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.
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