Please turn in your second pitch assignments today.
The Elements of Film Noir (documentary)
Pitch #3 will be to write a story in the film noir genre. We've watched Citizen Kane (which used a lot of the film noir style), but after our viewing of The Maltese Falcon writing a film noir style pitch should be relatively easy.
Here are a few things to watch for as we screen The Maltese Falcon:
1. A protagonist that is cynical or detached
2. A femme fatale who leads the protagonist astray
3. A mystery, crime, or use of suspense
4. A naive scapegoat to take the rap of some "crime"
5. Goons (hired criminals who give the protagonist a hard time)
6. Razor sharp dialogue
7. Reference and description of low key lighting
The Maltese Falcon, directed and written for the screen by John Huston
Based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett
The Third Man
The Big Sleep
Double Indemnity (full film)
Casablanca
Now a little technique and advice about making films:
The Elements of Film Noir (documentary)
Pitch #3 will be to write a story in the film noir genre. We've watched Citizen Kane (which used a lot of the film noir style), but after our viewing of The Maltese Falcon writing a film noir style pitch should be relatively easy.
Here are a few things to watch for as we screen The Maltese Falcon:
1. A protagonist that is cynical or detached
2. A femme fatale who leads the protagonist astray
3. A mystery, crime, or use of suspense
4. A naive scapegoat to take the rap of some "crime"
5. Goons (hired criminals who give the protagonist a hard time)
6. Razor sharp dialogue
7. Reference and description of low key lighting
The Maltese Falcon, directed and written for the screen by John Huston
Based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett
- Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade
- Mary Astor as Brigid O'Shaughnessy
- Gladys George as Iva Archer
- Peter Lorre as Joel Cairo
- Barton MacLane as Lt. of Detectives Dundy
- Lee Patrick as Effie Perrine
- Sydney Greenstreet as Kasper Gutman
- Ward Bond as Detective Tom Polhaus
- Jerome Cowan as Miles Archer
- Elisha Cook, Jr. as Wilmer Cook
The Third Man
The Big Sleep
Double Indemnity (full film)
Casablanca
Now a little technique and advice about making films:
- Lighting Techniques (for student film makers)
- How to shoot a Noir film (documentary; how-to)
- Mise en Scene (documentary; how-to)
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