Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Main Task- Members of Group
For the main task of creating a film noir opening scene the other members of my group are Caitlyn Whittaker and Beth Wilson.
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1. You Only Live Once
In this film poster you can see that the 2 main characters are the man (who is in prison)and woman that are holding each other. This obviously represents that they are a couple and it represents that they do care a lot about each other this also links to the slogon "A terrifying drama of love and murder!". Also from the slogan you can tell that the film will be about their love. Also there is 2 men with 1 of them holding a gun to the other. The man holding the gun is also the man with the women which shows that the man is also the bad guy. The poster draws people in by making it look like the man in prison is being falsly accused or did something bad with good inentions as the girl is looking at him like he is a good man and has done nothing wrong.
2. The Man I Love
In this poster the main character is the women (she could be a femme fatale as this is big convention for women in film noir). The other character of screen is the man who is the person she loves. The main part of the poster is the picture of them together as it shows the connection between them and that the film will mostly be about their relationship. The main colour on the poster is red, this could mean love or blood or maybe both as its a film noir so it may have a murder in it which is a big convention. I think that the picture of the main characters will be the aspect that draws the audience in as it concentrates on their relationship and the love/hate look on their faces and also from the colour connotation.
3. Kill Killer Killing
This film poster is very different to the others. There are no characters in the poster at all, just 3 guns. This could show that the plot of the film and what is being shown on screen is more important than the characters. The red letters obviously represent the blood and murder that will be going on. The slogan translated to english means "atlas film from the series shows the gangster" from this slogan you obviously know there will be a lot of murder a sis it a gnagster film and it may be that ther eis one direct victim that the gangster group are after. The poster will draw the audience in by the title being in different fonts and colours and mmaking it look interesting.
In this film poster you can see that the 2 main characters are the man (who is in prison)and woman that are holding each other. This obviously represents that they are a couple and it represents that they do care a lot about each other this also links to the slogon "A terrifying drama of love and murder!". Also from the slogan you can tell that the film will be about their love. Also there is 2 men with 1 of them holding a gun to the other. The man holding the gun is also the man with the women which shows that the man is also the bad guy. The poster draws people in by making it look like the man in prison is being falsly accused or did something bad with good inentions as the girl is looking at him like he is a good man and has done nothing wrong.
2. The Man I Love
In this poster the main character is the women (she could be a femme fatale as this is big convention for women in film noir). The other character of screen is the man who is the person she loves. The main part of the poster is the picture of them together as it shows the connection between them and that the film will mostly be about their relationship. The main colour on the poster is red, this could mean love or blood or maybe both as its a film noir so it may have a murder in it which is a big convention. I think that the picture of the main characters will be the aspect that draws the audience in as it concentrates on their relationship and the love/hate look on their faces and also from the colour connotation.
3. Kill Killer Killing
This film poster is very different to the others. There are no characters in the poster at all, just 3 guns. This could show that the plot of the film and what is being shown on screen is more important than the characters. The red letters obviously represent the blood and murder that will be going on. The slogan translated to english means "atlas film from the series shows the gangster" from this slogan you obviously know there will be a lot of murder a sis it a gnagster film and it may be that ther eis one direct victim that the gangster group are after. The poster will draw the audience in by the title being in different fonts and colours and mmaking it look interesting.
Similar Products- Film Noir Openings
1. Touch of Evil
Some of the things I would like do in my Film Noir production are in "Touch of Evil". I would like to use the same style of music, in the opening the music was very 1940s like which is a big convention in film noir. Also I would like to use there type of clothes, men in suits and women in long dresses. The shots are also very good as for the majority of the opening scene is on big tracking shot which looks very good.
2. The Third Man
The opening scene for The Third Man is very different to other film noir openings. The whole scene is just credits not an actual scene to the film. This is an idea of something that I will not want to do as it doesnt really tell you anything about the film or show any film noir conventions.
3. Sunset Boulevard
In the opening to this film noir film there is a voice over for more or less the whole thing. This is something I would like to think about putting into my opening scene. As well as being able to see what is going on in the scene you can also hear it which I think can sometimes give a better understanding of the film.
Some of the things I would like do in my Film Noir production are in "Touch of Evil". I would like to use the same style of music, in the opening the music was very 1940s like which is a big convention in film noir. Also I would like to use there type of clothes, men in suits and women in long dresses. The shots are also very good as for the majority of the opening scene is on big tracking shot which looks very good.
2. The Third Man
The opening scene for The Third Man is very different to other film noir openings. The whole scene is just credits not an actual scene to the film. This is an idea of something that I will not want to do as it doesnt really tell you anything about the film or show any film noir conventions.
