Filming Day 1 - December 20th

Filming Day 1 - Performance Scene

Today we filmed the performance scene for our music video, Me, Kyle, Jess and Danny all met around about 10:00am at the front reception including our actors/performers Ben and Fraser. Signed in and ready we headed to the studio to check the room, also making sure that it was suitable for filming.

First of all we needed to set up the studio with the appropriate props and lighting. The studio we were in had a separate room were someone had controls of the lights in the room, and also included a headset in which we could communicate to each other between the studio and the room. The equipment we had to obtain from the music department was a drum kit, amp and a microphone with a stand that we carried to the studio, as for the guitars our performers brought their own.

After all the equipment was in the studio and everything was moved to appropriate locations we began adjusting and testing the lighting to make sure it wasn't too bright or wasn't well lit in the studio. Once that was sorted we filmed the performance with two cameras and the song with the lyrics on a computer screen so that our lead singer Ben can read them.

As for the order of the filming we started filming from the beginning of the song but in different takes as our performers weren't confident at first and needed to warm up and get used to the song. We also used the shooting schedule as a plan for some of the shots we needed. Later when they were more confident we started filming the song in one take but we would change the positions of the camera around the performers to get a shot of each band member at a different angle, allowing us to have a variety of shots which would make it easier to edit and include more jump cuts.

The shooting went well, we included a variety of shots such as close-ups, medium shots, long shots and pans, although the majority of them were close-up shots of the band members. Overall after hours of shooting I feel that we have enough clips for our video and it was a successful day of filming.

No Tomorrow - Draft Animatic (Narrative)

Orson: No Tomorrow - Draft Animatic





This is a draft animatic that I created on Adobe Flash CS5 in which is animated. It is based on the narrative part of the storyboard that Danny sketched out and is also the treatment idea for our music video. 

This is a basic idea and point of view in which the music video will look like and shows the order of the scenes of the narrative and currently doesn't match the timing of the video as it is only the initial elements of the video.

Locations/Props

Locations/Props

Scene 1 - Bedroom

 

For the beginning part of the music video we will need a bedroom which should be slightly messy to reflect on the main character and in the room there will be beer bottles scattered across the floor along with some clothing such as a sock and a dirty t-shirt. We will use this location to shoot the protagonist waking up and getting ready for band practise.

- Phone (IPhone with many missed calls and texts)

- Beer Bottles

- Clothes

 

Scene 2 - Outside of a House

 

After the main character has gotten ready we will see him leave the house and then encounter the bird poop that will land on him, which will then cause him to go back inside to change shirts/jackets. The front of the house doesn't need to be special, the only thing we would need though is a room with a window above the door since it will make it easier to throw the bird poop down.

- Fake Bird Poop (Dry Acrylic with sticky tape to stick on the shoulder)

- Bird Poop Droplets (Sun Cream or Yogurt)

 

Scene 3 - High Street

 

We will need a street for the thief scene, for the location we need a house which we are allowed to film at with the permission of the owner. We will need to shoot the protagonist helping the thief out with loading the boxes of contents into his car and then interrupted by the angry man.

- Car

- Balaclava

- Box/Heavy looking object

Scene 4 - Town

This scene we will need a public location, in this case we have chosen to film in town as the man is handing out the drunk awareness leaflets. In this location we will film the scene where the protagonist knocks the leaflets out of the mans hands and then gets shoved and chased after.We will try to find a less crowded time as if there are too many people we may have trouble capturing the shots, and re-filming will be even more difficult as each time we will need to pick up the leaflets.

- Beer Bottle Costume (If unable to get, not complusory)

- Drunk Awareness Leaflets

Scene 5 - Abandoned Building or Old Shack

 

This scene will be in a abandoned shack where no one will normally be, in this case the people who are performing the ritual are there. We will need to film the protagonist arriving at the location and then looking inside the building and seeing the cult performing a ritual. The location will be in an old building in Sand Bay which is a local area.

- Ritual Symbol (Drawn on large piece of Paper)

- Candles

- Robes (with hoods if possible)
 

Scene 6 - Studio

 

This location will be used mainly for the band performance parts which will cut in now and then of the narrative. The location we have booked is a TV Studio in college and looks like a music room where people practise and is also has lighting settings. This scene will be used for the end of the music video as well when the protagonist finally arrives and sees that his band members have left. The symbol of the ritual will be a pentagram which is typically what is used or seen in satanic rituals.

