The document summarizes the key elements conveyed by the front cover of a music album. It describes the lone character portrayed as the artist dressed in a hooded jacket and all black clothes to suggest a rebellious and "bad boy" image. The setting of tall buildings and council flats in the background hints that the narrative is about a lower-class male and his journey in that urban environment. The dreary colors of black, grey, and white used in the setting convey a negative or dull impression of the character's hometown.

1. Characters
The only character that appears on the front cover is
the artist himself. The album has been used in the
film “ill manners” that Plan B stars himself. Normally
the artist is dressed in a suit, although on this cover
he is dressed to suit the scenery and theme. With
wearing a hooded jacket it adds to his rebellious
character and follows the conventions of “rough bad
boy” image. Additionally the all denim and black
trainers furthermore adds to the theme. From the
characters posture it suggests his care free attitude.
To add to that, with him smoking a cigarette which is
reveals stress adds enigma to the audience about
this characters story.
Narrative events-
Through analyzing the magazine front cover we get
the sense the narrative is about the male who is a
lower class, and his journey. The setting also is a clue
to the audience about the storyline. From the tall
buildings behind our character looks like council flats
which adds enigma to the audience where he is, and
his demographic background. With the colours being
black, grey and white, the colours conventionally
represent a negative image.
Setting
The surrounding mise en scene is what looks like a
rural town area. The character is sat on a tall
building which could be his home town. With the
grey wash colour it sets the scenery to be a dull
place to the audience which gives character about
the album. The concrete floor and wall look aged
and decayed which adds urban setting.
Technical and audio codes
The text used is bold which is appropriate for this magazine article. The ‘ill’ manners replicate
building in an urban city. Additionally with the character sitting on the text it gives the
impression that his status is above everybody else.