3. Sunset Boulevard
In the opening to this film noir film there is a voice over for more or less the whole thing. This is something I would like to think about putting into my opening scene. As well as being able to see what is going on in the scene you can also hear it which I think can sometimes give a better understanding of the film.
Similar Products- Film Noir Movie Plots
1. The Maltese Falcon
The story concerns a San Francisco private detective's dealings with three unscrupulous adventurers who compete to obtain a fabulous jewel-encrusted statuette of a falcon.
2. Sunset Boulevade
The story, set in '50s Hollywood, focuses on Norma Desmond, a silent-screen goddess whose pathetic belief in her own indestructibility has turned her into a demented recluse. The crumbling Sunset Boulevard mansion where she lives with only her butler, Max who was once her director and husband has become her self-contained world. Norma dreams of a comeback to pictures and she begins a relationship with Joe Gillis, a small-time writer who becomes her lover, that will soon end with murder and total madness.
3. The Third Man
An American pulp writer arrives in post-WWII Vienna only to find that the friend who waited for him is killed under mysterious circumstances. The ensuing mystery entangles him in his friend's involvement in the black market, with the multinational police, and with his Czech girlfriend.
4. Touch of Evil
Mexican Narcotics officer Ramon Miguel 'Mike' Vargas has to interrupt his honeymoon on the Mexican-US border when an American building contractor is killed after someone places a bomb in his car. He's killed on the US side of the border but it's clear that the bomb was planted on the Mexican side. As a result, Vargas delays his return to Mexico City where he has been mounting a case against the Grandi family crime and narcotics syndicate.
5. Notorious
Following the conviction of her German father for treason against the U.S., Alicia Huberman takes to drink and men. She is approached by a government agent who asks her to spy on a group of her father's Nazi friends operating out of Rio de Janeiro. A romance develops between Alicia and Devlin, but she starts to get too involved in her work.
The story concerns a San Francisco private detective's dealings with three unscrupulous adventurers who compete to obtain a fabulous jewel-encrusted statuette of a falcon.
2. Sunset Boulevade
The story, set in '50s Hollywood, focuses on Norma Desmond, a silent-screen goddess whose pathetic belief in her own indestructibility has turned her into a demented recluse. The crumbling Sunset Boulevard mansion where she lives with only her butler, Max who was once her director and husband has become her self-contained world. Norma dreams of a comeback to pictures and she begins a relationship with Joe Gillis, a small-time writer who becomes her lover, that will soon end with murder and total madness.
3. The Third Man
An American pulp writer arrives in post-WWII Vienna only to find that the friend who waited for him is killed under mysterious circumstances. The ensuing mystery entangles him in his friend's involvement in the black market, with the multinational police, and with his Czech girlfriend.
4. Touch of Evil
Mexican Narcotics officer Ramon Miguel 'Mike' Vargas has to interrupt his honeymoon on the Mexican-US border when an American building contractor is killed after someone places a bomb in his car. He's killed on the US side of the border but it's clear that the bomb was planted on the Mexican side. As a result, Vargas delays his return to Mexico City where he has been mounting a case against the Grandi family crime and narcotics syndicate.
5. Notorious
Following the conviction of her German father for treason against the U.S., Alicia Huberman takes to drink and men. She is approached by a government agent who asks her to spy on a group of her father's Nazi friends operating out of Rio de Janeiro. A romance develops between Alicia and Devlin, but she starts to get too involved in her work.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Similar Products- Film Noir Genre and Conventions
"Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. Hollywood's classic film noir period is generally regarded as extending from the early 1940s to the late 1950s. Film noir of this era is associated with a low-key black-and-white visual style that has roots in German Expressionist cinematography. Many of the prototypical stories and much of the attitude of classic noir derive from the hardboiled school of crime fiction that emerged in the United States during the Depression."
List of Conventions for Film Noir:
- Femme Fatale
- Black and White
- Cynical Characters
- American
- Detective
- Odd Camera Angles
- Hero/Villain
- Mystery
- Low Lighting
- Relevant Costumes (Suits)
- Font
- Period Music
- Crime/Murder/Drugs
- Wealth
- Corruption
List of Conventions for Film Noir:
- Femme Fatale
- Black and White
- Cynical Characters
- American
- Detective
- Odd Camera Angles
- Hero/Villain
- Mystery
- Low Lighting
- Relevant Costumes (Suits)
- Font
- Period Music
- Crime/Murder/Drugs
- Wealth
- Corruption
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