eminem cd analysis
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Analysis Of A
CD cover
The artist’s name is at the top of the CD
cover. It is in capitals and in bold. The
characters are also slightly in 3D. The
artist’s name is what stands out the most of
the whole cover, as the font is quite big
and the colour is white, where the
background is black/ dark red. The light
colour of the characters really bring
the name out.
The album’s title is right below the artist’s name. It is written in capitals, larger gaps have been left between each character, to fit the whole title underneath the artist’s
name. The font is much smaller than, what is used for the artist’s name. This suggests, that Eminem wants the audience to first see who’s album is it and only then the album’s
title. This could be used as and advertising method. The image used on the
cover is a part of a stage. I know this
because of the wooden floor, the big red curtains and the
microphone with the spotlight. Eminem is
sitting in the middle of the cover, behind the curtains. This cover is
quite counter typical to hip hop CD covers, as
nothing really suggests that this is hip hop
genre and also most of the hip hop artists use a close up of them on the cover. Although,
Eminem is on a stage, the mise en scene
represents the stage more as a show stage, rather than a rap battle stage. The elegant red
curtains with the golden bottom and the wooden floor, suggest
that it could be a shows stage. Also the title of
the album mention ‘Show’. This might be a metaphor of Eminem
saying, that his personal life feels like a
public show.
The main colour that dominated throughout
the whole cover is royal red. Not just the curtians but also the floor reflects
the red. Royal red associated with blood,
pain, love and importance. In this case it
could also symbolize fame. I think that Eminem
is going quite personal with this album, as he is using codes to show how fame has brought pain
too. The way he is sitting behing tha curtains,
suggest that he
The track list is on the left side of the
back cover. It is also written in white,
however the font is quite smaller from the front cover.
The image of the back cover is a closer shot taken from the front cover image. There wooden floor, closed
curtains and the microphone. The fact that the curtains are
closed and that Eminem is not in the
picture anymore, could suggest that the show is literally over.
Which could mean that Eminem finished the show and went off
the stage or he didn't’t even go on
the stage. Executive producer
mentioned.
Barcode in the bottom left
corner of the back cover.
Record label is mentioned in the
very bottom of the back cover. The characters are written in very
small font, as it is not as important.
This is the inside left cover, that is
designed like a mini booklet with all the of the songs’ lyrics and some photos of
Eminem.
This photo is taken from a high angle,
with a fish eye, which makes it look
round.
The picture shows the
making of the album, it looks like a studio, where people are working either on the sound or a
video. Eminem might have chosen to use this
photo as an inside cover to
let the audience feel
closer to behind the scenes of
making the album.
This is a right inside cover, where the CD
is placed on top. It has the
same artist’s name and
album’s title from the front
cover. The same
positioning too.
The image is of the same stage as the
previous covers had. The microphone and the spotlight also is on it. However, what
is different is that Eminem is now standing on the
stage and holding the microphone.
The way how Eminem is standing and holding the
microphone suggests that he is not quite confident. He
rather looks as he is not sure if he should be on the stage.
This might symbolise how fame creates his own
personal life into a show that everyone sees.
The actual CD has the
same artist’s name and the
title underneath as the first and inside
right covers of the album.
It has the Record label and the
copyrights, on the bottom.
The picture on the CD is the same stage as on the
covers. However, this one is edited to
be just red. The wooden floor is
hardly recognisable, and the dark red
curtain looks almost black.