A purple rectangular surface with a small black dot in the centre. The word “Cinema” appears in the top left and “Jpeg” in the bottom right.

Graphic Design: Adrien Parlange reinterprets classic films with JPEGs

Words: Maisie Skidmore
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Date: 4 June 2013; Work
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We’re a huge fan of JPEGs over at It’s Nice That, and we’re also a huge fan of classic cinema, so Adrien Parlange’s ingenious little project CINEMA.JPEG was always bound to find success in our gaff. Using the all-too-familiar format of JPEG files on a desktop background, Adrien recreates scenes from classic and much-loved films with only a few carefully chosen images, which is as pleasingly simple as it sounds. Reappropriating internet imagery in print is nothing massively new, but this is a really nice twist on the idea.

Two small black and white photographs are placed side by side on a white page. The first shows a child on a bicycle with the caption “boy_riding_bike.jpeg”, and the second shows a full moon with the caption “moon.jpeg”. — Above
Adrien Parlange: CINEMA.JPEG: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

An open book shows a white page with small, square images and filenames. A row of seven images at the bottom features six ears of corn and one person running, labelled “corn 1.jpeg” through “corn 6.jpeg” and “man_runningaway.jpeg”. A single image of a plane sits alone in the top right, labelled “plane.jpeg”. — Above
Adrien Parlange: CINEMA.JPEG: North by Northwest

Three small, black and white photographs are arranged diagonally across a white open book page. Each image is accompanied by a filename in lowercase text, including “stairs 1.jpeg”, “girl_bridge.jpeg” and “stairs 2.jpeg”. — Above
Adrien Parlange: CINEMA.JPEG: The Exorcist

An open book displays five small, grainy black and white photographs scattered across a white page. Each image has a filename beneath it, including “cloud.jpeg”, “aircraft1.jpeg”, “explosion.jpeg”, “aircraft2.jpeg” and “man_using_parachute.jpeg”. — Above
Adrien Parlange: CINEMA.JPEG: Top Gun

Five small black and white photographs are arranged in a row on a white book page. Each image shows a person running, followed by a final photo of a minivan, with filenames written in lowercase beneath them. — Above
Adrien Parlange: CINEMA.JPEG: Little Miss Sunshine

A grid of 12 small black and white photographs on a white page, each with a filename below it starting with “angry_man”. The images show various people making angry or distressed faces, with one illustration of a shouting figure. — Above
Adrien Parlange: CINEMA.JPEG: 12 Angry Men

An open book shows a vertical row of three small, black and white photographs on a white page. Each image is paired with a filename, including “man-raising-hands.jpeg” and “steps.jpeg”. — Above
Adrien Parlange: CINEMA.JPEG: Rocky

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About the Author

Maisie Skidmore

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Maisie joined It’s Nice That fresh out of university in the summer of 2013 as an intern before joining full time as an Assistant Editor. Maisie left It’s Nice That in July 2015.

Graphic Design: Adrien Parlange reinterprets classic films with JPEGs

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