Horror/Noir: Student Work - G Group

Horror/Noir: Student Work - A Group

Film Noir: Documentary

"All movies express social values, or the erosion of these values, through the ways in which they depict both institutions and relations between people. Certain institutions are more revealing of social values and beliefs than others, and the family is perhaps one of the most significant of these institutions. For it is through the particular representations of the family in various movies that we are able to study the process whereby existing social relations are rendered acceptable and valid." – John Blaser

Double Indemnity is the quintessential movie of its time. With the end of WWII, Double Indemnity used cinematic tricks and an authentic and strong story to control the audience. For the first time in films, Billy Wilder created a climate where the audience became sympathetic to the killer. Could these characters and plots be representative of American culture? How does the end of the War effect filmmaking? What were War torn viewers looking for in a movie? 

The classic noir film Double Indemnity (and others in the genre), explores the historical and social impact of the social climate of the 1940’s and 1950’s and has helped shape modern day cinema and its representations ever since.

New indie film noir: 'Trouble is My Business'

Here is a new indie film noir, Trouble is My Business, that harkens back to the 1940s, with a thriller-mystery scenario about a gumshoe on the skids who gets mixed up with two seductively dangerous sisters. The film’s 8 minute trailer certainly gets you interested, and the production values are impressive. Nice noir visuals and characterisations with a flavor of the irony reminiscent of that great 1948 film noir I Love Trouble starring Franchot Tone, promise a fascinating ride.

Check out the Vimeo trailer below.

Read more: http://filmsnoir.net/film_noir/trouble-is-my-business-new-film-noir.html#ixzz2jnZK64p9

Analysis of the Hitchcock Style: The power of the close-up

Analysis of the Hitchcock Style: point of view (shots/editing/narrative)

'The Shining': Crosses/Inverted Crosses in mise-en-scene

Narrative: Approaches To Narrative Analysis

'The Shining': Approaches To Analysis

Assessments This Week: All Blogs to be 'Up-to-Date'

All student blogs will be assessed this week and should contain:

• Favourite Film - 500 word review
• The Lone Ranger - 500 word Research Task
• Group Analysis - 1 0r 2 Film Sequences (class task)

If your blog is not yet attached to the AS Film Studies site or doesn't contain any posts you will have failed this assessment. It is your responsibility to ensure that your work can be viewed. If there is any problem (whatsoever) with accessing your blog this should be resolved before the end of the week deadline.

You will be given: a Progress Grade & an Effort Grade for each subject across college.

Must be completed before: 11/10/13