- Instruments

- Guitar

- Bass Guitar

- Drums

- Microphone (with stand if possible)

Pre Production - Shooting Schedule

Shooting Schedule

This is the shooting schedule produced by Jess in our group which contains the basic elements of the shots that we will require to do for both performance and narrative. This will help us when we are filming as it displays the series of shots that we need to film and the locations where they are held.

Storyboard

This is our storyboard drawn by Daniel Wilson. We took photos of each panel and edited them onto a document individually.

Pre-Production Editing Techniques

Pre-Production - Editing Techniques

These are some editing techniques that we experimented with the camera and Final Cut Pro X, which was done because it was to help develop our skills with the camera and editing. In this video we tried reversing the clip of someone dropping a pen which turned out well in my opinion, reversing someone walking up some stairs and duplicating a person in a clip. This video was also created to help us with ideas and prepare for our own music video and to better understand how to use this effects along with how they work.

Target Audience Research

Target Audience Research

This is our target audience research where Kyle and Jess went out and did a survey to some people about their opinions on the song, and the audience they think would be suitable for the songs of the following:

Foo Fighters - The Pretender
Carly Rae Jepson - Call Me Maybe
Orson - No Tomorrow


The song that we plan to do for our music video would be Orson - No Tomorrow. It seems that our audience will be of a much younger audience, mainly male teenagers as it seems from around 15-20 year olds. I originally assumed that the video will be suitable for a young audience, however it was better to see peoples thoughts since they are around the similar age group.

Digipack Ideas

Digipack Ideas

As for our digipack ideas we have thought of a some ideas of what we could do however we haven't settled fully on what we should do for the design.

One of the ideas was for the front cover that we should have four panels and on each one is a face of a band member and they would each have a different moustache which would be edited on. This wasn't our final idea but we thought it would create a humorous effect and a graphical theme similar to what many rock genres revolve around, such as for example Green Day.

Another idea was that we would based or digipack on photos that we would take of the band members around when we film our performance scene. As for the design and layout we are unsure of as we do not have any photos to manipulate and experiment with on Photoshop so we will decide on the design once we have either gain ideas or acquired photos of the band members.

Group Treatment Idea

Group Treatment for Music Video


Orson - No Tomorrow


After a discussion between our group members we decided on what song we should do for our music video, Orson - No Tomorrow.
This music video will be a mix of performance and narrative, the basic story is about a guy who is late for band practise and goes through many terrible events before he arrives there. In between the narrative will be cuts of the band performing the song however you can see that one member is not there.

The narrative will be shot in a first person perspective of the band member until the end where we will reveal his face to the audience. The story will start off with the band member waking up to the alarm of his phone, he then looks through his text messages from the band asking where is he along with many missed calls from them. He gets dressed and ready to go and try and arrive at the practise before it ends.

The next scene the protagonist walks out the door of his house and starts walking until he is abruptly pooped on by a bird, he looks up and waves his fists in anger towards the sky. The shot cuts to the protagonist leaving the house again with a new jacket on, as he takes one step in front of him pours down with bird poop. There is a slight pause after and the band member sprints away from his house.

We then see the protagonist walking down a street where he meets a man having trouble lifting objects into his car which the band member decides to kindly assist him. After he is done he sees a man leaving his house and starts shouting at the protagonist and the man who he helped, who then suddenly puts on a balaclava over his head and runs to the driver seat. The protagonist is shocked and confused and runs away again.

In the 4th narrative scene the protagonist arrives in town, we see a guy dressed up in a costume handing out drinking awareness leaflets. The band member feeling stressed out gets handed a leaflet to which he refuses, however the guy in a costume is persistent to which the protagonist responds by knocking the leaflets out of his hands. He continues walking and then gets shoved from behind by the guy in a costume who looks really angry and starts chasing him around.

Finally escaping from the guy the protagonist arrives at to what seems to be a safe area, he hears some chanting in a small building. Being curious he has a slight peek inside and sees a room filled with candles and a symbol on the floor, he then sees a group of people worshipping to what seems to be Satan. Feeling frightened the protagonist runs again.

He arrives at the entrance of the studio and enters the room, we finally see his face and his smiles for a second and then changes to a more sad expression. All his efforts were in vain as we see the room is empty meaning that that his band had already left, the video ends here.

