with our house colors and placed one of our star image motifs to personalise it more. The door is quite nicely surrounded by ivy which fits in nicely with our video as most of it is shown outside near similar settings ,hedges, grass, trees and fields.
We took a varitey of shots from different distances , brightness ,portrait and lanscape to pick a suitable image for our anciallry tasks.I have annotated each image on lighting distance,features on flickr click here to view
Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR.
We took a varitey of shots from different distances , brightness ,portrait and lanscape to pick a suitable image for our anciallry tasks.I have annotated each image on lighting distance,features on flickr click here to view
Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR.
House colors
The house colors we are using our blue cherry red, and white. We will use this for our font and in background,header and band-related imagery on our website and album cover and keep it consistent in both. We will also feature star images from the website such as the clown character used , the red heart balloon, and a new image took of two blue doors which all three will add to brand identity and our featured of the house colors.
Wednesday, 24 November 2010
Making the website
I did lots of initial research before making a music video into the concepts of a website and have decided to make a website rather than a magazine advert as it would suit our target audience more , its easier to adapt up to date and change , its a live and more accesible way of gaining information and thought it would add kmore depth and breadth to the brand identity .To make our website we started using a website called bandzoogle.com , however to make our website live using this website we would have to pay membership fees, so we tried the trial to get some ideas of templates and a flat plan and here our the urls of two ideas for web-design.
Here is our first attempt t-shirt website
We liked this idea but it did not fit with the same style as our album cover and proved difficult on our new web-page designed with serif. So we started a new idea to fit with our album cover which was the idea of two doors and being outsife using our star image motif, of a red heart baloon.
Here is a print screen of our home page created on serif.
To create this we set a background by setting a theme and editing it to upload an image , we then added the text on top in our designed typography. I then inserted the picture logo for our font two door cinema club then edited it to white. We then hyperlinked the header bar and all the words we wanted highlighted. We tried adding an embed code of our video into the website but this does not show when the website is live .
We then added crucial social networking buttons like these and hyperlinked them
We then had to make the website live this . Our original plan was to publish live through the Serif Page Plus, but this was difficult as you had to have domain account and password. We then found a host site, http://www.angelcities.com where we didn’t have to but a domain and could use for free in exchange for ads in the top left of the screen. However we still couldn’t publish live through the domain settings, so we exported the document in serif as a picture and uploaded it on angelcities.com and managed to get our site live.
Here is our first attempt t-shirt website
We liked this idea but it did not fit with the same style as our album cover and proved difficult on our new web-page designed with serif. So we started a new idea to fit with our album cover which was the idea of two doors and being outsife using our star image motif, of a red heart baloon.
Here is a print screen of our home page created on serif.
To create this we set a background by setting a theme and editing it to upload an image , we then added the text on top in our designed typography. I then inserted the picture logo for our font two door cinema club then edited it to white. We then hyperlinked the header bar and all the words we wanted highlighted. We tried adding an embed code of our video into the website but this does not show when the website is live .
We then added crucial social networking buttons like these and hyperlinked them
We then had to make the website live this . Our original plan was to publish live through the Serif Page Plus, but this was difficult as you had to have domain account and password. We then found a host site, http://www.angelcities.com where we didn’t have to but a domain and could use for free in exchange for ads in the top left of the screen. However we still couldn’t publish live through the domain settings, so we exported the document in serif as a picture and uploaded it on angelcities.com and managed to get our site live.
Monday, 8 November 2010
What is a digipack? and how are we going to make it ? .
A digipack is basically the same as an ambum/cd cover but with all the dimensions and folds, to make it into the cd packaging.The most common dimensions of a cd cover design are 57cm x 14.5cm . 57cm is for 4 panels of 14cm each and a spine. The digi pack can flip open like a book can have three parts so that one side opens to the left and one side opens to the right .The digipack must have an envelope or casing- usually a plastic press to store the dvd/cd , this is usually encased in front of a piece or paper.
We want to do ours as a three fold , here is a template i found on the internet.
We want to do ours as a three fold , here is a template i found on the internet.
Typography
To give our artists a brand identity we will have to keep a certain style with them and show the band displayed in a certain way one of the ways we can do this is by the typography , the font, logo and house color.
Here our some samples for logo : They are all in black at the moment but we may explore the color once we know the house colors a bit more.
For the website font , from looking at other websites we have decided that the font needs to be basic and easy to read but also in keeping to the brand's identity .We may use a mix of fonts on our website but no more than three here our some ideas .
Final decision- post update
In the end we decided to use candy buzz and a completely different font called tpf rubber ducky from www.cooltext.com
tpf rubber ducky
Here our some samples for logo : They are all in black at the moment but we may explore the color once we know the house colors a bit more.
For the website font , from looking at other websites we have decided that the font needs to be basic and easy to read but also in keeping to the brand's identity .We may use a mix of fonts on our website but no more than three here our some ideas .
Final decision- post update
In the end we decided to use candy buzz and a completely different font called tpf rubber ducky from www.cooltext.com
tpf rubber ducky
Friday, 5 November 2010
Comments on Editing using I movie so far
So far our editing has gone well. We are wanting to use i movie for several effects such as colouristaion,changing the speed, precision editing for lip synching and instument playing, and audio effetcs.It has been difficult trying to get the shot cuts on the time of the music and we have found that it is defitnetly easier to do everything from the beginning then going back and changing things as the timing is then out. Here are some of the effects we have used.
This is a general shot of us moving our shots into the music timeline.
This is a shot of us editing the speed.
This is a shot of us picking transitions.
This is a shot of us editing the audio.
This is a shot of us editing the colourisation
This is a general shot of us moving our shots into the music timeline.
This is a shot of us editing the speed.
This is a shot of us picking transitions.
This is a shot of us editing the audio.
This is a shot of us editing the colourisation
Monday, 1 November 2010
Sunday 31st October
We filmed the last bit of filming before we edit today and this was of the performance shots of the band featured in shots 1,2 and other cuts between scenes. We used my mates band room to film in which has a drum kit, guitars and bass which were used by the actors in time to music. Was difficult at times getting different angles in one room , but think we managed to get a wide range of effective shots.
Filming -Thursday 28th October
Today we were alot more succesful with the filming , it was alot more darker and we manage to get the light in the right place in order to see the shot effectively, so these shot will replace the original shots 20-24 on the storyboards and this scene will be featured just before the end.
