Research into Gangster sub genre: British Gangster
Shot types and Editing…Freeze frame
Close-ups
Slow motion
Panning movement
Establishing shot
Two ShotGet Carter-Train scene
Gangster Squad- relationship
God Father- opening scene
Bugsy Malone- StreetGangster Squad-action scene
Long Stock-voice over of characters
Mise en Scene…ColourMake-up
Sepia Effect- Long, Stock and Two Smoking
Barrels
Black and White-The Public Enemy
Gangster Squad (Emma Stone)-red body con dress, nails and lips, expensive jewellery, sleek short
hair
Bugsy Malone- Traditional representation of male.
Top hat, suit, tie, shirt
Costume
Gangster Squad (Emma Stone)-
red shiny lips, defined
black eyeliner, pale
skin, bold brown eyebrows
Mise en Scene…Setting Props
Gangster Squad- Bar
Long Stock- Street corner
Gangster Squad- Urban
City
Gun
Old Fashioned Car
Cigarettes
Money
Drugs
Mise en Scene…Actors Lighting
Long stock- Jason Flemyng
Bexter Fletcher Nick Moran
Jason Statham
Gangster Squad-
Ryan Gosling Emma Stone Josh Brolin Nick Nolte
Anthony Mackie Michael Pena
Robert Patrick Sean Penn Giovanni Ribisa
Bugsy Malone- Low level lighting
Long Stock- Natural lighting
Sound…Non-Diegetic Diegetic Voice-over
• This can be a description of the
main characters (Long stock)
• Someones thoughts-allowing the audience to understand what they are feeling.
• You can use a voice-over of an unknown
character, then later bring them into the film- a very clever
technique. • Martin Scorsesse used
his own voice in many of his films, but never revealed his
face.
• Diegetic sound is in the characters
world. We assume they can hear the noise by
their reactions. • Examples in
gangster films are- Explosions,
background noise, cars,
clocks, singing, footsteps.
• Sound Bridge is used to link two
scenes.
• Non-diegetic sound is
outside the character
world, and they cannot hear it.
• Music is usually used to
build the atmosphere and tense emotions
of the audience.
• It may begin non-diegetic and turn into
diegetic.
Most Profitable…Long, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels,
directed by Guy Ritchie, was an extremely profitable film with a budget of £960,000 and gross intake of $3,650,677. However, it is not Ritchie’s most profitable film.
He continued on a high after this positive beginning and continued to
direct British Gangster films such as Snatch. Snatch had a £6,000,000 budget and grossed $30,093,107- making it his
most profitable film.
Most Influential…Rocknrolla 2008 is one of the most influential Crime Thriller films
because it stood out from the other Gangster films during that time. It combines humour with crime and plays with the serious stereotype Gangster image. Famous Actors were used to
entice the audience; Gerard Butler, Gemma Arterton, Thandie Newton and
Jeremy Piven.
Most successful…Snatch 2000 is a comical Crime film written and directed by
Guy Ritchie. Well-known actors such as Brad Pitt, Vinnie Jones and Jason Stratham star in this successful film. It was rated a
high 8.3, and a gross box office of £30.1million.
In this presentation I have researched deeply into my sub genre: British Gangster. I have previously looked in to the history
and most common films of the Gangster genre. However, now I have focused on the specific sub-genre- I can allow my film opening to
fit in with this category. I will later need to show how I have adopted conventions or deliberately challenged them and will need to compare this research to my final piece. I have found out that Guy Ritchie is one of the most famous British Gangster directors and has produced extremely successful films staring well-known actors, and have been
inspired by him.