*I decided to change my video essay proposal. My new topic is the anti-hero of different Noir films Film Noir is known for its distinct characteristics, whether it be stark lighting with heavy use of shadows, the cynical narrative tone, or a location showing both the glamorous surface of a city and it’s seedy underbellyContinue reading “VE Script draft”
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For this project I would like to dive into the teen drama television show Veronica Mars (2004-2007) and argue it is a modern day gender-swapped Noir for tv. This project will be in a mashup form arguing the elements of noir in this show. I intend on focusing on the entirety of the show, mainlyContinue reading “Final Project Proposal”
Thesis and how I plan to format it Thesis For the final project, I aim to “answer” the question we were asked the first day of class: what is film noir? Is it a genre? Is it a style? By going back and looking at what we’ve learned this semester, as well as additional research,Continue reading “Project Outline”
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Script draft: The action will be updated as soon as the dialogue has had a fair chance to be judged Bibliography Note: All sources will be acquired using screen recording material either with zoom, screen caption or quick play and then would be edited in. Films (These scenes will be used as examples and material … Continue reading VE Bibliography and Script
The Wolf Among us. Telltale games, 2013. This is a game that I’m familiar with and I felt like it had a lot of noir tropes Miller, Frank. Sin City. Dark Horse Comics. 1991-92. I felt like this was a good example of a noir comic book Fergus, Mark and Hawk Ostby, creators. The Expanse. Syfy andContinue reading “Video Essay Script and Ann. Bib. Retry”
You have seen the setup numerous times. Four men in dapper Burberry suits topped off with pantyhose around their faces enter a bank brandishing their shotguns and large machine guns. One screams for everyone to get down on the ground and another runs over to stop the teller from pressing the silent alarm. They are … Continue reading The Evolution of The Heist Film