The document compares the elements of the author's album cover, back cover, advert, and music video to existing conventions. It finds that most elements are conventional, including using serif font for the artist name on the cover, having the artist photographed casually dressed, including track listings and copyright info in standard areas and fonts, and using a narrative music video structure with an artist from a working class background. However, some unconventional elements are using the album name in the main visual space and white text on a dark background for readability.

1. Comparison of my product
to an existing one.

2. The name of the artist on the front cover is shown in a large,
bold, colourful font that is conventional shown on the top of the
album cover. However my album cover is unconventional as I've
used serif font for the artist name instead of san serif font.

3. The name of the album is shown in smaller, white, serif font that is
similar to the Busted album. My front cover is unconventional as
the album name is shown in the main optical area where as the
album name tends to be at the top of the cover in smaller font.

4. The photo of the album shows the whole artist and what they
look like. My front cover is conventional as it shows the artist
is shown in jeans and t-shirt similar to the Mcfly cover as the
band is dressed in similar clothes.

5. The text used on the back of the front cover is shown in small san
serif font at the bottom of the page. My back of the front cover is
unconventional as the text is in white as a black font wouldn’t show
up on the dark carpet and the black guitar, other than that the back
of the front cover is conventional.

6. The image/photo used on the back of the front cover shows something
that links to the other pages of the album. My back of the front cover
is conventional as the photo shows the instruments used within the
songs on the CD and is placed so all of the things are shown in the
shot.

7. The photo/image used on the back of the back cover links
to another page of the album by the design of the page. My
back of the back cover is conventional as the image I’ve
used relates back to the other pages of the album by the
use of mise en scene.

8. The photo/image of the back of the back cover is in the
centre of the page as it is coved up by the CD when its in
the case. My back of the back cover is convectional as the
image of the artist will be hidden up by the CD once its
inside the case.

9. The track listening on the back cover are shown in clear, san
serif font, in the main optical area of the page. My back cover
is conventional as the listings are shown in the middle of the
back cover in a dark red san serif font that shows up on the
background.

10. The barcode of the album is placed in the top right hand
corner of the back cover as its in a terminal area of the
page. My album back cover is conventional as the barcode
is in the right hand corner were its one of the first things
seen by the root of the eye.

11. The copyright information of the album is placed in the bottom
of the back cover in black san serif font. My back cover is
conventional as the copyright information is sown at the bottom
of the page at the end of the root of the eye as the reader is is
less likely to read the information.

12. The background of the back cover links back to other pages of
the CD case by the use of items within the image/photo. My
back cover is conventional as the background links back to the
rest of my album photos as the background is the same for the
back of the back cover and the front cover.

13. The background of the album covers and back of
back cover are conventional as the colour scheme is
very similar to the pop rock music video of Mcfly 5
Colours In Her Hair.

14. The image/photo of the album advert covers most of the
page as this is the cover of the album. My advert is
conventional as I've used the front cover of the album on
the advert.

15. The text at the bottom of the advert shows all the information to the
album, this is shown in large bright font that stands out of the
background colour. My advert is conventional as I’ve used bright
colours for the text to make it stand out from the dark red background.

16. The font used at the bottom of the advert is in bold serif and san serif font
depending on the information. My advert is conventional as I’ve used serif
font for the songs include in the album and the debut part where as the date
and the website are shown in san serif font as they have a different
significance to the advert.

17. The music scenes of the video has the artist singing and/or
playing an instrument with in the shot. My music video is
conventional as I’ve used a guitar within the music scenes
with the artist singing.

18. The music and sound used for the video tends to be a pre-recorded track
that’s been put on top of the filming and is synced to the shots. My music
video is conventional as I've filmed the shots and but the music on top
within the editing of the video that is synced to shot conveniently.

19. The music video has a male and female character in the video to show the
narrative of the video that is showed to be from a higher class to the male
character. My music video is conventional as it shows a narrative that include a
male and female character who is shown to be from a higher class as the man
seems to be out of her league.

20. Within the video there are several shots of the artist showing their
expressions and feelings to their surroundings. My video is
conventional as I show multiple shots of the male character/singer to
show his feelings from what's happening in the narrative.

21. The setting of the video is a low cost working class background setting
as its shows that the artist is from a working class background. My
music video is conventional as the shots I've used are of a working
class background as they are of a busy working building and an outside
area.

22. The main male character of the narrative is the artist who is shown to be
from a working class background making him the underdog of the video.
My music video is conventional as I’ve used to artist as the male character
in the narrative of the video who is shown to be from a working class
background by the use of wearing jeans and a t-shirt.

23. Within the video there are several shots of the artist shown by the use
of high angle shots to show that they are from a working class
background and are looked down upon. My music video is
conventional as I’ve use a few high angle shots of the artist when his
on his own in the narrative of the video.

24. At the end of the music video there is a fade out to
establish the end of the video. My music video is
conventional as I've used a fade out at the end of the
video.