Filming Monday 25th october
In our original storyboard in shots 22-25 we have the guy getting the girl by the use of space hoppers , however we could not get access to space hoppers and thought they would be difficult to film so we chose to do the idea of candle writing , which we will include in our 2nd draft of our storyboard.
Today we had planned to film the candle scene shaped in a question mark , except we wanted to do the shot in the dark to show the light effectively however it was raining outside and we didnt have the right lighting or space inside, we have took some shots of our filming inside but have planned to re-film this sunday.
Today we had planned to film the candle scene shaped in a question mark , except we wanted to do the shot in the dark to show the light effectively however it was raining outside and we didnt have the right lighting or space inside, we have took some shots of our filming inside but have planned to re-film this sunday.
Friday, 15 October 2010
Research on videos of Alternative indie rock genre.
Two door cinema are a alternative indie rock group to get ideas of what we were filming and to keep our music video within the concepts to the genre i have researched music videos from bands of the same genre.
Razorlight are an indie rock band there video of america is mainly performance based , which we may use a bit of in our music video.
All American rejects are an alternative indie rock and in this video of move along , they use a very effective narrative based shot of the guy changing thorugh change of clothes and scene. We may use a similar idea in our music video.
Razorlight are an indie rock band there video of america is mainly performance based , which we may use a bit of in our music video.
All American rejects are an alternative indie rock and in this video of move along , they use a very effective narrative based shot of the guy changing thorugh change of clothes and scene. We may use a similar idea in our music video.
Filming -Sunday 10th october
We actually managed to get a large chunk of the filming done this day . Such as the guy changing scene, the flower scene, car changing scene with friends, the walking scene, the cake scene , playground scenes ,webcam scenes and sunset scenes. We even managed to shoot some extra footage of lip syncing and dancing. We may have to shoot some extra or shots again when we start editing based on lighting and positioning , but it was a nice sunny day and the time of day for lighting was pretty good aswell as being able to keep the camera with the tripod. Here are a couple of shots we took while out filming .
Brand identity in similar products
To make the brand identity of my band different and stick out from other bands of a similar genre i have researched two similar artists and looked out their brand identities to see conventions and what i can change to stand out.
Click on artist title to view website
The Foals
Friendly fires
Click on artist title to view website
The Foals
Friendly fires
Tuesday, 5 October 2010
Target audience feedback
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To get an idea of what we thought the feedback of our video would be like, we pitched the idea to our class and they gave us feedback towards what they thought. I created a wordle witha link to get the general impression of the feed back which was mostly positive.
As well as some constructive critiscms we got some ideas of things we could do differently, some of these were having the guys say the lyrics to the girl,using colourisation for certain shots, reversing the idea and using the girl to ask the guy.
Our positive feedback was based on our ideas and our use of shots , epecially the idea of lyrics matching the visuals throught the film and the star quality with the use of a clown and heart baloon. One person said that they thought we had used a wide range of shots and suggested that we could also use a worms eye view.
Here is our pitch
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To get an idea of what we thought the feedback of our video would be like, we pitched the idea to our class and they gave us feedback towards what they thought. I created a wordle witha link to get the general impression of the feed back which was mostly positive.
As well as some constructive critiscms we got some ideas of things we could do differently, some of these were having the guys say the lyrics to the girl,using colourisation for certain shots, reversing the idea and using the girl to ask the guy.
Our positive feedback was based on our ideas and our use of shots , epecially the idea of lyrics matching the visuals throught the film and the star quality with the use of a clown and heart baloon. One person said that they thought we had used a wide range of shots and suggested that we could also use a worms eye view.
Here is our pitch
Monday, 27 September 2010
Location photos
To test out the lighting of our shots we took a couple of pictures of the different locations we were planning for our music video. Unfortunately it was raining on the day we took the pictures ,so the overall lighting may be darker .The actors are not the ones we will use in the video but are just used as an indication so we know whether to add or take away more light from each location.
To view my annotations on slide show below click here
Created with Admarket's
To view my annotations on slide show below click here
Created with Admarket's
Thursday, 23 September 2010
Ideas for shots
Some draft ideas of shots and order , basic idea of video and shots so far :
Shot 1 : Shot of guitar on first notes of intro with artist name and title
Shot 2: Shot of Drums as they come into the music
Shot 3: Shot of main guy's face changing reaction , cut to beats in music
Shot 4: Idea of point of view watching girl as she walks to location
Shot 5: His view of her and walk towards car- words 'something good can work' place behind
Shot 6: Shot of girls at meeting place
Shot 7 : Idea of 2 guys driving in in cars of different expense
Shot 8: Her view of the guy
Shot 9: He thinks she's looking at him - reaction shot
Shot 10: She gets in car with another guy, fitting to lyrics 'gotta little competition now'
Shot 11: Sad reaction of guy as he sees girl not going with him
Shot 12: His car reversing shown out of the back of the girl and other guys car.
this is roughly up to 40 secs of the intro as it goes into the verse
Shot 13:Shot of girl talking to guy from back of their car.
Shot 14 : Shot of guy talking in mirror,checking armpits
cuts between and maybe split screen of these shots as fits with lyrics 'you're going to find it hard to cope on your own now'
Shot 15:Shot of flowers zooms out to see guy holding them
Shot 16: Girl comes up and receives flowers and walks away with smile
Shot 17: Guy looks happy walking then sees flowers in bin round corner of his path
Shot 18: looks sad, panning shot to left to show clown with the same reaction, followed by a baloon motif of the band going into the sky.
Shot 19 :Shot of screen with guy on webcam saying lyrics
Shot 20: Split screen of her rejecting him on computer and his reaction
ideas of more shots of performance here but need to develop
Shot 21: Stop motion of him in four different shots with different outfits , then fast cut montage of all four
Shot 22: She sees him in outfit and likes
Shot 23:He has a cake in his hands,follow cake to see bottom of other person, the girls, with lyrics on cake.
Shot 24 :Shot of her accepting and throwing in his face edit of throw being cut up in stop motion, and his reaction changing as he gets more cake in his face.
Shot 25:Him sad and clown again
ideas of more performance shots and cut shots between the girl and guy here but no definite ideas yet
Shot 26: he sees space hopper sign
Shot 27: He brings space hopper and she's happy from this
Shot 28:He winks
Shot 29: Girl being spun on trolley, camera placed on it while moving.
