Sunday, 23 September 2012

Film Noir

My Definition of film Noir and the conventions.

A French phrase literally meaning "black film" that developed in the early 40s; refers to a genre of mostly black-and-white films that blossomed in the post-war era in American cinema, with bleak subject matter and a somber, downbeat tone;  low-key lighting often in night scenes, camera angles (often canted or high-angle shots), the setting (the gloomy underworld of crime and corruption), iconography (guns, urban settings), characters (disillusioned, jaded), and other elements combined to present a dark atmosphere of pessimism, tension, cynicism, or oppression.












Hit film Noir films


1 comment:

  1. add the representation work we did in class - of male/female roles
    add the iconography work we completed

    you need to get far more done and get on top of it more quickly

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