1. B321 Essay  (results next lesson)
2. Research, plan and create a CD cover
3. Evaluate CD cover

2. B321: CD COVER
STEP 1:
Open up a Word document and save it onto Media Studies drive
Header: Name B Hazelwick School

3. STEP 2: Title the work: CD cover research
B321: CD COVER
STEP 2:
Title the work: CD cover research

4. STEP 3: Choose 3 CD covers (back and front)
B321: CD COVER
STEP 3:
Choose 3 CD covers (back and front)

5. STEP 4: Textual analysis
B321: CD COVER
STEP 4:
Textual analysis

8. What are we analysing?
The image – lighting, costume, paralanguage, framing, angle
The font
The representation – think about all the things you covered in the essay
Media language – what effect might the representation have upon the audience?
The narrative – is a story created?
Genre – will the audience know from the CD cover what type of music this belongs to? What common codes and conventions does the CD cover adhere to?
Audience – who does the CD cover target?

9. Before you analyse your own 3 CD covers, let’s do this one together.