Q6.

Q6. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

Research and Planning

The first thing I learnt how to do was actually work Blogspot. I had never had a blog of my own before on any of website so had no knowledge whatsoever of how they work. I think the technical aspect of how to use/work the blog was fairly obvious it was more how I would present my ideas that I struggled with as I have never been very creative. However, throughout my planning I learnt many different ways of presenting my work to ensure that my blog looked visually interesting to read. Having done this and gradually gotten better at it I have been able to see a clear different in my work and the layout of my blog has improved dramatically since I first started to post ideas onto it.

 

One of the first posts I uploaded onto my blog consisted of text and a Youtube clip that had embedded onto my blog. This is something that I did not know how to do before. Although it is not a pretty as some of my other posts it allowed me to refer to examples that I have used in my written work. Embedding Youtube videos is a common was of presenting work therefore I feel this was a very useful skill to learn as I have become a lot more digitally literate and therefore may have greater success later on in life as I am aware of how to use such presentational skills showing creativity.

Another way in which I learned how to use present my work was using 'Scribd. This allowed me to upload PowerPoint onto my blog. I found this really useful because power point is something that I have had a lot of experience using so was able to produce a piece of work fairly easily. I did however struggle to upload the PowerPoint onto Scribd at first but after a while I managed to get the hang of it.

My favourite piece of presentation that I found really easily to use was Prezi. It was really easily to throw all my thoughts onto the page and present my ideas in a really creative way. The first Prezi I made was one as a group and this was a very basic Prezi. After a while I was able to explore it further and realised that PowerPoint’s, images etc. could be presented in Prezi. This made it really easy for me to analyse pieces of work as I was able to present videos and images that backed up points I was making etc. One of my proudest pieces of work came from Prezi because it allowed me to be very detailed in my answer but it also looked visually amazing even though it is quite hectic.

 
I found this piece really fun to work on because it meant I could show my create side but also learnt a lot whilst going through it. The good thing I found with Prezi was that there is always something else you can do with it, I was always finding out new things and gaining new ideas through it.

I also found looking at other people blogs to get some inspiration for how I would present my ideas very useful. In particular I looked at Adam Turners blog. I thought that his presentation was fantastic and showed how using a variety of presentation skills could make a blog a lot more interesting.

 

Dafont.com was a website I had never even heard of before doing my research. I thought it was really cool that I was able to search all different types of fonts and define my searches to allow my font to fit in with the genre and themes of my film.
I learned how to download the fonts onto Premiere Pro so to be able to use specific fonts for the titles and credits at the opening of my thriller.

I did however decide against using any of the fonts off this particular website as I found one more suited to my thriller on Premiere Pro. None-the-less I enjoyed learning about the website as it gave me the option to enhance my creativity.

Production

The school provided us with HD Canon Legria cameras. This allowed us to shoot in high definition improving the visual quality of our work.
Before our preliminary task I had not used a video camera at all so my knowledge of it was lacking. However working on my own did work to my advantage in the sense that I was able to teach myself how each device worked so now I can safely say that I know all there is to know about this particular camera!
The camera we used allowed me to zoom in and out which I did find very useful. Because of this my opportunities for creativity were enhanced as I was able to change the focus on screen etc.

We were provided with an SD card by the school where we were to save all of our footage from then camera and transfer it to Premiere Pro. The particular c ards that we were given were very useful for our coursework as they were very fast, small (so we were able to carry them around with us throughout shooting etc.) And waterproof. I
 would say that this was one of our most useful pieces of equipment as it allowed us to mess around with different lengths of shots and re-take shots several time as it provided us with the memory to do so. This gave us the scope we needed to try different things.

Post production

I had never used any kind of filming software before our Preliminary Task so do not have the knowledge to compare Premiere Pro do any other software, however it is extremely professional and gave me the opportunities to play around with my footage as much as I wanted.

The effects of Premiere Pro were very advanced. The colour grading effects in particular was something that I found very useful. It allowed me to turn my footage from a dark location to a bleak, gritty and cold looking location which I found to be key in setting a hostile and deathly atmosphere.
 