Treatment Idea Mindmap - Time Lapse

Treatment Idea Mindmap

This is a video showing us brain storming our first ideas for the music video in time lapse, we discussed things such as it should be a full performance based video or just a narrative, what is our target audience and mise en scene. 

One of our early ideas of the narrative was a  guy getting ready to go to a house party, which we would then see him arrive there. We didn't really like the idea of the house party and it was difficult to do other things as the song is about teenagers having fun drinking and not thinking about tomorrow. Although in the end we came up with a reasonable idea.

This is a screenshot of the mindmap we made.

Music Video Treatment Idea

Treatment Idea

Rise Against - Injection



This is a tratment idea that I have thought up for a music video. The theme of the video will be a Performance based music video mixed with a short narrative story that links in with the lyrics.

The video will begin with the band performing in a hospital (the main location) however the lighting is very dark making it difficult to notice at first glance, as soon as the vocals of the song begins we see the singer waking up from a hospital bed who is the protagonist of the narrative. We see a point of view shot of him looking around the room slowly with his vision eventually getting better, which he then suddenly he has a headache and starts having small quick flashbacks. During this we will see the band preforming for a few seconds which will then quickly cut back onto him having a headache.

In the chorus of the song we see him tied to the a hospital bed surrounded by doctors, he struggles and tries to break free and resisting the doctors that are trying to restrain him. We see a syringe fall to the ground in slow motion along with other tools that have been knocked over. It then cuts to a room where the singer is unconscious, he begins to have nightmares of the past and we see several flashback of him in his normal life where nothing was wrong yet. The flashback shots of him in his normal life will consist of jump cuts of him traveling to work in the subway and then arriving at his office followed by a time lapse of the day.

After the scene cuts immediately to the band performing in the operating room , we see a variety of shots of the band playing with their instruments as the lights are flashing on and off, although the pace of the video will have the band cutting in now and then to show them preforming. At the end of the video the scene fades out as soon as the song finishes with a slow motion blur.

 

Frame by Frame Practical - The Black Keys -Tighten Up

The Black Keys - Tighten Up - Frame by Frame Evaluation 

Frame by Frame Version

 
This is our frame by frame version of the Tighten Up by the The Black Keys and was edited by myself and Danny.

I feel that the music video was produced well, in terms of that you could see some of the similarities when looking back at the original music video, such as the variation of shots and expressions of the characters. As for the location we were originally going to shoot at a playground but due to it raining it became unsuitable for filming so we had to arrange a place inside to film.

The camerawork of the video in comparison to the original was very similar I felt in the shots although the location is different to what we planned, which affected how we worked as there was less space where we were filming. I think that some shots matched the timing of the video although the pace of the clips that we filmed were a little out of sync, and they felt a bit slower and when comparing it to the original video.

For the editing part it was quite difficult as we had to match the seconds and length of the clips to the video and checking each time intervals when the next scene comes in. We also tried to speed up some of the clips in order to get it close as possible to the original video which resulted in the scene to be sloppy and not consistent with the other parts of the video.

In conclusion I feel that the music video was successful in terms that it showed very similar comparisons to the original, although the location and the timing wasn't exactly the same it showed some elelments from it. Overall I felt that the group did well in the production and the final outcome.