General sense of movie happiness here- using intertextuality and editing in black and white shots
Shot 30: tree with pretty props dangling
more general shots of girl and guy being happy together
Shot 31: Overhead high angle shot of girl and guy hugging, a heart gets drawn around them.
Shot 32:They look at each other and zoom out to see guys on space hoppers.
Shot 33: Shot from back of the couple as they bounce off into the sunset as it fades into black and white.
Shot 1 : Shot of guitar on first notes of intro with artist name and title
Shot 2: Shot of Drums as they come into the music
Shot 3: Shot of main guy's face changing reaction , cut to beats in music
Shot 4: Idea of point of view watching girl as she walks to location
Shot 5: His view of her and walk towards car- words 'something good can work' place behind
Shot 6: Shot of girls at meeting place
Shot 7 : Idea of 2 guys driving in in cars of different expense
Shot 8: Her view of the guy
Shot 9: He thinks she's looking at him - reaction shot
Shot 10: She gets in car with another guy, fitting to lyrics 'gotta little competition now'
Shot 11: Sad reaction of guy as he sees girl not going with him
Shot 12: His car reversing shown out of the back of the girl and other guys car.
this is roughly up to 40 secs of the intro as it goes into the verse
Shot 13:Shot of girl talking to guy from back of their car.
Shot 14 : Shot of guy talking in mirror,checking armpits
cuts between and maybe split screen of these shots as fits with lyrics 'you're going to find it hard to cope on your own now'
Shot 15:Shot of flowers zooms out to see guy holding them
Shot 16: Girl comes up and receives flowers and walks away with smile
Shot 17: Guy looks happy walking then sees flowers in bin round corner of his path
Shot 18: looks sad, panning shot to left to show clown with the same reaction, followed by a baloon motif of the band going into the sky.
Shot 19 :Shot of screen with guy on webcam saying lyrics
Shot 20: Split screen of her rejecting him on computer and his reaction
ideas of more shots of performance here but need to develop
Shot 21: Stop motion of him in four different shots with different outfits , then fast cut montage of all four
Shot 22: She sees him in outfit and likes
Shot 23:He has a cake in his hands,follow cake to see bottom of other person, the girls, with lyrics on cake.
Shot 24 :Shot of her accepting and throwing in his face edit of throw being cut up in stop motion, and his reaction changing as he gets more cake in his face.
Shot 25:Him sad and clown again
ideas of more performance shots and cut shots between the girl and guy here but no definite ideas yet
Shot 26: he sees space hopper sign
Shot 27: He brings space hopper and she's happy from this
Shot 28:He winks
Shot 29: Girl being spun on trolley, camera placed on it while moving.
General sense of movie happiness here- using intertextuality and editing in black and white shots
Shot 30: tree with pretty props dangling
more general shots of girl and guy being happy together
Shot 31: Overhead high angle shot of girl and guy hugging, a heart gets drawn around them.
Shot 32:They look at each other and zoom out to see guys on space hoppers.
Shot 33: Shot from back of the couple as they bounce off into the sunset as it fades into black and white.
Ideas for camerawork and editing
In music videos they use alot of quick cuts, to keep the audience interested, also by using images impossible to grasp allows multiple viewing. This is the most common form of editing and is called a fast cut montage. We are planning to use this in our music video at 2 points , when he changes clothes to try and impress the girl in different outfits , and changing expressions on his face.
We were thinking of using many close ups which is used alot in music videos because of the size of the screen they are usually shown on ,it creates a sense of intimacy with the audience and emphasises key features to a video. We were planning to use a variety of high angle shots and low angles shots to express dominance and the opposite.
Our music is quite catchy upbeat and alot of the time we are thinking of matching the editing with the music rhythm and by incorportating some visual forms of the lyrics in the video.
We are going to use some parts of the artist for performance techniques but are going to focus mainly on their instruments rather than the artist itself, using non- representational tecniques.
We also have the idea of placing the camera on a moving object, we were planning the end of a trolley while the camera and actor both circulate. We were also thinking of using an extreme close up to express eyes and mouth ,expressing importance to lyrics and connection with the audience. We were also going to use the notion of looking by filming a webcam aswell as shots within a shot filming out of the back of a car into another car whilst filming in the original car and two cameras for different shots of the same scene.
We were thinking of using many close ups which is used alot in music videos because of the size of the screen they are usually shown on ,it creates a sense of intimacy with the audience and emphasises key features to a video. We were planning to use a variety of high angle shots and low angles shots to express dominance and the opposite.
Our music is quite catchy upbeat and alot of the time we are thinking of matching the editing with the music rhythm and by incorportating some visual forms of the lyrics in the video.
We are going to use some parts of the artist for performance techniques but are going to focus mainly on their instruments rather than the artist itself, using non- representational tecniques.
We also have the idea of placing the camera on a moving object, we were planning the end of a trolley while the camera and actor both circulate. We were also thinking of using an extreme close up to express eyes and mouth ,expressing importance to lyrics and connection with the audience. We were also going to use the notion of looking by filming a webcam aswell as shots within a shot filming out of the back of a car into another car whilst filming in the original car and two cameras for different shots of the same scene.
Analysis of lyrics and ideas for music video
Two Door Cinema Club- Something Good Can Work
Our interpretation of this song is that it is being sung in a motivational way towards a girl as she wants to make something of herself. We have decided to create a twist on this interpretation so that a guy is trying to motivate the girl to make something of herself with him.
We have annotated beneath some ideas towards the meaning and what we can do with the song .
Lyrics are in bold
For the intro-Shots of performance, and narrative introduction
There's a spanner in the works you know,
you gotta step up your game to make to the top.
So go!
Gotta little competition now, - idea of 2 guys in 2 cars competing for the girl
you're going to find it hard to cope with living on your own now.
Uh oh! - idea of split screen of 2 scenes then fade into chorus
Uh oh!
Let's make this happen, girl you gonna show the world that something good can work and it can work for you.- General idea of something happening between a girl and a guy to make her happy.
And you know that it will.- flowers to present the girls to get what she wants
Let's get this started girl, we're moving up we're moving up and It's been alot to change but you will always get what you want.
Took a little time to make it a little better,
it's only going out, just one thing and another,
you know! – webcam shots in the notion of looking of main actor mouth synching lyrics
You know!
Took a little time to make it a little better,
it's only going out, just one thing and another,- going out could be interpreted as dating in our case, contributing to the idea of our narrative
You know !
You know! – Boy says to girl
Let's make this happen, girl you gonna show the world that something good can work and it can work for you.- Clothes changing idea like in move along all American rejects
And you know that it will.