Premiere Pro gave me a lot of control over what I was doing so I really felt a sense of achievement at the end knowing that every second of my final cut came from me. The after effects of transitions and the titles allowed me to really develop my creativity and it was the media technology that gave me to option to do so.

Q4.

Q4 by Korrin Reid

This advert is raising awareness of how some young girls are treated by boys/men this is a great example of how hard emotive images are quite difficult to watch and as a result discouraging a particular audience (In the case of this advert and my thriller, a male audience is discouraged). 

Girls may also be able to relate to some of the things that happen to Robyn in my thriller which may also be another reason why it is targeted more towards a female audience. 
In most films it is the gender of the protagonist that is then a basis for the gender of the audience. For example, James Bond is targeted more towards men as Bond himself is a male character whom other men will aspire to be and therefore they will make more of an effort to watch the film then females.



Another demographic that will target a particular audience with my thriller is age. Age is a demographic that is fairly obvious in targeting an audience as there are a lot of stereotypes associated with youths.

My thriller targets the ages 16-24 years old. I think this is a suitable age group to target because people around this age are able to identify with specific aspects of my film for example characters, action, themes, location etc. The main characters that are on screen at the beginning of thriller dominating the mise en scene are the three characters Robyn, Craig and Mike. All three of these characters are around this age group therefore people can relate to each of them. 

When thinking about my target demographic of age, I particularly took into account character types and themes of the thriller and what my target age group would like to see. I thought about the types of thriller films and TV programs that this age group may watch and looked into the events and themes represented in them. 

The main events and themes of my thriller are very similar to ones that occur in the film Taken, for example a kidnapping of a young girl by a group looking to use her. Because of this it makes sense to look at the ratings and votes for the film to determine the age range for its target audience. The film accumulated most of its votes from males and females under the age of 18. This gives me a very good idea of the type of thrillers that this particular audience (those 16-24 years old) watch. Because of this I am able to look at events, themes and characters in Taken as a template for finding out the kinds of things that this audience would want to see. 

The girl who is kidnapped in Taken is very young and fragile looking. She is just a healthy normal girl who girls around the ages of 16-24 will be able to identify with. 

In my thriller Robyn is a very normal looking girl who is also very young. I think because of this it is very easy for girls in the audience (of a similar age) to be able to put themselves in her shoes and sympathise with her. This may make them feel some what attached to the character and engage them more in the film provoking necessary emotions throughout. 

There is also however a more mature character in taken which attracts a more mature audience. It shows that the film is not strictly for a younger audience and suggests that people who are older may also like the film. 

Liam Neeson is similar to my character Mike in Deliverer as he is a very morally ambiguous character. This type of character will target an older audience ensuring that age group also is able to identify with a particular character in my thriller. If this was not so, or if Mike and Craig (to two male roles) were a lot younger I think that my age range for my target audience would be a lot more narrow and I do not think that I would of been able to target my thriller any higher than an age of 18 as it would be a thriller consisting of young characters targeting a young audience.

Mike and Craig are the characters in my thriller that balance it out ensuring that it is not a thriller purely for a youthful audience and make it a thriller suitable to target the age rang of 16-24.

Q3.

Q3 by Korrin Reid

Q2.

Q2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?

My media product focus' particularly on gender representations in film where men are portrayed as dominant, overpowering and violent towards females and where females are shown to be inferior.

Typically woman in thrillers are portrayed as Femme Fetale characters, extremely tough and independent (a bit like Lucy Liu in every single action film she has appeared in), or they are shown to be weak, vulnerable girls/woman who are used by dominant men. 

In my media product Robyn is represented as a ‘damsel in distress’. The term damsel in distress is taken from classic world literature and usually refers to a beautiful young lady who is placed in a predicament by a villan or monster and requires the help of a hero to save her. This representation has lived through Disney characters like Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty and even Peach.

However it has over the years been adapted in film and has come to mean a lot more than just a pretty girl who needs saving. In some thrillers we see these woman portrayed as powerless and timid and often stuck in seriously dangerous situations which they cannot find their way out of.

