FILM GENRE RESEARCH-CRIME
Are Crime films Succesful?
A number of Crime Movies have been huge hits over the years such as:
Scarface The Italian Job Oceans 11 Kidulthood Public Enemies
An Array of Crime Films have been so popular that re-makes of the originals have been produced such as The Italian Job And Ocean’s 11
Examples of Crime movie Plots
Scarface-Tells the story of Al Pacino, a powerful
Drug king whom came to Miami in the 1980’s with nothing Kidulthood
-Follows the lives of a Group of Gangster youths growing up in Inner West London
Reservoir Dogs -An American film that depicts the before and after events of a Diamond Heist
What Does The audience Expect?
A film revolving around crime, which can come in many forms for example:
Organised Crime The Detection of Crime The ideas and Planning of Crime Bank Heist Focus on the Life of Criminals Urban issues and Culture
Locations
Crime Films typical settings:
Mansions Clubs/Strip Clubs Streets Crowded Cities Warehouses Offices Restaurants
This Mansion was used in the Film Noir in the
1950’s
Prop’s You can expect to see
Weapons And Cars Drugs And Money
Typical Character Roles
Gangsters Mafia Drug Dealers Police Officers Detectives Women portrayed in a voyeuristic
manner Victims
This image is from the very successful film ‘The
Godfather’
General Conventions
The criminal is usually brought to Justice as to send out the message that ‘crime doesn’t pay’ which could easily be misconceived by the audience and have an influential effect
Create enigmas for the audience and cause them to ask questions
Build tension and suspense to add to the realism of the on-screen events through use of fast-paced editing and withholding information from the audience etc.