The document provides instructions for students to shoot short noir-style video clips on their mobile phones in small groups. Students are told to plan and film establishing shots, dialogue, and acting in 60 minutes. Examples of shots include an establishing scene, short breathless dialogue like "I heard a scream from over there...", and cursory acting like "There were footsteps behind me, but when I looked no-one was there." Guidelines recommend recording audio inside, and getting permission to film on private property. The raw video clips will later be edited together and shared for the class.

1. Melbourne

2. Mysterious, sexy, dangerous

3. Shady characters

4. Where does the truth lie?

5. The rough part of town

6. Her cheekbones were sharp
enough to cut cheese

7. Your mission is to shoot some noir
video on your mobile phone.

8. In small groups (3 people)

9. Shoot a couple of different shots:

10. For example, an establishing scene

11. Some short breathless dialogue

12. ‘I heard a scream from over there..’

13. A little cursory acting

14. ‘There were footsteps behind me, but
when I looked no-one was there’

15. • Please record interviewees and actors
inside. It is very noisy on the street.
• Establishing shots may be outside and
silent.
• You can shoot street scenes without
permission
• You need permission to shoot on
private property (eg, inside a shop).
• Maximum 15 second shots

16. • Shoot in landscape (not portrait)
• Rest your phone on a surface to
reduce wobble
• Consider the lighting
• Don’t try to do too much acting
• The sound quality will be very poor,
so minimise dialogue
• Maximum 15 second shots
• If possible use a black and white filter

17. You have 60 minutes
(including this presentation)

18. You don’t need to tell a story

19. Your video will be uploaded for editing
later in the semester.

20. When you edit, everyone will share all
the footage (and photos)

21. Any questions?

22. Hmmm, I wonder what
might look like?

23. The clock is ticking

24. credits
Photos on flickr:
• ‘Noir city’ by Iko
• ‘Post Noir’ by Aake Kinnunen
• ‘Noir city skyline @ Vrooklyn Bridge Park, NYC’ by Axwl Taferner
• ‘milano.noir.3’ by Giovanni Orlando
• ‘Fikm noir’ by arbyreed
• ‘noir et blanc/Bretagne(22)Binic’ by pier
• ‘mom noir’ by ~BostonBill~
• ‘Noir Address’ by Dan Wiedbrauk
• ‘Film noir on the Street’ by Georgie Pauwels
• ‘la peau/noir et blanc’ by pier
• ‘Noir Prize’ Dan Wiedbrauk
• ‘Film Noir’ by vk-red
• ‘Film noir 2’ by Joost Assink
• ‘A rainy noir'ish night in Bristo’l by TempusVolat