CD Cover Analysis (1)

For the project i also have to make a digipak for the CD and take pictures for the cover of the CD. In these analysis i will be looking at current single covers and how they represent the single and the artist. the first three i will look at the ones for the singles i Ave analysed. The first will be eminem's 'Love The Way You Lie'



This cover is very unusual in the way that none of his facial features are being shown. When CD covers are being shot most people are shown to be glamorous but instead this photo makes him look shameful and not want to be seen. This is connected to the video well as it is about a man who is shameful of his abuse to the woman he loves but can't stop. This is connotated in this photo.

The background is mostly full of dark which connotates emptiness and could again represent the life of the man in the video to this song.

The imagery of the spelling of the track has a white cross in the letter 'o' which looks like the cross for health which links to the album that this single is off. This is a good example of how the single cover is sometimes related to the video or the album it is from whether it is through the text used or if it is a screen shot from the video. The text on this cover is positioned at the bottom of the picture and is quite a large size. The use of red and white make it stand out. the use of lighting on this picture makes it strong on one side of his face and the other fading into darkness. As you are unable to se ehis face the audience know it is eminem by the way his name is spelt on the title. This is motif used in his albums and the text he uses.