DVD/CD Cover Analysis By Salaffina Dore

1. RNB CD COVER
ANALYSIS

2. First look at the front cover of the CD cover you
immediately spot the artist due to the picture being on a
plain white background. A plain white background is
good when you have vibrant or bright colours on top of
it, same with a black ground.
This CD cover of Beyoncé's album 4, uses the white
background to compliment and make her and the
clothing she's wearing stand out and catch the
audiences eye, as it’s a bright clear front cover.
The title and name of the artist is big, bold and clear, as you see the
artist name is printed in black covering the whole top the cover and
the name of the album ‘4’ in the lower right hand corner still bold and
clear.
The back of the CD cover links to the front by using the
same colour scheme which is usual for a CD cover.
The mid shot of Beyoncé is key in RNB as RNB uses a lot of mid shots The name and title is again bold back and clear
especially if there's a pose, the shot shows the face and body however both are covering the top of the cover, which
language of the artist and could automatically emphasis the meaning immediately attracts the audiences eye.
behind the album.
Instead of a mid shot, a long shot is shown on the
back showing the whole of the artist in a different
outfit of the same colour, against a wall that’s the
same colour as the front cover sand-white. The photo
is the biggest thing on the back of the CD cover and
draws in the audience to read the playlist and
eventually by the album.
The playlist is in a small clear font that is placed
neatly within the beginning and the end (top and
bottom) of the wall which creates a neat look, that
doesn’t take over the picture its self.

3. Chris Brown’s album is very effective and eye catching, straight away when
looking at the front cover, you see the red shirt and red writing, were as the rest of
the photo is black white and greyscale.
This is effective because it concentrates on one thing (anything in red) this
could emphasis to the name of the album ‘exclusive’ the red shirt and the
name of the artist also in red, emphasis that he is an exclusive artist, 1 of a
kind, there's no 1 like him and that’s why his in the red shirt as it stand out to
the rest of the picture.
A Mid/long shot of the artist looking back over the balcony or at
the title of the album is an great shot because it shows his outfit
and due to everything his wearing being black again it shows of
the red.
The font of the text emphasis sharp, maybe dangerous, big movements
which may emphasis that the songs on the album are quiet upbeat and
sharp.
The back of the CD album has the same setting, same clothes and crops,
however the pose and shot of the artist has changed. It now shows the
artist with the black jacket on still showing the red collar and cuffs front the
shirt.
Linking to what I mentioned before about the name of the album linking with
the one abstract colour, the 2 main, or ‘exclusive’ songs on the album are in
red not white link the rest of the songs, its now evident that the red symbolises
different loud and exclusive, and them two tracks in red would automatically
engage the audience, and they would automatically want to know about them
2 songs because there the only 2 in red.

4. Rihanna’s album cover is quick dark with a lot of low
key lighting which normally represents more of an
dark side of music not necessarily violent or
aggressive but more in the dark and secretive as the
songs may have secret meanings behind them. Black
and greyscale instead of black and white makes an
big difference where as black and which normally
represents the passing in time and past events.
The cover has a close up/mid shot of Rihanna
showing her facial expressions which link the colour
of the song, as she looks quiet serious and
secretively sexy.
The back of the CD album links to the secretively
sexy look created on the front as there is a long shot
of Rihanna from behind of her turning around slightly
showing of legs and skin, the pose is almost drawing
in the audience as if to say, ‘come on, ill tell you my
secrets’ this attracts the audience both male and
female. The setting is dark you cant see nothing
except a part of the ground she is walking on which
again shows; secretive.
The piece of white clothing he is wearing and the fact
she is in colour, kind of draws the attention away from
the grey scale and stands out and a long shot
showing posture and body language.
The text is clear and white, which on black if clear and
effective and vice versa.

5. The name of the album the shot of Lloyd the artist the setting and
colours used, are all well linked.
The name of the album is called ‘King of Hearts’ straight away, you see
the artist sitting on a chair that looks like a royal throne, with red velvet
seats and the gold arm rest and frame.
The colours red and gold, when combined are usually used to
emphasis rich, power, and royalty. The shot of Lloyd compliments the
album name very good as it is a low angle shot that emphasise power,
strength and authorising, and that’s what kings and royalty have.
The artist name is also in big gold letters which is effective because it links
to the gold on the chair and again gold emphasis money, and wealth. The
name of the album ‘King of Hearts’ is in red, just like in a pack of cards.
Every part of the CD cover has its sources.
On the back of the CD album a long shot of the artist is shown
showing posture and body language.
His pose is masculine and the positioning of his head is the
same as the front of the album linking the power and authority
of a king, with the masculine look.
The colours of the text are the same as the front, the rich royal
colour scheme.