Sample Moodboard

Here is an example of a Moodboard for the Crime Thriller Subgenre. I have included some conventional Iconography for the Genre: Locations, Settings and Props that are common, along with some Actors that you might expect to be cast in a film of this type. You should also include a brief commentary, as shown below.

Crime Thrillers often centre around the 'seedy underbelly' of Urban Settings, commonly London (pictured), New York or LA. Cars and Guns form an important part of the Iconography of the Genre, and create an expectation of Action and Violence for the Audience. Stars of these films are predominantly male, Mid-to-late thirties, and are often not typical Hollywood 'heart-throbs' in appearance. Rather they tend to be more average looking, thus creating a sense of 'gritty' realism, or 'verisimilitude' for the film. Robert De Niro and Al Pacino (pictured) are well-known and highly regarded for their performances in films within the Genre.