Shot List

Shot List for The Black Keys - Tighten Up

1. A Medium Shot of the Guitarist strangling a child.
2. A Medium Shot of a Women biting her lips.
3. Medium Close up of the Drummer beating up a Kid.
4. Close up shot of the Women Smiling.
5. Close up shot of the Guitarist looking stunned.
6. Close up of the Drummer looking stunned.
7. Medium Close up of the Drummer winking.
8. Shot pans up from the floor to the Guitarist' playing the Guitar.
9. A Close up shot again of the Women smiling back.
10. A Medium Close up shot of the Guitarist's upper body playing.
11. Close up of the Women pulling her hair to the side.
12. A Medium shot of the Guitarist in the jungle gym.
13. Medium shot of the Drummer playing
14. Close up of the Women's hair getting blown by the wind.
15. Close up of the Drummer's hands playing, pans up to his face.
16. Close up of the Drummers face
17. A Medium Close up shot of the Guitarist taking off his sunglasses and swearing at the Drummer.
18. An Aerial shot of the Drummer turning around pulling his middle finger up to the Guitarist.
19. Medium shot of the Guitarist kicking the snare
20. Close up of the Guitar
21. Medium shot of the Guitarist Solo
22. Close up of the Drummers hands
23. Close up of the Guitarist hitting the Drums
24. Medium shot of the Drummer throwing his Drums away and jumping on the back of the Guitarist.
25. Medium shot of the Guitarist getting tackled to the ground.
26. Medium shot of the Guitarist elbowing the Drummer's face.
27. Medium Close up of the Drummer spitting blood.
28. Close up of the Drummer strangling the Guitarist.
29. Close up of the Guitarist getting strangled.
30. Close up of the Guitarist kicking the Drummer in the nuts.
31. Close up of the Guitarist breaking free.
32. A Close up of the Guitarist picking up the drums and swinging it towards the screen.
33. A Close up of the Drummer getting hit in the face by the drums.
34. Close up of Symbol being picked up by the Drummer.
35. Close up shot of the Guitarist hit in the face.
36. Medium shot of the Guitarist getting hit and spitting blood out.
37. Close up of the Women looking disgusted and walks away.
38. Close up of the Guitarist holding his head and then lies down.
39. Close up of the Drummer stunned on the floor.
40. Medium low angle shot of the children looking at the screen shaking their heads in disappointment.

The Black Keys - Tighten Up

The Black Keys - Tighten Up 



This is the music video that the group decided to do our frame by frame task in which we will reproduce a minute of the video using similar shots, one reason why we chose this was because it included a variety of shots that would help us practice camera work and editing for our music video. 

The section we will be trying to replicate/film is the last minute of the music video starting around when the band members see a women flirting to them and then they react by trying to impress her.

Postmodernism

Postmodernism has many different areas, such as intertextuality which is when one media text references another, an example of this is "The Death Set - They Come to Get us". 

This music video references a lot of characters from different places, for example at the beginning of the video it references the film "Back to the Future" of the scene where Marty plays loud music into the ears of this father, but in this case he is playing it to the artist of the song. 

You can also see in one of the clips the heads of Batman, Bugs Bunny, Spider man, Marge Simpson, Aliens, and a Lego man.

In a different part of the music video you see the Star Trek space ship, Godzilla and Tie-Fighters from Star Wars. There are also Video Game references like Mario, Ryu from Street Fighter and King Kong.
 

Homage - Is a video tribute to the original video.

Pistiche - Is where the Artistic work that is in a style that imitates the original work.

Bricolage - A Bricoage is a mixing up or different gernes and styles.

Urban Tribes

Michel Maffesoli
 
Michel Maffesoli, a French Socialist had a theory called Urban Tribes which were young people who formed in small, fluid groups and shared common interests in urban areas.

Gamers

I feel that the most suitable tribe for me are Gamers, which is within the Alternatives. Gamers are find their online profiles more important than real-world socialising, they have an electric and influential taste in games, music and films, but not for fashion. 

This describes me to a certain extent due to the face that I have interests in video games, however I do not find that my online profiles are more important than real-world socialising. Then again for many people some of the Tribes will not perfectly fit them seeing as every individual is different, although I find that the tribe Gamers is very brief and doesn't have as much information compared to the other tribes.

As for how my tribe consumes music the genre of music it seems that the common preference is electrical music such as electronic and rock. Personally my music tastes is quite varied as I enjoy all sorts of music, although I don't listen to music as often as others and I am not really mainstream as in i do not know many names of sings however I may recognise them.

Props List & Shooting Schedule

Shooting Schedule

We will be filming on this Thursday, as for the order we will be filming in we will do it in the order of the scene that we are doing, but we we film the Women sequence last as it will be more consistent.

Mise en Scene

The location of the filming will be in a playground not far from the college, which is a similar place to the real music video.

Props

These are the items that we will require for filming, however they are not compulsary: 

Guitar
Drums
Drum Sticks/Paint Brushes
Chair
Sunglasses
  

---Update--- 

We couldn't film today as it was pouring outside with rain and we decided to film on Monday instead, unfortunately it was also raining on that day so we had a chage of plans and filmed inside the college because we had to finish the task.

Lip Sync Practical - Smash Mouth - All Star

Evaluation

This is a Lip Sync Music Video "All Star" by Smash Mouth. I filmed most of the scenes and this is my edited version of it. 

