Saturday 27 September 2014

Film Noir - A Genre

Film Noir has been more described as a cinematic style rather than a genre although it has been argued that it is a genre. The style is normally associated with Hollywood crime dramas to do with cynical sexual themes. These films were set from around 1940s - late 1950s. Film Noir films are mainly filmed in black and white that has roots from German Expressionist Cinematography.

In a lesson we brainstormed the conventions of the Film Noir genre and this is the finished board:


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  1. WILL THIS IS A KEY BIT OF INFORMATION BUT YOU NOW NEED TO COMPLETE ALL THE RESEARCH TASK 1 - FILM NOIR. look at all the tasks set on the handbook page and put them all into this post - the aim is to evidence that you have researched and understood what the genre is/what defines it / how it has changed and why people like it
    Ms Humpleby

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