Album advert analysis

1. Album Adverts

2. Kings of Leon
• Shots: 4 close ups compiled and overlapped by an eagle graphic.
• Text: Uses few words, title of artist and album with a small amount
of advertising
• Mode of Address: poster?
• Language: Formal
• Layout: Graphics take up the majority of the advert, titling goes at
the top and bottom of the advert
• Color: light shades (green, blue, white) for names and graphics. Bold
red for 'out now' to highlight it can be bought
• Font: Similar to old code text, relates to the picture as the picture
appears to need decoding.

3. Stereophonics
• Shots: Mid shot with added graphics
• Text: Both titles at the top, with album details at the bottom
• Mode of Address: Poster?
• Language: Formal
• Layout: Everything centralized
• Color: Black and white text with the color focus on the imagery
• Font: Black text for titles and white text for details (placed in waves
so its visible)

4. Foo Fighters
• Shots: N/A
• Text: Titles above and details below, simplistic
• Mode of Address: Poster?
• Language: Formal
• Layout: All central text and logo, details situated at the bottom
• Color: Red and black bold logo, clear white text for details
• Font: Graphics in the font to make the advert more creative as it is a
simplistic design for 'greatest hits'

5. Two Door Cinema Club
• Shots: Mid shot of cat with a gradient overlay
• Text: Title above with information on deluxe extras, tour
information listed below
• Mode of Address: Poster?
• Language: Formal
• Layout: Graphic centralized, details both above and below with
album title at the top
• Color: White text with little color in the graphics, overall a very plain
design
• Font: Same font used throughout, except for title which has added
graphics to add slight creativity

6. Two Door Cinema Club
• Shots: Mid shot of cat with a gradient overlay
• Text: Title above with information on deluxe extras, tour
information listed below
• Mode of Address: Poster?
• Language: Formal
• Layout: Graphic centralized, details both above and below with
album title at the top
• Color: White text with little color in the graphics, overall a very plain
design
• Font: Same font used throughout, except for title which has added
graphics to add slight creativity