Most of the lip syncing in this video matches the time of the lyrics with some minor exceptions, such as early in the clip when Ben was walking up the stairs and then it cuts to a shot of both Danny and Ben. The timing of the lip syncing was a bit off although I am unsure of if it was my mistake of misplacing the clip or that the actors sung the lyrics a little too fast.

As for the editing of the clip it was a little difficult at times to adjust the clips to match both the lyrics and clip as some of the scenes lip syncing wasn't clear enough to what they were singing. There is also a specific part of the Video where one of the actors jump a little with the lip syncing, but the rest of the lip sync was fine.

As for the Mise en Scene we tried to film in many different places to ensure there was a variety of shots that we could use, because in pop music videos the scenes change quite often. 

Overall the Music Video itself is reasonable in my opinion and the clips and lip syncing match to the rhythm of the song. In future productions I think it is important also that the actors/actresses will need to learn the lyrics to the song which will decrease bad lip syncing as it is quite difficult. Finally by completing this task I feel that it has helped me understand what it is like to edit Music Video.

Todorov's Narrative Theory

Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars



Equilibrium
The narrative begins with the artist sitting in what appears to be a cafe/restaurant alone holding a cup, he seems deep in thought about his life and quite relaxed.

Disruption of Equilibrium
We then see the artist lying on the pavement as he sings the main chorus of the song this shows that the artist seems slightly troubled

Recognition of the Disruption
The artist is then seen walking in the streets looking slight depressed and lonely but we can also see that there is much on his mind, as he is about to cross the road we see him lying on the road.

Attempt to Restore the Disruption
The artist is on an escalator moving up, this indicates that the artist is going on a journey to solve his problems, we then see him lying on the top whilst people walk pass him, this is followed by a shot of the train in the tube leaving and then him lying inside the pathway of the train.

Equilibrium Restored
We see in the final clip that the artist is lying on his bed, showing that after his journey he has finally returned home, however he still seems to be deep in thought. In this final clip it could also suggest that the artist never left and that all along he was in his room imagining his journey around places and forgetting about the world.

Genre Theories

Performance: Muse - Starlight 


This  is a music video of Starlight by Muse, and clearly displays visuals of a performance based music  video, as the clip consists mostly of the band performing. 

Firth's Theory
This applies to one of Firth's theories being performance as the the majority of the video focuses on the band playing, such as a series of close ups of the singer cutting to the other band members qhich conveys a sense of in-concert expierence.

Sven E Carlsson
This could also apply to one of Sven E Carlssons theory, commercial exhibitionist which in certain performance type videos the performer will be made into a selling item. in other words this music video was produced to promote and sell the band, and shows to the audience (fans) what the tour experience would be like.

Narrative: Train - Drive By


This is Drive By by Train, the style of the video shows that it is a Narrative based music video, this is shown by the story of the video, about a guy who is chasing after a girl who supposedly looks like his ex.

Firth's Theory
The narrative in this music video is a typical love story of a guy chasing after a girl, as for Firth's theory is that love stories are the most popular, this is true as many narrative based videos are about love.

Sven E Carlsson 
This video applies to Sven's theory of Narrative, which is that it contains a story that is easily followed up and may not include lip synchronisation (In this case it does), also  it is a slient movie with a musical background.


Conceptual: Gary Jules - Mad World


This clip performed by Gary Jules is a Conceptual clip, due to the fact that the majority of the video consists of children forming together to create images from an aerial perspective.

Firth's Theory
In this video the Artist is rarely shown now and then on top of a school building where we see from his perspective looking down at children who are making animated figures on a sidewalk. The song and the images create a sort of mood whilst match some of the lyrics and some that can have other meanings.

Sven E Carlsson
Carlsson would describe this clip as an Art clip essentially conceptual, its very hard to tell if the artist is lip-syncing in this as the quality of the video isn't clear enough for you to see if he miming the lyrics. As for the clip itself it contains no perceptible visual narrative as it isn't clear at first what the video is about.

Here are some of the things that weren't mentioned:
Televised Bard 
This is when the video is a singing storyteller which focuses on the visaul narrative that matches or shows the meaning behind the lyrics.

Electronic Shaman
This is when an artist is never seen performing in their video and it mainly consist of the vocals/music of the artist.