Let's get this started girl, we're moving up we're moving up and It's been alot to change but you will always get what you want. – into instrumental stop motion of cake being thrown in the face, Idea of space hoppers as she gets what she wants
Let's make this happen, girl you gonna show the world that something good can work and it can work for you.
And you know that it will. – guy and girl work it out guy winks
Let's get this started girl, we're moving up we're moving up and It's been alot to change but you will always get what you want. – The guy manages to show that a lot of changes and attempt and gives the girl what she wants using inter-textuality movie happiness with black and white shots.
Let's make this happen, girl you gonna show the world that something good can work and it can work for you.
And you know that it will.
Let's get this started girl, we're moving up we're moving up and Its been alot to change but you will always get what you want. – high angle of shot of couple with heart as it has worked out for the girl and they space hop into the sunset.
Our interpretation of this song is that it is being sung in a motivational way towards a girl as she wants to make something of herself. We have decided to create a twist on this interpretation so that a guy is trying to motivate the girl to make something of herself with him.
We have annotated beneath some ideas towards the meaning and what we can do with the song .
Lyrics are in bold
For the intro-Shots of performance, and narrative introduction
There's a spanner in the works you know,
you gotta step up your game to make to the top.
So go!
Gotta little competition now, - idea of 2 guys in 2 cars competing for the girl
you're going to find it hard to cope with living on your own now.
Uh oh! - idea of split screen of 2 scenes then fade into chorus
Uh oh!
Let's make this happen, girl you gonna show the world that something good can work and it can work for you.- General idea of something happening between a girl and a guy to make her happy.
And you know that it will.- flowers to present the girls to get what she wants
Let's get this started girl, we're moving up we're moving up and It's been alot to change but you will always get what you want.
Took a little time to make it a little better,
it's only going out, just one thing and another,
you know! – webcam shots in the notion of looking of main actor mouth synching lyrics
You know!
Took a little time to make it a little better,
it's only going out, just one thing and another,- going out could be interpreted as dating in our case, contributing to the idea of our narrative
You know !
You know! – Boy says to girl
Let's make this happen, girl you gonna show the world that something good can work and it can work for you.- Clothes changing idea like in move along all American rejects
And you know that it will.
Let's get this started girl, we're moving up we're moving up and It's been alot to change but you will always get what you want. – into instrumental stop motion of cake being thrown in the face, Idea of space hoppers as she gets what she wants
Let's make this happen, girl you gonna show the world that something good can work and it can work for you.
And you know that it will. – guy and girl work it out guy winks
Let's get this started girl, we're moving up we're moving up and It's been alot to change but you will always get what you want. – The guy manages to show that a lot of changes and attempt and gives the girl what she wants using inter-textuality movie happiness with black and white shots.
Let's make this happen, girl you gonna show the world that something good can work and it can work for you.
And you know that it will.
Let's get this started girl, we're moving up we're moving up and Its been alot to change but you will always get what you want. – high angle of shot of couple with heart as it has worked out for the girl and they space hop into the sunset.
The music
For our music we have decided to pick The artist Two Door Cinema Club and have chose their song' something good can work'.
Two Door Cinema Club are quite a famous band, we liked this song because it has many different tempos and sections to it , which would add interest to the film. We have many ideas for this and are thinking of basing it on a narrative/performance video.
We Contacted Two Door Cinema Clubs' record label Kitsune' in france and they gave us permission of copyright to use their song in our coursework.
I had problems with uploading the e-mail as a work document so i have copy and pasted the context and print screened.
Dear Eleanor,
It's is approved form the management and Kitsuné's sides !
Please make sure to send us a copy when it's done.
All the best,
Constance de Bosredon
Objet : two door cinema club
From: eleanordawson33@hotmail.com
To: holly.appleton@radarmaker.co.uk; colin@prolifica.co.uk; stefano@prolifica.co.uk
Subject: Something good can work
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2010 08:34:33 +0000
From: eleanordawson33@hotmail.com
To: colin@prolifica.co.uk; stefano@prolifica.co.uk
Subject: a2 media studies
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 18:57:28 +0000
Hello ,
i am an a2 student from Hitchin Girls' School in England and i am studying media . For our coursework we have to direct, design and create a music video.
The music i would really like to use is Two Door Cinemas' song 'Something good can work' but in order to be able to use it in our coursework we must gain copyright approval/the artists permission from the artist and management. The music would be featured on our blog in our music video, but would be purely be for viewing purposes so the examiner can mark it. The video would not be sold on in any way and would be used just for the aid of our coursework . Obviously we understand if you do not wish us to use the song but we would greatly appreciate if we could have permission to use it.
yours sincerely
Eleanor Dawson and Amy Edmonds
Two door Cinema club are a alternative indie rock group and we hope to create a music video to fit the genre and style of the band.
Wednesday, 15 September 2010
Textual analysis of music videos
Music videos tend to stick to three types narrative,concept and Performance. A narrative music video is when the video is based on a story, perhaps explaining the lyrics of the song, showing almost a movie clip rather than the band itself and may not involve showing the artist but use actors to act it. A concept video is when the video is based on a idea which may not be related to the song or artist at all. A Performance video is when the video is based on the artist, either in a dance or playing their instruments at a concert or location , basically showing the artist perform the song.
'Steve Archer' says "Often a music video will cut between a narrative and a performance of the song by the band ". When two concepts combine together like this , this is called a hybrid. He also says" a carefully choreographed dance might be part of the artists performance or an extra aid". This contributes to the 'repeatability factor' where a recurring image or motif is shown to keep the audience in recognition and understanding.
Goodwin has The theory of voyeurism , where mainly women are dressed in a way to attract men either part of their own video or to accompany the male to make him more popular. Another idea of Goodwin is the notion of looking when part of the artist is shown within a shot either his eyes in a reflection or a shot of the artist on the tv to make the audience connect with the artist.
Intertextuality is also sometimes used from , film, video games,newspapers and magazine and even fashion, that gives the audience soemthing to recognise and relate the band and music into category.
Although not all artists keep to these conventions and often try to reverse and step out of them challenging the conventions.But usually keep to them in one way or another or mimick another idea by changing these.
Underneath i have annotated 8 music videos each with different conventions to get ideas for my own music video.
The video fits well with the characteristics of this genre. Indie Rock tend to have more concept videos and show the band playing rather than a story or film of events.
