Media CD sleeve analysis

Media Analysis

Artist: Wet wet wet
CD name: Love is all around

Camera Work
- Long shot: shows man’s entire body from the knees up
- Slightly low angle shot rather than eye level, makes the buildings seem taller and rather empowering.
- The man is placed in the forefront, which makes him appear taller than for example the lorries behind him, making sure he is the focal point of the image

Editing
- The image is made to look older and appears quite dull, using bland colours
- The name of the band is placed on top of the photo as opposed to actually in it; it is in a bland yellow colour and is in italics, making it slightly more attractive than the rest of the photo.
- The name of the CD is placed directly below this in a more formal font and also smaller which shows that it is not the most important of the 2 texts, however it shows it is linked, by being in the same colour as the band name.
- The scene is set as one of the buildings has the words ‘New Yorker’ written across it, this clarifies that it is in New York city
- The photo is presented to make the city and the buildings appear run down and old, like an abandoned part of the city.
- The once buzzing and lively city appears abandoned and disappointing, apart from a few lorries and cars there are no other people actually seen in this image, which is really unusual for New York.

Mise en scene
- The main colours used are: yellow, black and brown, and well as the slight blue tint of the sky these colours make the picture dreary and uninteresting.
- The one man shown walking up the street is wearing a pinstripe suit, sunglasses has his hair gelled back; this shows a lack of originality and identity.
- He also has a neutral facial expression and his appearance indicates seriousness, he looks as if he is waling away from the city, like he is going somewhere important and leaving the dullness behind