Read between the lines

Colour codes

Her jacket fades into the white whereas his jacket stands out from the black background

Costume codes

They’re both wearing a colour to match the colour behind them

Facil expressions

They both look very important
Serious
Up to something

Body posture

She’s moved to the side so you can only see half of her
His body is pointed straight but she covers his shoulder

Typography

The “the” in read between the lines is slightly moved forward, it’s not directly under the between
The bold red writing

Lighting and shot types

There’s a darker shadow on the man
Lighter shadow on her
Shot type – mid shot.

In the film poster “Read between the lies”, They’re wearing formal wear. She’s wearing a white coat with her hands in her pockets, The man is wearing a formal suit that looks quite baggy. Their hair is mostly the same colour, grey or white which matches the woman’s side. It looks like very light makeup has been added to both faces, So the light would hit it and show a glow. The background is spilt into two, one side being black and one being white. This could suggest good vs evil. They’re also dressed to match their backgrounds. Their face expressions are very dull, They look very neutral. He’s tighting his tie, this could again shows formal. The bold black typography stands out on the white background, using capital letters stand out. The red typography shows two last names of the actors to again stand out from the black bold writing. The red writing is also on the date of when the movie comes out.