Film Noir

As I thought about my trailer more, I decided that I was interested in the idea of filming my trailer in black and white - Film Noir style. Film Noir is a cycle of mainly American films of the 1940's and 50's, exploring the darker aspects of modernity and are ususally focused on the consequences of a criminal act.

Although my trailer is social realist, I feel that shooting my trailer with the Film Noir style with give the audience a better understanding of the impending doom of the situation that my main character - Annie - has put herself in. Also, meeting an under-age child online for sexual advances is a criminal act and so ties in with the themes and conventions of typical film noir.

The film dubbed as the first ''true'' film noir is called Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) directed by Boris Ingster.

I wish for my film to be a social realist thriller of sorts - combining real life events with a macabre shooting style. The idea of meeting someone online that isn't who they say they are is scary, so I feel this needs to be portrayed in my trailer.

 

 

These are images taken from films that use the Film Noir style. As you can see, the use of shadows is apparent. Though Film Noir is a very deliberate and dramatic style, I feel that the black and white shadowy appearance of it's shots could benefit my social realist drama. I feel that using this will help me to challenge the forms and conventions of typical Social Realist trailers.