Recently, we participated in some research within school to experiment with the effectiveness of the filmic technique Film Noir.
What is Film Noir?
Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize moral ambiguity and sexual motivation. Hollywood's classic film noir period is generally regarded as stretching from the early 1940s to the late 1950s.
Many people would argue that Film Noir is a genre of film, however others would state it is in fact a style of film-making rather than a genre of its own. The reasoning behind this is simple, you can have a Film-Noir Thriller, or a romantic film in film-noir but the style of film-noir has no narrative related features of its own.
What we did?
In the course of the lesson, we observed some classic Film Noir sequences (Double Indemnity) and then set about recreating our own shots in a photographic sense. Included are some of the best, note the clever use of:
- High-Key Lighting
- Sinister Character Shots
- Black-White Setting
- Props (Hats)
- Framing of the Shots
- Rory Jee
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