Artist/Band: Red Hot Chilli Peppers
DVD Title: Live at Slane Castle
Due to the nature of this DVD: the live performance of the band. Every picture/ image that is on the cover is from the performance. The cover image is one large image of the event, this shows the popularity of the artist, but it is also an unorthodox cover, as the band itself is not visible (in great detail) This however is rectified on the reverse of the cover, with individual shots of each of the 4 members.
The cover is simple, following the bands colour scheme of Red, White and Black. Using plain, neutral colours as the background, every small detail stands out. Meaning that items like the band title is immediately obvious.
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Cover 2
Artist/Band: Michael Jackson
DVD Title: Number Ones
This DVD accompanied the album of the same name, and as a result, has an almost identical cover, at least in style. Although the figure on the front does change between covers, (a total of 4 covers were released, with the only difference being which stereotypical “Michael Jackson” pose is being shown).
Again, a very simplistic colour scheme is used, using different colours to highlight and add emphasis on certain, successful areas, such as “Ones”. This colour scheme is consistent between both Album and DVD, and between the 4 different covers. Creating a sense of cooperate identity with the “Jackson” brand.
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Cover 3
Artist/Band: Guns N’ Roses
DVD Title: Welcome to the Videos
The title of this video is one of the most prominent features of the cover. Creating a play on words between one of Guns N’ Roses most famous videos “Welcome to the Jungle”. Not only does “Welcome to the videos” incorporate this song title, it is also an introduction of the band, as this is the first DVD they released.
The font used is representative of the band, unlike other covers which used “normal”, “friendly” fonts; this cover uses aggressive, unorthodox fonts, in a similar style font as “Stencil”. This is representative of the bands persona.
A recurring theme between DVD covers is the simplistic cover scheme and design. The basic formula for the front cover is:
· Band Logo
· Band Name
· DVD Title
This cover is no different. And then rear cover is exactly the same as other covers, no images, just the track list, band logos, and also the logos of the record company, record label and those that produced the DVD.
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Cover 4
Artist/Band: Queen
DVD Title: Live at Wembley
The obvious recurring theme between covers and their content depends entirely on the nature of the videos within the DVD. A live DVD will feature images (on both the front and back) which were taken live during the event, (see Red Hot Chilli Peppers Cover), whereas those videos that weren’t live, and recorded solely for promotional purposes have much more simplistic covers (see Guns N’ Roses and Michael Jackson covers)
This being a live cover it follows the “live event template”, featuring one large, iconic image on the cover, and a series of smaller images on the rear of the cover, images of the other band members.
Not only is the band a large part of this cover, the venue – Wembley Stadium – is also a large feature. Both the front and rear cover feature iconic parts of the stadium, suggesting that this concert is different from others, mainly due to its venue.
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Cover 5
Artist/Band: Johnny Cash
DVD Title: Greatest Hits
Again, this cover is one for a live event, but also a greatest hits DVD. So this cover combines the live elements with iconic performances from the artist’s career. Although the rear cover is unavailable, we can assume that it will follow the same style as other live DVD covers, featuring the track list, and then a series of small images featuring the artist in various locations.
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