1. Assignment #9
getting into
groups
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2. GENRE Genre?
Genre of : Film Noir
Subgenre of : Suspense.
REASONS
 Original  Previous opening sequence that we have
seen.
 Interesting  Different from what is usually seen these
days
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 Good stories  To Learn more about the genre.
 Personal interests  The use of femme fatale.
 The themes used.  The suspense used.

3. CONVENTIONS
conventions Use/develop/challenge Purpose/Description Examples of films
Voice over USE He tells how he got In sunset boulevard, the
 Telling the story killed, and does it by narrator is the character
Usually a man doing a flashback and telling his own story.
Strong voice saying, ‘well lets go
 Normally predicted to six months before
Effective
Person telling their
own story.
DEVELOP
Having a foreign
accent
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4. CONVENTION Luara&Kauana
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conventions Use/develop/challenge Purpose/ Examples of films
Description
villain USE Sunset
Femme fatale Men Boulevard
Dominant Woman Desmond is
Protagonist  Attractive the villain
Seductive  Murderer and looks
Stands out dominant
DEVELOP and Sunset Boulevard Mrs
Don’t stand out Dominated attractive Desmond, the villain.
Not attractive
CHALLENGE
Antagonist Looks vulnerable
Looks normal

5. conventions
conventions use/develop/challenge Purpose/ Examples of films
description
victim USE In sunset
Male Desperate boulevard,
Good looking Young Norma
Falls for the femme fatale Desmond,
kills Joe
Murdered
Gillis after
DEVELOP he leaves
Not attractive Woman her. In sunset boulevard, Norma
Mature Strong Desmond, kills Joe Gillis
Went against the after he leaves her.
dominant woman.
CHALLENGE
Murderer Villain
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6. conventions
conventions use/develop/challenge Examples of films
crimes USE Sin city
Men murdered
Tragically Obsession
Usually with guns
Paranoia from villain
Femme fatal Love
Women murdered
tales usually involved.
Suspicious
DEVELOP
The murderer looked normal
death scenes
If in the crimes the man was more
dominating.
CHALLENGE
Very young person
 involved
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7. conventions
conventions use/develop/challenge Purpose/ Examples of films
description
Femme fatale Use In sunset
Dominant Attractive boulevard
Leads men into danger she smoked
Interesting and looked
Flirtatious very
Mysterious Elegant demanding
Gorgeous Unloving
Manipulative The scene
Serious Smoking. specifically
Develop shows her The scene specifically shows
Mature Romantic being her being dominant.
Less attractive dominant.
Vulnerable
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Homme Fatale.

8. conventions
conventions Use/develop/challenge Purpose/ Examples of films
Description
Detective. Use The
•Long coat detective in
•Men double
•Mysterious indemnity
•Intelligent looking like
•Mature a typical
•Good looking detective
•Neat
Develop
•Dopy
•Young
•Bad looking
Challenge
•Messy
•women
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9. How are we using the conventions
in out opening sequence?
conventions Use/develop/Develop purpose/decription
Femme Fatale Use In our movie we are
• Dominant using the convention
• Attractive of femme fatale:
• Leads men into danger • because our main
• Flirtatious character is a femme
• Mysterious fatale, and she seduces
• Elegant men , and kills them
• Manipulative after.
• Serious • the makeup is also of a
• Smoking femme fatale, which is a
eyeliner on the eye on
the top , and red lips.

10. How are we using the conventions
in out opening sequence?
conventions Use/develop/challenge Purpose/Description
detective Use In our opening sequence we
•Long coat are using the convention of
•Men Detective.
•Mysterious Because in the story the
•Intelligent detective will be interrogating
•Mature the femme fatale, he will be a
•Good looking very typical detective wearing
•Neat a long coat , with a neat hair
to the side.

11. How are we using the conventions
in out opening sequence?
conventions Use/develop/challenge Purpose/description
crimes USE In our opening sequence we
• Men murdered. are using crimes because:
• Tragically. • She kills the men
• Obsession. • It is suspicious because we don’t
• Paranoia from villain. know what happens
• Femme fatal. We are developing it :
• Suspicious . because:
DEVELOP • the murderer looks very normal
• The murderer looked so Valentina is pretty normal ,
normal . and doesn’t look as if she does
• death scenes. any of the things she does.

