Reflection on ancillary text

The digipack in many ways was strong but in some cases it was weak.

The artwork was confusing as it had too much happening within the mise-en-scene. From this I have decided to take the more simplistic approach including a scenic mise-en-scene with some dark cloud to match the theme of the song.

Some examples:

You Me At Six's 'Cavalier Youth' uses the mise-en-scene of a sunset. The use of the bright colours are used to represent the theme of the album as it is, in comparison the rest of their albums, happy.

The silhouette may suggest that the album is different to the rest of the other albums connoting a change in the band's career.

The Neighbourhood's 'I Love You.' uses the mise-en-scene of dark clouds connoting to a dark album. It could also suggest that, since this is their debut album, the audience does not know what to expect.

The name of the album or band is not displayed on the album. You can only identity the name through the symbols used and the band's logo which represents the word 'You.' This could suggest that the band already has a big following meaning that this would be recogniseable from a fan's point of view.

Arctic Monkey's 'Favourite Worst Nightmare' uses the photo of a British house with a dark sky. Again, this connotes a dark album or completely different album to the first.

The inside of the house has bright colours connoting a don't-judge-a-book-by-its-cover vibe meaning the album may not be what the audience is expecting.

The Blackout's 'Hope'  uses a scenic mise-en-scene of a sea front with dark clouds. Like the others, this connotes a dark album or an album what the audience will not expect.

The use of the shooting star connotes a wish which fits the theme of the album name 'Hope' which could suggest the light at the end of the tunnel of a isolated time in life.

Major Attack's 'Nostalgic Youth' uses a filter over the photo which gives the artwork a vintage vibe. This could connote an old-school theme which is a convention of the pop-punk genre which can be seen in Neck Deep's 'Growing Pains'