Film Noir Research

Film noir is a genre of film that that was mainly used in the forties and fifties and a uses high contrast black and white effect to create a mysterious narrative e.g. a crime or detective film. I really liked the idea of having high contrast black and white imagery to convey a crime because it can leave unanswered questions and create a mystery for the viewer. The noir genre is best known for its unique lighting style, which could be used to give clues to the viewers or to create a mysterious atmosphere with unanswered problems. This genre creates narrative through its visual style, not dialogue and performance.

Photos and information found: masteringfilm.com

Tutoiral

I took part in a group tutorial, which helped a lot with idea and research development. I was given a variety of different ideas on how i could approach this narrative and create original images.

Ideas Given:

Subtle use of colours, maybe as an over layer.

Research into the colour theory.

Contextual Research- Boris Mikhailov.

Recreate charcters from the Cluedo Boardgame.

Play the boardgame and recreate what happens (chance).

Book research- 'The dice Man' Luke Rhinehart

Links to surrealism.

Create a script for the characters to follow.

Use 1 source of light, flash light e.g. Snoot.

Research Chiarosuro the treatment of light and shade.

Contextual research- Philip Lorca.

Test lights e.g. through window.

Storyboarding- Tim walker.

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