Within the category of our film’s genres: Thriller and British Gangster we have included many traditional forms and con
ventions, which came naturally from our own preconceptions that stem from what films we have watched and what we are used to.
The first aspect of our film that we have drawn from classic forms within the conventions Thriller and British gangster is our filming location. “The Civ” is a burnt out old building which houses many different possible shots inside and out which share many things with our film’s genres.
ventions, which came naturally from our own preconceptions that stem from what films we have watched and what we are used to.The first aspect of our film that we have drawn from classic forms within the conventions Thriller and British gangster is our filming location. “The Civ” is a burnt out old building which houses many different possible shots inside and out which share many things with our film’s genres.
From These two pictures alone we can see quite a few traditional examples of the sort of visual, metaphorical and social components that are linked with the 
Thriller genre as well as the genre of British Gangster, the first of these is the imagery that is implied by the setting, the most notable is the dark and sinister atmosphere which is created from the small and enclosed spaces, this creates a sense of entrapment, a technique used many thrillers, most notably “The Third Man”. The enclosed spaces also create strong contrast between light and, the forested area outside throws out many eerie shadows that can be very unsettling; this technique is known as chiaroscuro and was used widely in many classic thrillers, it is also present in the shot from the third man adding depth and intrigue into the end of the tunnel and further enhancing the sense of entrapment.
It is also clear from the state of the building that it has been heavily vandalised and covered in graffiti, this also creates the sense of danger and forbiddance because it implies that dangers and violent people tend to hang out there. It is these sorts of unsavoury places that often pop up in Thrillers and even more commonly British Gangsters. An example of this is the disused farm that the psychotic killer in “Dead Man’s Shoes” uses as a hide out.
The location also has social connotations often connected to British Gangster. It is usually the working class who are involved as gangsters in the films. And the setting for our film is a typical component of a working class area, and one that could easily see misguided visitors that have turned to violence or unlawfulness. The sound was also captured as a wild track; this includes far off machinery and birdcall, all of these sounds work with the visual imagery to build a very domestic environment which could be paralleled with any British Gangster film.
Our film also features conventions found in Thrillers and British Gangster within its plotline. Our film features a female running and hiding in the “Civ” before being beaten to death. This uses the obvious convention of violence to create a thrilling experience and is used in both Thriller and British Gangster.
Our film also includes social elements in the form of male dominating female characters, this is seen many Thriller and British Gangster films which we can see in the way the male gangsters treat the females around them.
The Final way in which our film follows the conventions of Thriller and British Gangster was through the use of costumes
and props. Most notably is the way in which Jordan and Daniel’s characters are dressed almost entirely black with long coats and heavy boots, this clothing style is present in British gangster as both those clothing items are typically British clothing items as shown in this shot from “Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels”. Dark clothing styles have also been a part of Thrillers since they began because they add darkness and mystery to a character.
The props we used in our film also shared
characteristics of Thriller, for instance before we show the clip in which Jess’s character gets killed Jordan’s character is shown dropping a cigarette on the flaw and stubbing it with his boot, the cigarette has been a staple in Thriller and British Gangster because they connote a somewhat disregard for the rules. They way in which an actor uses one can also connote many different things, in our film the stubbing out with the boot suggests authority and an unpleasant character.
We have also developed many aspects of the Thriller and British Gangster conventions in our film. We have heavily stylised and concentrated the themes of violence and darkness creating feelings that are corrupt or debased. This bleak imagery mixed with the actual plot context could raise some ethical and social issues to do with the state of British youth and problem of “hoody culture”. We also challenged the conventions by putting the film on the platform of an independent film, with the camera work being low tech in an almost fly on the wall style, sharing some styles with “Red Road” it gives the film a lot more of a raw feel.
Thriller genre as well as the genre of British Gangster, the first of these is the imagery that is implied by the setting, the most notable is the dark and sinister atmosphere which is created from the small and enclosed spaces, this creates a sense of entrapment, a technique used many thrillers, most notably “The Third Man”. The enclosed spaces also create strong contrast between light and, the forested area outside throws out many eerie shadows that can be very unsettling; this technique is known as chiaroscuro and was used widely in many classic thrillers, it is also present in the shot from the third man adding depth and intrigue into the end of the tunnel and further enhancing the sense of entrapment.
It is also clear from the state of the building that it has been heavily vandalised and covered in graffiti, this also creates the sense of danger and forbiddance because it implies that dangers and violent people tend to hang out there. It is these sorts of unsavoury places that often pop up in Thrillers and even more commonly British Gangsters. An example of this is the disused farm that the psychotic killer in “Dead Man’s Shoes” uses as a hide out.The location also has social connotations often connected to British Gangster. It is usually the working class who are involved as gangsters in the films. And the setting for our film is a typical component of a working class area, and one that could easily see misguided visitors that have turned to violence or unlawfulness. The sound was also captured as a wild track; this includes far off machinery and birdcall, all of these sounds work with the visual imagery to build a very domestic environment which could be paralleled with any British Gangster film.
Our film also features conventions found in Thrillers and British Gangster within its plotline. Our film features a female running and hiding in the “Civ” before being beaten to death. This uses the obvious convention of violence to create a thrilling experience and is used in both Thriller and British Gangster.
Our film also includes social elements in the form of male dominating female characters, this is seen many Thriller and British Gangster films which we can see in the way the male gangsters treat the females around them.
The Final way in which our film follows the conventions of Thriller and British Gangster was through the use of costumes
and props. Most notably is the way in which Jordan and Daniel’s characters are dressed almost entirely black with long coats and heavy boots, this clothing style is present in British gangster as both those clothing items are typically British clothing items as shown in this shot from “Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels”. Dark clothing styles have also been a part of Thrillers since they began because they add darkness and mystery to a character.The props we used in our film also shared
characteristics of Thriller, for instance before we show the clip in which Jess’s character gets killed Jordan’s character is shown dropping a cigarette on the flaw and stubbing it with his boot, the cigarette has been a staple in Thriller and British Gangster because they connote a somewhat disregard for the rules. They way in which an actor uses one can also connote many different things, in our film the stubbing out with the boot suggests authority and an unpleasant character.We have also developed many aspects of the Thriller and British Gangster conventions in our film. We have heavily stylised and concentrated the themes of violence and darkness creating feelings that are corrupt or debased. This bleak imagery mixed with the actual plot context could raise some ethical and social issues to do with the state of British youth and problem of “hoody culture”. We also challenged the conventions by putting the film on the platform of an independent film, with the camera work being low tech in an almost fly on the wall style, sharing some styles with “Red Road” it gives the film a lot more of a raw feel.
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