 

Robyn’s character has been caught up in an organisation of gangstas who are using her to do their dirty work. Her character reminds me of Michelle's character in Ill Manors. 

In the film Michelle is a heroin addict who is threatened into prostituting herself to pay off a debt she owes. Although Robyn is not seen to have been exploited or used sexually in the opening of my thriller, the vulnerability and fragility that Michelle carries in Ill Manors inspired my representation of Robyn. 

 

There is a lot of representation of woman being easily manipulated in film recently and stereotypes of these woman having some sort of problem with drugs or money and steering towards prostitution as a way of resolving these problems. I feel that as a stereotype this is something that is overused and a very poor representation so I wanted to move away from the idea that Robyn may be involved with these men in a sexual manor. 

Although I had no desire to force the idea of prostitution on my audience, to develop her character and encourage the audience to sympathise with Robyn, the stereotypical elements were still present in costume, body language and positioning of her character.

For example the shots of Robyn standing on the side of the road are a lot like shots we often see in films where girls are shown to be waiting for a man to drive up next to them. Because of this positioning and the fact a car does drive up next to Robyn, an audience may at first think that Robyn's character is in keeping with the degrading stereotypes that often represent young girls in film . However, I feel these shots add to her vulnerability and create enigma within the scene. 

 

The men in my thrillers are constantly represented as dominant powerful figures. There is the odd film where a woman might have one up on a man at some point but it is very rare that a female character will ever be shown to  be the 'hero'. 

Here is an example of how a woman looks to be powerful, however we are quickly reminded that she is over powered by a man right at the beginning of Sin City.

 

My media product is in keeping with a male dominant representative as I have two strong male characters at the beginning of my thriller both of whom have power over Robyn. Craig throughout the film uses his gender and strength over Robyn in many different ways continuously showing that he is in control. 

 

In this clip of Kill Bill we see The Bride looking timid and vulnerable. This is a scene that inspired a torture scene that look place in my thriller where Craig and his group of cooperatives held Robyn hostage and threaten her to give them information about the organisation she is working for. The representation of men in my thriller are very generic. This is because I wanted to establish the difference in powers and show how vulnerable Robyn is to be caught up in such a dangerous chain of events. 

 

Another stereotype I represent in my thriller is one of age and young girls in particular being very easily manipulated and used. This is something that is present in real life and should be treated carefully in film as it can offend or upset an audience. One film that was able to take the idea of a young girl being kidnapped in such a common way as used is the film 'Taken'. Director Pierre Morel manages to convey the drama and horror through violence and turn such a serious subject into a very gripping thriller film that keeps you on the edge of your seat whilst also provoking empathetic emotions and sending a message to the audience. 

This film largely inspired my plot line. I wanted to make the film less about how Robyn was treated (though if the film was to be developed scenes of her capture would be graphic) and more about why she was taken and the conflict that follows between the rival organisations afterwards.

The filmed that inspired the age representation in my thriller was 'Alpha Dog'. The film is based on a true story where a young boy is held at ransom by a group of men who the young boy's brother owes money to.

 

The boy in Alpha Dog is shown to be easily manipulated and vulnerable to the group of men that have taken him as ransom throughout the film. What Robyn and his character in Alpha Dog have in common is having been caught up in some dodgy dealings and suffering the consequences of someone else's actions. I continued with this generic stereotype of young children being used and incapable of looking after themselves as it meant the audience could easily feel sorry for Robyn, but it also added to drama and hard hitting realisation that things like this do actually happen and children do get dragged into such dealings.

Q1.

Final Cute of Deliverer

Here is my final cut of Deliverer.

Q7.

Q7. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

Since my preliminary task I feel I have gotten a better understanding of mise on scene and what is needed in film to convey conventions such as location, character type etc, to tell a well-rounded, realistic story. Our preliminary task lacked in plot, character type and did not fit into a particular genre or represent a theme.

Because of this I was able to see how without challenging conventions it was difficult to present a story that was gripping and relevant to a genre. 

