Lighting

 Photo 1 

-uses lowkey lighting

-uses top lighting on the left to create a shadow on the right 
-it accentuates her face structure to show she may be a femme fatale as she's holding a cigarette, connoting she is evil or "bad"

Photo 2

 

- high-key lighting 
- top lighting 
-creates an effect of power and him being superior 
-warrior like
-top lights makes some shadows under his eyes to make them darker to show he is tough

Photo 3 

- lowkey lighting
- top lighting
-creates an effect of superiority and power as he is presented as a strong being and the use of alower angle helps to identify his power and look more intimidating

Photo 4

- lowkey lighting
- under lighting
-a shadow is created by putting the light on the left side of her which creates an enigma code because she's hiding from something or someone so it creates mystery for  the audience

Photo 6

 

-lowkey lighting
- natural lighting is used from outside coming through the curtains

Photo 5

- high-key lighting

 back lighting

creates an enigma code as you don't know who is emerging from the extreme light as it creates  and a silhouette

Photo 7

- lowkey lighting

-back and front lighting

- image is in monochrome and the woman looks scared or she could also maybe be a femme fatale

Photo 8

-high-key lighting

-top lighting

- top lighting creates a shadow under her neck to accentuate her facial features more

Photo 9

 

lowkey lighting

back lighting

-back lighting creates an effect where the figure is emerging from the darkness  thus creating a silhouette

-creates an enigma code as the audience don't know who's coming out the doorway

Photo 10

high-key lighting

 front lighting

-the use of the front lighting creates the idea they're intimate and close to each other

2) Film noir research 

Research film noir - focusing on the genre’s distinctive lighting style. Make notes on the genre and particularly the use of lighting - bullet points are fine. 

• Film noir is a stylized genre of film marked by pessimism, fatalism, and cynicism. 
• The term was originally used in France after WWII, to describe American thriller or detective films in the 1940s and 50s. 
• Film noir literally translates to “black cinema” 
• French critics used it to describe Hollywood movies that were saturated with darkness and pessimism not seen before
• Film Noir is a technical and impressive technique in film where light and shadow explicitly reflect the mood.
• uses low-key lighting to emphasize shadows and silhouettes and create harsh contrasts in film. It focuses less on plot and characters and more on style and mood.

common film noir elements:

• Anti-hero protagonist
• Femme fatale
• Tight, concise dialogue
• High-contrast lighting
• Post-war disillusionment

3) Film noir YouTube clip analysis 

Finally, find a YouTube clip that fits the film noir genre and embed it under your research (the clip can be classic noir from the 1950s or something more recent - neo-noir). How does the clip's lighting fit the film noir genre?

The reccurent Low-key lighting throughout the clip is conventional to the genre as it follows through with the dark femme fatale theme