Location

For the location of our opening we originally wanted to set it outside by a canal, we then thought about this more and listening to the feed back from teachers we realized that our story-line is already quite cliche, and by setting it outside we are adding to this. We came up with the idea of setting it in a bedroom, we all had roughly the same idea of what the bedroom would look like, so i went home and took pictures of my spare room, what i thought would be a good place to set it.

Props

For our thriller opening we want our room to look different from what would usually be associated with a thriller film. After we thought about the location, we then thought about what props we could use in the room to make it look different, we looked in the art cupboard and got some ideas to push us forward in our planning stages.

Location

For our opening we have been thinking about where to film it. We wanted a location that isn't cliche but also that is associated with a thriller. we came up with the idea of locating it by a canal, we haven't seen or heard of a thriller film that is located by a canal, because hannah lives near one she offered to go and take pictures of it so we could see if it was suitable for our opening.



I think this would be a good location, i think that it would be more effective if we shot is either in the morning when it is still slightly dark or in the evening.

Brainstorm

We did a brainstorm in lesson to come up with ideas for our thriller opening, we thought the most important thing to think about was the basic story line, from that we could figure out the events that would take place. We thought that a flash back would be a good idea, this is because form past experience of watching films danni, hannah and i all enjoyed this sort of interesting openings of films and from our research we found out that our target audience prefer films that involve a bit of thinking. Our idea was to zoom the camera into our characters eye, giving the effect that it was going into her brain we then were going to create a montage  of pictures of her past, we also thought about having something in every pictures that connects with each other, so at the end of the film the audience can relate them together. We also thought about deaths, because we want our female character to die, we were thinking of different ways this could happen, originally we wanted to have it as a stabbing but soon realized that this had been done many time before
and we wanted to do something different.

Mise-en-scene

1) Lighting and colour -  Lighting helps the audience assume what type of genre the film is through the way the lighting is displayed. for example there is low key lighting (which is usually used in thrillers) and high key lighting. In my group we are going to be using different levels of low key lighting as this creates a mysterious atmosphere. Colour is also a convention for mise en scene as it associates emotions with different colours. For example:

• White typically represents purity and innocence
• Green typically represents envy 
• Black represents evil or danger through the darkness 
• Red represents lust or love, anger or danger, blood or violence
• Blue represents coldness, sadness or depression
• Yellow-represents sunshine or happiness

In our thriller film opening we will use colours such as red, black and white to symbolize love, violence, blood and death.


2) Costumes and make-up/hair - The use of costume and make up make actors develop more as a character which creates a forced judgement  on how the audience perceive them. The costume may include things like style of dress, garments, accessories and hairstyle. Make-up can make characters either seem more appealing/glamorous or normal (without makeup). Make up in the earlier years of cinema was used to highlight facial features as black and white films could not show every detail. In thriller films make up is used to create a fearful effect, for example by smudging their make up it will make women look more in need or in danger. Ripped costumes give the impression that something bad has happened, suits can make a character look more important and black clothing can make someone look more sinister.

3) Setting and props - Location is key when it comes to mise-en-scene as it sets the tone of the film. This can be an outside location or an inside location. With a thriller film the typical conventions of setting would be a dark ally or woods. However these conventions have been used to much making them become cliched. Props  can help determine the narrative, identity of character and genre. Semiology can come into this as well such as by using to a gun to symbolize violence. 

4) Facial expressions and body language -  By using this the camera is able to capture the emotion of the characters. This includes hand gestures, postures, and facial expressions which is shown clearly by the physical, mental, or emotional actions. With the non verbal communication the audience is able to assume characteristics about the character on how they are feeling by not being directly told. For example, if a character is scared we can tell by their worried facial expression.


5) Position of characters and objectives in a frame -  The way characters are positioned within a frame can tell the audience a lot about the character. This includes levels of social status by which how the characters are centered and angled. In thriller films, a murderer usually the dominates the scene and the victim  which can be displayed by staging the levels of the characters.

