MAIN TASK

MAIN TASK - FILM NOIR

MAIN TASK EVALUATION

PRELIMINARY TASK

Research-What films inspired ours?

During pre-production I researched a lot of Film Noir openings as part of my audience research. This meant I have now seen a lot of famous Film Noir openings which have definitely had an effect on our plot.

Iconic films that I would put into this category include:

Sunset Boulevard

&
Double Indemnity

&
Strangers on a Train

Obviously we made a list of common conventions such as mise-en-scene including props and setting from watching these openings. These were important to identify so that we could reach out to the target audience.

The inspiration for our main character was based on similar characters I had seen in other openings. A strong independent man, who works as a detective, and has a weakness for women and drink.

Trench coats are another common prop I have seen in Film Noirs an example is the main character in “The Killers” (1946), we chose to use this for our detective just an extra enhancement on his character.

New Actor Bio

We had some problems with actors getting to our set on the days we set to film therefore we made a snap decision to change the actors, fortunately this ended up working out well for us. Here are their bios.

RACHEL DUNN

16.

5ft 6”

Blonde hair

A member of Sawtry CC’s Drama Group.
Has acted in a drama group production.
Fitted our original portrayal of Carolina Corteaux well.

THOMAS HUGHES:

16.

5ft 11”

Blonde hair (long)

Has previous acting experience in his own chase video.
Tall, stocky, athletic build which fitted Julian’s character bio well.

Diary Entery

We have now begun the final editing stage. This will entail fixing the awful lighting and correcting the sound as well as added sound effects and background noise.

Film Noir - First Edit

Props and Costume

A City Shrouded. Props and Costume Requirements.

Diary Entry

We plan to re film some of our shots tonight, as they did not turn out how we planned the first time round.

Shot List

Tilt Up Shot of Eiffle Tower

Panning Wide Shot over Paris skyline during the day

Over Shoulder Shot of detective on a boat, on the river Sienne

Panning Wide Shot of Paris skyline at night

Long Shot of boat of Sienne at night

Medium Long Shot of detective walking down Parisian

Medium Close up/ Depth of Field Shot of Detective and Fem Fetal approuching around corner

Mid Shot as they talk in the street

Close up of them talking

Long Shot as Fem Fetal walks away

Rough Edit of Paris Shots

Risk Assessment

Storyboard

Actor Bio

 

Jordan Forshaw

            Height – 5”9’

            Age – 16

            Experience – Stared in previous productions.

 In Sawtry CC drama group.

 Starred in a play

            Build – Athletic

            Hair Colour - Red

           

Jess Read-Bone

            Height – 5”1’

            Age – 16

            Experience – None

            Build – Petit

            Hair Colour – Dark Brown

Main Task - Oundle Production Schedule

Oundle Prod Schedule

Paris Prod Schedule

Main Task- 2nd and final draft

Film Noir 2nd Draft

Photos From Filming Locations (Paris)

Main Task - Character Bios

Julian Donavonis an American police detective based in Los Angeles. He is a tall manat about 6ft 2" with a lean wiry build. Bad habits of smoking and drinking brought on by hisobsession to further his career have left him a single man. Aged at 29 his bristly stubble and neat combed hair make people perceive him as older. Despite his young age he is a wellrespected detective which has been earned by countless drug busts throughout the Los Angeles areas slightly less glamorous than the norm.

Carolina Corteauxis a widowed 32 year old woman with a mixed family history. Withan American father and French mother she is a hard character to place on first meeting. Despite being with Julian for 5 years in Los Angeles she always longed for the Parisianstreets she called home. Her jet black hair and often revealed long legs make her a sight tobehold from any man's point of view. Despite ambitious she has fallen into an unwillingcareer of stripping in bars. This is where she met Victor Tresay, her late husband who wasmurdered by a renowned drug dealer called Ruben Van de Merwe. Fearing for her own lifeshe has called her old flame, Julian to help her.

Ruben Van de Merweis the renowned drug dealer who killed Carolina's husband because he owed him money. Aged 45 he is in the prime of his villainous career, he is a talloverweight individual representing his greed. Ruthless in every sense of the word he hascontacts all across Europe. Born and living in Holland he has built somewhat of a safe house
around himself, protected by hit men, gangsters and an army of corrupt policemen he seemsvirtually untouchable.

Main production- script first draft

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 Film noir began in the 1940s and continued as a dominant cinema genre until the 1950s. The direct translation for 'Film Noir' is litterelly 'Black Film'. This is due to its overall dark and shadowy mise-en-scene, this implies a highly negative mood. Films of this genre typicly centre around a journalist or private investegator, with a mystery to solve.


The first film to berecognized as Film Boir was "Stranger on the Third Floor". It featured what was, at the time, new cinematic techniques that included dark lighting and generally dark themes.