Neo-Noir notes

We began the lesson with discussing a few Neo-noirs;

Blade Runner (Film)
Mulholland Drive (Film)
The Red Riding Trilodgy (T.V series)

Some other examples of Neo-noir;

Fatal Attraction
Basic Instinct
Sin City
The Black Dahlia

Then we were shown a few opening sequences from some Neo-noirs to get a clearer picture of what they are and to help contribute to our ideas towards our practical.

Also I made some notes when watching 'The Red Riding Trilodgy' on what's typical noir, and what's not typical.

Typical Noir:

-Dectective, typical job for anti-hero?
-Same job as his dad, "never been good enough."
-Use of over the top lighting
-Smoking
-It's not in black and white, however the camera seems to have a sepia filter, adding a noir effect?
-Narration for the main character (anti-hero)

Not Typical:

-Not black and white
-More experimenting with angles and non-diagetic music
-Set in a bleak, English setting -not in a huge city
-The lighting is more natural then edited
-There's blood shown