Representations and Stereotypes
- Film Noir came from the phrases 'black film' but it wasn't called 'black' because of the colour, it was because the films were more darker and tragic than anything Hollywood had seen before.
- A lot of the crimes in the films were very dramatic, crimes like murder and assassination were quite popular to create.
Plot and Structure
- The plot structure was often very twisted and complex (could even be described as maze-like).
- There were often flashbacks to see what happened in the past or how somebody committed a crime. For example, in the film 'The Killers' (1946), the main male character is killed but to find out why he was killed, there is flashbacks taking you to the past explaining the reasons for his killing. We did not expect him to be killed near the start of the film as it is not in chronological order.
Stereotypes
- Microcosm - It means the mini world of a big picture. Like Eastenders - not everyone in London has a cockney accent, but most of the people in the programme has the accent.
Iconic Objects
- There is objects that are found alot in Film Noirs because they can be closely associated with crime and stereotypes of people. Objects like guns and cigarettes are used a ot. Guns can be associated with bad people, protection and murder. Cigarettes can be associated with sophistication and gang members.
Diagetic and Non-diagetic sound
- The technologyy we have today wasn't around in the 1940's and 1950's so mainly sound effects were foleyed. The sounds had to fit with the images and had to sound real - as if they hadn't been created after filming.
http://filmsound.org/terminology/foley.htm
Mise-en-scene
- Everybody is dressed to show what type of character they are before they have even said anything. We stereotype a person with a suit, a cigarette and a hat on inside is a baddie. Scenes are often set in dark alleys and bars, places that could create a cold and dark atmosphere.
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