Frame-By-Frame Analysis Of The Departed By Johnny Wring

1. The first frame states a location and time period creating a setting for us to dwell on. In this case the film starts by looking back at past events which occured in Boston, America.

 2. In the second frame we are shown a school bus driving behind a black police officer. The filming of this shot is clearly emphasising the time period as it is shot with an old camera. The fact that we are told in the previous shot that this is "some years ago" allows us to suggest that this is perhaps to do with the racism fight which took place during this time period in America.

3. Leading on from the previous scene we are now shown police officers lined up next to eachother in riot gear, suggesting tention and violence, which is a very strong presence throughout the film.

 4.In this frame we are shown a shot of the city 'Boston' again emphasising location and setting. The shot also builds upon the current events taking place. The shot zooms in from a far to a close up of a certain part of 'Boston' leading us to believe that this is where some sort of action is going to take place.

5. This frame show Jack Nicholson's character Frank Costello in what looks to be like a garage of some sort. It is a pan shot of him walking across the room, whilst smoking. We are also hearing him voice over during the shot. The lighting in this frame is very dark leaving us with very few ideas of what this character is going to be like, more specifically who he is and what does he do.

6. We are now shown the exterior of a shop during daytime, in which some people are walking by. From certain objects within the scene, such as the old car we can start to suggest a more specific date to the setting. The shot is slowly zooming in on the shop, suggesting that a scene of some what significance is about to be presented to us.

Quentin Tarantino

Crime/Gangster Movies
- Pulp Fiction
- Reservoir Dogs
- Jackie Brown

Quetin Tarantino is known for writing visceral crime and gangster movies with anachronistic plots, with the official beginning of the movie being midway through the story. His films are usually unrestrained in terms of violence and language, with the derogatory term "nigger" being prevalent in almost all of his movies. This commonly stirs up controversy with film critics. He frequently collabrates with Robert Rodriguez, usually with producing, acting or writing the screenplay.

Reservoir Dogs Step-by-Step Titles Analysis

- Opening credits to Reservoir Dogs, crediting the director of the film Quentin Tarantino.

- First shot shows the characters of the movie dramatically walking towards the left of the camera, whilst a jaunty song is being played in the background setting the overall theme of the movie.

- The next shot is a close up shot of Harvey Keitel's character "Mr. White". He is walking toward the direction of the camera, looking straight towards it while his credit appears below. He has an unemotional face, suggesting a stoic personality.

 -The next shot is a close up of Michael Madsen's character Mr Blonde. This time the character is facing down, with a cigarette in his hand walking in the direction of the camera whilst the credits appear below.

- The next shot is a close up of Chris Penn's character "Nice Guy Eddie". Unlike the rest of the group, who are somewhat looking towards the camera, he is looking in a completely different direction, suggestion he is less professional than the rest of the characters. He is also wearing a bright blue shirt, standing out in comparison to the others dark clothing.

 - The next shot is a close up shot of Steve Buscemi's character "Mr. Pink". He is walking toward the direction of the camera, looking to his left. He starts off without his glasses and slowly put them on during the shot. He is further back in the group in comparison to the previous characters, suggesting he is less confident than them.




-This shot shows Lawrence Tierney's character Joe Cabot looking directly towards the camera, positioned right at the back of the group suggesting that perhaps his character is less significant than the others around him.

- This shot shows Eddie Bunker's character "Mr Blue" looking down at the floor and walking towards the camera while smoking a cigar.
He is far back in the group, suggesting that he does not hold much significance in the movie.

- This shot shows Director and actor Quentin Tarantino's character "Mr Brown" wearing glasses and facing downwards  whilst walking towards the camera. The character is also smiling unlike the rest of the group, suggesting that perhaps this character is more laid back.

- Tim Roth's character "Mr Orange" has a slight smirk whilst walking and facing towards the camera. This suggests that the character is probably laid back and has a lively personality in the film.

- The last shot is a long shot of all the character walking away from the camera and into the distance, similar to that of a western movie. They are presumably walking to their vehicles and start the heist they had planned earlier.

