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Analysing digipaks / album covers Eminem Encore
Colour palette Blues and blacks – connote masculinity Dark and cold colours connotes that it is quite mysterious Title of Album? Encore Connotes it follows on from another album Prestigious word not associated with rap Parental Advisory sticker? Yes. This connotes that his music is not for younger listeners and he is rebellious Body Language Bowing suggests royalty and affection for his audience/taking credit Not showing face mysterious Costume Suit – connotes wealthy powerful and successful Location / Setting Stage suggests performance and that he is a performer he’s important as he’s on stage Lack of artist name Ambiguity Suggests that he is that well known Font Is striking and bold connotes that he is bold and powerful backwards e is on brand
Audience clapping Suggests that he is good and his audience love him Could suggest that he thinks highly of himself Suggests that they don’t know about the gun and therefore him Gun in hands Suggest end which links to the title encore Suggests that he is hiding something Connotes violence Suggest he is not trustworthy Suggest he might do something drastic Position of camera Him in center shows that he is important and the main attraction Could be taken as self centered Close up to him suggest when you have a closer look he is hiding something
Props Comedy gun Prank Childish Connotes that he’s a jokey person Facial Expression / Body Language Serious Connotes that he is quite a serious artist but is taken as a joke
What to talk about when analysing album covers • Text eg the words, name of artists, name of album etc • Font choice • Colour palette • Location / setting • Costume & props • Body Language / Facial Expression • Camera shot / angle / framing • Graphics / logos • Positioning of elements eg text, person, graphics etc