Genre

Our groups genre is Crime/Action. This genre usually gives the audience an adrenaline rush and is always entertained. There should be tension in the film or characters doing illegal things for example stealing.

Codes and Conventions
- Use of a villain
- A good character/hero
- Villain taking part in illegal actions e.g stealing
- Good character trying to stop them and usually succeeding
- A safe or bank where valuables would be kept
- Handcuffs
- Guns
- Police Officers
- For villains they would have dark clothing
- Good characters would have lighter clothing or cop-like
- Long shots to establish the location and to see what the characters are doing
- Close ups to see characters facial expression or to see in more detail
e.g if villain is trying to break in a house there would be a long shot to show where they are and a close up to see them picking a lock

In our film the villains use masks to cover up their identity i think this is a good use of following the codes and conventions as in other crime/action films e.g the dark knight they also use masks for the villains e.g the joker.

Audiences expect to see illegal actions being carried out and good characters trying to stop them. They also may expect to see a victim that needs to be saved, this is something that hasn't been included in our film idea.

How do filmmakers meet these expectations?
Filmmakers will reach theses expectations by first researching into their genre and making sure they have followed most of the codes and conventions.

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