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. […]
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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. […]
*subject to change I’ve decided to take the ‘Traditional Term Paper Essay’ route. It will be approximately 4500-5000 words, or 16-20 pages. The focus of my essay will be the philosophical element of existentialism’s role in various formats of Noir. I’ll answer the question ‘are we products of our environment?’. To answer this question andContinue reading “Noir Project Proposal”
For my video essay I want to compare more recent neo-Noir (2000-present) films to more traditional noir films like we have watched for this course (1931-1998). Focusing on how the common tropes of the genre (such as theme, formal elements, and narrative) have changed over the years, and how the fundamentals of noir impact moreContinue reading “Video Essay Proposal”
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 […]
Phase I: Proposal and Comments Does suffering breed greatness? This is the question I’ll engage in for my video essay, as I explore the philosophical element of existentialism, the visual language of expressionism, and the treatment of mental illness in the Noir/Neo-Noir genre. To answer the question, I’ll call upon quotes from existentialist philosophers andContinue reading “Noir Video Essay Proposal”
For the video essay I am going to focus on the femme fatale. More specifically femme fatale’s depiction in classical film noir and neo noir. To accomplish this, I plan to research how women were portrayed within society in the 1920s-1950s (they heyday of classical film noir) versus the 2000s (neo noir). I believe byContinue reading “Phase I: Proposal”
For this project, I want to focus on the influence film noir has had on one particular director: Christopher Nolan. Many of his films make use of… Read more “Video Essay Proposal”
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 […]
I will be doing my video essay over the role reversal in Film Noir based around the protagonist being a woman. Looking over the differences that the characters portray and the reversal of the male/female stereotypes within Noir. I would like to look at female protagonist specific Film Noirs and outline the differences between how … Continue reading Video Essay Proposal