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)

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