This video is basically formed on a concept or idea of the band . Everything shown is in time with the music the relationship between music and visuals is very present for every beat their is a different action, especially at the beginning when then instruments are being played.
Their is not much relationship between the lyrics and visuals just the lip syncing when he says oh.
The whole band is shown and thier is close up of the lead singer as he sings certain parts of the song this could establish his star quality and lead but is not a particular motif for this band.
Their isnt really any reference of looking and thier is no intertextual references this video is purely quite random but effective and typical of the genre
This video is based on the movie twilight mainly as its feature some of the footage because it was wrote for the movie. It fits some of the conventions of the genre because alot of rock videos are filmed in places away from their home with relation to the perfomance. Which is exactly what Paramor are creating by playing in the forest.As the song was wrote for the movie the lyrics to have a relationship with the visuals. e.g How did we get here , forest shots.If you listen to the whole song it fits with the idea of a girl who likes a guy but doesnt want to fight with him anymore . Which show in the footage and the emptiness of the forest, which is on the twilight set.
The music relates with the visual in that every new frame is set after a phrase in the music and on the longer notes a interesting long shot of around the woods or zooming out on hayley is used . In general most of the shots fit with the timing of the music.
Their are close ups of the lead singer hayley williams and her star motif holding and flicking her bright red hair , she is focused on most of the time while singing . The video also attracts star quality by showing the main stars of the film alot aswell.
Intertextual references of twilight
The music video is mainly based on performance but could be narrative aswell as the FANCy word between the clips of film and video help tell the story and add to the lyrics even if not in the right order FANCY word/
Cee lo Green's music video is quite effective the video is very narrative and is an entertaining to watch even if just for the story. The scene is set in a typical american diner whih cna be typical fo that genre bit like kelis- milkshake. The music video is quite funny and acts out the lyrics we can see this in 'i'm sorry i can't afford a farrari' :).The realtionship between the music and visuals is strong aswell as the backups dance and lipsync the line aswell as the main guy also on the held notes the shots tend to be longer and panning and when they stop a quick frame change.
The main star and artist is the main guy and features well as it helps the audience to relate and feels more as if the song is about him and his music.
Ok go's here it goes again gives off the same effect as Vampire weekend and is interesting because they are both of the same genre.
Their is no relationship between the lyrics and visuals but there is lots of relationshp between music and visuals .The whole video is like one well choreographed dance but it is so unusual that the audience wants to watch it all, so much so that it keeps their attention with only one frame throughout. Their are no close ups of any of the band members althought all our present. There is no reference to the notion of looking or intertextuality , the whole video is base mainly or concept but i guess you could say performance as it is the band who are doing the running :)
Lostprophetsn video contains intertextual references and is built on our idea of what is a childerns televsion programme.It is based mainly on concept but reflects the song name as town called hypocrisy as this would be that town.
the relationship between the lyrics and visuals isn't that strongg except frot he town called hypocrisy but. BUt the relationship between music and visuals is very strong as it goes with the timing mroe people are added the finger pupeets to the lalalas.
Open your eyes is quite a simple film and based on the travel through a city all filmed within one frame on the journey so you travel with the car.You dont see any of the band and their is not much between the relationship of lyrics and visuals or music and visuals. Except the whole video is of reference to open your eyes as in look at the world and see what it in front of you, also ont he more powerful faster and lowder past of the songs espcially the solo at the end the camera seems to be going faster as is apparent to uphill view as if climbring/ driving to a climax.
Defitnetly concept based and typical of the genre like ok go coldplay and vampire weekend as it is the video to fit the music rather than the performance or stoert behind song.
The video is very typical fot he genre alot of male rnb/dance artist feature women and themselves singing. Their is a small relationship between him and the visuals
me and my crowd hands in the air/ Thier is astorng relationship between the music and visuals for every beat pf the music and some point thier is a differnet frame .Their is an artist close up and most of the video is focused on Taio cruz. it is a mix of all three .
'Steve Archer' says "Often a music video will cut between a narrative and a performance of the song by the band ". When two concepts combine together like this , this is called a hybrid. He also says" a carefully choreographed dance might be part of the artists performance or an extra aid". This contributes to the 'repeatability factor' where a recurring image or motif is shown to keep the audience in recognition and understanding.
Goodwin has The theory of voyeurism , where mainly women are dressed in a way to attract men either part of their own video or to accompany the male to make him more popular. Another idea of Goodwin is the notion of looking when part of the artist is shown within a shot either his eyes in a reflection or a shot of the artist on the tv to make the audience connect with the artist.
Intertextuality is also sometimes used from , film, video games,newspapers and magazine and even fashion, that gives the audience soemthing to recognise and relate the band and music into category.
Although not all artists keep to these conventions and often try to reverse and step out of them challenging the conventions.But usually keep to them in one way or another or mimick another idea by changing these.
Underneath i have annotated 8 music videos each with different conventions to get ideas for my own music video.
The video fits well with the characteristics of this genre. Indie Rock tend to have more concept videos and show the band playing rather than a story or film of events.
This video is basically formed on a concept or idea of the band . Everything shown is in time with the music the relationship between music and visuals is very present for every beat their is a different action, especially at the beginning when then instruments are being played.
Their is not much relationship between the lyrics and visuals just the lip syncing when he says oh.
The whole band is shown and thier is close up of the lead singer as he sings certain parts of the song this could establish his star quality and lead but is not a particular motif for this band.
Their isnt really any reference of looking and thier is no intertextual references this video is purely quite random but effective and typical of the genre
This video is based on the movie twilight mainly as its feature some of the footage because it was wrote for the movie. It fits some of the conventions of the genre because alot of rock videos are filmed in places away from their home with relation to the perfomance. Which is exactly what Paramor are creating by playing in the forest.As the song was wrote for the movie the lyrics to have a relationship with the visuals. e.g How did we get here , forest shots.If you listen to the whole song it fits with the idea of a girl who likes a guy but doesnt want to fight with him anymore . Which show in the footage and the emptiness of the forest, which is on the twilight set.
The music relates with the visual in that every new frame is set after a phrase in the music and on the longer notes a interesting long shot of around the woods or zooming out on hayley is used . In general most of the shots fit with the timing of the music.
Their are close ups of the lead singer hayley williams and her star motif holding and flicking her bright red hair , she is focused on most of the time while singing . The video also attracts star quality by showing the main stars of the film alot aswell.
