2. In what way does your media product use, develop or challenge Forms and conventions of real media products ?
3. Front Cover My album cover uses conventions as it is what you would usually expect from a rock/punk band, there is an advisory warning on there which is what most rock albums have on because of language, also it is conventional because it has the artist/band name and also the album name at the top of the page like most other album covers. The album cover image could be seen as unconventional because it is not a picture of the band and is just a picture of one person next to a grave stone, which also links to the title section ‘killer’. The clothing could be seen as both conventional and unconventional because he is wearing black skinny jeans which relates to the rock/indie style, but it could be unconventional because he has a grey hoodie on which could not be related to the rock scene.
4. Inside cover The inside cover could be seen as unconventional because most covers usually are plain or have a simple image and no writing but this inside cover has the bands award achievements on so that there fans and public can see the achievements of the band. The image is linked to the front cover image but the person is slightly facing the left more and looking down more.
5. Back Cover The back cover is very conventional because it has the trade mark images, barcode, and trade mark information and writing like most over albums, this gives it a professional effect which will make it stand out to audiences, the album track list is placed down the left hand side of the cover and numbered 1-14, this is the usually image of track listing to be located down the left hand side. The side insert connected to the cover is plain but effective because it have just the band name and the album name, so when placed down and the edge can just be seen, you can see the artist/band name and album name.
6. Poster The poster has a rock scene background and the album cover is placed over the top to promote the album, the poster includes the release date, band name and places of purchase. The album cover release date and main writing are on a white background which make them stand out to the audience on the background. Many band use promotional posters for the album or single releases so that they can promote their album/single and get sales and let people know.
8. Music Video My music video is mainly shot in the dark because it is more related to the rock/punk genre that way, because if shot in the day time or with a happy mood it wouldn’t really set the mood, the video has a mixture of hand-held shots and stills, the video also has close ups on a guitar when there is a main guitar riff. The video is speeded up at parts to show the lights moving fast and for a faster direction of the camera.
9. How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?
