2. Freeze frame
Establishing shot
Shot types and Editing…
Close-ups
Slow motion
Panning movement
Two Shot
Get Carter-Train scene
Gangster Squad-relationship
God Father-opening
scene
Bugsy Malone- Street
Gangster Squad-action
scene
Long Stock-voice
over of characters
3. Mise en Scene…
Costume
Make-up Colour
Sepia Effect- Long,
Stock and Two Smoking
Barrels
Black and White-The
Public Enemy
Bugsy Malone- Traditional
representation of male.
Top hat, suit, tie, shirt
Gangster Squad
(Emma Stone)-
red body con
dress, nails
and lips,
expensive
jewellery,
sleek short
hair
Gangster Squad
(Emma Stone)-
red shiny
lips, defined
black
eyeliner, pale
skin, bold
brown eyebrows
4. Mise en Scene…
Setting Props
Gangster Squad- Bar
Long Stock-
Street corner
Gangster
Squad- Urban
City
Gun
Old Fashioned
Car
Cigarettes
Money
Drugs
5. 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
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
