Tag Archives: Film Noir

Costume Designs

Posted on February 23, 2010 by

Liz has now finished the Designs for each character including the thugs. Both DeeJay and I are extremely impressed with her designs even though they have strayed a little from what we originally envisaged. Having said this, what she has … Continue reading →

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Narrative

Posted on January 27, 2010 by

With an idea but no narrative, DeeJay and I began to draw upon some of the films we watched and graphic novels we read for inspiration. We immediately decided that the film will draw upon the detective elements of Film … Continue reading →

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The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)

Posted on January 26, 2010 by

  DeeJay recently bought The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler and is one of the first novels and films to be identified as Film Noir. After reading the first page, I was gripped on the hard-boiled narrative and attention to detail. Chandler’s … Continue reading →

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The Killers (1946 d. Robert Siodmak)

Posted on January 25, 2010 by

There are a selection of Film Noirs that DeeJay has picked up from his Cousin in order for us to watch. DeeJay and I decided to watch a few together a began with The Killers. We jotted down a few … Continue reading →

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Photographers

Posted on January 16, 2010 by

Photography is an important part to Film Noir as it plays in important role in shaping the style, feel and representation of the genre. Still imagery is an extremely important part of our current idea and is something we would need … Continue reading →

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Brick (2005 d.Rian Johnson)

Posted on January 14, 2010 by

(A more detailed piece on ‘Brick’ can be found in the Workbook)      After DeeJay and I decided to work together he asked me to watch the 2005 Neo Noir Film Brick as a source of inspiration. The film was like … Continue reading →

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Similar Ideas

Posted on January 12, 2010 by

Today (12/1/10), DeeJay Nye and I discussed some of the ideas we had for this module. Ironically, we both had similar ideas regarding a graphic novel. Whereas I wanted to create a film that aesthetically was straight from the pages … Continue reading →

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Graphic Novel Film Idea

Posted on December 30, 2009 by

I can’t say that I am an avid fan of Graphic Novels but I find their artwork, presentation and essence of film noir inspiring. Over the past five years several Graphic novels including Sin City, Watchmen and 300 have all … Continue reading →

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