GORILLAZ

ALBUM COVER










Image
white background
green graphic image of a car with the band members inside the car
works well ontop of the plain white background
the characters are of all shapes and sizes
different races
dressed "cool-ly"

Text
graffiti style writing of the band name
slightly drippy- also red, connotations of blood, death
red is bold ontop of the white and is edgy

the text and the image work well together ontop of the white background. the text is graffed under the car. the red graffiti matches the little bits of red on the car, the lights for example.

the lay out of the graphics is quite messy and adds to that edgy effect

all together i can see the target audience is for a younf trendy audience ranging from about 12 to probably about 25. it also seems more male with the car and the graffiti which have more male connotations.

you would expect the music to be quite upbeat and funky, which in fact it is.


MUSIC VIDEO

This music video uses animation, as the band are more fictional characters, and don't actualy reveal their true identities. this adds a mysterious out of this world effect to the video.

The genre of music is a mix between hip hop and rock.

The visuals amplify the music in that they are listening to the music in their car.

In the video they go on a journey thorugh an animated world, which to an extent illustartes the lyrics as they talk about a new world, and slowing down, and it goes well with the visuals as they are zooming through a trsnage world in a cool car.

The performers are cartoons but are shown singing to camera, in the car, which works well, its is quite intersting watchin a cartoon character perform.