For our DVD cover we researched several other bands of the same genre and their CD covers to get an idea of the right style for our own DVD as they are usually the same or very similar. We like the style of Muse's Cover art for their single 'Uprising' it suits the genre because its unlike any other covers.
We also liked the cover for Paramore's Single 'Ignorance' as its also unique, Both this and the Muse cover are photos not drawings/Paintings
Then we looked at some different DVD covers. We found some for Muse which were live DVDs, one we found was of their Live Absolution tour after the release of their Absolution album.. the images are similar but not exactly the same, they both give off the same effect with the shadows.
We liked Madonna's DVD cover aswell as it is of her but she is made to look like Marylin Monroe who is a icon, its also in a similar style to Andy Warhol paintings of Monroe. It also seems rebelious, like the Punk style of Blondie, which is more clearly shown in the art work for Madonna's CD Album cover for the same album with the same Monroe Style & the same colours as the Blondie image.
From looking at existing DVD covers we can see that they usually link to the Album art in some way.. usually using the same image but tweaking it slightly, either changing the colours/wording/composition. Most artists of the same genre as we're working with dont usually have DVDs of their music videos but just of their Live perfomances from that album, The artwork they use is usually similar aswell, like the Muse artwork were they have changed their model & the angle from the album.
Poster/Advert
As we had already looked at Muse for our research for the DVD cover we searched for their posters. For the album they had another version of the absolution photo as their image on it, the title, band name, realise date and a website. We then looked at tour posters which seemed to had some sort of image relating to the band at the top & their band name/logo with the dates underneath. The knights of Cydonia tour poster seemed to sell more of the band as it has the band name, dates and info, but also sells a single as 'Knights of Cydonia' is a single off their Black holes & revelations album also having a similar artwork to what the single art is.
As we liked the style of Lily Allens video we looked at her tour posters. Both her poster promote her with both showing her image & name, they also both have a image of her album in the bottom corner to promote that and of course her tour dates. They also advertise downloads and promote the singles already released whilst giving the information on the tour and where to buy tickets from.
For our DVD cover we are going to have a picture of the lead woman on the front in black & white and the background around her is going to be bright and colorful. This is a similar idea to one of their previous album covers 'The goodbye blues' where they're in dull colours and their surroundings are more colorful. We also thought that for our poster it would be a similar image but at the top, tour dates underneath and other information.
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