I think this is a very simple yet effective cover. your eyes get drawn first to the unusual angle of the artist, the angles and lines withing her position lead the viewers eye across the whole cover. the unusual angles will also grab and audiences attention interesting them into buying the product.
The use of mise-en-scene has been related back to the title of the album 'Good Girl Gone Bad'. We see the artist in a white dress symboling innocence 'Good girl', However the use of lighting on the skintight dress leaves a dark shadow on the artists back symbolizing a dark side. We see the same technique used in the face as one side is natural and the other side is covered by her thick black hair. 'Gone Bad'
i believe the use of color to be very effective within this cover, the white of the dress is broken up by the bold red ( symbolizing danger) writing these are two symbolically opposite colors and relates back to the title of the CD. it has all been placed on a green/blue background i think this is to make the red of the title stand out more as they are contrasting colors.
Sigh No More
I think the content of the album cover reflects the title of the album in an unusual way.
its a bright happy image using colors such as white that reflects light and catches your eye
the composition of the image is simple using the rule of thirds, this is to focus the center of the image on the band. the image contains many different lines using them to create interesting angles. The album cover reflects more upon the type of band rather than the content of the music, its aimed at a certain audience. from looking at the album cover we can see that its not going to contain upbeat electro dance music, the image is too pure and individual. mise en scene was used effectively to make the image a lot more interesting if you take a closer look, things such as the positioning of the instruments and the band also the sheep in the next shop window, this is an effective way of drawing in audience members.
Analysis of print media
Blood Red Shoes
I have been looking and analyzing an advertisement for Blood Red Shoes in a NME magazine. It uses a black background and white bold writing this catches the readers eye easily. The layout of the advertisement is very simple. It has the Bands title ‘Blood Red Shoes’ in big letters at the top, then followed by the album cover image this gives the audience an idea and incite into the band it suggests to me that they are more rock than pop because of the bold masculine statement they are making with the use of colors and image. The advert then goes on to tell us the album name, this s to sell the album and hopefully encourage the readers and listeners to then go on to buy tickets for the tour. The tour dates and venues are listed at the bottom of the advert alongside the website for the band. The language used through the advertisement is simple and bold. It doesn’t want to bore the audience with little bits of detail, this use of language can say a lot about the band because it is helping to create an image to the people who look at the advertisement but have never heard of the band. I think that the advertisement fits into the convention of rock as is it is bold and in your face.
Marina & The Dimonds
The advertisement for the I AM NOT A ROBOT single is very simple and doesn’t really fit into any genre conventions. It had a blue/grey background witch is a soft colour suggesting the band isn’t hardcore rock and roll. The name of the band is in bold white letters the use of colours and layout is very eyecatching and stands out of the page drawing the readers attention right to it. The image used is unusual it is of the lead singer upside down. This sets an interesting theme to the band and will make the reader want to find out more. The advertsement isn’t very informatic this might have something to do with the fact that the band has a high status and a lot of peoplr have alredy heard of them and the advertisement is just to promote the new single.
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