When doing our thriller research we looked at what directors seek to establish in the opening of thrillers. By doing this it meant that I could take knowledge from my preliminary task and elaborate on aspects that were weak within it to hopefully convey ‘location, character types, themes and storyline/plot’ that reflected thriller conventions. 

Comments from my preliminary task showed that the steadiness of the camera used was weak. Since this I have learned how to use a tripod to steady shots. The tripod was used often in the filming of my thriller, especially when I was shooting longer, more enigmatic shots because it meant that without it I would need a steady hand for a long period of time.

One other comment was that the smoothness of editing was also weak. The preliminary task was the first time I had used Premiere pro so did not have knowledge on how the software worked. However, by doing this task prior to editing my thriller I was able to play around with the software and ensure that for my final piece I knew how it worked and how I could adapt and edit footage to make it look smoother, cleaner and to convey conventions of a thriller (for example, using Premiere Pro to play around with the lighting in my shots to make the location/setting seem more cold and bleak).

 
During the preliminary task we learned how to shoot a conversation and how to shoot people walking. The rule that stuck in my mind after this was the 180° rule. I learned that largely this rule is followed as without it shots can look messy and may also confuse consumers. Though some filmmakers like Stanley Kubrick purposely break this rule to show disorientation. When filming my thriller I decided that breaking the rule was not necessary for the opening. Although in my thriller we see Robyn kidnapped, I felt it enabled the audience to visually connect with the scene better without confusing the picture. Instead I decided to use the sounds of -Robyn’s actor Ellie- screaming to represent discombobulation.

Shooting schedule

Fonts.

Chosen locations (pictures need to be added)

Location ideas

Location ideas by Korrin Reid

Character profile(incomplete)

Character name: Robyn

Actor name:  Ellie Howes

Robyn is a young girl who has been caught up in an illegal organisation where she is threatened into discreetly delivering packages to and from organisations and in return receives a large sum of money. (The content of the packages are not identified at the beginning of the thriller).

Each delivery is made in a quite, secluded location to reduce the risk of being seen by any antagonist organisations, any government agencies or police officers.

She wears dark clothing to prevent any unwanted attention that may be attracted through bright or colourful costume. This is also mysterious and conceals her. The connotation of wearing dark, black clothing is associated with a funeral. This is quite metaphorical as it suggests that when she delivers she is attending her own funeral. 
She is a vulnerable character being forced into dangerous operations each week. I will portray this vulnerable through extreme long shots to show that she is on her own in dark, enigmatic places.

However, with her life being threatened by organisation leaders she has had to quickly get used to the weekly delivery she must make. Though Ellie will look anxious whilst she is waiting at delivery points, I will show that she is used to delivering through relaxed body language.

What do directors seek to establish with the openings of thrillers?

THRILLER OPENINGS

"Essex Boys"

Essex Boys

Mood Board 2

If thrillers were a tube map

How does "L.A Noire" use features of film noir?

Characters within the play station game "L.A Noire" are all very similar to characters played in most film noir movies. The game consists of gangstas, police officers, detectives, woman that are often abused/murdered, reporters etc...





The game is all about investigation. It explores themes of deceit, lust and murder all themes that are present in most film noir movies. The theme of deceit is shown in the game as at the beginning a voice over says "who do you trust?" The voice over of the game is very film noir sounding and acts as narration throughout using police radios etc to tell the story. All the characters in "L.A Noire" have American accents, this is in-keeping with film noir and its traditions as most film noir movies are typically American and often accents/personalities/characters are stereotypical and over-exaggerated.

Throughout the game spooky music/sound effects are used, this adds to the enigmatic feel and also re-enforces the idea of a tense investigation. Music/sound is used in a lot of film noir movies to add to the drama or to create a certain mood or environment. Sometimes upbeat old fashion music is used to set the time period and to work against the context of scenes. Often in a frightening or tense scene -of both the game and film noir movies- a lively song will play to make the audience more on edge and make it seem more creepy. Language within the game lets us know of the time period the game is set in "negro". This shows that the game is set a few years back as the wording used is old fashioned, however very much film noir language.