Thriller Questionnaire

Our thriller questionnaire overall got us back some good primary research. The questions we asked were more related to our idea and the feedback was good although some of the questions were hard to understand if you didn't know alot about thrillers which caused us to sometimes influence the answers that were given or otherwise they were left blank. When we asked our audience wether they preferred 18 or 15 rated films the majority of them said 18 because the content is not limited, they also said that they would not expect to see anything explicit in the first two minutes even in an 18, this tells us that we should just build up the suspense and atmosphere in the opening. Further more we also found out that our audience would rather the setting be somewhere unsuspecting like a normal day-to-day scene. Rather than a woods or a usual aery atmosphere because it has been done to many times and it is typically associated with thrillers. For the protagonists and antagonist we found out that they would prefer the protagonist to be normal looking and attractive, and the antagonist to look normal too, this creates the effect that the antagonist could be anyone.
We also found out from our research that the titles should be black or red this ties in the the thriller feel. We associate black with darkness, and red with danger or anger. We also asked what their favorite thriller films were, although some people were unsure of what films classified as a thriller this enabled us to go away and watch these films to get ideas of story lines. We also found out that are audience like to be in suspense for the first part of the film, to keep them interested and thinking.
I think we gained some good information from our questionnaires although some of the information was vague, I think we could have done a group discussion to improve this that way we could have gone into more detail.

In thursdays lesson we looked at some thriller openings that previous years had created. After watching them we had to think about what grade they would be given, this helped me to focus on everything that happened in the clip, including camera, mise-en-scene, sound, editing and titles. Some of the clips had really good ideas and pulled them off well but some didnt, this made me realise that it was going to be difficult to get everything perfect. When we graded them we had a mark sceme to help us, I found this helpful to look at as it had everything you need to include to enable you to get top grades. I noticed when watching previous openings that some of the same story lines had been used variuos times this made me think that our opening needs to be different.

Things that we have to focus on while filming/editing our opening

Framing a shot, making sure we include everything we need and take out things that atre not improtant.

Use a variety of shot distances, this will give the audince variety and ensure they dont get bored watching our opening.

Be sure to look at the brief we have been given and make it relevent to it.

Choose appropriate mise-en-scene that relates to the theme, including colour, figure, lighting, objecte and setting.

Make sure the photogarphs are the right size and are apporpriate to the opening.

Make sure the language that is used is approtate and relevent.

Show a varety of fonts and designs, that will be related to the theme.

make sure the opening is edited well and the filming and cutting is profectional.

Camera Shots

Different types of shots

long shot - shows entire item or human and some suroundings
extreme long shot - subject is small, shows all suroundings
panning - stays in one place and camera moves
tracking - camer on wheels moving
low angle - looking up
high angle - looking down
point of veiw shot - what the charcter sees
medium shot - full length of subject not much surrounding shown
two shot - two people
shoulder shot - looking over one characters shoulder at another charcter during convsation
shot reverse shot - cut to each charceter while in convosation
birds eye veiw - looking straight down at a scene
worms eye veiw - looking stright up

Brainstorm for thriller opening

When we come to make our thriller opening we need to consider a few important things like:

The music - should be tense and quite, and non diegetic, I think it would build the tension if the music got louder and then sudenly stoped at the end, this would create a sence of unknowingness, and intrest the audince.

The mise-en-scene - should reflect the music and should set the scene well for what people would expect to see in a thriller opening the lighting should be eary and almoast quite dark, there should be approprate props that realte to our theme.

Titles - The titles should not interuped the opening of the movie, e.g should not keep cutting to title and then back again this would not allow the audince to focus on what is happening.

Characters - The characters should realte to the theme, in our case there should be a victim - murdered/injured, detectives and whitnessess.

Location - The location could be somewhere insuspecting e.g in a family home or somehwere like that. 

Continuity Editing Task

For this task we had to create a short clip focusing on the camera and editing. This was to improve our skills and try out what we had learnt in lessons. The task had a set of rules which were:
- you must not break the 180 degree rule
- you must include shot reverse shot
- you must include a variety of camera angles
- you must edit so continuity is apparent and clear
- you must include more than one location
- you must include interaction between characters

- you must include non-diegetic sound




The first thing we did was made a shot list,
this included every shot that we were going to
film. This gave us a structure and made it easy
to apply and think about all the rules which were set.












Then we made a story board, this enabled us to
gain a better understanding of what our clip
was going to be about and in what order we were
going to film it in, it also made us think about different angles we could us like a low angle shot to make the 'bully' look bigger.





















