34. Casting shots

We chose these actors because they are very good for the genre, they also have very convincing facial expressions.

35. Props

32. Locations pics

this location has all the required characteristics for our video.

33. Risk assessment

The location is very safe, due to cold temperatures people need to watch out on slipping over.

31. Shooting list

- medium shot
- close up
- birds eye
- establishing shot
- very long shot
- long shot
- high angle
we do not have a shooting script because there is no dialogue in our video.

Animatic of the storyboard

29. Sound in our Film Noir

In our Film Noir we are using a soundtrack as the background music in the opening sequence together with Foley sounds to enhance the audio quality of the following sounds:

-Foot steps

-painful grunt

-noise of knife stabbing into the body, through clothing of the victim

-victim’s heavy body dropping to the ground

-camera flash and noise of pictures take by press

-police radio operating

-ambulence car siren in the background

-sound of tape set around the crime scene

27. Storyboard

here's the storyboard of our opening 2-3 minutes of film.

24. Key elements checklist for opening

What key elements we would need to include in our Film Noir opening to conform to the expectations of the genre, audience and a film opening

Checklist:

-Film titles

-dark alley (setting for the murder scene)

-mysterious murderer in long trench coat and hat

-knife (weapon of the murderer)

–build up tension by score (mysterious Film Noir themes music) page 6 : Final transgression

-strong contrast street lighting

-transition into daylight showing the bodybag of the victim

-showing the crime scene investigated with the detective doing his job and holding his character as a cold hearted anti hero status

-crime scene tape

-at the crime scene the femme fatale, elegantly dressed observing the detective to plan on seducing him with her charms

25. Storyline of the whole film

In the start, a man wearing black is walking in a dark street, he is following another man with the intention to kill him, he succeeds and escapes the murder scene without being seen. The day after the case is being investigated by Detective Will Carlson whom is faced with a very difficult situation as there are no witnesses. After some investigations in the area he finds out that the victim is the son of mafia boss in Brooklyn, Luigi Palazzetto, at this point Detective Carlson narrows it down and realizes that the murder was planned and that it must have been someone who is fighting a war against the Palazzetto family in Brooklyn. He meets Alison foster (Palazzetto), who in reality is the sister of the deceased son of Luigi Palazzetto, she was sent by her father to find out who killed his son and to then kill him before the detective found him and sent him to jail. She obviously falls in love with Mr Carlson whom loves her as well, but then he finds out about her past as a Hit-Woman. However,  he doesn't realize that she is part of the Palazzetto family. Alison's heart is broken and she starts going crazy, she follows the detective around secretly with hope of finding the murderer of her brother. In the end Detective Carlson finds the murderer hiding in his basement, he arrests him and brings him back to his car. Alison, who is parked right behind the detective's car thunders out of her car, brings out her revolver and shoots both in the head.

23. Stairway Production Ident

This is our Production Ident, we did it this way because we love Led Zeppelin

9. Pitch for our film

Our group piece is a Film Noir piece. It is to be dark and gritty and in a Sin City sort of vibe. (Without the rubbish acting and storyline). We want to cast Denzel Washington and Leonardo DiCaprio to act in our piece, but alas, the non existence of our budget may stop us. It is to be full of murder and intrigue and ladies. Going on traditional Film Noir themes, (highlighted in other posts), we will convey a dark and troubled image of the world that we have created.

15. 6 Screen shots of opening scene ( The Big Sleep)

 This scene is an example of a way to make the audience understand where this scene is located and it already gives a name of a character. We could use something like this to make it very easy to understand where the scene is taking place.

 As soon as Mr Marlowe (detective) walks into the house of General Sternwood, one of the 2 daughters of the general walks down the stairs and meets Mr Marlowe, she is very attractive and seems interested in Mr Marlowe.

 After a brief conversation with him, she deliberately falls into his arms. She seems to like Mr Marlowe and tells him that she finds him cute, her behavior is "wild" as Mr Marlowe later describes her (especially because the behavior of women was very marginalized at the time, 1940s).

 Mr Marlowe is at last allowed into a sort of greenhouse to meet the general, whom tells him to sit down and offers him a drink (cognac) and tells him he is allowed to smoke if he wants to.

 Mr Marlowe and the general start to have a bit of chip chat before Mr Marlowe asks the reason of his invitation. Mr Marlowe does accept the drink and takes a few sips of his cognac.

Mr Marlowe lights up his cigarette and answers the General's questions.

14. Opening scene analysis of Chinatown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpk3C3B68Ys
In this scene we get the first appearance of the main character (Jack Nicholson) who is showing one of his clients the photos he took. These pictures show probably the client's wife betraying him with another man. The man is obviously annoyed by the photos and Jack Nicholson offers him a drink. Although we are planning on a slightly more active opening scene there are a few things that we might take from this, like the use of Alcohol and Tobacco.

12. Key details that we will need for our film noir

To make our opening scene a film noir scene, we need to have very dark lighting, high and low camera shots, have a high contrast and try and make long shadows. we could also use extreme close ups to heighten the intensity of a scene.

11. Identifying traits of a film Noir

Identifying traits for a film Noir:

In order to be a real film noir, a film must have at least one criminal (bad guy), usually a murderer. An investigator (good guy), women are an essential part of film noir, usually there are women of both “sides”. This genre is easily recognizable due to its dark and oppressive lighting. These films are usually presented in urban cities. The characters usually consume both tobacco and alcohol rather heavily.

16. Moodboard

8. Film noir jelly baby slaughter

John MacBardly is a 35 years old jelly baby, in the last 3 years he has been dealing drugs for drug lord Phil Heisenburger. John's last transaction didn't go smoothly, he lost almost all the money and the product, Now Phil wants to kill him, and succeeds in doing so. Investigator Liam Nichols happens to walk on the murder scene only moments after the deed had been committed. He thinks that the murders had escaped, but that wasn't the case, Phil was in fact hiding on the roof, he waited for the right moment and then committed the second murder of the day.

7. Film Noir genre

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.

A few well-known Noir Films:

• The Third Man
• Chinatown
• The Big Sleep
• Blood Simple
• Casablanca
• Notorious