Intertextual references of twilight
The music video is mainly based on performance but could be narrative aswell as the FANCy word between the clips of film and video help tell the story and add to the lyrics even if not in the right order FANCY word/
Cee lo Green's music video is quite effective the video is very narrative and is an entertaining to watch even if just for the story. The scene is set in a typical american diner whih cna be typical fo that genre bit like kelis- milkshake. The music video is quite funny and acts out the lyrics we can see this in 'i'm sorry i can't afford a farrari' :).The realtionship between the music and visuals is strong aswell as the backups dance and lipsync the line aswell as the main guy also on the held notes the shots tend to be longer and panning and when they stop a quick frame change.
The main star and artist is the main guy and features well as it helps the audience to relate and feels more as if the song is about him and his music.
Ok go's here it goes again gives off the same effect as Vampire weekend and is interesting because they are both of the same genre.
Their is no relationship between the lyrics and visuals but there is lots of relationshp between music and visuals .The whole video is like one well choreographed dance but it is so unusual that the audience wants to watch it all, so much so that it keeps their attention with only one frame throughout. Their are no close ups of any of the band members althought all our present. There is no reference to the notion of looking or intertextuality , the whole video is base mainly or concept but i guess you could say performance as it is the band who are doing the running :)
Lostprophetsn video contains intertextual references and is built on our idea of what is a childerns televsion programme.It is based mainly on concept but reflects the song name as town called hypocrisy as this would be that town.
the relationship between the lyrics and visuals isn't that strongg except frot he town called hypocrisy but. BUt the relationship between music and visuals is very strong as it goes with the timing mroe people are added the finger pupeets to the lalalas.
Open your eyes is quite a simple film and based on the travel through a city all filmed within one frame on the journey so you travel with the car.You dont see any of the band and their is not much between the relationship of lyrics and visuals or music and visuals. Except the whole video is of reference to open your eyes as in look at the world and see what it in front of you, also ont he more powerful faster and lowder past of the songs espcially the solo at the end the camera seems to be going faster as is apparent to uphill view as if climbring/ driving to a climax.
Defitnetly concept based and typical of the genre like ok go coldplay and vampire weekend as it is the video to fit the music rather than the performance or stoert behind song.
The video is very typical fot he genre alot of male rnb/dance artist feature women and themselves singing. Their is a small relationship between him and the visuals
me and my crowd hands in the air/ Thier is astorng relationship between the music and visuals for every beat pf the music and some point thier is a differnet frame .Their is an artist close up and most of the video is focused on Taio cruz. it is a mix of all three .
Websites
Many bands have promotional websites to help their band, i have picked three different bands with different genres and target audiences to explore and research the difference in how they promote themselves.To look at the websites online just click on the artist title.
Vampire weekend
This is the home page for vampire weekend , it features the single cover for their latest single ,if you click on the arrows at the side it features three other pages with adverts and videos for other singles on their new album. At the top it has a link bar to other pages some of which are featured below.
Most of the website has quite a basic design on a white background with different color pastel titles on each page. The band name and links stick with the same pastel blue color against the white as an effective house color and a recognition to find on the page again.
On some of the pages there is a light square background on the videos and music page this is in keeping with the web desingn layout as the title on the page are outlined with the box of that pages color.
Overall the web design is fairly simple , but effective , the simple bold typography across the website keeps to the simplicity of the music. Vampire weekend are an indie rock band , their music is quite upbeat but the band always keeps a mellow persona to them, which shows in their website. Some of their promotional material is quite unusual but some of the songs they sing and videos they produce are unusual .The band defitnetly stick to concept rather than narrative or performance and this shows in the website especially on the homepage as effectively it shows an idea and then as you get further into the website, it displays their information and entertainment in a back to reality format .
Rihanna
Vampire weekends and rihanna's home page are quite similar in the fact that they both have their latest single as their home page background, showing that this is a popular convention for all modern websites.
On Rihanna's site their is also a link bar to her pages on social networking sites and her song plays showing that compared to vampire weekend she is trying to get the audiences attention more as she is trying to promote them in more ways than one and you can experience more from the website.
The home page is mainly pink which is alot more bright and bold and typical for Rihanna, a female RnB/pop singer to have feminine colors.
Rihanna also has a link bar at the top in a house color like vampire weekend demonstrating another convention. Except when you click on Rihanna's links they go to what looks like a completely different website unlike vampire weekends links that follow the style from the homepage.
As you enter the website the background changes and keeps the same for the rest of the links.The background is now quite urban and derelict compared to the homepage. Which fits the convention of this Rnb artist as it uses voyeurism to attract male audiences with her and feminine style .
Rihanna's target audience appears to be of a younger age than Vampire Weekends using many pictures and bright colors that typically attracts a younger audienc more. Rihanna also has a charity link on her website for The believe foundation trying to show another side to her .
Compared to vampire weekend Rihanna's website has alot more information about Rihanna her self as well as her as an artist and her promotional material which is a more typical convention of solo singers.
The typography used across the website adresses suits the audiences style and genre as some of it is in a graffiti font typical of rnb and some rock acts as where the artist music originates from (rnb streets , rock garage).Some of the typography looks like signs and army writing attracting the audience with intertextuality making it look brave and strong representing rihanna as an artist and some of the younger audience , confident rnb/pop listenetrs aswell.
Lostprophets
Compared to Rihanna and Vampire Weekend , Lostprophets have alot less material on their website , like Rihanna they have links to their pages on social networking sites but unlike rihanna have it as part of their link bar showing that they have alot less content than the other two websites.
This is the homepage and the same as the others has a picture of their new album and then you enter the website and background design across the website it is all the same like vampire weekend.
The background color is basic like vampire weekend but alot more dark which is typical of lostprophets genre alternative rock. Everything looks like it is in the dark and allows for a more rocky feel.Applying to the stereotype of some audiences for lostprophets as youth stereotypes emos and goths.
Lostprophets website is very focused on their title and link bar and the presentation of the website .The typography stands out and suits the band well in a paint/ scratch as if is has been there a while like the duration of lostprophets fame .
Overall Vampire Weekends' website has alot of content but not as much as rihannas and doesn't have links to social networking sites, suggesting that the simplicity and this genre is for a slightly older audience than rihanna and lostprophets and are not as much about the promotion. Which is a convention of the indie rock genre as it is generally more relaxed .Lostprophets website is very bold and dramatic in black and fits to the genre and to those who listen, but doesnt provide as much information as Rihanna or Vampire Weekend and is more about the music rock. Rihanna is trying to attract a younger audience so has lots of information and access points to different media appealing to a younger audience and more people as music for everyone.
