Conventions of a Crime Film

In our lessons we've been looking at different styles of crime films and we made notes on
•Props
•Sound
•Camera & Lighting
•Location
•Representation of Social Groups
•Narrative.


We then looked at the styles:
•Film Noir
•American Gangster
•British Gangster
•Spy
•Comedy
•Action


Then we made a list of the common features of Crime Films.
-police -criminal -violence -weapons - chase -crime i.e murder -social groups -male protagonist -voice over -mysterious -non-linear narrative -costume long jackets, suits -corruption
-cigarettes -dramatic lighting -briefcase


Hollie, Lauren, Ellen and I then decided on a style we would like to film, and we decided on a kind of a detective theme as Lauren has just finished watching the Sherlock series on the BBC. We haven't properly decided on the style but we will use the conventions listed in our film.


Here are some pictures to illustrate what I'm talking about. 




Film Noir                           British Gangster
      


American Gangster                       Film Noir                         Spy

           


Action





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