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ALBUM COVER ANALYSIS CHART

Codes and conventions,     Observations: did you follow,    Illustrative examples from   Choose a ‘real’
key features of ALBUM      develop or challenge? Identify   your album cover             example to
COVERS                     your answer and how and why?                                  compare/contrast
Layout, form



Style – photography,
art, animation, retro,
monochrome etc

Use of genre signifiers



Visual representation of
the music and concept
or theme

Branding of the artist



Institutional identity,
indie or mainstream,
British etc

The functions served by
the album cover
GOODWIN ANALYSIS CHART


Codes and conventions, key    Observations: did you    Illustrative examples     Choose some ‘real’
 features of music video      follow, develop or       from your video with time examples to compare/
                              challenge? If so, how?   codes                     contrast
Genre characteristics



Relationship between lyrics
and visuals


Relationship between music
and visuals


Are there close-ups of the
artists and star image
motifs?

Is there reference to the
notion of looking?


Are there intertextual
references?


Is the video performance,
narrative or concept based

How much of each is there?
VERNALLIS ANALYSIS CHART

 Codes and conventions, key                       Observations: did you    Illustrative examples   Choose some ‘real’
  features of music video                         follow, develop or       from your video with    examples to
                                                  challenge? If so, how?   time codes              compare/ contrast
 Narrative
 Visual response
 Lack of balance
 Partial or fragmented narrative
 Disjointed structure
 What drives the video forward
 Resolution? Poses questions, not answers
 Theme? Montage?

 Editing
 Editing may match the musical phrases or the
 beat
 Video may break or disrupt many of the ‘rules’
 of continuity editing
 Editing may become ‘foregrounded



 Camera movement + framing
 Extremes are very common
 The style of framing and movement may run
 through the video and is distinctive to that
 video
 The camera may move in time with the music
 The camera may move on the lyrics
 The master shot is used frequently as are
 close-ups
 Diegesis
 May be revealed quite slowly
 Actions are not necessarily completed
 Characters may move to the music
 There may be gaps in the audience’s
 understanding of the diegesis
 Some frames may be more important than
 others
 There may be many repetitions
Website homepages: ANALYSIS CHART

 Codes and conventions, key                     Observations: did you    Illustrative examples   Choose some ‘real’
  features of websites                          follow, develop or       from your website       examples to
                                                challenge? If so, how?                           compare/ contrast
 Media Language
 What is the relationship between image
 and text?

 How does the text support the visuals?

 Is there a consistency in styling?

 Representation
 How does the key iconography represent
 the band and the specific music genre?




 Audience
 Is it clear how the target audience is being
 satisfied? What aspects of consumption/
 fandom do your examples illustrate?

 How care the audience being invited to
 interact with the band/artist via the
 website?
 Institution
 What information is there about the record
 label?
 What kind of marketing activity is on show?
 Can you categorise this activity?
 Does it match the kind of record company
 (ie niche/mainstream)?
 What is being sold via the website?

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Analysis charts

  • 1. ALBUM COVER ANALYSIS CHART Codes and conventions, Observations: did you follow, Illustrative examples from Choose a ‘real’ key features of ALBUM develop or challenge? Identify your album cover example to COVERS your answer and how and why? compare/contrast Layout, form Style – photography, art, animation, retro, monochrome etc Use of genre signifiers Visual representation of the music and concept or theme Branding of the artist Institutional identity, indie or mainstream, British etc The functions served by the album cover
  • 2. GOODWIN ANALYSIS CHART Codes and conventions, key Observations: did you Illustrative examples Choose some ‘real’ features of music video follow, develop or from your video with time examples to compare/ challenge? If so, how? codes contrast Genre characteristics Relationship between lyrics and visuals Relationship between music and visuals Are there close-ups of the artists and star image motifs? Is there reference to the notion of looking? Are there intertextual references? Is the video performance, narrative or concept based How much of each is there?
  • 3. VERNALLIS ANALYSIS CHART Codes and conventions, key Observations: did you Illustrative examples Choose some ‘real’ features of music video follow, develop or from your video with examples to challenge? If so, how? time codes compare/ contrast Narrative Visual response Lack of balance Partial or fragmented narrative Disjointed structure What drives the video forward Resolution? Poses questions, not answers Theme? Montage? Editing Editing may match the musical phrases or the beat Video may break or disrupt many of the ‘rules’ of continuity editing Editing may become ‘foregrounded Camera movement + framing Extremes are very common The style of framing and movement may run through the video and is distinctive to that video The camera may move in time with the music The camera may move on the lyrics The master shot is used frequently as are close-ups Diegesis May be revealed quite slowly Actions are not necessarily completed Characters may move to the music There may be gaps in the audience’s understanding of the diegesis Some frames may be more important than others There may be many repetitions
  • 4. Website homepages: ANALYSIS CHART Codes and conventions, key Observations: did you Illustrative examples Choose some ‘real’ features of websites follow, develop or from your website examples to challenge? If so, how? compare/ contrast Media Language What is the relationship between image and text? How does the text support the visuals? Is there a consistency in styling? Representation How does the key iconography represent the band and the specific music genre? Audience Is it clear how the target audience is being satisfied? What aspects of consumption/ fandom do your examples illustrate? How care the audience being invited to interact with the band/artist via the website? Institution What information is there about the record label? What kind of marketing activity is on show? Can you categorise this activity? Does it match the kind of record company (ie niche/mainstream)? What is being sold via the website?