Cross media study

CD cover
This album cover is very plain and simple which can be signifying that this album may not be an uplifting. the colour pallete is gray scale giving a dull and sad look which connotes that the song will be too.
Alicia Keys takes up have of the CD cover connoting she is signifcant which means that audience attention should be mainly on her.
The image of the artist is very different to how other artists are portrayed in their cd covers. what i mean by this is that usually artist would be showing off their assettes to draw in a particular target audience (voyerism) however Alicia doesent do this connoting she wants to reach a target audience that like her for her music and not her look.
the typogrpahy on the Cd cover is bold with capital letters part from the firrst letter in her name. This could connote that she finds it insignificant, through this she is showing how she is feeling, which may be hurt and broken as their is a tear drop falling from the 'S' in her name.

Poster
This poster in comparison to her Cd cover is very different. The poster has colour for one and secondly she is not potrayed as simple and here she is using her assettes to draw attention to her from aparticular target audience.
Futhermore, the cinematopgraphy used for Alicia's image is a mid shot where is placed in the centre of the poster rather then by the side like she is in her album cover.
the colour used in the poster is mainly purple which is a colour that connotes love, affection and passion. This allows the audience to immedietly get a sense of the song may be about.
The typogrpahy used is also similar to the Cd cover which show a clear cross media promotion. The typogrpaphy is slightly different as it doesnt have the tear drop that i denoted in the cover however i think it is insignificant as you by looking at Alicia Keys you can automatically see that is in an emotional state


The music video

How these media products use cross promotion
The poster of her single 'Try sleeping with a broken heart' and the CD cover album both link through typography. It has been changed slightly but the first letter is represented the same. the CD cover has a teardrop slightly falling down from her name giving us the sense of her emotions. This is shown differently in the poster where i think she is showing her emotions through her image .
The poster and the music video are linked through the colour scheme. the poster has a purple wash over it and in the video she is wearing a purple bodysuit.
The body suit and the poster cover both amplify her sex appeal, they both reveal her in the sense of her sexuality.
the poster and the video are also linked. they are linked through the shot in the video of the sky and the sky in the poster, this can connote shes heavenly.

Star Persona
Alicia Keys star persona is down to earth and sexy at the same time. Alicia Keys is showing some flesh connoting voyeurism which appeals to the male target audience.
She wears simplistic jewelry and is in fashion, you can see this through her dress code. She is an rnb singer going for the rock style/look, with the studded jacket plain vest and dark colours, shades and her hair style.