Gangsters in Noir – Project Prospectus

Media type: 

My project will take the form of a video podcast. Having me as well as a possible co-host talk about the main points and help me explain my argument. It will have a video component much like a video essay and I will provide clips cut into the video of examples and things I am referencing, however, most of the video will be a still camera shot of me talking 

Thesis/Argument: 

I stand to argue that the noir gangsters we see portrayed in the 50s in classic noir are a product of real-world events and people. 

Outline: Found Here

Touch of Evil clip: Plays from 1:30:00-1:31:15

The Big Combo clip: plays from 13:00-14:09

Note: My argument changed somewhat, so I’m going to have to find more historical references, also some resources about real-world gangsters.

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