After we finished planning the clip, we started filming and then producing it. By looking at our shot list and our story board it was easy to get an idea of how we wanted to do it. After we did every shot we looked back at it to see if we could make any improvements, e.g. if the camera wasn't straight or if it was shaky, or if we could just do it from a better angle, this enabled us to have a wider selection when we cam to edit it. Acting in the clip was Danni, Lauren and Ashley, while Hannah and I were filming it. However we all contributed ideas. when we were filming the clip i found a couple of thing quite difficult but most of all was trying not to break the 180 degree rule, we found ourselves always thinking about what angles would break the rule, although towards the end of the task it got easier and we understood it more. By doing this task it has made me realize how difficult filming and editing is, and has given me a better idea about what it is going to be like to do our thriller opening.

Conventions of crime and psychological thrillers

Crime films are developed around the sinister actions of criminals or gangsters, particularly bankrobbers who work outside the law, stealing and violently murdering their way through life. In the 1940s, a new type of crime thriller was created which became more dark and cynical. Criminal and gangster films are similar to film noir or detective-mystery films. Crime films include:

• Suspense to create tension between characters- keeps audience entertained
• Murders/robbery's/shoot outs/double cross/crime related scenarios
• Can include the rise and fall of a criminal  which is often based on real people
• Location is usually in a large city to provide the viewer with an insight into a secret world
• Main characters have an ambitious for desire for success or recognition
• Rivalry between binary opposite characters is strong
• Dark night clubs lurid neon signs, fast cars, piles of cash, sleazy bars,
• Exotic locales for crimes often add an element of adventure and wealth.

Psychological thriller films is a subgenre of thriller fiction that relies on character fears, guilt, beliefs, eerie sound effects, relevant music and emotional instability to build tension and further the plot. The titles are usually formatted in a white text agasint a black background

• The central theme of 'identity' which can be mistaken identity, stolen identity, dual identity, doppelgangers, confused identity and amnesia
• The theme of 'perception and reality' gives the sense of seeing the narrative from the perspective of multiple characters
• The theme of 'memory' can often involve the torture of an individual with a traumatic memory or specific last memory
• 'Technical devices' such as flashbacks and repetition in editing are common. 
•  Imagery is used such as a close up of eyes
• Creates effects to entertain the audience

Thriller Brainstorm

These are all the things I will need to consider when planning and producing our thriller film:

• Music

- tense quiet  music

- builds up tension and creates drama

- no music in titles - silence might help create this effect

• Titles

- murder scene with flashing cameras, after 3/4 camera flashes screen goes white- introduce text

- animation in titles- something different and original

- formal font?

• Story lines and ideas

- murder mystery crime- clever plot

• Characters

- heroic police detective- stereotypical

- girl or boy (protagonist)- alternative

• Mise-en-scene

lighting, props, shot,

• Location

- canal

- woods

- building

- one room

- house

BBFC Target Audience Research

I have started to research into the difference between a '15' and '18' rating movie. I explored the British Board of Film Classification website (http://www.bbfc.co.uk/) and evaulated the main points.

15

• No one younger tham 15 may watch a 15 in a cinema. They cannot buy or rent any 15 rated video work
• The work as a whole must not endorse discriminatory language or behaviour
• Drug taking may be shown but the film as a whole must not promote or encourage drug misuse. The misuse of easily accessible and highly dangerous substances (aerosols or solvents etc.) is unlikely to be acceptable.
• Strong threat and menace are permitted unless sadistic or sexualised
• Dangerous behaviour (hanging, suicide and self-harming etc.) should not dwell on detail which could be copied
• Easily accessible weapons should not be glamorised
• There may be frequent use of strong language, the very strongest language may be justified if used in an acceptable context. Aggressive or repeated use of the strongest language is unlikely to be acceptable
• Nudity may be allowed in a sexual context but without strong detail. There are no constraints on nudity in a non-sexual or educational context
• Sexual activity may be portrayed without strong detail. There may be strong verbal references to sexual behaviour, but the strongest references are unlikely to be acceptable unless justified by context. Works whose primary purpose is sexual arousal or stimulation are unlikely to be acceptable
• No theme is prohibited, provided the treatment is appropriate for 15 year olds
• Violence may be strong but should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury. The strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable. Strong sadistic or sexualised violence is also unlikely to be acceptable. There may be detailed verbal references to sexual violence but any portrayal of sexual violence must be discreet and have a strong contextual justification

