Encore analysis

1. Costume-  wearing a suit. Connotations of power, success, wealth. Putting on a show for the audience- being mature and ‘glamorous’  Title of album- Encore: connotations of it being a powerful, good album. People love him, he has fans. They want him back.  He is making a return to music, maybe after a break? Pleasing his audience Backwards ‘E’- trying to be ‘different’.  Bold font- making a breakthrough- aggressive.  Colour Palette- blues, masculine colours, ‘macho’ ‘masculine’. Aimed more at a male audience.  Body language- bowing- finished his performance- thankful for his audience, celebrating his performance. Humble- head down, recognises his audience.  Hand behind the back- suspicion, hiding something?  Click to add text Parental advisory sticker- The album is likely to have explicit language. Not suitable for all audiences- rebellious artist

2. Body language-   On the middle cover, it is revealed he does in fact have a gun-  Hiding the ‘real’ you, wearing a suit to cover up a new invented self but still has his old life 'behind him' Hiding the gun- do the audience know the real him? Violence and aggression connotations. Location/ Setting-  Has an audience bowing clapping and cheering- is well liked by his audience but not a massive stage or crowd so could say he has a niche audience. 

3. Location/ Setting- on stage, is a performer.  Old fashioned style theatre connotes long term success, maybe gang culture. Could be said to be polysemic- people will interpret it differently.  Lights on him and he is in the middle- shows his importance.  Looks like a small venue- could connote that he has a niche audience Body language-   On the back cover we see him with the gun pointed- we can clearly see it’s a fake gun – flag that says bang is what comes out- explosion. Making a breakthrough BANG- relates to the Encore title.  He still looks serious when pointing the fake gun- he gives off mixed messages about who he is as an artist. Very mysterious, serious....