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Guy Ritchie

Guy Ritchie was born 10 September 1968 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. He was the second child. As a child he went to a dyslexic specialized school (Stanbridge Earls School) however he was kicked out of the school.* He has stated that drug use was the reason for the expulsion; his father has said that it was because his son was caught “cutting class and entertaining a girl in his room."

His first feature film was Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels which had a budget of $1.35 million. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is a 1998 British crime film directed and written by Guy Ritchie. The story is a heist film involving a self-confident young card sharp who loses £500,000 to a powerful crime lord in a rigged game of three card brag. In order to pay off his debts, he and his friends decide to rob a small-time gang who happen to be operating out of the flat next door. The film brought Guy Ritchie international acclaim and introduced actors Vinnie Jones and Jason Statham to worldwide audiences.

His second feature film was Snatch, released in the year 2000. Originally known as Diamonds, had a budget of $10,000,000. Snatch is a 2000 crime film written and directed by British filmmaker Guy Ritchie, Set in the London criminal underworld, the film contains two intertwined plots: one dealing with the search for a stolen diamond, the other with a small-time boxing promoter. Named Turkish who finds himself under the thumb of a ruthless gangster known as Brick Top.
Ritchie's next project was a Vegas-themed heist film entitled Revolver, which was critically panned in the US and UK. Revolver is a 2005 film, written and directed by Guy Ritchie.
The film stars Jason Statham as Jake Green, Ray Liotta as Dorothy Macha, and André Benjamin as Avi. It centers on a revenge-seeking confidence trickster whose weapon is a universal formula that guarantees victory to its user, when applied to any game or confidence trick. This is the fourth feature film by Ritchie and his third to center on crime and professional criminals. It was released in UK theaters on September 22, 2005, but performed poorly at the box office.

Ritchie has also written and directed RocknRolla. RocknRolla is a 2008 British crime film written and directed by Guy Ritchie, and starring Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Mark Strong, Toby Kebbell, Tom Hardy, Idris Elba, Karel Roden, and Thandie Newton. It was released on 5 September 2008 in the UK, hitting #1 in the UK box office in its first week of release.
Ritchie's movie Sherlock Holmes, starring Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law, received its theatrical release on 25 December 2009. The film was given generally positive reviews and grossed more than $520 million worldwide, becoming Ritchie's most successful film financially. The sequel, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, was released on 16 December 2011.

Martin Scorsese

Crime Films:
-GoodFellas (1990)
-The Departed (2006)
-Gangs Of New York (2002)
-Casino (1995)
-Mean Streets (1973)

Martin Scorsese was born in the USA on the 17th November 1942

Martin Scorsese films address themes such as Italian American Identity, Roman Catholic concepts of guilt and redemption, machismo, modern Crime and violence.

Martin Scorsese has collaborated with legendary actor Robert De Niro on many a film and has also collaborated with famous actors such as Harvey Keitel, Leonardo DiCaprio, Victor Argo and Joe Pesci.

Martin Scorsese won the academy award for the best director for crime themed The Departed, having been nominated a previous five times.

In 1967, Scorsese made his first feature-length film the black and white 'I call first' which was later retitled 'Who's that knocking at my door'

Martin Scorsese is known for starting his films with segments from the middle or end of the film. such films are 'Casino','Goodfellas' and 'Raging Bull'.

The Goodfellas is a film which focuses heavily on the crime genre and has may actors involved in it which are well known for their crime films, such as Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Ray Liotta. The Story of the film focuses on Ray Liotta's character 'Henry Hill' and his rise through the mob hierarchy, taking tumbles along the way. The GoodFellas made $46, 836, 394 (USA) with a budget of $25,000,000 (estimated) 

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Crime/Gangster Genre Research

Crime/Gangster films began developing as early as the 1930's, although they did exist before during the age of silent movies. .This developed as a result of the Great Depression of America, where crime began to rise as a result of financial instability. Although after the 1930's, the Gangster genre went into a decline, up until the 1970's.

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