18

• No one younger than 18 may watch a 18 in a cinema. They cannot buy or rent any 18 rated video work.
• Most adults are able to choose what they want to watch but there are some constraints
• The material must not be in breach of the criminal law, or must not be created through the commission of a criminal offence
• Material or treatment must not appear to the BBFC to risk harm to individuals or, through their behaviour, to society – for example, any detailed portrayal of violent or dangerous acts, or of illegal drug use, which may cause harm to public health or morals. This may include portrayals of sexual or sexualised violence which might, for example, eroticise or endorse sexual assault
• Must not include explicit images of sexual activity which cannot be justified by context. Such images may be appropriate in ‘R18’ works, and in ‘sex works’ 

annalysis of Donny Darco

Mise-En-Scene

Black back ground with white writting
Oder looking films - font
Looks like he fell of his bike, also in his pajamas - makes the audience ask questions
On the sign you know the date, the place, and the events that are currently happening
Set in an american suburb
Person reading stealingking novel - known to wrie horrors
The sign on the fridge says 'where is donny?' this shows that they are not bothered that he has gone missing As if it is a regular occurence

Camera
Tracking/slow paced
Extreme long shot
Tracking round from far away to close quickly
Panning round boy - medium distance
Shot - facial expresion - confusion
Pan of landscape
More cuts as the film proggresses - jumps loactions

Sound
Thunder as titles are playing - non diegetic - no picture on screen to show thunder
Thunder continues when the scene changes - scenery changes to a open landscape but the sound is still non Diegetic beacuse we cant see the birds.
The music is deep/sad/contemplated
Music changes when he stands up - up beat song says 'killing time' 

Editing
Fadded in from black at the start to a morning scene in the forest
Fadded to white then out back to the scene

Conventions of Crime Thrillers and Physiological Thrillers

The conventions of a crime thriller are:

• suspenseful account of failed or successful crimes
• features - murder/robbery/shoot outs/double cross/scenarios
• can glorify the rise & fall of a criminal - often based on real people
• set in a large crowded cities to provide the viewer with an insight into a secret world
• characters have an ambitious desire for success or recognition
• rivalry between binary opposite characters is strong
• many locations - seedy & interior settings

The conventions of a physiological thriller are:

• The central theme of 'Identity' which can be mistaken identity, stolen identity, dual identity, doppelgangers, confused identity and amnesia
• The theme of 'Perception and Reality' gives the sense of seeing the narrative from the perspective of multiple characters
• The theme of 'Memory' can often involve the torture of an individual with a traumatic memory or specific last memory
• Another common convention used is an 'Unreliable Narrator'
• 'Technical devices' such as flashbacks and repetition in editing are common. 
• 'Imagery' — a close up of eyes are a frequent motif

Audience research

Before we film a discussion of thriller films for our research we tried a practice survey. We asked out audience four questions to help us understand what type of questions we should ask. The questions were:

1. What do you expect in a 15/18 film? 
2. What is your favourite type of thriller film- horror, crime, psychological, drama, romance etc? 
3. What do you like your film to be set? 
4. Do you get bored of watching the same thing? 
5. Do you prefer black and white films or colour? 
6. What type of music do you like in thriller films? 
7. Do you like films to have a slow introduction, quick introduction or a film that unravels throughout?

Our audience research with this survey has helped in many ways. Firstly through the questions- when producing our real discussion, we are going to ask more open questions as we feel these questions were limiting our feedback. Secondly, this has also helped us in what type of film we are going to make. Most people answered the second question (favourite thriller film) as psychological. This means that viewers today enjoy these types of films and this influences us to produce one. On the third question answers came back with: realistic locations and places in the middle of nowhere. These answers contradict each other as half of our audience wants ordinary locations whereas the other want something different. With the fourth question, nearly all people wanted something new and exciting for  a thriller film. This makes us want to produce something original and unique. Furthermore with the fifth question, most people today prefer colour films. Even though we did ask a modern audience this could be something to avoid. Question six gave us interesting feedback as most people liked tense and happy (juxtapose to thriller films) music in thriller films. This gives our group a challenge when it comes to editing our film as we will have to think about placement and sound. Finally with question seven, nearly all people answered with a film that unravels. This shows that audiences' today enjoy crime/physiological thrillers that have gripping stories. This gives our group something to work on as we are going to have to come up with a creative idea.

