Tuesday, 10 November 2009

Notes on Film Openings

Sin City




Black and white like old film noir films but the womans dress, lips and eyes are in colour and draw audience's attention.

Iconic props:
- Cigerettes
- Lighter
- Gun

Balcony is in the dark, party in the background makes two characters look isolated, when the camera pulls up away from the scene the characters look even more lonely and insignificant against the huge cityscape.

Film Noir conventions:

- High contrast lighting, (backlighting from party inside)
- Man dressed in black suit with slicked back hair, Women dressed in a red halter neck dress which gives a look of femme-fatale, dialogue makes her look femme-fatale.
- Voiceover,
- Use of night and rain

When the voiceover is speaking after the woman was shot there was no music or soundtrack, just the sounds of the rain which means that audience focuses on what the man is saying.

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