Kings of Leon - Album Advert

The album advert for 'Come around Sundown' is very simplistic which relates to many Kings of Leon albums. The main background is the picture of the new album itself where the audience can make a link by seeing the advert in the magazine and then seeing the album in a shop and thinking that they had seen that advert. There isnt too much information for the audience to read so it makes it easier to be marketed. The main titles are the date of release and of course the name of the band and album. In the bottom left hand corner there is an HMV symbol which also advertises the place in which the audience can get it. In our advert we would like to create something which is simplistic with an image of the album.

Marina and the Diamonds - Album Advert

The advert for the album 'The family jewels' featured in an edition of NME. This shows that they take into account the genre of the magazine as Marina and the diamonds is seen as an NME artist. The advert features a huge image of the music artist to catch the readers attention as they read the magazine. The advert includes the names of popular singles to say to the audience that they might enjoy other songs on the album if they like the popular singles. Furthermore, the advert tells the reader where they can download the album from. If the reader has an Iphone or Ipod they can instantly access Itunes and download the album there and then. In the bottom right hand corner the marina and the diamonds website is included so that people can view the website to find out more information on the artist. Although the album is being marketed, the new single 'shampain' is marketed at the same time with a larger font in a bright pink colour. In relation to our album advert we would like to include an image of the artist and market individual songs at the same time.

Vampire Weekend - A-Punk Album Cover

The ablum cover for A-Punk is still very simple as they have just used a still image from their video. This dominates the front and anyone viewing the cover will know that this is A-Punk because of the video image. The black background makes the band name and song stand out. For our video we will be looking to have a simple cover because it fits in with the genre.

David Bowie - Album Advert

For this album advert. The producers have gone for the use of live band performance shots to appeal to the audience. In particular the people who went to this performance can see the shots and recognise that they were there. There is more description on this advert than the other adverts. This suggests that the target audience is someone who really likes David Bowies music because this is an exclusive CD. Similarly to the Kings of Leon advert there is an HMV symbol which shows the audeince where they can buy it from. In relation to our DVD cover and Advert we would like to include live performance shots to appeal to our target audience.

The Temper Trap - Conditions Album Cover

The Temper Traps album cover for Conditions is very simplistic but still gets its emotional message across. The use of black colour is associated with depression and sadness. In the eyes of the face on the cover the audience can see the hurt. This simple album cover is going to be similar to what we will produce. Our song is about a loss and the sadness that comes with it and therefore we decided that possibly a band still image during the performance will be suitable for the DVD cover. It will be suitable because the lead singer shows high emotions during the performance which can relate to sadness.

Manic Street Preachers - Journal for plague lovers album cover

In this popular album by the Manic Street Preachers a great sense of emotion can be drawn from the image. Obviously this can be disturbing as there is a picture of a beaten boy covered in blood. The emotion comes from the eyes which grabs the attention of the audience. The simplicity of the cover also reinstates the emphasis on the boys eyes. Simarly, we would like to add emotion within our album cover by having a person look right into the camera to grab the audiences attention.

The song 'Thriller' was part of a 25th Anniversary Album which celebrated the release of Thriller. Other best selling songs were also included in the album. To target the audience there is an image from the video on the front cover which is to promote the song by using an image associated with his popular song. Included on the front cover is a ratings certificate suggesting that the Thriller video could be scary when children under 15 are watching it. On our album cover we can link it to this one because we would like to include an image of the artist on the front to promote the artist.