2. Genre of : Film Noir
Subgenre of : Suspense.
-Reasons-
Original Different from what is usually seen these days
Interesting To Learn more about the genre.
Good stories The use of femme fatale.
Personal interests The suspense used.
The themes used.
Previous opening sequence that we have seen.
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3. conventions Use/develop/challenge Purpose/Description Examples of films
Voice over USE He tells how he got In sunset boulevard, the
• Telling the story killed, and does it by narrator is the character
• Usually a man doing a flashback and telling his own story.
• Strong voice saying, ‘well lets go
• Normally predicted to six months before
• Effective
• Person telling their
own story.
DEVELOP
• Having a foreign
accent
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4. conventions Use/develop/challenge Purpose/Des Examples of films
cription
villain USE Sunset
Femme fatale Boulevard
men Desmond is
Dominant the villain
Woman and looks
Protagonist dominant
Attractive and
Seductive attractive
Murderer Sunset Boulevard Mrs
Stands out Desmond, the villain.
DEVELOP
Don’t stand out
Dominated
Not attractive
CHALLENGE
Antagonist
Looks vulnerable
Looks normal
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5. conventions use/develop/challe Purpose/description Examples of films
nge
victim USE In sunset
Male boulevard, Norma
Desperate Desmond, kills Joe
Good looking Gillis after he
Young leaves her.
Falls for the femme
fatale
Murdered In sunset boulevard,
DEVELOP Norma Desmond, kills Joe
Not attractive Gillis after he leaves her.
Woman
Mature
Strong
Went against the
dominant woman.
CHALLENGE
Murderer
Villain
6. conventions use/develop/challenge Purpose/des Examples of films
cription
crimes Use Sin city
•Men usually murdered
•Tragically
•Usually with guns
•Obsession
•Paranoia from villain
•Love
•Femme fatale
•Women murdered
•tales usually involved.
•Suspicious
DEVELOP
•The murderer looked
normal
•death scenes
•If in the crimes the man
was more dominating.
CHALLENGE
•Very young person
• involved
7. conventions use/develop/challenge Purpose/description Examples of films
Femme Use In sunset The scene specifically
fatale •Dominant boulevard she shows her being
•Attractive smoked and dominant.
•Leads men into danger looked very
•Interesting demanding
•Flirtatious
•Mysterious The scene
•Elegant specifically shows
•Gorgeous her being
•Unloving dominant.
•Manipulative
•Serious
•Smoking.
Develop
•Mature
•Less attractive
•Romantic
•Vulnerable
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Challenge
•Homme Fatale.
8. conventions Use/develop/challenge Purpose/ Examples of films
Description
Detective. Use The
•Long coat detective in
•Men double
•Mysterious indemnity
•Intelligent looking like
•Mature a typical
•Good looking detective
•Neat
Develop
•Dopy
•Young
•Bad looking
Challenge
•Messy
•women
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9. Inspirational scenes
Sunset boulevard Sin city
Murdering men
Past obsessions
Tragedy
Death
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Criminal
Guns
Anger
No consequence
10. DOUBLE IDEMNITY
The use of detective
Investigation
Talked into a murder
Falling for the person not
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allowed.
11. Scenes from Basic Instinct:
A scene of the seductive women, getting
the knife while having sex with the
partner to kill him.
Showing the women, being sexy
towards the investigator while
being interrogated.
Showing her being
interrogated by some police
officers.
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1. Valentina is left at the altar , never forgetting that
situation , she wants revenge.
2. She starts going out to pubs and clubs, to look for
men, in order to fulfil her emptiness.
3. After going to bed with them, she kills them without
remorse or regret. These men are being looked for
and so a private investigator takes on the case.
4. By investigating the case he finds out what Valentina
has been doing , and interrogates her.
5. After finding out everything, by her telling him. As
normal she seduces him with her femme fatale way
of being, as she knew he was a threat. After sleeping
together she kills him continuing with no
consequences. And so her life goes on.
17. 1.Starting with pictures of the missing
men
2.With an over shoulder shot, there will an
in interrogation between Valentina and
the investigator Smith.
3.Valetina without remorse starts to tell
the story. There comes a flashback.
4.Shows a scene of her going to bed with a
man without showing what happens
after.
5.At the end the narrator, reads the start
of the poem Salome. With an
establishing shot of the bed and then
one of her and the investigator.
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18. Hobbies: Cinema, fashion, antique.
Age: 30-40
Gender: Mostly Female, but some older men.
Lifestyle: Traditional, cultural, used to having
technology but still likening the old versions of films.
Location: People that live in the city.
Target audience would be involved with this movie
because it covers all there interest as the idea of the
Opening Sequence covers most of the conventions.
No. Yes. Yes.
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19. Either one of us , the one Main girl : Valetina
that is better on doing the
character. Way of being :
Sexy
dominant,
dangerous,
Flirtatious
seductive.
Costumes:
A Black dress
Black stilettos
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Props:
A small purse
Studs
Cigarette
Hair & Makeup
pinup ( eyeliner )
Red lips
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curled
20. One of the victims –
no name given.
Way of being :
womaniser
business man
self confident
macho.
Costumes
A black trousers
White shirt
Bow tie
Black shoes.
Props
cigarette
car keys
Hair
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To the side.
21. The desk for investigation
This location will always be available.
Its at one of the group members
house, its in Harlesden its very close to the school so it
will be easy to have access at any time to this place.
You can just walk from school to the house. About
7mins walk.
There are no health and safety concerns as it is
situated at a safe house.
22. Not showing the full scenes.
Showing her open the door, but not showing what
happens inside fully.
Leaving the audience to think why is she admitting
that she has killed them
Where do the men go, you see them go in but not
coming out.
The narration is creating enigma, because at the end
the narration is of the start of the poem Salome.
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23. Non-
linear
1st – Her with the detective present
2nd – Flashback of her with the
men past
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24. We are using the theory of Vladimir Propp
came up with stereotyped characters•
Valetina(main girl) – will be the typical villain
The men( one of the men) – will be the typical
victim
Mr Smith (investigator) – typical victim/helper.
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