After evaluating all my planning for the CD cover layout ideas for my own personal design, I decided to base it on J Hus, the 15th day, and continue with the wall effect. However, in order to add my own originality to the idea, I only put the wall on half of the CD cover and to flip the main cover star to the other side of the cover. The text which I used on the cover design plan is going to be changed so that it fits in more with the genre of our music and will be more appealing to the target audience. In order to keep the theme of the mask betraying the artist, I decided to add an image of the mask with the opacity lowered in order to not distract attention away from artist as well as being visible so that the audience understand what is going on. I think that it is important to make the CD cover match the overall message of the music video so that the audience can easily understand what is going on which may lead them to buying the mix tape.
The use of the parental advisory content informs the audience that there Is stron language involved in the song and therefore, parents are advised to give permission for the child to buy the mix tape if they are under a certain age group. It also adds a sense of professionalism to the CD because it shows that we have thought further about what things are included on a CD and had to knowledge to realise that some of the language used was not suitable for those of younger age groups.
Costume For Artist
The costume that I am planning to use for the artist is a tracksuit which is similar to the one which he wore in our music video. The chosen attire of a tracksuit makes it more appealing to our target audience because this what majority of those who listen to our genre of music wear on a daily basis. Also, as the artist wore a tracksuit in the music video, it wouldn't make sense if he changed into a suit for the CD cover and it will make the whole storyline to the music video more confusing and difficult for the audience to understand. As a prop, I was planning for my cover star to wear glasses which look designer and classy, to show that he is wealthy and to represent how he feels confident on what he is doing and the music he is producing. Body language is important in the cover star because it displays a message to the audience. Therefore, I want the body language of the cover star to represent a certain attitude which would make it more effective on the audience.
Location Of Shoot
For the photoshoot for this CD front cover, I am planning to use the photography studio at Leyton Sixth Form College. I think that the lighting contrast will be much easier to control as there is professional equipment available for me to use and the black backdrop will compliment the house style of our CD cover. The lighting ratio that I want to use is a 2;1 flowing from right to left so that the light is going in the direction where the name of the CD is situated. Whilst doing case study research on CD covers, I noticed that a lot of the CD covers try to make the name stand out on the cover so that the audience will notice it, whether that was the lighting setup or the size and type of font which was used.
