Research and element ananlysis

Film Title: Chicago

Director: Rob Marshall

Information about the director

-        Directed Memoirs of a geisha (2005) -        Directed into the woods (2014) -        Pirates of the Caribbean on stranger tides (2011) -        Nine (2009) -        Annie (TV movie) 1999 -        Chicago -        Chicago won six Oscars

Genre Identification: Identify the film sequence’s major genre and relevant sub-genres

Major sequence genre: Musical Relative sub genre: Crime

Research and identify specific genre conventions relating to these genres

Mise-en-scene:

-        Over the top or exaggerated hair makeup costume -        Enhanced lighting, even ‘natural’ lighting can be enhanced to make the character look a certain way. -        Setting is often stereotyped and over the top -        Acting style is commonly over the top, very enthusiastic or exaggerated, can be stereotyped.

Cinematography:

- Anything to enhance the character, situation, setting, there are no specifics related to this genre.

Sound and editing:

- Music, song and dance and rhythmic editing to correspond with the music.