Film noir has a distinct style, with shadow-filled low-key lighting. This lighting is used intensely throughout the game adding to the enigmatic feel of the game and making people/buildings/objects stand out and seem more dramatic.

"L.A Noire" use a lot of lamp posts. Lamp post are also a key statement in many film noir films. They use artificial but ambient lighting to create a dark atmosphere.

The costumes in "L.A Noire" are also very much like film noir. Suits are used to show the wealth of characters and hats used to show authority, power and to define a characters profession (for example a policeman's hat).

In most film noir movies woman play the roll of prostitutes, love interests etc. often they are abused, used and sometimes killed. "L.A Noire" is no different. This shot uses intense ambient lighting to show a shadow of -what looks to be an investigator/detective- standing over the body. The shot is tilted, obscuring the angle and adding to the dramatic effect. Cameras are often tilted in film noir because it makes scenes/shots more interesting.
At the beginning of this clip we see a murder from the "L.A Noire" game. The murders in this game are constructed with a lot of the main conventions in film noir.
The scene is in black and white like all film noir movies and uses ambient lighting to create an enigmatic feel. The scene uses the lighting from the headlights of the car to create intense dark shadows of the woman being dragged out of the car, this makes it much more dramatic and makes the lighting seem more realistic.

Casino Royale analysis

The black and white opening scene in "Casino Royale" is very different to the rest of the film. It uses many conventions of film noir to represent an enigmatic theme.

The first shot we see is a low angle shot looking up at the tall dark building exaggerating it's size. The shot is also wide. This is key to include at the beginning of most films because it sets the scene nicely. It also makes the building seem quick far away and as if it is alone making it seem like quite a scary or threatening location. Just like in most film noir movies, this shot includes a lamp post. This -along with other typical pieces- is what makes up most film noir shots that are taken outside. It shows that it is dark and though this shot uses very intense lighting to put shadows across the building, the lamp post is there to make the scene seem less artificial and as if it is ambient light. The use of dark intense lighting to create shadows in the windows and up the building walls is very typical film noir, along with the spooky gust of smoke/steam.

The character is the first character we see. The shot is taken from a worm's eye view forcing consumers to look up at the character making him seem more domineering and powerful. The light is shinning on one side of his face, this creates moral ambiguity and makes the audience question whether he is trustworthy or not. He has a very stern, serious look on his face as he looks out into the distance which creates a sense of foreboding and instantly puts us on edge. His hat and suit suggests his high status and that maybe he is a business man. This type of character is very common in film noir. We often see this type of wealthy looking man dressed in a suit and jacket and often all men in film noir wear some form of hat to show authority/profession (for example, police men).

 The use of shadows in this image shows that very intense lighting is used in this shot. Often film noir created extreme/exaggerated shadows. The light is meant to look ambient as it appears to be coming through a window, however the lighting is extremely artificial -this is a common factor of film noir.
The long shot used here makes the audience feel very distant from the character and as if we are bystanders watching him or spying on him. It completely detaches us from the character as we do not yet have any idea what he is doing or why. It also makes him seem very vulnerable and puts us on edge to watch him alone. The camera is positioned in a very obscured way, this is a typical convention of film noir, it adds to the enigmatic feel and re-enforces the feeling of spying on the character. Still there is light shinning on half of the characters face as the rest of him is camouflaged  into the dark room, this created moral ambiguity. However, the way in which he is sneakily shutting the door behind him suggests that he does not want to be followed/seen/caught and suggests that he should not be in that building. This makes the character  seem dangerous.

This over the shoulder shot now shows the first character without a hat. This suggests that he is not panicked and isn't in a rush. It makes us think that he might not of been sneaking into the building as he seems to be quite comfortable. There is intense lighting used to create shadows around the room and to make Bond seem as if the light from outside is shinning on his face, this suggests that he is a good character however half of his face fades into the shadows along with the rest of him making his character seem morally ambiguous. With Bond sitting down it makes him seem as though he has a lower status and suggests that the character standing up, looking down on him, holds power over him. However, the way in which Bond is sitting, slouched in the chair, feet spaced out, hands in pockets makes him seem as though he is very calm and comfortable and though the angle suggests authority in the man standing up, James Bond's body language just seem so care free and patronising.

