Internal cover (behind cd)

The torn newspaper keeps continuity at a constant and creates a theme and image to the CD itself. This makes the CD striking to the consumer. Here are two examples of clean and burn effects added. Creating a variety of possibilities for the overall CD.

Back Cover

The initial idea of creating a torn newspaper effect digitally worked well and is therefore the reason we continued to use the effect, however manipulating the text in various patterns, lyrics and effects added to the top layers. by burning a piece of paper and scanning it in i was able to create a hole in the text to give the connotations of anarchy, initially aiming to insert the lead vocalists heed ( or mid shot ) to emphasis his image influencing the band, as in most bands.

The bar codes and company label are to scale and thus making the cover as realistic as possible.

We added a bonus track which is known as a popular classic rock number from Guns 'n' Roses first movement.

Animatic Storyboard

This is the animatic for our performance peice, we plan to use a wide range of shots, from differant angles and possitions to cover each individual band member and thier instruments closely to follow the conventions of a rock video. Our animatic does not contain any narrative shots, as we had not decided on our narrative structure until late into the project.

Welcome To The Jungle - Guns 'N' Roses

Final Cd Cover Idea

Development and Construction of CD cover (Front)

Beginning with screenshots from our performance video and narrative i began manipulating the images on photoshop, i thought the idea of the band members being caught off guard worked well creating a more naturalistic atmosphere. Therefore i captured this image:


I began to add simple effects, beginning with mono chroming the whole image and adding hand made textures i created with acrylic paints, scrunched up paper and rolling on acrylic paints. and varying the position of the overlaying layer.
Then, manipulating brightness and contrast to create a dim and dark mise en scene to reflect the rock setting, aswell as taking advantage of other tools such to the burn tool, im which i felt worked well to be a background for the song title.



I then began experimenting with the roses logo in various positions, between the Guns roses text and in the corners, continuing with the mono chrome style , however adding a subtle sepia tinge.



Then adding an almost transparent red filter to merge the performance image with the roses and make the white text bolder, i then settled with the idea of vines, to create a border linking around to the roses and linking with the themes of entrapment the song connotes.
The original idea for the song title as seen below was to have the band and album name in a basic font with different levels of boldness to make one stand out from the other, however we wanted to find a way to make the title more significant in the image.
This lead me to my final idea of a newspaper strip, using the repetition of 'Guns n Roseses Welcome to the jungle...' to create a striking title that adds emphasis.

Location Shots

We decided to film the end part of Guy's journey inside a tunnel, the entrance into this area is symbolic of a modern gates of hell, with graffiti suggesting the chaos and disruption of social norms that are associated with the rebel sterotype of the rock and roll frontman. Lighting in the tunnel was also naturalisticly darker than the outside areas, providing a sinister edge to the scene.




The log filled wasteland represents the wastefullness in society, that allows areas like this to exist, the nature shown through the barbed wire is a juxtapossed image of nature being constricted and destroyed by the modern industrialized world. The Razor wire also connotes danger, as Guy has to avoid it on his journey through these areas adding to his vunerable state in the narrative.


The studio setting was used to allow us to stylize the footage we capture e.g with minimal interfearnce from backgrounds, and use of the studio lighting to create a dark atmoshpere.