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1. FILM NOIR
SIDDHART SINGH
13/0904
B.A.(h) JOURNALISM

2. What is FILM NOIR
• Film noir is a French term meaning “black film”, or film
of the night.
• This was inspired by the Serious Noir, this was a line of
cheap paperbacks that translated hard-boiled
American crime authors and found a popular
audience in France

3. • Most of these films are filmed in black and white not
just because they were made in the 1950’s and earlier,
but this emphasises the shadows in the movie.
• It also suggests that there is no happiness in this
movie by showing no
colour.

4. Technical Terms Use In FILM NOIR
• The Setting
• Lighting
• Shadows/Darkness
• Cinematography
• Sound
• Editing

5. THE SETTING
• The setting in film noir movies are usually urban scenes, such as
apartment blocks and back alleys.
• These urban settings are usually filled with dark corners, shadows and
little lighting,
which shows us that there
could be more than meets
the eye.

6. LIGHTING
• The lighting is one of the biggest part of the film noir genre. This
shows two other big parts which are shadows and darkness.
• This creates the mode of the scene, either it be uncertainty or anger
• There is little lighting but
it always faces the main
character on screen.

7. SHADOWS/DARKNESS
• With the use of shadows, they suggest more mystery within the film.
That there could be someone in those shadows watching, without
anyone knowing.
• The shadows also create darkness, which suggest evil. This may
suggest that there is evil everywhere in this movie, and that you can’t
escape it.
• In film noir, darkness is used a great deal within the film. This suggests
that there is someone or something out in the darkness, which
creates a sense of the unknown and fear.
• Also this suggests that there is evil within this film and that it is all
around.

9. CINEMATOGRAPHY
Film Noir cinematography is often distorted, skewed and
uncomfortable to look at, to put the viewer at unease. This reflects
the tone of noir.
• Low & High Angles
• Extreme Close Ups
• Deep Focus (depth of field)

10. SOUND
Film Noir sound was used to complement the feeling of
pessimism and foreboding that was reflected in the films.
• Melancholy downbeat music (Jazz)
• Heavy breathing
• Use of quiet and silence
• Often discordant and grating music
• Sudden noises
• Voice over of protagonist
• Sound effects and ambience of the city & suburbia

11. EDITING
Film Noir editing follows many of the traditional crime
characteristics but they are generally told non linearly.
• Non –linear start at the end, then tell story in flashbacks
• Often shot day for night using filters. Cheaper
• Use continuity editing generally. Some montage
• Can and did use jump cuts and jarring juxtaposition
• Occasional use of CU then move out to reveal action

12. Role of Male and Female in Film Noir
Femme Fatales(Female)
• These are woman who just as soon kill you as love you, and
they usually have certain traits such as; beautiful,
unrealisable, promiscuous, seductive, double-dealing, etc.
• These females love creating danger
for the main character who ends
up falling for her.

13. Male
• These are usually the main characters within the film, and
usually have a downfall.
• These men are usually hard-heartened, cynical, morally
ambiguous, a hero, etc.
• There downfall is either a woman
or alcohol.

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