On the cover there is a dark and almost scary complexion, and having the large moon in the centre of the shot at the top of the cover and the clouds surrounding creates a nightmareish theme. To add to this there is a pair of legs hanging out the boot and there is a figure of the man and what looks like his child. This whole cover all relates to one of the songs on the album called '97 Bonnie & Clyde' where Eminem takes his daughter to the beach, where on the album cover we can see him on a pier with her, and in the song he is talking to his daughter as if they were actually going on a trip to the beach, however the real reason is that he has killed his wife and is going to throw her in the sea which is shown on the cover by the body in the boot of the car. there is a good use of colour on the cover, a simple mix of black, white and purple, which even though is only few colours, is very effective in grabbing the audiences eye as it pulls them in as well as the positioning of the mise en scene of the legs in the car boot and figures of the artist and his daughter. In having the fence which surrounds the pier positioned the way it is, coming out of the shot, it makes us want to walk up past the car and get a closer look into who the figures of the people are if you didnt already know, and see what they are up to. The name of the album is in the bottom right of the cover and contrasts the rest of the cover as it is in multicoloured and what looks like a child has written, and although it doesnt go with the rest of the cover, i think it is a good way of showing the album as it catches the audiences eye away from the theme of the cover and can maybe change their opinion of what the album is about as the writing has a good feel to it and is nice one with the use of the baby blue, yellow, red and green colours. it is likely that the writing has been used this way as some of the songs on the album e.g. '97 Bonnie & Clyde' and 'Rock Bottom' the artist relates to his daughter by rapping a little about her and putting this onto the cover is useful as it shows good continuity.
On the back cover of the album we have the main artist taking up most of the cover on the left and middle where he is holding his hands on his head and has his eyes closed, with an expression on his face which seems like he is trying to forget things and clear his mind from the world around him. The background of the back cover uses the same colours as the front cover to show good continuity which is more appealing to the audience as it is similar and not completely different. Also in the background we can see what looks like to be trees branches as if the artist was out in the woods at night and is alone, trying to forget everything like i mentioned before, and try and get away from it all as he is frustrated. Again the use of colours creates a dark and gloomy experience for the audience and could be expressing the artists darkness within. The song names are listed down the right hand side of the back cover, right next to the photo of the artist and they start and finish at the head and torso of the artist which makes it fit in well and look better. The barcode is in the top left hand corner which is normal to have on a CD cover and doesnt interupt the feel of the poicture, aswell as the record companies and copyrights which are in the top right hand corner which text matches the text of the song list, which is a font which was used by typewriters and gives the back cover a good effect.
On the inside of the CD case this is the picture which is on the left of the CD itself. It has no relation to the covers theme which i think is good as it is as if the outside of the CD case has its own theme and then the inside of the case has a completely different one which is effective and creates a happier mood when opened as it has the artist standing there with his hands up and a funny expression on his face. This shows him to be in a completely different mood than what he was on the back cover of the case. There is a fully yellow and orange wall behind him and a drawing of a window and plant in the window, all using bright colours like, blue, red, green and a bit of white, this makes the scene seem happy and cheerful, however the artist has blood on his shirt, which will make the audience think of him as being crazy and the fact he is pulling a face would make him look like a psycopath.
In the CD case, this is the picture of what is behind the CD and goes back to the them of the the albums cover, with the dark and gloomy clouds and moon with the purply and black colours. This time though, there is a drawing of a mummy being attacked by drugs with teeth and faces to empahasise their evilness and how bad drugs can be. There is also syringes stabbed into multiple places of the mummy's arm, chest and legs as if it is being taken over by drugs completely which relates to the artists songs as he talks alot about drugs in the songs. There is a lightening bolt striking through the sky behind the mummy and this creates a more evil mood along with the drugs and mummy, and shows that the album contains alot about drugs and evil things.
This is the Promo Poster for 'The Slim Shady LP' and as you can see it is almost exactly the same as the album cover, which shows good continuity. The few differences are that the colours used are black and white instead of the purple, however there is a slight hint of purple in the title at the bottom of the poster reading the albums name. There is also the artists name written across the top of the poster which attracts the audiences eye to know who the poster is about and it is in the continuous font which Eminem always uses for his albums.
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