FILM 2120 1st Edition Lecture 26 Outline of Last Lecture I. Conventions II. Types of conventions III. Semantics and syntax Outline of Current Lecture I. Film noir II. French context III. American context IV. Hard boiled American fictionCurrent LectureI. Film noir A. Notoriously difficult to find B. Transatlantic heritage of the term C. Teaches valuable lessons about how genres are born and maintained, as well as about how they are always about cultural context and different uses II. French context A. French huge influence in film B. Post WWII reception-critics see a “new” Hollywood genre that more resembles their own C. Poetic realism1. Movement in the 1930’s2. Very dark 3. Similar to Hollywood films after WWII4. Example: Daybreak (Marcel, Carne, 1939)- At the end of the movie he kills himself - The sun finally rises when the protagonist rises 5. Existential philosophy- There isn’t really a moral structure in life These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- Our lives don’t have a explanation for everything - Don’t follow the commands of religion - There isn’t a clear point in life - Shown in flashback structure III. American contextA. Most of the films were actually considers other genres and not film noir 1. Example: The Big Sleep was considered a crime film when it came out B. German expressionism-many Germans émigré artists in Hollywood (Lang, Lorre) brought innovative style with them 1. Example: Cabinet of Dr. Caligari- Considered first horror film - Not realistic style, its cartoonish and has many acute angles C. Low key lighting1. Opposite of high key lighting 2. “mood” lighting and extreme camera angles 3. a lot of shadows are created because of this 4. example: Touch of Evil(Welles, 1958)- use shadows to create shapes on screen - use a lot of low angles - use to play up the mood- focus less on the ploy and more on the mood IV. Hard boiled American fiction A. Hemingway - His novels were very straightforward and masculine B. Raymond Chandler, James Cain(screenwriters in Hollywood)- They had the tough guy protagonists in their movies- The tough guys take on the world C. Edward Hopper-Nighthawks painting-represents American culture during that time D. Arthur Fellig “weegee”1. Street photographer 2. Exploitation photography 3. Took pictures of
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