Analysis - DVD Covers

1. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
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The cover of this shows Bruce Springsteen being hugged with the american flag behind him. This itself is a bit misleading as it look more like a dvd movie cover than a music dvd. The back of the dvd is alot more appealing and obvious with guitarist standing with his guitar and a list of all the songs that are included. The title of the dvd is called 'Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Dancing in the Parc'. This is a clever play on words as the venue the band play is in Paris called the Parc Des Princes. The 'Dancing in the Parc' is a spin on the titles of one of their songs 'Dancing in the Dark'. I think this is a smart and quite a sneaky way of incorperating the venue name and their own album into their dvd. The colours used are quite dark but the front cover
is colourful and inviting so it draws the potential customer in. The dvd is quite dated so its clear there is a lack of creativity possibly due to the lack of technology or equipment available to them at the time.





2. REEL BIG FISH
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This dvd cover is a little different, unlike the first example the first thing that is written is, 'LIVE! IN CONCERT!' This draws the audience in straightaway and then underneath we see the bands name, in logo form. With regards to illustration there is alot of stills from the bands live peromances, showing the members in their true form - playing on stage. I think this is a good way to promote the video as it shows the consumer what they are to expect from the dvd.
The colours used are again a bit dull and dark but the members of the band are lit up on the front so you see them straightaway. The bands name is also set out pretty big so its hard to miss, which again catches the viewers eye. I think the dvd is lacks a bit, although the logo is big and the members are outlined, there isnt much to the dvd cover but it does have a few ideas that i can take inspiration from.





3. OZZY OSBOURNE
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This is one of my favourites being that as soon as you see it you can imagine exactly what the concert will involve. Its basic black and white, with ozzy osbourne with his arms in the air screaming, then written around him in a scribbled-like font. Because it is so simple, this is what suprises me the most. There is nothing to it at all, but in the simplicity of it, you see exacty whats going to happen. I think this dvd would be successful because it leaves alot to the imagination, although you're aware of whats going to happen of course there will still be aspects your not aware of so its this that leaves the consumer a little excited about what to expect in the dvd. You can tell from this cover what a typical fan would look like too, with the messy writing and dark attitude of ozzy himself. I think this is a good cover in which to take inspiration from and i hop to incorperate it into my own dvd cover.





4. THE BEATLES
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This cover is a little jumbled. Its almost overloading the consumer as there is so much text on it. It would seem with a band like this, it would pretty much sell itself but the designers have clearly taken another route. Above the black and white picture of the band we see a a heading that states 'Pete Best - Mean, Moody and Magnificent'. Pete Best was the original drummer for The Beatles and even though the dvd is about a concert they did in Hamburg, as a band, there is still alot of focus on the drummer. I think this cover circulates alot around the controversy of Pete leaving the band more so than the concert but imagine this sold quite well never the less.
The dvd cover itseld is quite busy, with no clear colour selection, so it looks a bit messy and quickly put together. I do like the heading that states, 'Never before seen footage', as it makes the viewer want to be apart of what seems to be a rare thing.





5. AVENGED SEVENFOLD
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This dvd cover is colourful and bright and certainly stands out. What makes this different is its completely animated, its just a 'cartoon' basically. Each member of the band has a character, and this is shown in the skeletons that have been drawn each resembling some aspect of each member M.Shadows has his tradenark bandana and shades on with a microphone, Synyster Gates with a hat and guitar in hand and Jonny, Zacky and The Rev all with their instruments too. This shows off a fun side to them, but also relates to their audience because it allows them to see the band in an animated form. The bands name stand out in quite a clear font so you know exactly who and what the dvd is advertising. The cover itself doesnt exactly tie in with a typical dvd cover but it is eye catching and it does get the point od the dvd across quite nicely. I think this cover is good to take inspiration from due to its success also.





6. MICHAEL JACKSON
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This dvd cover shows Michael Jackson mid performing with his name in a large font, with the heading, 'The Baby, The Man...The King!' On the back of the dvd we see photos of Michael when he was younger, and with the Jackson 5. The front cover uses dark colours, it shows alot of attitude and this is only emphasized with the pose Michael is in. On the back it shows everything in paler tones and suggests his innocence as a young performer and his transformation to stardom as a solo artist. This makes the dvd look more like a story, a movie as such only to be recognised as a music dvd with the listings of songs an performances which will be shown. I think this dvd would be quite successful as it offers the viewer a look at Michael in 2 forms; as a member of a band and as a solo performer.