Whether you consider it its own genre or not, there is no doubt that the film noir has had lots of influence on modern film, especially modern horror. Dementia, also known as Daughter of Horror, was an experimental horror/noir film released in 1955. This film heavily uses expressionist imagery in order to evoke an emotion […]
Author: Nico Masso
For my project I will be looking into the influence of the film noir on contemporary horror as a whole. I will be taking a look at various noir films and drawing similarities in themes, style, and imagery between the film noir and more modern horror. Also, in order to prove that films even today […]
Through the video essay format, I plan to analyze noir horror films like Dementia, Shock, and Inner Sanctum, and explain how films like these have influenced more contemporary horror films when it comes to style and imagery. Throughout the video essay I will be deconstructing the three films mentioned above and drawing similarities from them […]
Expressionistic imagery is a common element within film noir. Dementia, also known as Daughter of Horror, was an experimental horror/noir film released in 1955. This film heavily uses expressionist imagery in order to evoke an emotion or a sense of fear within the audience. In this video I will be analyzing the use of expressionist […]
I will be doing my video essay on expressionism and expressionistic imagery in film noir and how it is used to invoke a certain emotions or feelings within the viewer. I will be delving into the elements of expressionism included in the following films as well as how this imagery affects the scene and story. […]
I will be doing my video essay on expressionism and expressionistic imagery in film noir and how it is used to invoke a certain emotions or feelings within the viewer. I will be delving into the elements of expressionism included in the following films as well as how this imagery affects the scene and story. […]
As for formal elements of film noir, I will be analyzing a scene from Dementia (1955). Throughout the scene and the entirety of the movie, expressionistic imagery is used in order to illustrate what the main character is thinking or how they feel through the way the scene is set up and shot. The scene […]
The scene that begins with Dix paying off his debt to Cobby and ends with Cobby having to bribe an officer so he wouldn’t be raided illustrates the themes of corruption in the city as well as existentialism very well. The scene begins at around 28:30 where Dix is bringing the rest of the debt […]
The scene where Walter meets Mrs. Dietrichson for the first time is a very good example of both voice-over narration and camera shots in order to develop a more in-depth narrative around the scene. The scene begins with Walter Neff narrating as we see him in a flashback driving a car up to what we […]