Gender in Crime Dramas

I created a Zohoshow in order to explain why we chose an entirely male cast.

Film Name Survey

We have created this survey of possible names for our film.

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We decided on five possible options for our film opening.

1) Backup

2) Framed

3) Broken

4) Caught on the Run

5) On the Run

These titles are all plausible options for our film opening. They comply with typical conventions of our genre as well as creating enigma. This  will encourage our target audience to watch the film in order to answer the questions raised.

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows - Inspiration

This is an analysis of the forest chase scene in the film, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. It focuses mainly on the soundtrack and camera angles used, however the costume is a notable aspect of the clip. This film uses costume to provide a sense of the era that the film is set in. From the dresses and style of the suits, it is instantly clear that the film is set in the late 1800s. This use of costume will be influential for our costume design as our characters are also going to be wearing suits. 

Chase Scenes - Hot Fuzz

For our film opening we are filming a chase scene, this is perfect for taking inspiration, especially the use of different shots and cuts. In particular I noticed for this film they used a lot of quick cuts enhanced the pace of the scene, also when the characters ran past certain things or people, because the camera didn't track it created a blur as they sprinted past, I felt this was very effective.

 This is why I feel this particular scene is great for our group to take inspiration form and to use for our advantage! the use of the ticking like a clock getting faster and faster emphasises the pace of up coming scene, also the quick cuts between the teenage criminal and the police officer (Angel) the use of quick cuts and continuously getting closer and closer to their eyes until it's an extreme close up, again emphasises the quick pace of the scene, it also creates tension as the audience do not know who is going to move first the audience is as still as they are as the camera zooms into their eyes. The shot when the gold human statue is standing with his hands in the air is good. The camera stays focused on him as the two characters sprint past, it is a mid shot of the statue as the chase goes past in a blur it is a fast but effective shot

Chase Scenes - Analysis of Trainspotting

We decided to analyse the opening clip of Trainspotting as we are inspired by the chase and action aspects and want to incorporate them into our opening.

Chase Scenes - By Any Means

For our film opening, our group decided on crime as our genre, specifically a chase scene. Our inspiration was from a programme called 'By Any Means' this was a series on BBC 1 in the summer, that was a crime drama, hence our inspiration from it. In the clip you can see it's a very slick and precise show. We were trying to emulate the appearance of the detectives who, when questioned about being cops, reply "it's a grey area" as a group we want our "detectives" to be similar to this style of crime fighting. We also want our film opening to be as professional as we can, to emulate the programme.