Sub genre's

Action thriller – This sub-genre features a race against time which includes violence, explosions, guns and a main hero. Examples of action thrillers are The Terminator and James Bond. Action thrillers may have elements of mystery and crime.

Conspiracy thriller – This sub-genre includes a hero or heroine confronts a large, powerful group of enemies who only he/she recognizes.

Crime thriller - This particular genre is a hybrid type of both crime films and thrillers that offers a suspense and tension. Central topics of these films include murders, robberies, chases, shootouts, and double-crosses.

Disaster thriller - In which the main conflict is due to some sort of natural or artificial disaster, such as floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, volcanoes, etc., or nuclear disasters as an artificial disaster. 

Detective-Mystery- This sub-genre is considered a sub-genre of crime, suspense or thriller films that focus on an unsolved crime. This can be a murder or a disappearance which includes a central character – typically the hero- a detective. In this genre the detective meets adventures and challenges to solve the mystery.

Drama thriller – This sub-genre consists of the elements of a thriller and drama which is usually slower paced. It involves character development along with plot twists.

Film-noir- Some may argue that Film Noir is not a genre as it is more of a style that has evolved since the 1940’s. Noirs are usually black and white films with moods of melancholy, alienation, isolation, disillusionment, disenchantment, pessimism, ambiguity, moral corruption, evil, guilt and paranoia

Romance- This sub-genre includes features of romantic dramas, romantic comedies, and sexual films. These may be love stories that focus around passion, emotion, and the affectionate involvement of the main characters. This makes the film connect with the audience. Romance films make the love story the main plot focus which usually involves a male and female character.

Suspense Thriller- Thrillers have many sub-genres like action-thrillers, crime thrillers, western-thrillers, film-noir thrillers, etc. The thriller genre can be recognized with the horror genre as they both produce an intense exciting atmosphere. The high level of anticipation and suspense makes the audience anxious and nervous. Alfred Hitchcock has made many suspense thriller films that have captivated audiences. Spy films may be considered a type of thriller/suspense film also.

Research into different types of genre

Today I have looked at all the different types of genre including sub-genre and hybrids. This will make out group understand what type of thriller we can produce when it comes to making our film.

Action- I learnt that this type of genre tends to have high energy throughout the film that includes things like: stunts, fights, explosions and a destructive crisis. Sub genre’s in this category is a spy movie or a disaster film. I then looked at adventure. This genre is similar to action as it also has exciting plots.

Adventure- Adventure films also tend to have exotic locations (eg- Pirates of the Caribbean set in the Caribbean), action and treasure hunts. Even though this sounds like an interesting genre to base our short film on, it comes across as a difficult genre to shot.  After this I looked at comedy; however our group has decided that this is a bad idea as comedy is a hard genre to focus on.

Crime- I then went on to look at crime. I feel this is a good genre to work around on as it includes themes or murder and robbery that are developed around sinister actions. Detective mystery can be sub genre into crime as both include similar conventions.

Drama-I then focused on drama which uses serious plots and life situations that can shock our audience. The genre drama portrays realistic characters, settings including intense character development. The sub genres in this category are melodramas, epics and romantics.

Horror- I then looked at the genre horror. This genre is designed to frighten, captivate and entertain an audience that summon our hidden fears. Horrors include a shocking finale with monsters and deranged humans. This genre can be compared to the science-fiction genre as the corruption could relate to technology such as aliens. The sub-genres of horror are: slasher, teen terror, serial killers, satanic, Dracula and Frankenstein.

Overall I studied the main genres in which our group want to develop on. We’re not interested in making neither a science-fiction nor a fantasy film so we decided to base our research on genres that appeal to us.

The Auteur System 
Throughout my research into genres I also looked at the auteur system. This is when films are made based on the expression of one person, which is usually the director. This makes the film become their style which is shown through the personality, look, and feel of the film. For example: Alfred Hitchcock is well known for his suspense thrillers. Here is a link to his famous movie Psycho

What is a thriller?

A genuine thriller is a film that provides thrills and keeps the audience on the edge of their seats as the plot builds towards climax. Tension usually arises when the character/s are placed in a difficult situation, a mystery or trap from which escaping seems impossible. Life is threatened usually because the principal character is unsuspectingly or unknowingly involved in a dangerous or potentially deadly situation. The themes of thrillers frequently include terrorism, political conspiracy, pursuit, or romantic triangles leading to murder.

