1. Detective/Crime Genre
Study of Film 1
2016

2. 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

3. Characters Hard-boiled Detective/Cop/Gangster Femme Fatale Others:
Crooks
Psychopaths
Hired killers
Policemen
Bar Tenders
Victims

4. Plot Multiple Mysteries Flashbacks
Told from detectives/Gangsters/Cops point of view
Complex Storyline

5. Icons
Guns/explosions
Telephones
City streets
Entrapments

6. Mood
Dark
Pessimistic
Cynical
Corrupt
Violent

7. 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.