Genre research: True Crime

 Since our film has something to do with someone planning to kill people and drug cartels in a sense, True Crime is another genre we should research. The camera angles, movements, and shots commonly used in True crime are: High and low angles, Close-up and Extreme Close-up shots, Dolly movements, Handheld shots, and over the shoulder shots. Directors like to use high angles to prove authority and power. Low angles are used to show weakness and fear. The whole idea in Crime Movies is to show the power and fear, they're very important. Close-ups and extreme close-ups are used so the audience can convey the emotions and allow the audience to kind of depict the characters mindset, can be used to give another meaning behind a character's words. Dolly Movements create a feeling of tension and urgency. Handheld shots aren't usually still. They are shaky and unstable; it gives the effect of disorientation and uncertainty. Over the shoulder shots show either what's lingering in the back or we can get a point of view of what's going on in from of the character. Low lighting is used to make silhouettes which create a mysterious and ominous ambiance. Props used in this genre could be anything from a crowbar to a gun. Common settings are usually people's homes or the woods, somewhere private since serial killers wouldn't really be killing in broad daylight. The editing is crucial. Jump cuts and flashbacks show how the character came to be, what was left unspoken. It brings the character into a new light. A better understanding. There isn't much music. Music kind of throws off the mysterious vibe that's set in true crime. The elements of sound used are diegetic and non-diegetic sound and ambient sound. These sounds make the viewer uncomfortable and on their toes. It makes the scene feel real, as if you were really in the movie.