Conventions of our sub-genres

Here are the conventions of our two chosen sub-genres which we will crossover


Conventions of the police sub-genre

• As the name says, police films centre around the police.
•  Police procedurals depict a number of police-related topics such as forensics, autopsies, the gathering of evidence, the use of search warrants and interrogation.
• While traditional mysteries usually adhere to the convention of having the criminal's identity concealed until the climax (the so-called whodunit), in police procedurals, the perpetrator's identity is often known to the audience from the outset. 
• Examples of police films is Hot Fuzz, Police Academy and Beverly Hill Cop.

Conventions of the detective sub-genre

• Focuses around a detective trying to solve a crime, usually a murder mystery. 
• Tends to feature a large number of false suspects with the real villain being the 'least likely suspect'.
• Usually fictional detectives fit one of these four archetypes; the amateur detective (e.g. Marple), the private investigator (e.g. Holmes, Poirot), the police detective (e.g. Morse, Columbo), the forensic specialists (e.g. Quincy, CSI).
• Story lines are much more complicated and characters are identified better so that the audience can feel like they could solve the crime.
• High key lighting is often used and the music tends to be upbeat or tense. 
• Higher class characters are often used and this sub-genre is usually professional and precise. 
• Examples of detective films are The Big Sleep and Sherlock Holmes.