Conventions of Film Noir

               

History of Film Noir

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Representation Preliminary Task

For our third task we filmed and edited two different presentations of our school, one in a positive light and the other negative, demonstrating how we can use lighting, music, camera composition and filters to create certain moods and atmospheres, which will be useful when creating Film Noir.  

When filming the positive section of our piece we used short, quick shots set in sunny, clean locations, in particular the new 6th form building, which demonstrates the resources our school has to offer and several outside locations as it was a sunny day and the bright lighting creating a more cheerful atmosphere. When filming we mainly focused on filming a social side of knights templar, showing classmates messing around in study rooms and even some people interacting with people behind the camera, breaking the fourth wall. We also showed people playing musical instruments and people playing sports, showing the talent and resources at our school. In editing I used short takes/cuts with up-tempo music to try and create a happy response. I used minimal filters in the positive section as the outside shots didn't require much additional lighting or colorising, I also didn't use a great deal in the inside shots as I liked authenticity of the classrooms without additional colours.

In the negative representation we use longer takes, a majority of which were shot inside, to create a more gloomy, dark setting. We tried to create a strong theme of isolation in this section by focusing on several people's issues, showing some people alone, isolated, even one person crying creating obvious emotions. We also focused a lot on the disrepair around the school, showing mould, disrupted classrooms and litter around the school. In editing I used the two same filters consistently, with varied concentration to try and create a tense, gloomy setting.