The Visual Style of Neo-Noir (Video Essay) [2022]
Video essay on the visual style of neo-noir with a focus on lighting made for Film Analysis and Aesthetics at the University of Texas at Arlington.
For educational purposes.
*I was actually going to cover composition and color in this video, but I already went 3 minutes over the max time for this assignment so this video only touches on lighting.
Written, narrated, and edited by Brian Tran
Footage From:
The Batman (2022) Dir. Matt Reeves
The Big Sleep (1946) Dir. Howard Hawks
Blade Runner (1982) Dir. Ridley Scott
Chinatown (1974) Dir. Roman Polanski
Collateral (2004) Dir. Michael Mann
Double Indemnity (1944) Dir. Billy Wilder
Drive (2011) Dir. Nicolas Winding Refn
John Wick (2014) Dir. Chad Stahelski
The Maltese Falcon (1941) Dir. John Huston
Memento (2000) Dir. Christopher Nolan
Mulholland Drive (2001) Dir. David Lynch
Nightcrawler (2014) Dir. Dan Gilroy
No Country for Old Men (2007) Dir. Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Oldboy (2003) Dir. Park Chan-wook
Point Blank (1967) Dir. John Boorman
Pulp Fiction (1994) Dir. Quentin Tarantino
Shutter Island (2010) Dir. Martin Scorsese
Sin City (2005) Dir. Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez
Sunset Boulevard (1950) Dir. Billy Wilder
Taxi Driver (1976) Dir. Martin Scorsese
The Third Man (1949) Dir. Carol Reed
Music Used:
Angelo Badalamenti – Mr. Roque/Betty's Theme
Angelo Badalamenti – Silencio
Chromatics – Tick of the Clock
Jerry Goldsmith – Jack and Evelyn (Chinatown Soundtrack)
Jerry Goldsmith – Love Theme from Chinatown (End Title)
Jo Yeong-wook – The Old Boy
Johnny Mandel – End Title (Point Blank)
Johnny Mandel – Opening/Main Title (Point Blank)
Linda Scott – I’ve Told Every Little Star
Michael Giacchino – Catwoman
Vangelis – Blade Runner Blues
Vangelis – Main Titles/Prologue
Vangelis – Tears in Rain (Unreleased Version)