SNATCH ( 2000 ) • Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur

robbers, and supposedly Jewish jewellers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8jbt0wBkMIAntagonist: Brick top – British Gang Leader StereotypeCousin Avi – American gang leader stereotypeHelper:Mickey – Gypsy (Pikey) stereotype turns heroProtagonist: Turkish and Tommy they are both Anti Heroes. However it challenges the conventions as we grow to love the criminals.

Act 1 – Narrative equilibrium introduced. Themes include: diamond heist by the American gang hinted through the voice over of the main protagonist (Turkish) who is also linked to the parallel plot of boxing matches.Act 2 – The disruption starts. Highlighted with key texts “Where is the stone” and “you’re going down” hint at rigged fights. Then the montage of action shots from the fight.Act 3 – Cast are introduced using time remapping, spaghetti western influenced graphic sequence with hints of attempting to ‘fix’ the disruption.

• The first characters we see in the snatch movie trailer display stereotypical mise-en-scene to show crime as a genre. Black and silver guns strapped to the character in the centre of the screen with some sort of protective vest. All four characters in the screen shot are in smart suited clothing, which relates to their religion but also makes them seem important. When the middle character rips of his white Jewish shirt to reveal the guns it shows he is in disguise which sets the atmosphere of a typical crime genre film. Other mise-en-scene shown throughout the film is diamonds, poker settings and money. This reinforces the crime genre.

Throughout the film there is a lot of low key lighting, which helps sets the atmosphere of the crime world. Most shots are close up or wind into close up which helps shows expressions on characters faces as the characters are the more important to the narrative than setting. The motion of the camera angle and movement is another post modern element anti-narrative creating a disruption to the flow of the piece. This adds a sort of USP making the audience want to go and see it because it is different. The sets that are shown represent the underworld setting and consequences of the crime. For example the boxing ring is badly lit and looks almost ‘home made’ in a run down building, as of course it is illegal. The caravan sight is an important setting as it relates to the characters background.

High art editingThroughout the trailer, guy Ritchie uses a range of high art editing. To exchange between scenes he uses this fast lines across the current scene. It almost has an effect of a old fashioned video breaking up. This is a post modern element that disrupts the narrative. He also uses a range of colours over the top of the scenes connotation the mood and action. This intrigues the audience and creates a manic feel to the trailer. He shows a lot of close ups from a low angle which challenges basic conventions and makes the film trailer more exciting, it compliments the quick editing of frames shooting on and off the screen.

Titles..

Guy Ritchie introduces the characters by pausing on them, when they’re at the side of the shot usually just their upper half of their body. Creating a comic effect of their faces. Blurring out the background and giving it a basic colour that reflects to their personality. He uses a rounded font with stars and lines- each character with a different layout of the stars and lines, again suggesting different personalities or to maybe keep the titles fun. Heavy style graphics.This also creates a post modern feel, using a freeze frame and changing their faces and to an unrealistic colour setting using hyper-reality. I love the way this looks and it creates a unique feel to the trailer, I would like to do a similar effect in mine.

He using a different font when introducing questions and phases that relate to the narrative. It appears on a black screen in rounded lower case white writing. With a red effect shadowing it, maybe suggesting the disruption in the narrative and the fact that it is post modern by the way he has twisted a basic black and white title page. The red could connotes danger and love. The red flashes around the page keeping up the pace of the trailer. This is also seen when the main title of the film comes up.

Sound..There is a mixture of sounds in the snatch trailer. The voice Over is spoken by the main protagonist, Turkish. His voice is almost cockney, setting the genre and the narrative to the film. This voiceover mixture with the still framing anti-narrative device, allows the audience to connect with the film and characters.

There are many Non diegetic sound effects such as a fast rewind which is used to compliment the visuals and fast editing.

The voice over helps promote the Elements of comedy- to introduce the hybrid genre. One liners such as describing London as ‘fish and chips’ and the introduction of the dog as a character.

The backing track mixes up throughout the trailer, but has a continuous fast pace to it. The remixed dance music towards the end helps drive the action on and sets the atmosphere of the drug industry being competitive and fast pace.