Film Noir Research




In this clip their isa use of high key lighting and top lighting. high key lighting haps make the scene appear more realistic and a sense of natural light the use of top lighting accentuates the actors facial features and makes them appear more glamorous, in the back ground their are lamp that are lit around the are this also creates  a sense of natural light and creates some shadows.

Film noir:
  •  A cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas.
  • Active in early 1940's and late 1950's.
  • Fil noir sally included seductive femme fatale 
  • the setting in these movies were usually run down and threatening 
  • The elements of a good film noir would be an investigator a criminal and a female
  • Every element was used to increase the drama and reality























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