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 stretching from the early 1940s to the late 1950s. Film noir also had a distinctive style, with shadow-filled low-key lighting. In film noir the lighting in a scene is conveyed by the use of a shadow.
The low key lighting used in many film noir films use light and dark contrasts and this is known as chiaroscuro.
The image conveys the lighting of a low key lighting. The effect of this creates strong contrast between the light and the dark. There are different type of lighting affects used in this image for the person in the background backlighting is used which creates the effect of a silhouette. And on the two characters closer to the camera there is top lighting used and this makes the characters facial expression more engaging as the characters looked worried.
The person in the background looks like a killer with a gun and use of a silhouette affects creates the impression that the character does not want to be identified. The two characters facial expressions are scared of the killer. The two characters has a gun which may be a sign of protecting themselves.
Sin City
This film is a good example of film noir and the type of film this is, is violence and this is represented by the lighting and the shadowing used. One drawing image is the guy with the gun. The light on the gun draws attention to the weapon.
Another interesting image is when the woman dead on the heart shaped bed and this creates confusion as the colour red is in a black and white film. This connotes love. However there is death and love and death is on contrast to each just like light and dark colours used in film noir films.
In the trailer the males are tenser rather than the women who are there to look glamorous like a star especially with the light shining on their face in contrast to their surroundings.
Sin city trailer
The low key lighting used in many film noir films use light and dark contrasts and this is known as chiaroscuro.
The image conveys the lighting of a low key lighting. The effect of this creates strong contrast between the light and the dark. There are different type of lighting affects used in this image for the person in the background backlighting is used which creates the effect of a silhouette. And on the two characters closer to the camera there is top lighting used and this makes the characters facial expression more engaging as the characters looked worried.
The person in the background looks like a killer with a gun and use of a silhouette affects creates the impression that the character does not want to be identified. The two characters facial expressions are scared of the killer. The two characters has a gun which may be a sign of protecting themselves.
Sin City
This film is a good example of film noir and the type of film this is, is violence and this is represented by the lighting and the shadowing used. One drawing image is the guy with the gun. The light on the gun draws attention to the weapon.
Another interesting image is when the woman dead on the heart shaped bed and this creates confusion as the colour red is in a black and white film. This connotes love. However there is death and love and death is on contrast to each just like light and dark colours used in film noir films.
In the trailer the males are tenser rather than the women who are there to look glamorous like a star especially with the light shining on their face in contrast to their surroundings.
Sin city trailer
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