1. INSPIRATIONAL CD
FRONT COVERS
By Komal Rana

2. Having analysed a lot of CD
covers (front and back) I
found some inspirational
front CD covers. In the
following slides I have
explained why they are
inspirational in my opinion.
This will help me create my
own front CD cover as I will

3. RICK ROSS
1. One why this CD cover
as attracted me, is through
the use of camera angles.
The camera angle is a low
angle close up shot. I
absolutely love the way
RICK ROSS represents his
power by looking down at
his audience with no fear. I
want my artist to look
2. Another thing that really stood out to me is the
powerful therefore this
use of props. The fact that Rick Ross is wearing
camera shot would be very
his sunglasses, it tells the audiences that he is
beneficial.
‘cool’. This is effective as it allows his target
audience to look up to him. Moreover, the flower in
his coat illustrates his passion for love. This also

4. TOO $HORT
3. In this CD cover the
audience can see the
London bridge therefore
they are able to establish
the location. (this is known
as a establishing shot). In
the artist’s most recent
music video he is located
near the London bridge.
This is a key selling factor 4. Another thing that I
for the artist as the found inspirational from
audience recognises his this CD cover, is the facial
track through the location expressions shown on the
shown in the front of the artists face. The audience
CD cover. I think this is can see that this artist is
very clever as the very serious. This

5. 5. In this CD cover, I
T.I honestly love how
the artist represents
his class through
the use of props.
For example, the
audience can see
that he is wearing
an era-cap. This is
one of the
conventions that
rap artist would
have. Since my
artist ‘WA’ is also a
rap artist, I think it
would be good to
use an era-cap. This
will allow the

6. CONCLUSION
These inspirational shot have
helped me establish how I want
my CD cover to look in terms
of
representation, conventions, pr
ops and costumes. This will
allow me to attract my target
audience.