13. Sunset boulevard
Murdering men
Past obsessions
Tragedy
Death
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Guns
Anger
No consequence

14. DOUBLE IDEMNITY
The use of detective
Investigation
Talked into a murder
Falling for the person not allowed.
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15. Inspirational Scenes
• Scenes from Basic Instinct:
A scene of the seductive women, getting the knife
while having sex with the partner to kill him.
Showing the women, being sexy
towards the investigator while being
interrogated.
Showing her being interrogated by
some police officers.
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16. Theme sadness
loss danger
harm
evil
passing
anger
scared
Tragedy Past/future
criminals
accident
desperate
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guns knifes

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Theme paranoia
flashbacks rage
victims
arguments
villains
disgust
Revenge
Betrayal Out of control
hatred Act without
love
thinking

18. Luara&Kauana
concept
IVESTIGATION
POLICE
BLOOD
CRIME
Murder
GUN
EVIL
KNIFE

19. The story.
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20. 1.
FILM STORY situation ,
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Valentina is left at the altar , never forgetting that
she wants revenge.
2. She starts going out to pubs and clubs, to look for men, in
order to fulfil her emptiness.
3. After going to bed with them, she kills them without remorse
or regret. These men are being looked for and so a private
investigator takes on the case.
4. By investigating the case he finds out what Valentina has
been doing , and interrogates her.
5. After finding out everything, by her telling him. As normal she
seduces him with her femme fatale way of being, as she knew
he was a threat. After sleeping together she kills him
continuing with no consequences. And so her life goes on.

21. Opening sequence
1.Starting with pictures of the missing men
2.With an over shoulder shot, there will an in
interrogation between Valentina and the
investigator Smith.
3.Valetina without remorse starts to tell the story.
There comes a flashback.
4.Shows a scene of her opening the door and
pushing the man into bed. Without showing
what happens after.
5.At the end the narrator, reads the start of the
poem Salome. With an establishing shot of the
bed and then one of her and the investigator.
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22. Target Audience
• Hobbies: Cinema, fashion, antique.
• Age: 30-40
• Gender: Mostly Female, but some older men.
• Lifestyle: Traditional, cultural, used to having technology but still
likening the old versions of films.
• Location: People that live in the city.
• Target audience would be involved with this movie because it
covers all there interest as the idea of the Opening Sequence covers
most of the conventions.
No. Yes. Yes.
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23. Either one of us , the one that is Main girl : Valetina
better on doing the character.
Way of being :
Sexy
dominant,
dangerous,
character
Flirtatious
seductive.
Costumes:
A Black dress
Black stilettos
Luara Skin coloured tights
Props:
A small purse
Studs
Cigarette
Hair & Makeup
pinup ( eyeliner )
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Red lips
kauana Very clear face
curled

24. One of the victims -
no name given.
Way of being :
womaniser
business man
self confident
macho.
INSPIRATION:
Shirt.
Black
trousers
and shoes.
George
Clooney’s hair
Luara in oceans 11.

25. Victim .
Costumes
A black trousers
White shirt
Bow tie
Black shoes.
Props
cigarette
car keys
Hair
Neat
To the side.

26. Location
• The desk for investigation
• This location will always be available.
• Its at one of the group members
house, its in Harlesden its very close to the school so it will be easy
to have access at any time to this place.
• You can just walk from school to the house. About 7mins walk.
• There are no health and safety concerns as it is situated at a safe
house.
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27. Creating enigma?
• Not showing the full scenes.
• Showing her open the door, but not showing what happens at the
end.
• Leaving the audience to think why is she admitting that she has
killed them
• Where do the men go, you see them go in but not coming out.
• The narration is creating enigma, because at the end the narration
is of the start of the poem Salome. It gets the audience to think.
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28. Narrativ
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Non-linear
1st – Her with the detective  present
2nd – Flashback of her with the men 
past
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29. Film Theory?
• We are using the theory of Vladimir Propp came up
with stereotyped characters•
Valetina(main girl) : will be the typical villain
The men( one of the men) :will be the typical victim
Mr Smith (investigator) :typical victim/helper.
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