Conventions of a crime film.

In our media lessons we've been looking at different styles of crime films. Through the use of slideshows and handouts, we have discussed: 

•Props

•Sound
•Camera & Lighting
•Location
•Representation of Social Groups
•Narrative.

 We also looked at various styles of crime films:

•Film Noir
•American Gangster
•British Gangster
•Spy
•Comedy
•Action

 After we established the definition of a crime film and the different styles, we made a list of common features of the the crime film genre:

-dramatic lighting

-cigarettes 

-corruption

-weapons 

-chase 

-crime i.e murder 

-social groups

 -male protagonist 

-mysterious sounding voice over

-non-linear narrative

-costume long jackets, suits 
-criminals 

-police 

Laura, Mair and I then decided on a style we would like to film, and we decided on a 'Film Noir' theme as I really enjoy watching films of this genre and felt i already had an understanding of what to do.