Author: habiboulahna

December 11, 2020 /
November 18, 2020 /

Here you can find my rough draft for my noir project focused on comparing the thematic elements, usage of violence, and aesthetic elements within the different types of film noir.

November 10, 2020 /

This is my storyboard for my noir project focused on comparing and contrasting noir genres over the years through a video mashup and a paper.

October 26, 2020 /

What i would like to do is something of a mashup video similar to what we saw at the beginning of the semester. Mainly a mash up focused on the changes from the classic film noir to the new styles of noir such as rural noir, Neo noir, etc. What i want this mash up […]

October 26, 2020 /

What i would like to do is something of a mashup video similar to what we saw at the beginning of the semester. Mainly a mash up focused on the changes from the classic film noir to the new styles of noir such as rural noir, Neo noir, etc. What i want this mash up […]

October 19, 2020 /

Film noir is a genre known for grizzled detectives, femme fatales, and criminal activities but its also known for its use existential motifs These elements are portrayed through many elements in film making but the strongest way that the film noir portrays these themes is through camera usage. Today I am going to explain how […]

October 6, 2020 /

My video essay will focus on how camera work helps to reinforce the themes of paranoia, despair, and hopelessness in film noir. I would look at how the camera work helps to convey the common themes of noir, focusing on angles, framing, movement, etc. Mainly i will focus on the unique camera work helps to […]

October 1, 2020 /

I will be looking at a scene for Kansas City Confidential, more specifically the scene at 1:00:59 where Tim Foster is looking out his window and seeing Joe Rolfe and Helen Foster speaking with each other. I will start with the lighting, in a typical film the character in front of the camera would be […]

September 22, 2020 /

The Asphalt Jungle has many themes centered around the city and corruption, and this can be scene in the ending of the film, at 1:48:53, as Dix attempts to return home to Kentucky with Doll. Throughout the film we see how Dix is craving to return to his home in Kentucky, hating the city and […]