Chosen Gangster Names.

From the blog I’ve already uploaded about gangster names, I have gained enough knowledge to identify what would and what wouldn’t be good when it came to giving the boys a gangster name. We had to think of names that would suit the characters best and it was not time consuming at all. 

Below, are photos taken of the characters holding the mug shot cards we made and their made up names beside them. The boys lined up and were told to stand in front of the green screen one by one so that we could take photos with them and edit the background if needed. We wanted to create a mug shot background with the height marking in order to create an authentic effect on the spectator. We took an eye-level and side profile shot (conforming to real photos that would have been taken in reality). These photos will be considered to be used for our magazine cover or film poster although we have already taken good photos. By doing more than we should, it allows us to have more choice and variety and allow us to obtain the most effective photo that reflects our genre well.

Tony 'Don' Milano

(Jimmy Gore)

Jimmy Gore has been given the name Tony Don Milano as he looks the most fierce out of all them. He is also extremely tall which makes him stand out too. The way in which he has a clean cut face and slicked back hair is that he conforms to the recognisable gangster leader.

Neko 'Little Man' Brown

(Adil Yaqub)

We have given him this name for two reasons. One - He is the smallest and his skin tone matches the surname. Two - It's also made to create a light hearted effect.

Vinnie 'Mad Dog' Smith

(Michael Mowbray)

This name was given to Michael because the way in which he has long scruffy hair, it slightly resembles the fur that belongs to a dog - thick and scruffy. The name Mad Dog also conforms to the Crime & Gangster genre as it suggests violence and brutality.

Charles 'Pretty Boy' Floyd

(Tazzy Mazikana)

Here, Tazzy is named Pretty Boy. You can see that as he cares about his appearance as his hair style is very neat and he is wearing an earring. Initially, he was going to be called Neko 'Little Man' Brown as we thought he was the smallest but when we measured him and Adil, we noticed that Adil was slightly smaller and the name suited him better too.

 Johnny 'Machine Gun' Doyle

(Liam Fitzpatrick)

Finally, we have Johnny Machine Gun Doyle. A machine gun is one of the most expected props in a gangster film so we thought it would be good if we related it to a character. This would automatically force the audience think that 'Johnny' will be a very malicious character who thrives to kill with his (supposedly) machine gun.