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The Heist Genre

The Heist Genre. “The Italian Job”. Characters. Mastermind Computer/Technological Geek Driver Explosives Expert Beautiful Woman Villain. Setting . Urban Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Venice, Rome, Chicago, Las Vegas Great vistas or notable landmarks

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The Heist Genre

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  1. The Heist Genre “The Italian Job”

  2. Characters • Mastermind • Computer/Technological Geek • Driver • Explosives Expert • Beautiful Woman • Villain

  3. Setting • Urban • Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Venice, Rome, Chicago, Las Vegas • Great vistas or notable landmarks • Wealthy homes, office buildings, estates, etc.

  4. Plot • Initial heist and action to create tension and drive adrenaline • Escape or botched handover • Unexpected glitches and complications • Blurring of “good/bad guy” boundaries • Change of scenes/locations • Second planning session • Second heist successfully completed • Happy ending with lots of moolah!

  5. Iconography • Cars • Explosives • Computers • High-tech gadgets • Safe • Guns • Warehouses/planning locales

  6. Mood • High action causes tension with interludes of: • Planning, comic relief and romance • The object of the heist is always within their reach; anything is possible

  7. Cinematic Style • Long shots to establish setting • Fast-paced action dotted with switching shots of chase, chaser, and chasee. • Quick, clean editing cuts • Use of night shots to connect to the secretiveness of the job • Extreme close-ups for tension creation during heist • Tracking shots to follow action

  8. Narrative Themes • Cheated out of their rightful booty • Revenge and/or retribution for the past wrong or wrongdoer • Money will make me happy • “This is the one to end all jobs; our last job”

  9. Heist Examples • The Italian Job • The Thomas Crowne Affair • Ocean’s Eleven • Ronin • Sneakers • Bond movies • The Sting

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