The Conventions of Pop

1. The locations for the genre pop have many variations and can be random sometimes. A common location is an indoor set which has been designed specifically with props, although they also use outdoor attractions and is usually filmed in the daytime.









2. The camera will be focused on the main artist often as that is the main selling point of the video, especially if he/she is a solo artist because it helps advertise/promote the artist to the audience so that they may recognise them more.

3. Another convention that occurs more often when the artist is a female, there tends to be voyeurism (shots of the aritsts body) giving the artist a sex appeal towards the audience in order to keep them focused on watching the video.

4. Typically  there will be dancing in most pop music videos, the main artist will be in the lead followed by extras and they tend to match the rhythm of the music as well as the pace and shots of the whole video itself.

5. As for the costume the clothing will be flashy in order to be eye catchy to the audience, and there are a variety of what they can wear compared to other genres of music.

The Conventions of Hip Hop

1. The low camera angle shots are usually done to make the artist more dominating over the audience as if the artist is looking down at us and we are looking up at a more larger image, or possible the opposite and we see an aerial shot of the artist.

2. The camera will typically focus on the artist including many close ups allowing the viewers to focus solely on them.

3. As for the type of clothing the artist will wear casual clothing, such as hoodies and caps with a kind of street like style.

4. The pace will be quite slow and steady, the shots are also slow paced to match the beat of the audio and the vocalist/rapper.

5. The artist will often be looking directly at the camera, almost as if they are trying to sing to the audience.

The Conventions of Rock

1. One of the main features of the Rock genre is that most of the time the audience will see the band performing on stage or a set location, this is often seen typically in music videos of band such as of the guitarist, drummer, bass, and singer/vocalist.

2. Another convention is close ups of the one of the members of the band, usually it will be the singer as he is the one singing the lyrics and also it focuses on them more so that the audience will remember them thus promoting the band/album.

3. Often the performance will be based on a set location or a stage with lights, which suggests to the audience what the experience of the concert/tour will feel like. On some occasions there might be a crowd watching them perform.

4. The costume that Rock genre artists will normally be wearing are dark clothing, such as black jeans, black t-shirt and ether messy or styled hair.

5. There will also be a narrative of somewhat in some rock genres often expressing emotion into the video by telling a story that either follows the lyrics or sometimes contradicts it, whilst also showing the band performing.

Music Video Analysis - Green Day

Green Day American Idiot

The music video I am doing an analysis on is by Green Day, and the song of the video is American Idiot. The genre of their music is Punk Rock and can be categorised some other alternatives (Rock, Pop Rock). Characteristics of this genre are displayed in the mise-en-scene and costume design, as Rock artists are often wearing leathers, jeans, plain t-shirts, and most of their hair is styled.

The video cuts to the beat often to match the band playing the instruments followed by many close ups of the singer lip syncing to the music, the video is also very fast paced with some quick jump cuts, for example at the beginning when the shots jump from a close up of the vocalists face to a TV with the image of the album cover and then a long shot of him alone playing the guitar.

As for inter textual references in the music video is the American play in the background whilst the band are performing, also referencing the name of the song "American Idiot" as for other references visually there aren't any more. The music video is mostly performance based as in the majority of the video you see that band performing  with many close ups and long shots focused mainly on them. Also generally Green Day's music are quite rebellious almost like how the media tend to present how teenagers act.

In conclusion it is safe to assume that this music video clearly shows its genre because of the contents in it, such as the costume, camera, and editing. Typically the Rock genre has many shots of the band performing and quick shots of the instruments which match to the beat of the music.

Album Cover Analysis - Green Day

 

American Idiot

The album cover consists of an image of a hand holding a bloody heart shaped grenade dripping on the palm, this suggests that the hand holding the grenade symbolises being rebellious, almost like how teenagers are seen as. The colours and the format of the text creates a dark serious feeling, black, red, white, they blend well together as the black background brings out the colours of the image and text.

21st Century Breakdown

The centre of the album cover shows a male and female teenager kissing whilst in the blackground is a graffiti covered wall. The teenagers kissing may suggest the fun of being in the prime of their youth and causing trouble  such as vandilism and defacement on public attractions which also links to the graffiti being behind them.

Basket Case

There is alot going on in this album cover, the style is very cartoony and looks hand drawn by a student/teenager (doodles).There is an explosion in the centre, around it are many things that do not link together. The images suggest that the theme is crazy and nothing makes sense seeing as all of it is random.