Juxtaposing our photographs to those of a film noir style including the conventional charcters

As an all girl group we were challenged to recreate all of the conventions so we decided to break some: we had female models representing both femme fatale and protagonist/antagonist...

Above the images are similar however within the school environment we were unable to create the same effect that the Venetian blinds have, although to keep the film noir style we used shadow to emphasize the femme fatale. The eye contact with the camera accentuates the femme fatale conventions since it instills a sense of impotence within the audience.

 The two iconic 'white dressed' pictures are similar though appearance and lack the eye contact which was in the pictures before. We haven't much mise-en-scene in the background like the image above which makes our recreation less effective on the audience. In our image I believe we fail to meet film noir conventions since location and props don't fit with the style and Lane's expression  isn't as demeaning as the character's above.




The photograph above is representative of film noir setting/location since it features an urban setting that looks slightly suspicious. The use of the shadow against the wall creates this suspicious effect, we have used a similar shadow effect to dramatize the situation. This shadow over Mol's face and the shadow against the wall creates enigma for the audience adding to the corrupt connotations of film noir.

Contrast is apparent in these two photos in addition to the conspicuous curves added to the image from sin city. Although not as obvious as the image above, our image holds a comparable likeness around the lips.







Below are a selection of other photographs taken in the style of film noir:

Beneath are a couple of images that I have edited on Adobe Photoshop.

The image of Lane above isn't successful at portraying conventions of a typical femme fatale in film noir because her expression is more frightened than confident,the angle also makes Lane look smaller and weaker accentuating her lack of confidence in this photograph.






This image uses the gun to distort the face, this blocks my expression, however the shadow works well against the white wall, this may have looked better cropped similar to the pictures below. Also this may ave looked better if my shadow emphasized the female form, especially if my facial features were shown on the shadow.

This is one of my favourite photographs that we have taken. The light effect was created through one of us holding a phone torch towards Mol. Simultaneously, I used my hand to create the bullet-like shape with the light. This shape focuses on the conventional femme fatale's red lips.

With this image I have cropped it so that the effect it creates is stronger focusing on my face .The shadow of the gun distorts my face, framing the expression given. The lack of eye contact shows impertinence of the femme fatale as well as the angle we have chosen to take the photograph from.

Conventions of a film noir

Prezi on Film Noir conventions

Overall this Prezi describes some of the notable conventions of Film Noir however these can vary and more or less can be used at any given time.

What does the term film noir mean?

Film noir, simply translated as black film from the french term, describes the genre of film's characteristics as dull in colour consisting of mainly black and white tones, low-key lighting, usually as well as containing a corrupt/shady plot environment and characters.

 

Film Noir Presenation from guest743866

The film noir style in classic movies refers to a series of downbeat, gritty crime and action movies made in the 1940s and 1950s. These movies used a shadowy, moody visual style that was inspired by European movies of the 1920s. Their visual style both set a mood and concealed the film's usually small budgets. Actor Robert Mitchum, who became a screen star via his many film noir roles, once quipped that the technicians "lit the movies with their cigarette butts."

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Here is a poster for Arthur Lyons' most recent film noir festival.

    Origins of Film Noir from FilmmakerIQ.com on Vimeo.

a type of crime film featuring cynical malevolent characters in a sleazy setting and an ominous atmosphere that is conveyed by shadowy photography and foreboding background music
Definition Reference

From looking at these presentations I have learnt some of the history leading to the generation of noir films, as well as the conventions such as negativity darkness and seediness that will develop my own film noir OTS. I hope to keep the characters representations and dialogue simple but enigmatic to accentuate the noir themes, I will include some action possibly the traditional act of murder commonly found in noir films.