Film Noir period was throughout the 1940's and 50's and had some very individual techniques which are very distinctive:
- It is particularly recognised for the use of lighting and shadows - it is usually very dark and faces are often obscured by shadows. Venetian blinds are very iconic in Film Noir to create a dramatic shadow effect.
- The weather shown in Film Noir is normally very dreary and depressing adding to the pessimism of the content.
- An iconic prop in Film Noir is a cigarette, often in a cigarette holder, with wispy smoke coming from it, this is usually a prop usually associated with the femme fatale in a sexual manner.
- The femme fatale is a very conventional character of Film Noir and was seen as particularly shocking in the Film Noir period as she is usually very provacative and seductive.
- Flashbacks are also very conventional of Film Noir.
Brick and the conventions of 'Teen Noir':
- The way the character's facial expressions are obscured by the camera angles or by his hands suggest conventions of Teen Noir as faces in Film Noir were also often covered by the lighting, allowing the audience to make their own judgement of the characters' emotions but also to build enigma.
- A flashback is used, like it often is in Film Noir
- The girl character is seen as quite provacative and controlling by leaving him a note to make him go to the phone box to talk to her, this could be an interpretation of a femme fatale.
- The way they talk is very confusing and not very articulate, just like in Film Noir where they talk in sayings and almost metaphors.
- The fact that a cigarette is thrown out of the car that drives past, shows conventions of Teen Noir as it highlights the iconic prop of Film Noir.
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