Vampire weekend
This is the home page for vampire weekend , it features the single cover for their latest single ,if you click on the arrows at the side it features three other pages with adverts and videos for other singles on their new album. At the top it has a link bar to other pages some of which are featured below.
Most of the website has quite a basic design on a white background with different color pastel titles on each page. The band name and links stick with the same pastel blue color against the white as an effective house color and a recognition to find on the page again.
On some of the pages there is a light square background on the videos and music page this is in keeping with the web desingn layout as the title on the page are outlined with the box of that pages color.
Overall the web design is fairly simple , but effective , the simple bold typography across the website keeps to the simplicity of the music. Vampire weekend are an indie rock band , their music is quite upbeat but the band always keeps a mellow persona to them, which shows in their website. Some of their promotional material is quite unusual but some of the songs they sing and videos they produce are unusual .The band defitnetly stick to concept rather than narrative or performance and this shows in the website especially on the homepage as effectively it shows an idea and then as you get further into the website, it displays their information and entertainment in a back to reality format .
Rihanna
Vampire weekends and rihanna's home page are quite similar in the fact that they both have their latest single as their home page background, showing that this is a popular convention for all modern websites.
On Rihanna's site their is also a link bar to her pages on social networking sites and her song plays showing that compared to vampire weekend she is trying to get the audiences attention more as she is trying to promote them in more ways than one and you can experience more from the website.
The home page is mainly pink which is alot more bright and bold and typical for Rihanna, a female RnB/pop singer to have feminine colors.
Rihanna also has a link bar at the top in a house color like vampire weekend demonstrating another convention. Except when you click on Rihanna's links they go to what looks like a completely different website unlike vampire weekends links that follow the style from the homepage.
As you enter the website the background changes and keeps the same for the rest of the links.The background is now quite urban and derelict compared to the homepage. Which fits the convention of this Rnb artist as it uses voyeurism to attract male audiences with her and feminine style .
Rihanna's target audience appears to be of a younger age than Vampire Weekends using many pictures and bright colors that typically attracts a younger audienc more. Rihanna also has a charity link on her website for The believe foundation trying to show another side to her .
Compared to vampire weekend Rihanna's website has alot more information about Rihanna her self as well as her as an artist and her promotional material which is a more typical convention of solo singers.
The typography used across the website adresses suits the audiences style and genre as some of it is in a graffiti font typical of rnb and some rock acts as where the artist music originates from (rnb streets , rock garage).Some of the typography looks like signs and army writing attracting the audience with intertextuality making it look brave and strong representing rihanna as an artist and some of the younger audience , confident rnb/pop listenetrs aswell.Lostprophets
Compared to Rihanna and Vampire Weekend , Lostprophets have alot less material on their website , like Rihanna they have links to their pages on social networking sites but unlike rihanna have it as part of their link bar showing that they have alot less content than the other two websites.
This is the homepage and the same as the others has a picture of their new album and then you enter the website and background design across the website it is all the same like vampire weekend.
The background color is basic like vampire weekend but alot more dark which is typical of lostprophets genre alternative rock. Everything looks like it is in the dark and allows for a more rocky feel.Applying to the stereotype of some audiences for lostprophets as youth stereotypes emos and goths.
Lostprophets website is very focused on their title and link bar and the presentation of the website .The typography stands out and suits the band well in a paint/ scratch as if is has been there a while like the duration of lostprophets fame .
Overall Vampire Weekends' website has alot of content but not as much as rihannas and doesn't have links to social networking sites, suggesting that the simplicity and this genre is for a slightly older audience than rihanna and lostprophets and are not as much about the promotion. Which is a convention of the indie rock genre as it is generally more relaxed .Lostprophets website is very bold and dramatic in black and fits to the genre and to those who listen, but doesnt provide as much information as Rihanna or Vampire Weekend and is more about the music rock. Rihanna is trying to attract a younger audience so has lots of information and access points to different media appealing to a younger audience and more people as music for everyone.
Monday, 13 September 2010
Cd Cover Design
To research the convention of a cd cover design and how its presentation helps to promote the artist i have researched 5 different artists and cd covers .
Air Traffic - Fractured life
Fractured life Air traffic's first debut album was released in 2007. It reached number 42 on the UK albums chart and was named 'album of the week' of BBC's radio 1.The band is currently signed with EMI.
On the cover none of the bands faces are shown and there is just a picture of what looks like a messy office and the bands logo and album name at the top. The messy office scene on the cover looks out of control with the upturned chair , wires and objects that appear to be in mid air suggesting chaos and messiness and relates with the album 'fractured life'. This chaotic scene could be referred to as the bands impression of what a fractured life could look like .
The typography of the bands logo and band names looks like it is wrote by a sticker machine which adds to the cover art as it could be from this messy office.It is at the top which would usually suggest its the most important thing but is not as abstract as the picture and althought sticks out on white on black , i feel each image is of equal importance and recognition.
I think the album cover is successful because it is very abstract and although not a common image, most people can relate to parts or aspects of the scene. It also keeps to the conventions of other bands of the rock/indie genre who don't tend to put their faces on the cover as its more about the music and represents this well.
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - By The Way
' By the way is Red Hot Chilli peppers eigth studio album ,released in 2002 by warner bros record.
The image on the album is rather obscure and is supposed to be a painting based on the artists daughter and one of the band members girlfriends, Julian Schnabel. In the cover art she is painted as almost naked, but in different colors and their is a paint strip over her eyes, in the Same way in which the band name is wrote.She looks to be in front of a background of a road and a fence , overall this is quite a strange image and allows for the audiences own interpretation of by the way.
The typography is not their usual logo for Red hot chilli peppers but is in keeping with the scratchy house colors for their album design . While some letters of the band name are more visible than others in red it makes the audience look at the cover a little longer to figure what it says and contributes to the cover art as a whole .
I think it is succesfull as it is unusual and doesnt give to much away but is rather bizarre and eye catching and makes the audience take another look of what it is about.
David Guetta - One love
David guetta released his album 'one love' in 2009 .
