Photography for my own album cover

Pre-production survey results

I gave 15 people in total to answer this survey for my pre-production coursework; these are the results:

1. What genre of music do you listen to the most?

·         Rock                    ✔x4

·         Heavy Metal      ✔x1

·         Indie                    ✔x5

·         R&B                     ✔x2

·         Reggae                ✔x0

·         Jazz                      ✔x0

·         Dubstep              ✔x3

2. How colourful are your favourite album cover pictures?

·         Extremely  colourful        ✔x3

·         Very colourful                  ✔x4

·         Medium colourful           ✔x5

·         Quite colourful                ✔x1

·         Not colourful at all         ✔x2

3. Is there a picture of the actual artist on the album cover?

·         Yes              ✔x9

·         No               ✔x6

4. When was your favourite music album released?

·         After 2000          ✔x9

·         1991 – 2000       ✔x4

·         1981 – 1990       ✔x0

·         1971 – 1980       ✔x2

·         1960 – 1970       ✔x0

·         Before 1960       ✔x0

5. How big is the picture of the artist on the cover, if there is one?

·         Very large (takes up all of the cover)               ✔x1

·         Quite large                                                            ✔x2

·         Medium (takes up about half of the cover)    ✔x4

·         Quite small                                                            ✔x2

·         Very small                                                              ✔x0

6. What does the album cover picture consist of mainly?

·         Just a basic picture of the artist    ✔x7

·         Vibrant colours                                ✔x2

·         Lots of patterns                               ✔x1

·         Just a random picture                   ✔x2

·         An emblem                                     ✔x2

·         A drawing/piece of art                 ✔x1

·         Other (explain)……………………………………………… ………      ✔x0

7. How big is the writing on the cover?

·         Large (takes up most/all of the picture)     ✔x3

·         Quite large                                                       ✔x3

·         Medium                                                            ✔x4

·         Quite small                                                       ✔x3

·         Very small (hard to notice at first glance)  ✔x2

8. Is the writing font colourful?

·         Yes             ✔x8

·         No              ✔x7

9. What expression best describes the writing font?

·         Graffiti                                    ✔x3

·         Old/classic                             ✔x4

·         Block capitals                        ✔ x3

·         Calligraphy                            ✔x0

·         Times New Roman              ✔x2

·         Bubble writing                     ✔x0

·         Regular handwriting           ✔x3

10. What is the layout of the cover picture?

·         Main picture(s) in the middle with picture(s) surrounding it                     ✔x9

·         Main picture(s) to the side with considerable amount of background    ✔x4

·         All just one image with no background                                                          ✔x2

The Killers - Sam's Town album cover evaluation

The Killers - Sam's Town

- Black and white camera filter gives contrast to the colourful album title.

- Very sexualized woman in bikini with goat suggests that "Sam's town" is a fairly run down place to be, if not homely despite this. Rusted/rotting building or hut in the background further suggests this.

- Classic band logo in title

-Target audience may be people aged between 16 and 30, as the sexualized woman on the cover may be unsuitable for a younger audience.

Foo Fighters - Wasting Light album cover evaluation

Foo Fighters - Wasting Light

- Bright colour on a black background make the cover stand out and is very eye-catching.

- Many pictures of the band's faces all gathered together and put into one small area suggests that they are not trying to waste space/light

- Target audience would most likely be anyone between 15 and 40 as the band members are in their mid-40s now.

- Serious look on their face suggests the genre of the music

Deaf Havana - Fools and worthless liars album cover evaluation

Deaf Havana - Fools and worthless liars

- Camera filter effect gives picture an old-styled look to the album
- Child in uniform/ work clothes with briefcase suggests that he has been working
- Child looks like he has done something bad, which ties in with the album title.
- Colourless picture indicates a negative atmosphere in the music
- Target audience would most likely be people aged between 15 and 25

Media- YMAS Sinners never sleep front cover evaluation

You Me At Six - Sinners Never Sleep

- Black and white colouring suggests negativity and that this album's music is more mature than their previous albums.
- Fairly sexualised woman showing quite a lot of skin, with coloured fingernails.
- Holding up a board with band name and album title on, like the ones at a police station; suggests that she has done something bad/ sinned.
-Wearing black, dark clothing, may connotate that she is bad/ a sinner furthermore.
- Target audience would most likely be around 16 - 25 as the girl in the picture appears to be quite young.
-Doesn't really show any clues about what genre of music it is, although the picture has some sense of attitude.
- Shows rule of thirds; band and album title in the middle, surrounded by picture at top and bottom.