I wanted to ensure that i understand the key elements of the genre and the generic pleasures associated with the Film Noir experience
I want to ensure that my film uses:
Melodramamtic lighting;
Chiaroscuro lighting features prominently in film noirs, it is about creating an effect which shows language through a more visual performance. Chiaroscuro is a good way of showing negative and positive emotions through what we see.
Canted Angles;
This angle is often used to suggest imbalance and instability in the shot, we will be using canted angles in our piece for dramatic effect.
Smoke and Fog;
This is used to create an eerie tension in the piece and also to over dramatise the scene, we will be using smoke in our OTS but unlikely that we will be using fog as we aren't doing any lengthy set time of filming outside.
Femme Fatale and Anti Hero
Conventionally these characters are used as the story tellers, they are the main characters who create the stir within the story, we are using two femme fatale's in our OTS so they we change slightly from the original conventions.
Expressionist; Expressionism
This is used within film noir's to stir emotion within the audience, for example when someone dies, how we react to that, do we feel sad because of their death or do we empathise with the murderer?
Modality;
This refers to how close the producer intends a text to being realistic.We are hoping our OTS will be realistic, but the drastic actions permitted by the femme fatales shows an underlying horror being the idea of 'realism'
