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Title

Orange text on a plain black background giving a classic heist film look
Title suits our genre because of the style and the colour orange which is a bold colour
Deck of cards to go with the title which also suggests there is a joker (double agent) in the pack.

Credits

Same as the title, orange this appears with the characters or another part
Simple credits which wouldn't distract the audience too much because we want the audience to be focused on the film as well

3, 4 & 5 Characters

Heist films always have a variety of characters to work together as a team which we have shown through this film
The characters that are used in heist movies are usually involved with criminal scenarios e.g robbing a bank but by doing that there needs to be a gathering
It is often middle aged men getting involved in crimes in heist films. Our cast are teenagers so adds a fresh style to the genre as their lives and concerns will be different
Our characters are a male and female
The two males and one female as our main characters would be breaking the genre code in some ways because heist films stereotypically are an all-male cast which updates a genre

6 & 7 Mise-en-scene

There is often a scene where in heist films poker is involved
Using props such as the round table which would be helpful with camera work and also the bags to be used to swap
Unlike other heist films, we have shown the characters playing in the daylight rather than at night because of lack of lighting equipment so hard for us to follow genre conventions here.
Lack of lighting worked in the shed location where one of the gang is kidnapped - the back lighting as the door opens helps to conceal the identity of the man who walks in - this is a common use of lighting.
A further location is a room full of machinery goods to create the environment that the hacker is in a place which is comfortable for him. It uses conventions well because the hacker wears casual clothes
The final location is at a park which usually is public. This is a location that is common for 'drops' in spy films so we are slightly mixing genres here.

7, 8, 9, & 10 Camera Work

We use close up and extreme close up to hide the unknown boss character so the audience wouldn’t recognise who the person is, although he is very important
There is a panning shot in the poker scene which is stereotypically used in heist films. As the camera moves round to capture different reactions
A long shot is used to show that another person is coming into the scene who will be effectively used for the message that needs to be received
A POV shot at the hacker scene to show what he was attempting to hack which gives the audience a sense of involvement

11 & 12 Editing

There are 4 changes of scene to show that the scene has changed
The door at the beginning of the scene, we have added a sound that is louder and more dramatic
There is silence when there is an extreme close up of his eyes to create tension and makes the audience more intrigued to know who the person is
Also editing at the packaging scene because it goes back and forth from when the messenger is talking and seeing one of the main the character’s emotions
There are wipe transitions used to change the scene as a part of the editing style

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