Cd analysis

From the Blondie Cd cover it created the impression of portaying a really bold statement . The contrast between the white and black works well and highlights the costumes completing the layout and design of the CD cover. Black and white also represent the highest level of contrast. and compliment each other because the human eye is more sensitive to those two colours. When creating our Cd cover we intend to have really bold colours that work well together to explore a more better impact when being viewed by its audience. The Saturdays CD cover removes all colour away from imagery except from the colours within the dresses which is significant to image of the band because they all have their own individual colour. The only remaining colour within the image seems to be edited by exploring the brightness and contrast to alluminate the colour more and to highlight the contrast between the lack of colour and the bold burst of colour.

The Sugababes Cd cover is is plain compared to the others and focuses mainly on the black and darkness within the imagery. The band are positioned almost symetrically and angled which is something i would like to try with my Cd cover, the simplicity and symetrical approach seems to work well by highlighting the band as being equal.

John Landis

John Landis is an American film director, screen writer, actor and producer. He is known for his comedies and his music video with singer Michael Jackson. Michael Jackson's Thriller is a 14-minute music video and was most successful and expensive video created so far. Landis also known for Michael Jackson's "Black or White video" and videos for Pail McCartney.

I chose John Landis because i remembered hearing about him as being the director of the Thriller music video and decided to look into him and see what his work was like, as i researched him I became fascinated by what he had achieved and been involved in. Another thing which interested me was that he just didn't specialise in one certain area but a whole variety, almost giving the impression that he didn't like to just settle for one career option and he like to explore other aspects of his career.

In 1980, Landis co-wrote and directed The blues Brothers. It featured musical numbers by legends such as James Brown Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles.At the time it was one of the most expensive films ever made. Landis has worked for a variety of companies including Direct TV, Taco Bell, Coca Cola, Pepsi, Kellogg's and Disney. Landis had also worked as a stunt man specialising in certain falls.

I chose to analyse this music video because its different to other videos because instead of promoting the music and the artist by using fancy editing or intriguing camera work, its just simple in ways. Another reason this video appealed to me more than the others did is because it is animated. The video and animation is constantly moving making your eyes focus more and follow the potential idea of the song creating a story. The video also features elements of humour appealing to a possible target audience by introducing humour and funny yet interesting animated characters within the video. The Graphics of the video is important to the video because it helps make the contrast between the individual features work together for example the constant use of the saturated colour and bold text. Another noticeable aspect from the video is that the animation works in time with the beat of the music.