3. Visual Style Low Key Lighting Shadows Cast By Venetian Blinds Dutch Angles Low Angle Shots Wide Angle Lenses Shots Of Characters Reflection In One Or More Mirrors Night For Night Filming (Instead Of Day For Night) From The 1940’s Location Shooting Became Frequent
4. Iconography Dark Sidewalks Rain Drenched Streets Flashing Neon Signs City Is Villainous/Hostile Alcohol/Alcoholics Cigarettes Guns Trench Coats
5. Themes Transgression Of Social Norms Someone Evil Going Against What You Would Normally Expect Taboo
6. Settings Urban Setting – LA, New York, San Francisco and Chicago Thought Of In The Sense Of A Labyrinth Bars Lounges Nightclubs Gambling Den’s Industrial Setting – Refineries, Factories, Train-yards and Power Plants
7. Narrative Devices Convoluted Storylines Flashbacks Voiceover Narration Classic Noir Usually From A First Person Narrative
