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Film Noir
What Sub Genre is Film Noir?
film noir, which means 'dark film' in french, characterized by elements such as cynical heroes, stark lighting effects, frequent use of flashbacks, intricate plots, and an underlying existentialist philosophy. The genre was prevalent mostly in American crime dramas of the post-World War II era.

Conventions in film noir

- Flashing neon lights, Rainy Streets, Cigarettes, Weapons, Vinsean blinds, Shadowing, Quotations 'blonder she is on the outside the bader she is in the inside', ' choose a dame with a past and a hero, with no future', tends not to have a postive ending, Chiarascuro shot (light and dark), Shots up the staircase looks, showing different shadows,' see america through a strangers eyes' ,Non and Digectic sounds used- playing in the bar, can hear the piano playing cant see the pianon or pironiambent sounds being used creates the atmosphere. The main conventions which tended to show more often than others was the smoking, and the violence. The idea of all the violence, smoking etc tries to disaprove the whole 'American Dream'

Chiaroscuro: light and shade(Dark)

Conventions of film noir in se7en

Brad Pitt was dressed like a detetive, Vinsean blinds used (caught in a trap), Black people in america, detectvie (black) would be made in 1970's. Black person main charachter. Positive of black person main played shaft, morgan freeman, image of detective (no social life) lives alone, doesnt have anyone to love him (can focus on his job.)sound bridge, detective hero, 7 days a week; seven scenes, get in trouble ( woman getting attacked calls for help no one will come, shout fire and people will'