Mark Ronson Case Study

Visual Style

Colour:- Reds and blacks, gives this added impression of a direct rip down a poster and billboard.

Inspirations:- Bilboard, poster.

Connotations:- gives the impression of this being a poster, decorated over and it has been ripped.

Visual style

mix match of different record style images attributing to Mark Ronson's face.

retro.

Colour: Very Vivid.

very colourful.

Inspirations: Retro inspration

the past.

Connotations: Gives the genre of music instantly. 

WEBSITE ANALYSIS:-

The website links to the spacey, futuristic theme that the new Mark Ronson album connotates.

The main functions of the website are songs, videos, gig dates and album information. 

Underneath the main photo are the tracks from his new album 'Record Collection' and contains information 

The comments that appeared on the site all seem to be very positive about the band, this might be because the site is monitored by some site runners who won't want a bad image put across by negative comments.

Postmodernism and Nostalgia

Intertextuality
The cover, credited to Art Directors Gerard Saint and Mat Maitland, makes reference to several famous record covers, notably 'Rio' by Duran Duran (whose members Simon Le Bon and Nick Rhodes appear on the album).

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A lot less retro with a more swing style influence (jazz) llike his first album. Doesn't compare to the new website and album as it is a lot more futuristic and retrosprective.





Has the futuristic sound and introduction similar to that of Bang Bang Bang.


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80's references, Nutella advert. Ronson gives the impression that he is a HUGE star performer with his new band and single.