Round 14: Film Noir

Jun 01, 2018 18:31





It's pretty image-heavy this month - please be mindful of that!


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Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly such that emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. Hollywood's classical 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 Great Depression.

The low-key lighting schemes of many classic film noirs are associated with stark light/dark contrasts and dramatic shadow patterning-a style known as chiaroscuro (a term adopted from Renaissance paintings). The shadows of Venetian blinds or banister rods, cast upon an actor, a wall, or an entire set, are an iconic visual in noir and had already become a cliché well before the neo-noir era. Characters' faces may be partially or wholly obscured by darkness-a relative rarity in conventional Hollywood filmmaking. While black-and-white cinematography is considered by many to be one of the essential attributes of classic noir, a number of colour films are routinely included in noir filmographies.

Film noir is also known for its use of low-angle, wide-angle, and skewed, or Dutch angle shots. Other devices of disorientation relatively common in film noir include shots of people reflected in one or more mirrors, shots through curved or frosted glass or other distorting objects, and special effects sequences of a sometimes bizarre nature.

PLEASE NOTE: You are not required to choose subjects from film noir, neo-noir or tech-noir movies or shows (unless of course you want to!). As usual, any fandom/subject is fair game. Please think of it more as a visual theme prompt.

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All photos courtesy of Unsplash

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zuoji // tumblr
kunoichi1111 // dA

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Screencaps

These are here to give some examples of film noir-esque screencaps, without being all film noir era films. Please feel free to use your own images!
















































































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Music







Femme Fetale
Swing Revival
Dark and Stormy

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Rules:
• Participation is open to all. There are no sign ups or claims.
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