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This film noir movie posterr is taken from the 1946 film, 'The Dark Corner'

This movie poster is taken from the 1958 film, 'Touch of Evil'

This film noir movie poster is taken form the 1941 moive, 'The Maltese Falcon'

Above are three posters from FIlm Noir movies. These three posters are very helpful in determining what a film noir is going to be like as they show a lot about the characters naqd the atmosphere in the films they are representing. These posters are all in colours which shows a contrast against the blacvk and white film that they are produced for. They are also all cartoon images not computer generated or photographs showing the time period in which they came from and there connection to the film.

Film Noir Task - My Team

For the main task, which is on Film Noir, I have choosen to work with Danny Duckworth. We have already come up with a large number of ideas for the task and I will be posting copies of these ideas onto the blog soon. I believe that we will work very well together and that the Film Noir task will be very succesful for us.

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Film Noir Opening Scene - From the film 'Danger Signal'

Film Noir Opening Scene - From the film 'Bodyguard'

Film Noir Opening Scene - From the film 'The Killers'

All three of these Film Noir movie opening secquences contain almost all of the same conventions that a normal film noir has within it. 

Similar Products - Film Noir, What Is It?

A style or genre of cinematographic film marked by a mood of pessimism, fatalism, and menace. The term was originally applied (by a group of French critics) to American thriller or detective films made in the period 1944–54 and to the work of directors such as Orson Welles, Fritz Lang, and Billy Wilder.

Conventions:

• Corrupt cops
• Alienated protaginist
• Misogynistic men
• Femme Fatale
• Low key lighting
• Shadows cast by venetian blinds
• Dutch angles
• Low angle shots
• Wide angle lenses
• Character reflections
• Night time filming
• 1940 locations
• Dark sidewalks
• Guns
• Cigarettes
• Flashing neon signs
• Alcohol
• Rain drecnched streets
• Urban setting
• Bars
• Lounges
• Nightclub's
• Gambling dens
• Industrial settings
• Flashbacks

Film Noir Movies:

• High Sierra - 1941
• Among The Living - 1941
• The Fallen Sparrow - 1943
• The Man from Colorado - 1948
• A Kiss Before Dying - 1956