Analysis of DVD cover- The Inbetweeners

The Inbetweeners DVD cover has a white background and the front image of all the main characters which is black and white, this makes the image stand out and it is the first thing you see when you look at the DVD cover. The DVD cover is quite simple and doesn’t tell you much about the series but the text is also white and going across the characters which makes it look more detailed than it really is. The only colour on the front is the E4 logo which is quite big compared to other DVD covers. At the bottom it says “basically, they just want to get laid” which is in grey and it faded out into the background so it is hard to read and not as clear as it should be, this gives me the impression that it is some sort of mystery. 

The characters are all stood next to each other; they look like they are all in a group and like they have known each other for a long time. They all seem to be wearing quite casual clothing for example jeans and a jumper which tells me they don’t really like fashion and they are not too bothered how they look. The main protagonist Will is the most dressed up because he is wearing a blazer and glasses which  tells me that he is the main focus and he is the father of the group who looks out for everyone else.

On the spine the title is wrote in capital letters and it is in black, old fashioned font which makes it stand out, this is simple but takes up the whole spine because of the large font size so looks effective. The rating is also on the spine which stands out because it is bright red and the only colour on the spine.

On the back the episodes are wrote in the middle in black and purple font and they are numbered so it is easy to find the episode you were on. The way the titles are laid out makes the series seem fun and different than other TV programmes. The titles all have simple names like ‘first day’ which make me think the episode will be the opposite and really abnormal.

Down the side of the titles there are five pictures of the scenes from the TV show which would give you some clues to what the series is about. They have a small purple boarder and a shadow which makes they look 3D and it covers up some of the white background so it doesn’t look too plain. Above the titles there are four images of the main characters which have been edited to make the characters look fun, relaxed and a bit stupid which would be funny to watch.