Conventions- setting, characters and story

Thrillers are usually set in a creepy atmosphere in with sudden violence, crime and murder. Thrillers mostly take place in ordinary suburbs/cities, however, sometimes they may take place completely or partly in exotic settings such as foreign cities, deserts, Polar Regions, or the high seas. The heroes in most thrillers are frequently ordinary citizens who are not used to danger. However, more common in crime thrillers, they may also police officers or detectives. While such heroes have traditionally been men, women lead characters have become increasingly common.

Thrillers are fast-paced that often present the world and society as dark, corrupt and dangerous. Characters in thrillers include criminals, stalkers, assassins, innocent victims (often on the run), menaced women, characters with dark pasts, psychotic individuals, terrorists, cops and escaped cons, private eyes, people involved in twisted relationships, world-weary men and women, psycho-fiends, and more. The themes of thrillers frequently include terrorism, political conspiracy, pursuit, or romantic triangles leading to murder.

Thriller and mystery

Thrillers often overlap with mystery stories but are distinguished by the structure of their plots. In a thriller, the hero must stop the plans of an enemy rather than uncover a crime that has already happened. While a murder mystery would be spoiled by a premature disclosure of the murderer's identity, in a thriller the identity of a murderer is typically known all along. Thrillers also occur on a much grander scale: the crimes that must be prevented are serial or mass murder, terrorism, assassination, or the overthrow of governments. Jeopardy and violent confrontations are standard plot elements in the genre. While a mystery climaxes when the mystery is solved, a thriller climaxes when the hero finally defeating the villain, saving his own life and often the lives of others. In thrillers influenced by film noir and tragedy, the compromised hero is often killed in the process. However, there are thriller films that have the characteristics of a mystery, such as the climax of a mystery being solved and the defeating of the villain seem to be common.

Alfred Hitchcock

The master of the thriller or suspense genre, Hitchcock manipulated his audience's fears and desires, taking viewers into a state of association with the representation of reality facing the character. Hitchcock's films often place an innocent victim into a strange, life-threatening or terrorizing situation, in a case of mistaken identity, identification or wrongful accusation.

Analysis of 4321 (Crime thriller)

Camera- distance, angle, movement and editing- speed, style

The film opens with an establishing close up of a girl half crying standing on a bridge. At this point in time we assume she is going to commit suicide as a bridge may connote this. The camera then zooms fast out to show an extreme long of the bridge in the location- London.  This makes the girl seem small and insignificant to the rest of the city. A car then comes into view shown by the low camera angle which denotes the people in the car seem more powerful.  The camera then cuts back to the girls face in a mid-close up showing her crying. Her depressed situation is then reinforced through the long shot showing her standing on the bridge. The camera then tracks the people getting out of the car and the fast camera movements and cuts shows them to be demanding characters whereas the girl standing on the bridge is seen to be weak. The contrast between these two characters is then show by the close up of the girls face on the bridge showing her sad emotion by crying. Additionally she is also shaking reinforcing her feeble persona. The camera then cuts to her hand which is her holding a handful of diamonds. This contradicts her frail character as diamonds denote wealth. Nevertheless, after this she is shown shaking as she looks down at the water. Moreover, the fact she hasn’t made any sound at this point connotes her to by shy. After this she then jumps which is shown by a long shot which then cuts to a black screen.

Sound- effects, music

Throughout the beginning of the film hardly any sound has been used expect for when the camera zoomed out of the girl standing on the bridge, and when she was getting ready to jump. This is significant as the director is making her seem more important to the rest of the characters. The sound used at these moments

Mise-en-scene- props, costume, setting, lighting, colour

The girl standing on the bridge comes across as quite a weak persona due to her clothes and make up. Her shabby coat and torn t-shirt denote her to be poor and insignificant. Compared to the other girls however, they wore dresses and work clothes which make them come across as more important and powerful. Furthermore, the setting also establishes a crime thriller- at night in London. Night time denotes danger and this makes the film gripping.

Titles- font, colour, placement

The titles are shown in a white font against a black background. The typography is formatted in a bold sans serif font which denotes masculinity. Furthermore, the way the text is positioned makes it look like someone is standing up against a wall which connotes this film to be about gangster crime.