Snatch
The opening scene of Snatch tells the audience that this film comes under the gangster genre. The conventions used to show us this is the props involved. A diamond is being examined when then title of the film Snatch appears and money is also shown within the first two minutes, this gives the audience the impression that robbery or stolen goods is going to be sold. The end of the opening clips closes on a man hiding the diamond within a briefcase and because of the name of the film 'Snatch' we assume that the diamond has been 'snatched' and think that it will play a massive part in the film. Dim lighting is used and non diegetic parallel music plays over the top of the action in the first two minutes. The music is quite fast paced and is music you'd associate with an action based film, and within the music a siren sounds which suggests it's going to be agangster film. The film opens on four guys taking off their disguises, which suggests robbery or something illegal because they were hiding their identity, which is what you associate with a gangster themed film. In the opening scene we are shown them gambling at a casino table which gives the impression that the film is about money and stealing, which relates back to the title.There is fighting and punching involved when introducing one of the characters, which is something we as the audience would associate with a gangster film. The locations that have been used is the back of a van, dimly lit backstreet's (which is used in similar genre films) and an office, which is not normally an aspect you would associate with the gangster genre but it gives the impression of dodgy business, because it is all done in secret and the money is chucked around. As well as Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch is a film directed by Guy Ritchie, who is known for making gangster films, which is another reason we as the audience believe that is the genre.