Title
- White and Red font colours under a black background – title stands out.
- Crisp looking font style and ideal font size.
- The line adds style and establish genre and emphasise the differences.
- It was added just before 'Boss' enters the room – to clearly show that the story begins.
Credits
- Two font styles are used
- Different font colours and sizes to express last names and first names
- Job role description just above the name.
- Animation is used to express and make it look interesting.
- Animation suits genre - 'cool' and stylish feel.
- Music rhythm is matched to the animation.
- Has retro feeling often associate with heist films.Characters Credits
- Freeze frame and the credits appear over the actor.
- Actors are well positioned on the 'Reservoir Dogs' walk - stylistic device associated with heist / gangster films.
Characters
- Main character, white male – old looking, experienced.
- Well established team with young looking people.
- All five characters have different and specific roles.
- 'Sean' is a messy person who is not punctual.
- 'Jordan' is the weapon expert.
- 'Toni' a hacker, technologist.
- 'Ken' lady's man.
- 'Boss' well experienced, and a fairly old character who can lead the team.
- These are the typical characters in a heist movie - rely on having diverse group fulfilling different roles e.g. "Ocean's Eleven".
Mise-en-scéne
- Developed environment with buildings.
- Roof top – good place to plan and practice as it is far off from civilians - classic heist setting.
- Props – the gun, watch to create and show that they are organised criminals.
- Team dressed in suits, express professionalism - see Ocean's francise posters.
- 'Boss' dressed rather different as he is meant to stand out as the main/well experienced character.
- Cars in the background when doing the slow motion walk.
- Lighting on the roof helped to establish a cold weather/British feeling - established also in Guy Rictchie films ealy in the narrative.
Camera Work
- We had lots of mid-shots and close-ups, to show emotion and allow audience to identify different characters.
- More camera time on the main character according to importance.
- Long shots to show the whole group together.
- Over the shoulder shots on conversations.
- Panning shots on appropriate moments.
- Shot choices correspond as much with form of opening sequence and the need to establish character, plot and location fast as with heist genre specifically.
- We used two ellipsis' to establish location changes - quick changes of setting is typical in heist e.g. "Hustle"
- Still shots and added slow motion
- The colour filter added from Final Cut Express - again, recreating retro feel of hesit genre
- Production logo in After Effects
- Credits are made in After Effects - more elaborate than many credits as reflects the high concept style of the genre.
- Recorded sound are used in conversation, as the original had too much background noise.
- Cross cut between the opening credits and opening scene.
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