film noir “play it again sam.”. what constitutes film noir?
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Film Noir
“Play it again Sam.”
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What constitutes Film Noir?
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Story line:• Derives from the American “Pulp Fiction”
tradition popularised by writers like Dashiel Hammet.
• Storylines mostly revolve around crime, detectives, spies, or gangsters.
• The protagonist is generally pessimistic, cynical, cold and detached.
• Common settings are the city, at night, rain slicked streets and sleazy bars.
• The one type of Hollywood film which allowed for an unhappy ending.
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Specific Characterisation.
These characters are almost caricatures:Larger than life expressions of certain
attributes, either desirable or non-desirable.
They are also heavily stereotyped.
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The Hard Boiled Detective:
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The Femme Fatale:
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What is a Femme Fatale?
• A female character who will generally seek the help of the main protagonist of the story.
• She will be portrayed as sexually attractive.
• She will, on average, betray the male protagonist.
• Other times, she will see the error of her ways, and repent.
• And sometimes, she is simply a victim.
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Lighting:
Strong Lighting.
Use of light and shadow. This is called…
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CHIAROSCURO
(Italian for clear-dark)
It was originally used in reference to a style of painting.
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Like this one…
Giovanni Baglioni, Sacred Love.
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In this context, it is used in reference to strong single source lighting. It creates a
definite mood or ambience through use of contrast.
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Camera Work:
Film Noir used a lot of unconventional camera work (in context of when Film
Noir was popular.)
Such as…
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Extreme Deep Focus
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High angle shots
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Low angle shots
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The “Dutch” angle
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The effect of these techniques?
• Disorientation of the viewer• Symbolic of immoral, amoral or corrupt
society and characters• Used to emphasise character traits
(good/evil)• Establish power relationships