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Analysis of Albums

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Shannon Aberdeen
Shannon Aberdeen

This document contains analyses of album covers for various artists, including: - One Direction's "Take Me Home" album, which features a group shot of the band against a sky background to represent their unity and fun personality. - Demi Lovato's self-titled "Demi" album, which shows the artist covered in silver paint on a white background to appear sexy yet edgy. - An unnamed album with the artist using a fence as a backdrop to portray a rebellious personality and desire to break free from limitations.

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Artist name Title of album List of songs on album Spinesforcdcover BarcodeRecord Label One Direction – Take Me Home Analysis Image of artists Title of the band is in white the font is the bands brand and is always used to help the audience establish who the band is. The use of white text on a blue sky background stands out to the audience, and also creates a light tone as we connote the sky as peaceful/harmless. Camerawork: The mid shot of the band allows the audience to see detail whilst still showing enough for the audience to feel as if they were looking at the artists whole body. The artists are not staring directly at the camera the are staring at each other this reflects the band is close and are a unit. It is conventional to have the artist on the front cover so the audience can recognize the artist. Design: The use of a light coloured background creates a soft feel, this reflects the band is free and fun and ‘normal boys’ its typical for pop artist to attempt to relate to their target audience with is teenagers in this case. Mise en scene: The use of a red telephone box reflects their British heritage, it also stands out against the light sky background. The use of a park setting connotes youth and fun. In addition to this their clothing compliments each other as the theme I dark colors and white; again this connotes they are a unit and are linked together, but still have separate identities. Performance: The band are all holding each other like they depend each other, this is typical of bands to show how they all need each other and reflect their friendship. Moreover there're facial expressions are all happy like they having a good time. Again a light coloured background is used again for the back cover; this creates a soft feel. A hand written design has been added to the back cover this connotes youth and how the young generation would scribble meaningless stuff. It gives the idea of almost a diary or journal in which the band has written songs in.
Demi Lovato – Demi Album name and artist. The artist Demi has named her album after herself. This is typical of pop artist to do after they have established themselves.Design: The artist has been placed against a white background this makes her stand out and puts emphasis on the artist. Moreover white contrasts with the dark paint covering Demi’s body and gives a sexy/ slick feel. Camera work: The use of a midshot here allows the audience to see the artist in some detail whiles still feeling as if they were staring at the full subject. This is typical of pop artist to do as it shows detail without overwhelming the artist. Here the artist is staring directly at the camera the use of this direct address allows the audience to connect with the artist. It is conventional for the artist to be on the cover of there own album. The silver theme used for the text ‘ Demi’ stands out on the artist and background and compliments the silver paint on her body. Furthermore the fact the letters are spaced out, reflect she is independent and standing out. Performance: The artist is looking directly at the camera and her posture is strong and straight showing she is strong and has nothing to hide. Mise en scene: The artist is nude in the image as is covered in a silver body paint this reflects a sexy feel. This is typical of the pop genre as pop artist are usually sexualised as it can help sell to a certain extent. The use of dark makeup against the background makes her features stand out and gives the artist an edgy feel. The silver theme is carried on when looking at the back cover again creating a slick and also edgy feel. The use of silver sharp lines cutting across the song list is quite a contemporary design and may portray a theme within the album. List of songs on album. BarcodeRecord company.
Title of album Artist List of songs on album Spinesforcdcover Barcode Record Company Camerawork: The use of a mid shot allows the audience to see the artist in detail without seeing the whole subject. The artist is staring directly at the camera this allows the audience to connect with her. Furthermore her eyes are focused directly at the camera as well this reflects her rebellious personality as she looks daring. Mise en scene: The use of the metal fence in front of the artist connotes she is a rebel and is breaking the rules. Moreover it reflects her youth as if she is still in school wanting to get out. This can be a metaphor for her trying to break free from limitations. Design: The use of pink san serif text creates a fun and cheery atmosphere. The pink reflects the artist punky persona whiles showing her girly side to. Furthermore the use of a heart replacing the ‘o’ in lloyd adds a quirky feel. The title in black writing looks like chalk graffiti this connotes youth and breaking rules. Costume: The use of black top, makes the artist look striking against the blue background; furthermore the use of dark colours again reflects her rebellious side. This is still conventional as bright colours have still been used on the album alongside dark colours, they both are contrasting, like both sides of the artist persona. Again the use of a chalk style writing has been used on the backcover for the songs on the album. Here the artist is again looking away from the camera like she is in thought. Moreover in this shot she is wearing a short skirt and shirt. This style of costume shows her bare legs and makes the artist look sexy. This is conventional as in the music industry female artist are usually sexualised.

