Here’s the link to my website!! I might have to update this with a new link if it doesn’t update automatically. Thanks for a great semester and good luck on your projects!
https://smarsh170.wixsite.com/filmnoirparody
Author: sammmarsh
Hi! Sorry I’m posting this so late. Here’s a link to the website my project is on.
https://smarsh170.wixsite.com/filmnoirparody
Have I set up the main page? Not yet! But! I have added pages on parody, My Favorite Brunette (a film no…
That’s right, I changed ideas. And I meant to ask Brett if I could do that and I forgot. To Brett, I am sorry. I will email you as soon as this is finished. To my classmates, I hope your projects are going well and I welcome any critique. Alright, now let’s get to the […]
I’m linking the google doc to my Storyboard here! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ejc9VSSbQD8dymZRnLCiSLPaFTHwxUwk64-V5dlxaQg/edit?usp=sharing Google Docs was the easiest medium for me to do this in, so I hope this link is adequate. If not, I can definitely try and transfer it over to WordPress! Additionally, here’s the file of my script voiceover: I uploaded it to Soundcloud so […]
For my project, I want to continue to expand on the topics of Film Noir and Video Games that I discussed in my Video Essay script draft. One thing I didn’t really get to examine was the storytelling aspects games afford the Noir “genre.” I think for my thesis I would want to focus in […]
Here begins my voiceover script! Film Noir developed as a movement in the 1940’s. Since its inception, Noir films have been a major influence on other pieces of media including tv series (clip of Fargo), comic books (Edgy batman comic image), and even musical albums (Lana Del Rey music video clip). However, up until recently […]
For my video essay, I would like to conduct an investigation in the noir tag applied to video games in the online Steam store. I’d like to compare the elements within these video games such as aesthetics, narrative devices, narratives themes, and cinematography (if applicable??) to popular films noir and neo-noir films to see what […]
Key Largo tells the story of Frank McCloud, a pragmatic army veteran who is taken hostage inside the Hotel Largo by a power criminal and his henchmen. Unable to escape due to a catastrophic hurricane surging just outside the hotel’s doors, Frank and the other hostages attempt to stay alive under the oppressive thumb of […]
When debating which noir theme and which scene from The Asphalt Jungle I would analyze, a standout emerged for each. In terms of theme, the theme of corruption and the city seemed central to the story of the asphalt jungle and particularly to Dix’s character. For a scene, the ending scene in which Dix makes […]
This week we discussed themes of existentialism and how the inherent meaninglessness of life defined by this school of thought plays out in noir films. According to Robert G. Porfirio, existentialism “is an outlook which begins with a disoriented individual facing a confused world he cannot accept. It places its emphasis on man’s contingency in […]