This document discusses genre, iconography, and character tropes commonly found in gangster movies and crime thrillers. It analyzes elements like establishing shots, costume design, lighting, and music from films such as Top Boy, Nobody, and Fargo that set dark and mysterious tones. Character archetypes in these genres often portray men as dominant and intimidating while women are submissive. The document suggests challenging conventions by subverting expectations with an upbeat opening title sequence that turns ominous. It analyzes how the film may challenge gender stereotypes by portraying a male character as a "damsel in distress" in need of saving.

1. MEDIA: CCR TASK 1

2. GENRE
gang movie and crime
thriller are the genre to our
film

3. ICONOGRAPHY
These types of films, there are usually have the same iconography
these are mostly related and are meant to represent:
Violence
mystery
pain
dominace

4. ICONOGRAP
HY: GUNS

5. ICONOLOGY MEN IN
SUITS

6. ICONOLO
GY: CARS

7. FILM
COMPARIS
ON

8. FILM COMPARISON
What do they have in common?
Gangster movie
Crime thriller
violence
What do they have in common ?
Crime movie
But someone in the boot scene
Violence
Similar representations
What do they have in common?
Crime movie
Put someone in boot scene
Violence

9. MAN IN BOOT SCENE

10. TOP BOY:
CAMERA
In top boy and other crime movies
establishing shots are normally from a
low angle showing the area that there in
has control over them and in our opening
title sequence the establishing shot is at
the start show it shows where we are.
Establishing shot from top boy
Establishing shot in our film

11. NOBODY:
MISE EN
SCENE
In the film Nobody they
normally dress in dark colors
this is meant to represent
mystery and how they are
dark characters also their
clothing normally matches
the lights are normally dark
to make the tone seem aery.
Our movie
Nobody film

12. FARGO : SOUND
The Fargo soundtrack is very stereotypical of a crime genre for
example the long-sustained notes on the violin makes it very
mysterious. Also, the fact that it is in a minor scale shows that
something bad is going to happen. Our music for our title sequence
defines stereotypes because it starts very happy and jazzy but ends
ominously and scary
Our opening title sequence music
Fargo sound

13. CHARACTERS
In these films, the characters are usually represented in the same
way. For example, the men are usually dominant and commanding.
This can be linked back to the theory of stereotypes and gender
because they are being represented in a traditional way

14. FARGO
ASSASSIN
Comparisons to ours
Get rid of body
.say very little
. Looked prepared
Looks experience
They don’t look nervous
Fargo
Our movie

15. TOP BOY : DUCHANE
Comparisons to ours
dominance
Very masculine
Kills
Is the boss
Very intimidating
Always dressed in black
Always shown from a lower angle to make him look
taller

16. NOBODY
Comparisons to ours
Very submissive
Damsle in desress
Cant save herself

17. CHALLENGING
CONVENTIONS
One convention that is challenged is sound. As I previously
mentioned The music for our title sequence defines stereotypes
because it starts very happy and jazzy. This gives the audience a
false sense of hope that the movie is going to be happy and upbeat
when really it aery and crime-filled. Famous directors like Tarantino
do this constantly and is a staple of there artwork they do this in
movies like kill bill and pulp fiction
Kill bill soundtrack
Pulp fiction

18. STEREOTYPES
Butlers theory
Gender stereotypes: I think our movie defines gender stereotypes
because the man was in the boot making him a damsel in deters.
This connotes that he needs saving which is stereotypical