Four of my digipak analysis.

1. Music Genre: Alternative Metal
Main Image
Composition / Layout Colour Scheme
Typography & Language
The shot type within the digipak seems to be
a variety of close-ups of the face and also of
the variety of the band members.
The mise-en-scene is very sparse in the
digipack and visually its only apparent of
a table which one of the band members
is actually lying on. Secondly in one of the
images it appears to be some kind of
impassable bar across a window.
The background images seem to be
whitewashed and so very little is
apparent in the shots and further
distancing the audience from the ability
to relate to the band members.
The main image appears to have the sides
cropped and this is possibly to show a
focus on the main figure.
The main image is focused on the facial
features and also connects with the
audience as they feel as if they are being
sucked into her eyes as they are the main
features.
The album name appears solely on the
front of the digipak and is underneath the
actual band name which could suggest a
difference in priority
The artist name is the main focus along
with the main image and is centered with
it being the most obvious writing on the
entire digipak
There is no distinguishable colour and it
appears that a contrast between black and
white is the most notable features
Some faint blue hues are also present in the
digipak, however this could have been
created by the use of monochrome
The overall colours are very dark and could be
akin to a lack of emotion present in the cd,
also the brightness of some characters seem
to detach the audience from the characters
and there response.
The topography is very gothic in its style and is
used to represent the band and their main style.
The font is white and is a common theme on the
digipak where everything appears to be
whitewashed apart from the actual CD
The audience may feel as is the digipak is telling
them that the CD itself is a dark source where all
of the darkness is flooding into through the
whitewash over everything.

2. Music Genre: Indie Rock
Main Image
Composition / Layout Colour Scheme
Typography & Language
Shot type is very orientated towards a
medium shot with a focus on the band
playing instruments . With the majority at
eye level.
Mise-en-scene shows instruments
primarily through the four different
shots, also the showing of the studio
environment could suggest a more
professional production to the music.
Background images are bland with a grey
backdrop to the photos being the main
focus and then also a mirror is also
dominant in one shot.
A monochrome colour scheme is
apparent with the main colours being
black and white.
Red becomes the supporting color and
becomes more dominant as the digipak
continues.
Overall the colours present demonstrate
a dark atmosphere and then the use of
red could signify danger presented from
the music.
The topography is very bold and appears to be
very identifiable to the audience. It also could
hint at the harsh rock that the band will
perform.
The colour rotates between black, white and
red, these colours could signify danger and
death. Whilst the white album name could
suggest it has lighter tones within the songs.
The audience may start to feel ‘pumped’ when
looking at the digipak as it keeps with the usual
indie rock conventions and allows for a brief
moment of reflection before they listen to the
song.
The main image appears to have been
cropped at the sides for the second photo
and some overlap from another photo is
shown
The main image focuses on the band and
is centered with it focusing on showing all
of the band members within the shot
The album name is underneath the band
name, however this also shows how the
main identifier should be the band
instead of the album name.
The band name is another major focus,
however it is incredibly small in the entire
digipak when compared with the rest of
the photo.

3. Music Genre: Nu Metal
Main Image
Composition / Layout Colour Scheme
Typography & Language
The shot type maintains a large amount
of long shots of the band in the focus or
just long shots of nature, thereby
representing distance generated
between the artists and audience.
There is limited mise-en-scene used in
the video with basic costumes in the
colours of black and red, a pentagram is
also present on the disk itself.
The image of a field is the most common
image with this being the only
background image.
The main image is cropped to position the
band in the center.
The main image is centered with the band
in the center and clearly visible through
the reeds.
The album name is small and to the right of
the artist name, it also is not clearly visible
from a distance.
The artist name is to the right of the album
name and considerablly larger than the
album name making it one of the most
recongnisable features of the digipak.
The most noticeable colour would be the
white colour in the sky and also the grey
green colour from the long reeds of grass.
Black and some light shades of blue are the
most identifiable supporting colours in the
background images, with red being the most
when identifiable on the bands outfits.
The colour pallet as a whole is varied
however the majority of it is hidden behind a
weird effect which darkens the image as a
whole.
The typography is very gothic and represents
the genre of the digipak and also could be a
representation of the content within the
digipak.
The font is in a typical black colour which
further emphasizes the gothic tone and
suggests a lack of emotion within the video.
The cover speaks to the audience by showing
a group of people in a fairly lonely area with
no other distinguishable features present
apart from the band and the long blades of
grass.

4. Music Genre: Post Hardcore
Main Image
Composition / Layout Colour Scheme
Typography & Language
There is a limited use of shot type in the
fact that there is not real signifier of an
actual photo, instead this is replaced by
the main image of the lion.
In correspondence with the lack of shot
there is no mise-en-scene used on the
digipak at all.
The background image is the main focus
with a weird focus on a stone background
with some subsequent cracks and
detailing among the different segments
The main image seems to be the lion in
the colour red which could correlate
with the characteristics of a lion and
then also the colour could show that it is
dangerous.
The main image is focused centrally
which means the audience see it as the
first thing and will be able to identify the
album cover from a-far
The album name is underneath the lion
in the shot and is underneath the artist
name which shows how the artist is
more recognizable than the album
name.
The most dominant colour is grey
from the background image and is
very repetitive in its styling.
The colour red is the most obvious
supporting colour with the lion
image being the main source of
this colour.
The overall colour palette of the
digipak is very dull, however the
red colour adds a different
alterative to the monotonous grey
The topography is very old fashioned in its
presentation, however the artist name is in a
completely different font and very difficult to
read clearly
The font is very bland and only in a grey
colour which is very boring.
The cover speaks of professional attitudes
mixed in with old fashioned values due to the
topography and main lion image.
The artist name is focused
centrally, however it is at the
very top and almost
demonstrates how important it
is to the total recognition.