Detective/Crime Genre Study of Film 1 2016
Detective: Setting Location - Big Cities Time: New York London Anytime Detective’s office Gangster’s Home Time: Anytime Very popular in the 40s and 50s
Characters Hard-boiled Detective/Cop/Gangster Femme Fatale Others: Crooks Psychopaths Hired killers Policemen Bar Tenders Victims
Plot Multiple Mysteries Flashbacks Told from detectives/Gangsters/Cops point of view Complex Storyline
Icons Guns/explosions Telephones City streets Entrapments
Mood Dark Pessimistic Cynical Corrupt Violent
Cinematic Style Low angle shots Exaggerated angles Realistic sources of light Verticals and diagonals Tight cuts Tight shot – subject has little freedom of movement. Usually in close shots.