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Monday 30 January 2012
Survey monkey; Film noir
Here is my first survey created with survey monkey about film noir. Here I have 6 questions, each asking the opinion of the person answering the survey about film noir.
This isn't the best way to get my survey out for people to see because it's just a print screen and not something you can interact with, so in my next post I will embed it.
Wednesday 25 January 2012
Film noir presentation
This slide show is relevant because it's all about film noir, it explains film noir and all the factors that make it a different genre. Through the information this slideshow has given me, the basics i've known in film noir I now know in more detail. This slideshow helps my production plans with what my characters are going to be like, and the setting and narrative. It has all the factors the go together to make a film noir in detail.
Sunday 22 January 2012
Double idemnity characters.
Barbara Stanwyck is the femfatale of double idemnity, you can see she's glamorous.
Fred MacMurray you can see has a manly profession ie detective, reporter, insurance man, boxer from the suit he's in.
Here are the two main characters in the 'double idemnity', you can see how they both fit the criteria to star in film noir's.
The convention of key noir.
During class we watched 'The double idemnity' and 'The killers', both fairly well known. These films have similar key points that made them a certain genre. In this case film noir. In this post I will talk about the 'convention of key noir' which will include origins, key character types, narratives, editing, sound, mise-en-scene and camera composition of film noir.
Origins ~ Film noir is often set in the 1930's or 1940's, since this period was during the war all the violence within the film was seen as normal and acceptable.
Key character types ~ In a film noir there are normally two main characters, male and female with a romantic sexual attraction.
Male - usually the hero/anti hero. (This is someone who should be a hero but has dark methods) The hero/anti hero male usually has a manly profession ie detective, reporter, insurance man, boxer. Who unintentionally gets involved in crime. The hero/anti hero will get in to trouble or become a broken man.
Female - usually glamorous, overly sexual character. They are called the femfatale.
The femfatal more then not will die at the end of the film, which is where the 'fatal' part in the name came from.
Narratives ~ Film Noir is often innovated in narrative techniques. 'Double Indemnity' is marked by two movements: of real time and remembered time.
Editing ~ Film noirs are all black and white, there will be experimental lighting ie light coming through things (re-fracted through window blinds etc) and there will be a extreme contrast between dark and light.
Nearly every film noir end with it being a flashback with the hero's perspective.
Mis-en-scene ~ Characters will be playing a lot of card games.
There would be strong fashion (make up and suits) so you can tell what era it's from..
Camera and composition ~There isn't usually anything technical about the camera for a film noir, there will be more or less just straight forward shots.
Sound ~There will be narration in a film noir to tell us what the hero is thinking and to tell us about the suituation.
Origins ~ Film noir is often set in the 1930's or 1940's, since this period was during the war all the violence within the film was seen as normal and acceptable.
Key character types ~ In a film noir there are normally two main characters, male and female with a romantic sexual attraction.
Male - usually the hero/anti hero. (This is someone who should be a hero but has dark methods) The hero/anti hero male usually has a manly profession ie detective, reporter, insurance man, boxer. Who unintentionally gets involved in crime. The hero/anti hero will get in to trouble or become a broken man.
Female - usually glamorous, overly sexual character. They are called the femfatale.
The femfatal more then not will die at the end of the film, which is where the 'fatal' part in the name came from.
Narratives ~ Film Noir is often innovated in narrative techniques. 'Double Indemnity' is marked by two movements: of real time and remembered time.
Editing ~ Film noirs are all black and white, there will be experimental lighting ie light coming through things (re-fracted through window blinds etc) and there will be a extreme contrast between dark and light.
Nearly every film noir end with it being a flashback with the hero's perspective.
Mis-en-scene ~ Characters will be playing a lot of card games.
There would be strong fashion (make up and suits) so you can tell what era it's from..
Camera and composition ~There isn't usually anything technical about the camera for a film noir, there will be more or less just straight forward shots.
Sound ~There will be narration in a film noir to tell us what the hero is thinking and to tell us about the suituation.
Double Indemnity (1944) - Full Movie
Here is the full movie found on youtube of the 'double idemnity' from 1944.
Film noir -
When is it?
-Classic film noir developed during and after World War II, taking advantage of the post-war ambience of anxiety. It was a style of black and white American films that first evolved in the 1940s, becoming more popular in the post-war era, and lasted in a classic "Golden Age" period until about 1960.
What is it?
-The term film noir describes a type of film that is very dark in its outlook. The word noir is French for 'black', and it was during the 1940s that film noir came into its own. The term was coined by film critics just after World War II.
Film Noir (literally 'black film or cinema') was reviewed by French film critics (first by Nino Frank in 1946) film critics noticed a change in US films. A lot of the films were no longer of the sunny, optimistic fare that was shown before the war. The films seemed to be darker and more pessimistic in outlook. It was as if Hollywood had woken up to the harsh realities of the world and the horrors of war. of many American crime and detective films released in France to theatres following the war, such as The Maltese Falcon (1941), Murder, My Sweet (1944), Double Indemnity (1944), The Woman in the Window (1944), and Laura (1944).
Film noir was the flip side of life. Doomed heroes, manipulative people and hidden personal and political agendas were around every corner. The lighting used in film noir was very dark, creating long shadow. The heroes or ant-heroes seemed set on a path that would ultimately lead to their downfall. Usually, they were ordinary people who were ensnared in grave or unfortunate coincidences. A large number of these fatalistic incidents were instigated by the femme fatale.
-Classic film noir developed during and after World War II, taking advantage of the post-war ambience of anxiety. It was a style of black and white American films that first evolved in the 1940s, becoming more popular in the post-war era, and lasted in a classic "Golden Age" period until about 1960.
What is it?
-The term film noir describes a type of film that is very dark in its outlook. The word noir is French for 'black', and it was during the 1940s that film noir came into its own. The term was coined by film critics just after World War II.
Film Noir (literally 'black film or cinema') was reviewed by French film critics (first by Nino Frank in 1946) film critics noticed a change in US films. A lot of the films were no longer of the sunny, optimistic fare that was shown before the war. The films seemed to be darker and more pessimistic in outlook. It was as if Hollywood had woken up to the harsh realities of the world and the horrors of war. of many American crime and detective films released in France to theatres following the war, such as The Maltese Falcon (1941), Murder, My Sweet (1944), Double Indemnity (1944), The Woman in the Window (1944), and Laura (1944).
Film noir was the flip side of life. Doomed heroes, manipulative people and hidden personal and political agendas were around every corner. The lighting used in film noir was very dark, creating long shadow. The heroes or ant-heroes seemed set on a path that would ultimately lead to their downfall. Usually, they were ordinary people who were ensnared in grave or unfortunate coincidences. A large number of these fatalistic incidents were instigated by the femme fatale.
Monday 16 January 2012
Reflective comments.
This post will talk about my strengths and fears for this new unit,
my main downfall is i'm extremely un-organised many people will tell you that. I need to be pushed and told constantly as to when work is due, I'm afraid that I will do everything last minute and not get a good grade like i'm aiming for.
However since my childhood was around media due to my brother, I feel like I will be good with using the camera and getting creative with my work.
my main downfall is i'm extremely un-organised many people will tell you that. I need to be pushed and told constantly as to when work is due, I'm afraid that I will do everything last minute and not get a good grade like i'm aiming for.
However since my childhood was around media due to my brother, I feel like I will be good with using the camera and getting creative with my work.
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