The name of the artist appears at the top so is therefore one of the first things to be seen.The artist name is wrote in big bold lettering and stands out in a bigger font compared to the scratcy painted lettering of the album title suggesting the artist name is of more importance.But the album name stands out in another way as it is in bright pink on a black and white background. The artist is featured on the left of the album cover and he is positioned to be looking at the audience but has sunglasses to cover his eyes. This is very typical of Djs in dance music and shows that he is with us but hidden as the dj would be as he is not the performer ,although in his case at concerts he is .
I think it it successful as it get to the point of which artist it is although it doesnt really give alot of information or ideas away about what the album is about unlike Air Traffic.
Fleet foxes-Fleet foxes#
The album fleet foxes was released in 2006. The band are a folk/rock band based in America, signed by Sub pop.
The cover does not have the band face on it sticking to the conventions of the genre. The cover art is of a small ancient town and makes audiences take a second look. It almost as if the cover art tells a story of this little town and that the music will be a narrative to that, which some folk music is.
The Artist name and title is in right middle of the cover making the audience search for it as it would not be the first thing you see , making them look even more at the cover.
I think it is successful because it makes the audience want to read into the story of the cover art and therefore the album.
Robbie Williams - The greatest hits
Robbie williams album cover the greatest hits was released in 2004.
The cover art features him on the left and then his name and album title on the right.The picture is based in black and white and is mainly taken up by Robbie's body facing away towards the camera but his face looking away. This is unusual because usually the artist tries to get contact with the audience by looking at the camera expecially women in this genre. Robbie williams body is facing the audience which suggests that his cover art could be contributing to voyeurism ,leading people in for sex appeal and that he would be more successful in attracting a female audience.
The black and white image of it all adds sophistication and would appeal to an older audience with a more calmer cover comes calmer music.
The typography in a Basic arial font stands out among some parts of the black background but it looks to me thats his body stands out more promoting his looks and him more that the music.But this is more acceptable for a greatest hits as the album is more likely to not only have one focused area as it is a combination of album but does have one thing in common and that it the artist robbie williams .
I think the most successful artist album cover used to signify the artist's identity and style and express the album is the Red Hot Chilli Peppers- By the way as it guarantees the audience to take a double take at album even if not for the right reasons. It is in keeping with the red hot chilli peppers style and doesnt give to much away meaning that more people are likely to buy it just to find out more about it.
Air Traffic - Fractured life
Fractured life Air traffic's first debut album was released in 2007. It reached number 42 on the UK albums chart and was named 'album of the week' of BBC's radio 1.The band is currently signed with EMI.
On the cover none of the bands faces are shown and there is just a picture of what looks like a messy office and the bands logo and album name at the top. The messy office scene on the cover looks out of control with the upturned chair , wires and objects that appear to be in mid air suggesting chaos and messiness and relates with the album 'fractured life'. This chaotic scene could be referred to as the bands impression of what a fractured life could look like .
The typography of the bands logo and band names looks like it is wrote by a sticker machine which adds to the cover art as it could be from this messy office.It is at the top which would usually suggest its the most important thing but is not as abstract as the picture and althought sticks out on white on black , i feel each image is of equal importance and recognition.
I think the album cover is successful because it is very abstract and although not a common image, most people can relate to parts or aspects of the scene. It also keeps to the conventions of other bands of the rock/indie genre who don't tend to put their faces on the cover as its more about the music and represents this well.
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - By The Way
' By the way is Red Hot Chilli peppers eigth studio album ,released in 2002 by warner bros record.
The image on the album is rather obscure and is supposed to be a painting based on the artists daughter and one of the band members girlfriends, Julian Schnabel. In the cover art she is painted as almost naked, but in different colors and their is a paint strip over her eyes, in the Same way in which the band name is wrote.She looks to be in front of a background of a road and a fence , overall this is quite a strange image and allows for the audiences own interpretation of by the way.
The typography is not their usual logo for Red hot chilli peppers but is in keeping with the scratchy house colors for their album design . While some letters of the band name are more visible than others in red it makes the audience look at the cover a little longer to figure what it says and contributes to the cover art as a whole .
I think it is succesfull as it is unusual and doesnt give to much away but is rather bizarre and eye catching and makes the audience take another look of what it is about.
David Guetta - One love
David guetta released his album 'one love' in 2009 .
The name of the artist appears at the top so is therefore one of the first things to be seen.The artist name is wrote in big bold lettering and stands out in a bigger font compared to the scratcy painted lettering of the album title suggesting the artist name is of more importance.But the album name stands out in another way as it is in bright pink on a black and white background. The artist is featured on the left of the album cover and he is positioned to be looking at the audience but has sunglasses to cover his eyes. This is very typical of Djs in dance music and shows that he is with us but hidden as the dj would be as he is not the performer ,although in his case at concerts he is .
I think it it successful as it get to the point of which artist it is although it doesnt really give alot of information or ideas away about what the album is about unlike Air Traffic.
Fleet foxes-Fleet foxes#
The album fleet foxes was released in 2006. The band are a folk/rock band based in America, signed by Sub pop.
The cover does not have the band face on it sticking to the conventions of the genre. The cover art is of a small ancient town and makes audiences take a second look. It almost as if the cover art tells a story of this little town and that the music will be a narrative to that, which some folk music is.
The Artist name and title is in right middle of the cover making the audience search for it as it would not be the first thing you see , making them look even more at the cover.
I think it is successful because it makes the audience want to read into the story of the cover art and therefore the album.
Robbie Williams - The greatest hits
Robbie williams album cover the greatest hits was released in 2004.
The cover art features him on the left and then his name and album title on the right.The picture is based in black and white and is mainly taken up by Robbie's body facing away towards the camera but his face looking away. This is unusual because usually the artist tries to get contact with the audience by looking at the camera expecially women in this genre. Robbie williams body is facing the audience which suggests that his cover art could be contributing to voyeurism ,leading people in for sex appeal and that he would be more successful in attracting a female audience.
The black and white image of it all adds sophistication and would appeal to an older audience with a more calmer cover comes calmer music.
The typography in a Basic arial font stands out among some parts of the black background but it looks to me thats his body stands out more promoting his looks and him more that the music.But this is more acceptable for a greatest hits as the album is more likely to not only have one focused area as it is a combination of album but does have one thing in common and that it the artist robbie williams .
I think the most successful artist album cover used to signify the artist's identity and style and express the album is the Red Hot Chilli Peppers- By the way as it guarantees the audience to take a double take at album even if not for the right reasons. It is in keeping with the red hot chilli peppers style and doesnt give to much away meaning that more people are likely to buy it just to find out more about it.
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