Genre - Main Task

Genre: Genre is the class or category in which a media text falls in to.

For my Main Task i have decided to work with Adelle Auckland. After much thought we decided to create a film opening based on the Crime genre.


Crime Fiction: Is the literary genre that fictionalizes crimes, their detection, criminals and their motives.

There are many sub-genres for Crime, combinning Crime and another genre to create a more complex, in depth genre. Some of these are listed below:

Crime-Thriller
Crime-Drama
Crime-Gangsta
Crime-Detective
Crime-Mystery
Crime-Horror
Crime-Action
Crime-Heist

Our original thoughts and ideas fitted perfectly into the Crime-Heist genre.

Codes and Conventions of the Crime Genre

• Police
• Balaclavas
• Dark Clothing
• Weapons
• Money
• Women
• Alcohol
• Gambling
• Villains
• Expensive commodities

Codes and Conventions of the Heist Genre

• Banks
• Vaults
• Plans
• Darkness
• Secrecy
• Technology
• The Team
• Love Interest
• Doublecross
• Lovable Rogue 

Crime-Heist: A Crime-Heist film is a film that has an intricate plot woven around a group of people trying to steal something. This genre commonly includes a loveable rogue(s).

Loveable Rogue: A Loveable Rogue is predominantly the antagonist of the film. However within crime-heist films the antagonist is seen as a protagonist even thought they break the law, often for their personal profit, they are usually nice and charming enough and make an emotional connection or receive empathy from the audience. Loveable Rogues are a key factor in a crime-heist film, it places the audience on the side of the rogue.