DVD Cover Design for Paintball Club

link: http://www.cddesign.com/covertalk/archives/dvd_cover_design_for_paintbal...

I chose to write about the article titled 'DVD Cover Design for Paint ball Club.' Although this is not necessarily related to an audio CD, the process of creating a visual representation of a film is not as easy as one would think.

The thought process appears very similar when designing either. In the article, the author shows us a picture of the final production for a dvd. When contrasting the films theme (content) to the final DVD cover, it becomes evident that although certain aspects of the theme are present a more dramatic presentation was arranged to appeal to the intended audience. If the film, which is probably a low budget production intended for local promotional use, is to appeal to people who may never have played paint ball before but are interested in the general themes of paint ball (war, strategy, drama) they need to "pitch" the idea of paint ball by correlating it closely to one of these themes. I thought this was a very explicit example of how a work's cover art can be effectively made more dramatic and enticing than the actual work itself, but still relate the work to the audience.

In addition, the article mentions the various components and the thought that went into their placement in the final image. One of the most interesting insights that I found focused on the crowd of people which fade in the background behind the title. As the author stated: 'The group of players was added to the top of the cover as a visual representation of the title.' Not only that, but it also ties in a war-time theme.

Overall, I think this is one of the best examples of cover art which has been used to add value to the final production.