Film Noir is 'a movie that is marked by a mood of pessimism, fatalism, menace, and cynical characters; "film noir was applied by French critics to describe American thriller or detective films in the 1940s."'
Conventions:
- Black and white
- American
- Narrator
- Interesting camera angles
- Set in a city
- Film at night
- No handheld shots
- Glamorous female actresses
- Minimal lighting - creates shadows
- A detective is usually the anti-hero
- Tone should be urgent
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