To develop our groups understand of technical codes and conventions of the crime genre are watch 4 films each, so in total 12 film, which we thought would give us a good understand of what the codes for a crime film was. Is research the codes and conventions of Pulp Fiction, Seven, Reservoir Dogs and The Usual Suspect, here our my findings.
Pulp Fiction.
Opening - 4:37 Before tires
Camera:
- Start with the studio logo / animation
- Definition of the word Pulp
- Mid shot (2 people taking)
- Close-up (Low angle)
- Close-up (eye level)
- Mid shot (2 people)
- Mid shot (Over shoulders, SRS)
- Mid shot (2 people)
- Close-up (SRS)
- Mid shot
Editing
- Slow at start
- Speed up as we got to SRS
Sound
Taking
No music
Mise-en-scene
USA diner
Casual clothes
Female and male.
Titles
-Yellow font on black
- Name of studio
- Name of film rolls on to screen
- Name of actors over name of film
- Actors name in white over name of film in yellow
- Fast
Seven
Opening - 4.11 Before tires
Camera:
- Studio Logo
- Mid long shot
- Mid shot tilt to face
- Close-up
- Mid shot
- Pan
- Title over video
- Long shot to mid close-up
- Soft Focus
- Mid shot low angle
- Tracking
Editing
- Fade for black
- Slow
Sound
- Non-Diegetic sound from street
Mise-en-scene
- Raining
- Old detective
Titles
- All Close Up
- High-key lighting
- White text over black live action
- Cross Dissolve
- All shot mostly Black and White
- Cut into the titles
- Old Film
Reservoir Dogs
Opening - 4.40 Before tires
Camera:
- Orange titles over black
- Mid tracking
- Close up
- Over shoulders Tracking
- Mid shot eye level
Editing
- Slow
- Cuts
Sound
- Voice Over
- Diegetic Speech
Mise-en-scene
- Play cards
- Male in suits
- Smoking
The Usual Suspect
Opening - 2.28 Before tires
Camera:
- Studio Logo
- Blue Text on the right on black
- Text over live action
- Text font old type writer
- Close up of match
- Mid shot
- Low-key lighting
- Tilt
- Mid shot
- Close-up
Editing
- Slow up to the titles
- Cut
Sound
- Soft, Classic music
Mise-en-scene
- Fire
- Dark, unclean, on the street.
This has help me and my group work out what is not most common shot, angle, movements, editing techniques, sounds use, music, decor and costumes. We found that the title sequence did not start the when the film began but there was a little begin plot to lead into the film which we have decide to take and uses in ours. We as decided that we would use mainly medium and medium close-up shot in the opening. We have also desire on having a voice over and diegetic speech, possibly using a sound bridge. Is will help us in our planing creating out storyboard and through out our pre-production & production fazes.
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