Analysis - DVD Covers

Music DVD Cover Analysis.

When selecting the DVD's I would study, I made sure that there was a varition of genres and years produced, as well as a variation in visual references.

DVD Cover 1: P!nk - 'I'm Not Dead Tour' (2006)
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This DVD cover has consists of three images taken from the concert on which this DVD supports. The artists logo rests in the centre of the DVD cover and fits in well with the dark and seductive colour scheme. Both the classic font and the colour scheme (Blacks and Reds) form a seductive looking cover which is backed up by the heart aound the logo and the seductive looking outfit. the main image of P!nk singing while holding her arm out, shows us, in full, the singer. By holding out her arm, you can see her tattoos which, you automatically pick us as a stereotypical 'rock chick' images. This also co-insides with the dark colour scheme, DVD cover design and the motor bike on the front cover. I do like this DVD cover, and it is appealing as I have the DVD myself, however there is still a bit of negative space which may look better filled.

DVD Cover 2: Michael Jackson - 'The HIStory World Tour' (1997)
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This DVD cover shows Michael Jackson, in a somewhat futuristic suit that he wore on his (1997) HIStory world tour. The front cover looks a bit plain and unappealing, and possible lacks particular eye dents, however, the suit draws attention and would perhaps make the viewer question whether it is Michael Jackson or not. The title 'The HIStory World Tour' is a sort of pun,in the sense that history is taken for 'his story' and not 'history' which also may appeal to the target market.

DVD Cover 3: Rihanna - 'Good Girl Gone Bad Live' (2007)
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This DVD cover, again, shows an image taken form the artists featured tour.However, this DVD cover is taken up by the whole image, which is effective and the colour scheme is dark,which reflects on the title 'Good Girl Gone Bad'. This may represent Rihanna's bad side coming through. The cover goes well with the artist's name and title, as they are both a purple and white gradient with an emboss on the edge. I think this DVD would appeal to a lot of people, but because of the genre of music it may appeal to more young adults/teenagers. However from the look of the picture, the genre looks morerock/gothic than the pop genre it is.

DVD Cover 4: The Pussycat Dolls- 'Live In London' (2007)
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This cover is a bit different to the other as it features an image on the front taken from a photo shoot and not tour footage. I really like the layout and design on this DVD case as the colour schemes of black and red compliment each other very well, and also the outfits of each of the members of the group. There is a however a slight heirarchy with the lead singer been slightly infront and not level with the othe rmembers of the group. The reverse cover also looks every good, adapting the same colour scheme and logo with shows consistency and remaining codes and conventions. The tracklist on the reverse is somewhat hard to read, but at the same time it is visually appealling.

DVD Cover 5: Girls Aloud - 'Tangled Up: Live From The O2' (2008)
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This DVD cover again fits previous codes and conventions by using a main image or tour images as their feature on this cover. However the images used on this DVD cover have been edited to create a violet, smoke like effect. The colour may be there to represent the femininity of the group, or even female enpowerment within the group. The box plain and simply addresses what the DVD is, by having only three features; The Artist name, main photo and DVD title. i think this is a very appealing DVD cover and would appeal ages ranges from 9-16.

DVD Cover 6: Paramore - 'The Final Riot!' (2008)
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This DVD cover, again shows images from the tour, however, one image was taken of each of the band members and cut and formulated into one image which streches across the cover. The same image goes accross on the reverse cover. Again, the black and red colour scheme fits really well, and seeing as the main image is black and white, the red really stands out and draws attention to the bands name. All in all this is a visually appealing and well done DVD cover, however I don't think it's enough to appeal to people buying it, I feel there is way too much negative space and not enough going on, on the cover.

DVD Cover 7: Madonna - 'Drowned World Tour' (2001)
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This, I feel, is a very interesting cover, as you don't relaise what Madonna is doing in the cover, until you turn it around and relaise she's lying down and singing. Apart from that image I don't like this DVD cover. It is too plain and not appealing enough. The image seems too cloudy, the colours and position of text also hurt your eyes a bit and you have to turn to fully undertstand it.

DVD Cover 8: Gwen Stefani - 'Harajuku Lovers Live' (2005)
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I really like this Dvd cover. I think it is classic yet original, and defies the conventions and stereotypes of it's genre. For it's genre being pop music, I think it really strays off into the rock category and doesn't look like a typical pop DVD. I also really like the fact that Gwen Stefani has used on of the images from her original 'Love.Angel.Music.Baby' album photo shoot, imstead of taking live images. I also like the fact she has re-named the tour, and not kept it named after the album. I think this album cover is very visually appealing, and is by far my favorite.

DVD Cover 9: Beyonce - 'The Beyoncé Experience: Live' (2007)
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I again like this DVD cover, as Beyoncé had a completely seprate photo shoot for this DVD cover, and it really suits the title. The title; 'The Beyoncé experience Live' really goes well with this image, and it sounds more than a concert, it sounds like something which is going to mark your life. I also realy like the colour scheme of this DVD cover and think it really doe appeal to potential buyers.

DVD Cover 10: Muse - 'The Absolution Tour' (2004)
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This is the only DVD cover of the ones i've selected that I'm not 100% keen on. I think that it is too bland and plain, however, it gets the point over with what it's about, I just don't think it's too visually appealing. However, it does leave somthing to the imagination. The main image used is also that used as the album artowkr for the bands album: 'Absolution'.