stylistics & Codes of film noir..

Film noir cinematography 1 - is usually distorted, skewed and unpleasant to look at, especially to viewers and making them feel at unease. this reflects the noir genre.

low and high angles

extreme close up -

deep focus

reflections, views and faces obscured through objects

use of Dutch tilts or irregular framing of shots..

sound

- film noir sound was used to complement the feeling of pessimism and foreboding that was reflected in the films.

- melancholy down beat

-use of quit and silence

-often discordant and grafting

-sudden noise

-voice over of protagonist

-sound effects, ambience of the city.

-suburbia

Editing

film noir editing follows many of the traditional crime characteristics but they are generally told non linearly  

-film noir editing follows many of the traditional crime characters but they are generally told  non linear.

-non linear start at the end, then tell story in flashback

- often shot day for night using filters.

Narratives

-crooks

-black widow

-amnesia

-gangsters

-murder

-drugs

-sexual obsession

-murder

-sin and punishment

-psychological