Analysing Crime Film Opening Sequences - 'Heat'
The next crime opening scene I am analysing is from 'Heat'.
The opening scene of 'Heat' contains the following conventions of the crime genre:
- typical setting - urban
- low key lighting
- names actors in the titles commonly associated with the genre
- bold, sans serif font
- characters are disguised, as they steal an ambulance for a robbery
- mysterious non-diegetic music
- introduces different characters in the 'crew'
- typical props - fake ID cards, weapons
- typical costumes - masks, police uniforms


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