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  • 1. Artist name Title of album List of songs on album Spinesforcdcover BarcodeRecord Label One Direction – Take Me Home Analysis Image of artists Title of the band is in white the font is the bands brand and is always used to help the audience establish who the band is. The use of white text on a blue sky background stands out to the audience, and also creates a light tone as we connote the sky as peaceful/harmless. Camerawork: The mid shot of the band allows the audience to see detail whilst still showing enough for the audience to feel as if they were looking at the artists whole body. The artists are not staring directly at the camera the are staring at each other this reflects the band is close and are a unit. It is conventional to have the artist on the front cover so the audience can recognize the artist. Design: The use of a light coloured background creates a soft feel, this reflects the band is free and fun and ‘normal boys’ its typical for pop artist to attempt to relate to their target audience with is teenagers in this case. Mise en scene: The use of a red telephone box reflects their British heritage, it also stands out against the light sky background. The use of a park setting connotes youth and fun. In addition to this their clothing compliments each other as the theme I dark colors and white; again this connotes they are a unit and are linked together, but still have separate identities. Performance: The band are all holding each other like they depend each other, this is typical of bands to show how they all need each other and reflect their friendship. Moreover there're facial expressions are all happy like they having a good time. Again a light coloured background is used again for the back cover; this creates a soft feel. A hand written design has been added to the back cover this connotes youth and how the young generation would scribble meaningless stuff. It gives the idea of almost a diary or journal in which the band has written songs in.
  • 2. Demi Lovato – Demi Album name and artist. The artist Demi has named her album after herself. This is typical of pop artist to do after they have established themselves.Design: The artist has been placed against a white background this makes her stand out and puts emphasis on the artist. Moreover white contrasts with the dark paint covering Demi’s body and gives a sexy/ slick feel. Camera work: The use of a midshot here allows the audience to see the artist in some detail whiles still feeling as if they were staring at the full subject. This is typical of pop artist to do as it shows detail without overwhelming the artist. Here the artist is staring directly at the camera the use of this direct address allows the audience to connect with the artist. It is conventional for the artist to be on the cover of there own album. The silver theme used for the text ‘ Demi’ stands out on the artist and background and compliments the silver paint on her body. Furthermore the fact the letters are spaced out, reflect she is independent and standing out. Performance: The artist is looking directly at the camera and her posture is strong and straight showing she is strong and has nothing to hide. Mise en scene: The artist is nude in the image as is covered in a silver body paint this reflects a sexy feel. This is typical of the pop genre as pop artist are usually sexualised as it can help sell to a certain extent. The use of dark makeup against the background makes her features stand out and gives the artist an edgy feel. The silver theme is carried on when looking at the back cover again creating a slick and also edgy feel. The use of silver sharp lines cutting across the song list is quite a contemporary design and may portray a theme within the album. List of songs on album. BarcodeRecord company.
  • 3. Title of album Artist List of songs on album Spinesforcdcover Barcode Record Company Camerawork: The use of a mid shot allows the audience to see the artist in detail without seeing the whole subject. The artist is staring directly at the camera this allows the audience to connect with her. Furthermore her eyes are focused directly at the camera as well this reflects her rebellious personality as she looks daring. Mise en scene: The use of the metal fence in front of the artist connotes she is a rebel and is breaking the rules. Moreover it reflects her youth as if she is still in school wanting to get out. This can be a metaphor for her trying to break free from limitations. Design: The use of pink san serif text creates a fun and cheery atmosphere. The pink reflects the artist punky persona whiles showing her girly side to. Furthermore the use of a heart replacing the ‘o’ in lloyd adds a quirky feel. The title in black writing looks like chalk graffiti this connotes youth and breaking rules. Costume: The use of black top, makes the artist look striking against the blue background; furthermore the use of dark colours again reflects her rebellious side. This is still conventional as bright colours have still been used on the album alongside dark colours, they both are contrasting, like both sides of the artist persona. Again the use of a chalk style writing has been used on the backcover for the songs on the album. Here the artist is again looking away from the camera like she is in thought. Moreover in this shot she is wearing a short skirt and shirt. This style of costume shows her bare legs and makes the artist look sexy. This is conventional as in the music industry female artist are usually sexualised.