Posted by: B on: February 13, 2009
Our film noir is set in the 1920s and so to make it truly authentic I decided to research 1920s popular slang that can possibly be used by the characters in the film; this will add authenticy and make the film more realisitic.
1920s Popular Slang:
all wet: incorrect
ankle: to walk, i.e. “Let’s ankle!”
Apple sauce: flattery, nonsense, [...]
Posted by: B on: February 13, 2009
1920s Society
1920s Society
1920s was often called ‘The Jazz Age’ or ‘The Roaring Twenties’, usually when referring to the USA. In Europe the 1920s are usually referred to as ‘The Golden Twenties’. The 1920s was an era that brought great cultural change; especially in terms of gender roles.
Organized crime gained momentum in the 1920s, especially in [...]
Posted by: B on: February 13, 2009
Film Noir & Murder Mysteries
Stereotypical film noirs consist of specific things and generally include some, if not all, of the following aspects:
Night-time city streets
Atmosphere of paranoia
Beautiful but treacherous woman
Gullible and morally weak man
Crime of passion/ money
Sources of Noir
Film Noir, French for ‘black film’, film noir’s content and stylistic trademarks were developed from a mixture of [...]
Posted by: B on: February 2, 2009
24th September 2008
We were introduced to the Advanced Production today and told what the sections were (film, magazine etc.) I created a magazine last year and I definitely wanted to create a film this year. Yasmin and I both wanted to create a film. The specifications for this are a five minute film in its [...]
