2. Iconography
 Characters are normally seen smoking
 Females are known as ‘Femme Fetal’, wearing reveling
clothing and stilettos, also wearing bight red lipstick.
 The weather is always glum and is constantly raining.
 The men are usually a flawed detective, wearing suits and
caring guns.

3. Style
 Low key lighting
 Dark Contrasts
 Dramatic Shadows
 Faces Partly Obstructed by Darkness
 Canted Angle/Frames
 Shots of characters through mirrors shows frame of mind
 Side Light

4. Setting
 Film Noir’s are set in major cities for example new york and
it is constantly raining.
 Urban places like LA are sometimes commonly used
 Labyrinth/Maze themes
 Often set in bars/lounges/nightclubs/gambling dens
 Always set at night time

5. Narrative
 Unusual Storylines
 Flashbacks/flash forwards
 Obscure Narratives
 Search for justice
 Flawed characters

6. Characters
 Drunk Policeman
 Flawed Heroes/Corrupt Policeman
 Alienated
 Bitterness
 Jealousy
 Down and Out writers
 Femme Fatal
 Hard-Boiled Detectives

7. Themes
 Crime
 Murder
 Greed
 Jealousy
 Criminals  Betrays
 Motivation  Double Cross
 Investigations  Darker side of humans
 False Suspicions  Darker side of life