What is
a film noir?
Film Noir is a cinematic term used to describe Hollywood crime dramas. They normally contain sexual motivations and stereotypically use a black and white colour scheme inspired by German creationism
Film Noir is best described as a feeling expressed through visual styling of low-key lighting and story conventions. Which is often a serious feeling or some melancholic feeling
Stereotypical film noir - film noir was a term originally coined by Nino Frank, who was a French film critic and a writer. Stereotypical film noir usually contains a detective, who throughout the noir usually voices over what happens through the use of monologues.
Film Noir is best described as a feeling expressed through visual styling of low-key lighting and story conventions. Which is often a serious feeling or some melancholic feeling
Stereotypical film noir - film noir was a term originally coined by Nino Frank, who was a French film critic and a writer. Stereotypical film noir usually contains a detective, who throughout the noir usually voices over what happens through the use of monologues.
Stereotypically the detective is usually face with problems created by a femme fatale. A femme fatale being a usually sexually appealing female who acts as a damsel in distress, but is actually out to trap and double cross the detective.
Film Noir is best described as a feeling through visual styling of low-key lighting and story conventions.
Film Noir is best described as a feeling through visual styling of low-key lighting and story conventions.
Common conventions of Film Noir:
- flashbacks
- Political corruption
- contrast
- night time setting
- male detective
- crime
- narration/voice-over
- low key lighting
- femme fatale
What is the
purpose in genre?
The purpose of genre is
to benefit the consumer and in return earn more money. Genre
labelling is useful for consumers as their purpose allows for a
potential viewer to decide whether or not they would want to watch a
certain film or tv show. This is because certain people may view
other genres more favourably, so their decision to watch the film
could be based solely on the genre alone. This makes it easier to get
people to view your film as by stating the genre you give the viewer
a general idea of what the film will contain, this is due to the fact
that certain genres usually follow specific codes and conventions,
which in turn will result in more money for the company that produced
the film.
How did ‘the
golden age of hollywood’ reinforce genres?
It reinforced the idea of genre due to the fact that creating genre films yielded great profit for the top studios at the time, these being Warner Bros, Paramount, Columbia, MGM and Universal. This was due to the fact that having genre films allowed consumers to know what to expect from the film they are about to watch as genre films often follow certain conventions associated with its genre, this means deciding to purchase a movie ticket became an easier choice which also therefore increased sales for studious that produced genre films. Ultimately leading the creation of more and more genre films as money/profit is of course the main driving force for these studios and companies.
It reinforced the idea of genre due to the fact that creating genre films yielded great profit for the top studios at the time, these being Warner Bros, Paramount, Columbia, MGM and Universal. This was due to the fact that having genre films allowed consumers to know what to expect from the film they are about to watch as genre films often follow certain conventions associated with its genre, this means deciding to purchase a movie ticket became an easier choice which also therefore increased sales for studious that produced genre films. Ultimately leading the creation of more and more genre films as money/profit is of course the main driving force for these studios and companies.
Which genres
became popular in Hollywood?
At the time of the golden age of Hollywood (Most notably around the 1930's) the most popular genres were Westerns, Horrors, slapstick comedy, gangster films and science fiction .
Some of these genres are still very prominent in today's industry, such as horror and science fiction. However westerns and gangster films are not as popular, with the exception of films such as Django unchained and other such films. This is because during the time of the golden age the Wild west was still an interesting topic to tackle as it was relatively fresh. The same can be said for gangster films due to the fact of things such as the Italian mafia and Newyork mobsters being a big deal in media at the time. However now that things such as the mafia are not really issue in modern day society we have now started to lean away from making films about such topics as they are no longer really relevant and relevancy is connected to how interested consumers will be in the film. So less relevancy means less interest, which means less sales and therefore less money. So therefore nowadays we only see the occasional western or mafia film and such occasions are usually tackled by industry renowned directors such as quentin tarantino.
At the time of the golden age of Hollywood (Most notably around the 1930's) the most popular genres were Westerns, Horrors, slapstick comedy, gangster films and science fiction .
Some of these genres are still very prominent in today's industry, such as horror and science fiction. However westerns and gangster films are not as popular, with the exception of films such as Django unchained and other such films. This is because during the time of the golden age the Wild west was still an interesting topic to tackle as it was relatively fresh. The same can be said for gangster films due to the fact of things such as the Italian mafia and Newyork mobsters being a big deal in media at the time. However now that things such as the mafia are not really issue in modern day society we have now started to lean away from making films about such topics as they are no longer really relevant and relevancy is connected to how interested consumers will be in the film. So less relevancy means less interest, which means less sales and therefore less money. So therefore nowadays we only see the occasional western or mafia film and such occasions are usually tackled by industry renowned directors such as quentin tarantino.
Why do audiences
like genre films?
Audiences enjoy genre
films due to the fact that that some people prefer one type of genre
over the other, such as horror and western. Furthermore genre films
under the same genre share a lot of similarities. For instance
conventions, themes and tropes are commonly shared throughout films
of the same genre. Therefore if audiences enjoy these certain themes
and conventions within the genre of, let’s say, sci-fi they will
enjoy genre films as the aspects they enjoy about that genre are
commonly seen throughout films that subside within said genre
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