Crime Film Trailer Analysis 4 - 'Layer Cake'

The fourth trailer I have decided to look at is for 'Layer Cake'.

Typical crime elements in the trailer include:

• costume - trench coat, smart suits, flashy dresses
• props - weapons, money, drugs
• scenes of violence
• low key lighting
• voiceover
• sans-serif font in titles
• rapid editing
• up-tempo, non-diegetic music
• settings - London (city), bedsit, drug lab
• typical character types
• tagline references genre