Poster Deconstructions

For my poster deconstructions, I will use posters from my two inspirational texts, 'The Office' and 'This is Spinal Tap'.

This poster has a very simple design, and one that I am most likely going to follow closely. Given the subject matter of 'The Office', the visual style fits well. It looks simple and professional, whilst still providing everything necessary of a poster. It shows some of the characters, the title, and through the way it is coded, it provides some information on the piece. This is done through the outfits of the characters. They have business wear on, indicating the environment they might be working in, along with their overall manner and looks, and their casual poses. One thing that is also worth mentioning, is that the character towards the front looks like the superior one amongst them, but in the piece itself, this is not the case.

This movie poster is very typical. The main characters are central, the title is very large, and there is some kind of endorsement present too. The coding of the poster is very typical of metal music, which is a central theme of the film, and the way the characters look kind of 'drawn' adds to that feel. It also gives a slight comedic feel to them as they're displaced from reality. The font of the title is very 'metal' as well.

This poster is similar to the first one, but with the characters coded differently. In this poster, the only character is that of David Brent, arguably the lead character in the series. This codes him as the main character, and sets up our expectations of him in a ifferent manner to that of the first one. Again it has a simple layout with plenty of white space and a simple title that is a through line to all the posters, and is therefore much more recognisable as a brand.