1. Pre-production Planning
and Research
By Lorraine Kutsirayi

2. Skrillex first
of the year
The photography on this CD
cover work because the
background image is a
picture of the moon and this
is suggesting that the music
is ‘out of this world’ and its
out there and in space you
never know what is out
there or what is coming next
and that’s what the music is
like. The cover doesn’t have
a picture so its giving the
effect that its not about the
artist but its about the
music.
The text and the font style
are big and bold and very
clear; the use of colour on
this cd cover is very effective

3. Michael
Jackson This is
The Photography on this cd
cover is very effective
it
because the image of Michael
Jackson doing one of his
famous poses; there is also
pictures within the picture of
him and at some of his
biggest concerts and doing
some of his famous poses.
The use of colour is effective
the background looks like
smoke and it goes with the
photography because its
colourful and has a bright
light effect and it seems like
he is emerging from the
smoke and about to step on
stage to perform. This cover
is appropriate for the genre
because this CD cover was for

4. Rhianna talk
that talk
The photography and imagery
of this cd cover is a picture of
Rhianna doing a rude
seductive pose and it grabs
your attention; this works for
the cover because her music
on this cd is very rude and in
your face and has some hidden
meanings. The text is very thin
and looks like a tattoo on her
arm. The use of colour on this
CD cover is appropriate
because she has very red lips
and nails and that is a bright
colour and normally represents
‘danger’ and she is wearing lots
of rings and that gives her a
‘rude girl’ style. The ‘R’ in the