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1. Green Day – Revolution Radio (Conventions)
Name of Artist
Title of Album
Artists on
back cover
List of album tracks
Technical
information:
Record Company,
Barcode etc….
Spines for CD cover
Creative
image on the
front cover
that conveys a
persona or
meaning.

2. Green Day – Revolution Radio (Cover Analysis)
Prop – Radio on fire
Green Day is often
categorized as some
form of punk rock
which is known for
being a genre that is
very anti-
establishment, and I
think this image is
an example of this.
The radio nowadays
is dominated by
mainstream pop
music, so by having
this image be a
radio on fire, it
could be symbolic of
their stand against
mainstream pop
music.
Font – Graffiti
The font used for both the titles and the song listing looks a lot like graffiti,
which too has connotations of being anti-establishment and rebellious,
which is what the band are going for.
Mise-En-Scene –
Performance
The bands stances whilst
sitting down, specifically
the frontman's look
casual. This makes the
band seem fun and down
to earth
Prop – Radio
The radio is seen again,
except this time the fire
is burnt out and the
radio is destroyed
Mise-En-Scene – Costume
Both the clothes that the
band members are
wearing and the colourful
hair give the band
members more of a
rebellious image.

3. Bruno Mars – 24K Magic (Conventions)
Artist on Front Cover
Name of
Artist
Title of Album
Technical
information:
Record
Company,
Barcode etc…..
List of Album
Tracks

4. Bruno Mars – 24K Magic (Cover Analysis)
Camerawork – Long shot
of artist sitting on a chair.
Bruno Mars is shown
sitting on the chair in a
very laidback fashion and
with good looking,
expensive clothes on,
specifically his hat,
sunglasses, shoes and
necklace. This is
important as it shows
Bruno Mars as this
laidback and cool person,
which also reflects the
feel of the album. It is
also important to have
an artist on the cover of
the album so that more
people recognise them.
Font – The font used for both the album title and the tracks
from the album looks very fancy and sophisticated. The type of
writing that would be on very expensive drinks. This further
conveys Bruno Mars as someone who is very rich. This is also
further shown by the fact that the font is gold.
Design – The design of the
album is very basic, with just a
plain white background apart
from the two red lines and one
black line that appear on both
sides. This is different to many
album covers that’re colourful
and more thoroughly designed,
whereas this cover is quite
stripped back. It’s just Bruno
Mars sitting on a chair. Perhaps
the stripped back nature of the
album cover could be to show
Bruno as someone who is more
down to earth and relatable,
which I feel contradicts with
him flaunting his fancy clothes
and the fancy font.