CD cover analysis

This is a CD cover by the electronic group called "Tobu". From this picture you can see that the song name and the two groups which helped make this song are in a smaller font in the middle of the picture. The picture itself shows red mountains near the bottom with what looks like electric blue clouds above, this showing that the genre of the music is electronic as the clouds are electric blue which shows that they could be made up of electricity. You can also see a gap in the clouds which represents the sun coming through which directly links to the name of the song "sunburst". From this CD cover I can learn that the picture or image which is shown on the cover on the CD can have a direct link to the genre of the music and perhaps the name of the songs.

This CD cover clearly shows the genre of the music in the CD cover, this is done by first of all: The font of the writing at the top, as it can be seen as quite digital and computer like. Second of all the image in the middle shows 4 cubes which have glowing edges and no faces on the cube, this overall look is quite digital also. The clear image which shows the genre of he CD is the image at the bottom of the CD which clearly shows what looks like a strand of blue light which could represent electricity, giving a hint to the genre of music which the CD is. Also the background on the image is lots of small squares which seem to be on a flat surface, some of the squares seem to be missing which could maybe show rendering? A trend which is noticeable with CD covers for electronic music is that there are no people on the CD covers, no artists names are shown on the front or themselves are shown. Other than maybe the back cover.

This is a CD cover for bastille's album which is titled "All This Bad Blood". The CD cover may show the genre of the music through the colours used in the image which seem quite simple, other than the car which has colours of black and white. This provides more of a retro feel to the CD which may show that the genre of music is older than the music which is used today. The actual genre of the music is Indie Pop/Rock. Rock being a older genre f music which is become outdated in modern society. 

Images for inspiration 

The image here shows a cheetah which is shown with blue and white colouring, a similar image could be used on my CD cover as the colour of the cheetah can represent the genre of the music as electronic and the actual cheetah could show the speed of the music as a cheetah is the latest land animal in the world. 

The image above shows what seems to be a lake just before sunrise/after sunset. The colour of the sky and the lake is a bright blue with the lake changing to a more orange like colour towards the mountain. This could show a genre of more chill out music as there isn't much energy which is shown in the image. This image could also show that the CD may contain more than one song as the image is split into 3 sections. This image can help me make a CD cover as the image can show allot out the contents of the CD especially with a title and effects added to it.

Thesis an example of a CD in which is hard to judge the genre by the song name, also as the CD doesn't show the artists who made the song. However by analysing the image you can judge what genre of music this is. For example the blue colour effects with a starry sky could show that the genre of music is what is known as Future Bass or Electronic. Future bass as the CD shows stars which are often accosted with space travel and the future. The image could also suggest that the song changes as it goes from clouds to a starry sky. Meaning that the song may have a "drop". The genre of music is actually electronic which could be seen through the colours of the image.

                                                                                                                  

Representation

Representation in The Inbetweeners

The inbetweeners is a tv programme which represents the age of around 16-20, this is because they are shown in a school and this means that the comedy used can relate to those in the age group. The class shown is hard to find as they are school students but going from the characters families they are around lower-middle class working class which is the large majority of the population in England. There is no race or religion which is shown, this may be due to what is called "secularisation" which is when religion is becoming less important in todays society so it may not need to be shown in todays society. The Region which is shown in the in-betweeners is England, they stereotype the characters to match the Stereotype of British youths, this adds to the humour of the programme as it allows people to connect with the programme. The events/issues which are shown with the programme are the fact that they are all trying to get a girlfriend and they are all failing. The gender which the show is aimed at is male, however the humour can work for both genders. The humour is aimed more towards men as the problems which they face are more understandable for men.

Film :- Sinister

Sinister is a horror movie which is aimed toward the audience of 15 to 30, this is the most common viewing group for horror movies as those of an older age make up a small percentage of those who go to see it at the cinema. It does not show any particular race/religion/region unless you count that the movie is set in america although this doesn't make much of a difference for the viewers. The class which the movie may be representing is the middle class as the film shows those who live in a decent sized house which shows that they are a middle class family, although the movie does also appeal to those who are below middle class as the movie is a horror. This movie is aimed towards both genders as both genders are represented in the movie.

Magazine :- mens health, this is most likely aimed at the class of middle class and below, this is as those who are upper class can afford their own personal trainers instead of getting health tips from magazines. It represents those who are ages of 20-40 through those shown on the front cover. It represents men.

Analyse 2 magazines (Success Facebook age) Vouge (Adele) Fantastic four (2015) Agent 47 (2015)

Who is the audience? The socio economic group in which this magazine is aiming towards is probably fro the groups C and below, this is because it features someone who is popular in social media and the main social media users are from the age of 15 to 25, and they are usually C group and below as they have not yet reached a proper career path and are most likely students which are group E.

The Gender in which this magazine is aiming towards is most likely men, however women can also read this as a secondary audience. This magazine is aimed towards men as it says "Jeff Gordon life at 180mph" This may be as Jeff Gordon is a racer, and racing is predominantly a male sport, this is also reinforced as it talks about male Male reporters "Bob Woodruff" Returning from the front which most likely means war.

Who is the audience? The audience is most likely fro the age group of 20 - 35 this is as the magazine features more modern singers, this can be related to by the younger age groups. The gender aimed towards is women, this is as the magazine says "One woman hikes her way through heartbreak" this shows that the magazine is aimed towards women as it is showing women's problems such as "spring looks". The socio-economic age group is probably B to C2 this is as the magazine talks about fashion in which only certain groups can afford, also the magazine sells expensive products which people in the D and E groups won't be able to afford. 

Movies posters;

Who is the audience? The audience's age group is most likely from 16 to 40, this is as the movie franchise is well known. The poster it's-self shows no further information other than the year the movie will come out and the name of the movie. This is as the fantastic 4 franchise is well known and the actors are not needed to be displayed for the movie to become popular. 

The gender of the audience can be both genders although is may be more men as the movie is an action movie which features 3 male characters (Counting the thing) allowing them to have more to relate to within the movie.

The socio-economic group which the movie is aimed towards is probably the mainstream audience of C and below, however B groups may watch this as the franchise is popular. 

Who is the Audience? 

The age of the audience can vary from the ages 16 to 40, this is because the movie is based of a popular gaming franchise called "hitman" this meaning the movie will appeal to the younger age groups. The movie will also appeal to those in the older age group as it is a action movie which is similar to others which have came out.

The gender which the movie aims at is most likely male as it features shooting and death all in an action movie. Women may watch it along with other people and will still make up a large proportion of the viewers.

The socio-economic group which the movie aims at is most likely C and below, this is as the movie hasn't got an intellectual story line and you just have to watch the movie to enjoy it, no thinking involved.