Student Ancillary Analyses - Digipak

Mise en Scene:

Costume:

The costume used within this digipak resembles that of a dress that would be worn to a fancy occasion e.g. dances, balls etc.

Lighting:

The lighting is quite a high key, as if a photo shoot is taking place on the front cover, in my opinion I think that the lighting is too high a key and takes some of a the pattern away making the front cover look more confusing than it should be.

Make up:

There is evident make up used on the front cover as there is a girl posing for a photo in a dress which connotes it being a fancy occasion and so make up would obviously be used, apart from the front cover and disk space which both show the same image there are no other evident pictures that use make up.

Setting:

The use of setting within this digipak is very hard to place, as it contains a white background, but with odd patterns that border the digipak, mostly using flowers with a confusing pattern.

Iconography:

Iconography used within this digipak is evident on most pages, as the use of flowers and a picture of a boy clearly show a relationship has been created through the use of the music and the video. This is shown through the fact that there is a girl wearing make up as if going to a special event with a boy's picture on one of the inside pages with the quotation "xoxo" underneath it.

Texts/Fonts:

The texts and fonts used within this digipak are relatively sparse, and basic apart from the back cover which shows one quote written in fancy writing "in the strangest places and empty spaces" this quote is possibly added to inspire the people who listen to the music. The title is big and plain to make it clear to the audience who the artist is, although the album title is small and crammed into one corner which can be discouraging. The tracklisting has been typed out in relatively large text although against a white and grey background with the font being quite thin makes it harder to read which yet again can be seen as a difficulty.