Film Noir

Codes include characters, plot structure, narrative structure, and
Conventions

Protagonist is alienated from society.
Protagonist in film war have their own moral code.
Difference is that a protagonist in detective fiction have their own rules for getting justice, in film war the protagonist has his complete moral code. (Generally without morals)


Protagonist
Film Noir HBDF

Amoral own moral code
Alienated from society loner(possibly with partner)
Anti-hero







Anti-hero
Violent
Likely to be an Alcoholics
t-shirt/"wifebeater", jeans and leather or bomber jackets are physical iconic elements.


Crime
Investigation
Punishment



Plot

Film Noir -> alienated protagonist (loner) -> Femme -> destruction


Narrative

-Use of flashbacks
-no happy ending
-convaluted story-telling
-often a series of twists in the storyline

Antagonist=Femme Fatale



Themes:
-Dark and sinister world
-paranoia rules
-psychology influences everyhthing





Noir conventions
Black and white-in sharp contrast
-smoking
-extreme camera angles
-venetian blinds
-lamps
-alcohol
-fog
-weapons
-dark alleys
-the underworld, as a setting
-diners
-bars
-high heels
-obscured light
-single source light
-colour contrasts
-shadows



Camera angles
Tilted
-dutch tilted
-pov (point of view)
-looking up at other characters