This is first time we see a close up of James Bond's face. Again the light is shinning on half of his face with the other half fading into the shadows- making him seem morally ambiguous. The camera is at an obscured angle as if we are spying on him, it is also slightly titled to have us looking up at him suggesting his authority/power.
His face seems very angry and directed at the charcter standing opposite him, this creates an uneasy feel and makes it seem very tense.

This shot in comparison with the previous shots at the beginning of the scene is very different. There is a lot more intense light artificially used in the scene making it very bright and contrasting with the context of the scene. It's quite ironic that a violent scene is being shot in such a pure and light environment. The camera is at a high angle looking down on Bond looking over someone else, it makes him seem powerful but also makes him seem as if he isn't a nice character as he is standing over a body. This is very much typical of film noir as most 'heroic' characters in film noir have a very mean side to them which makes it hard to differentiate good with evil. Morality is often questioned in film noir.

Film Noir Collage

Presentation 1

Film Noir

Main conventions of film noir include:
-Camera work
-Characters
-Themes/Mood
-Lighting.Sound
-Mise En Scene

Typical film noir camera work tends to include close ups/extreme close ups to show characters emotions, but also to encourage emotional response from the viewers.

For example, this close up shows the woman looking very scared, you can see it in her eyes, she almost looks as if she is in pain or pleading with the man. It shows his fingers on her face, forcing her to looking up at him. We can see that he looks quite angry in this shot and because he is looking directly in her eyes, we assume he is angry at her. The woman in this looks extremely helpless which encourages us to immediately worry about her and feel sorry for her.

Film noir often uses extreme angles to add interest to the film.

Birds eye view is used in film noir to composes space between the viewer and the character as if we are keeping our distance and should be suspicious of him. It has us looking down on him re-enforcing the idea that he is a bad character.
The camera angle is very obscured making it seem as though we are spying on the character from up above.
It is also an extreme long shot making him seem very vulnerable and we can see that he is alone which adds to the enigmatic feel.



Characters often seen in film noir:
-Hero
-Detectives
-Love interest/ damsel/ Femme Fetale/ Pretty woman
-Gangstas
-Suspects
-Business men
-Cops
-Shady people

All these characters make up a typical 'Film Noir' film because it caters to the genre. Film noir is very much 'Hollywood' so produces films based around gangstas, gothic romance and largely, social class. This is why there is such a stereotypical character choice showing the segregation within the 1940's.
Other themes of film noir include crime, enigma, betrayal and suspicious. Most film noir films have been based around discovery and deceit and often include some sort of plot twist.

Male heroes in film noir are typically strong, hansom, charismatic, wealthy and 'handy'. Often though 'heroes' of film noir are not really heroes and have little morality. Instead they are cynical, wise-cracking thugs who seem to only care about sex and money.
Film noir are famous for blurring the lines between good and bad.
Though the saying 'good always beats evil' fits perfectly with almost every film noir story that has a protagonist and antagonist, it can be extremely difficult to tell good and evil apart.
Most male heroes have a care-free personae about them, they are all very 'James Bond' like, in the sense they love themselves and so does everyone else. They appear in film noir largely to complete a group of characters and a story line and then really just say the odd one-liner, smoke a cigarette in the most sexual way ever, save the girl, get the girl, kill the bad guy and make the female audience swoon.

These three images have a few things in common: they are each smoking, their expression, and their costume (suits to show wealth). These characters each demonstrate the conventional characteristics of a typical film noir hero. Image one, shows the hero with the girl. The girl is looking up at him adoringly whilst he has his back to her almost shrugging her off as if he isn't interested, this portrays his confidence and suggests he is very self assured. The second image shows the hero stealing money from a safe. His facial expression suggests he is very relaxed, he does not look panicked or rushed, adding to the idea of male heroes being care-free. The first two images re-force the idea of them only caring about sex and money.
The last image demonstrates a typical personality trait of heroes in film noir- arrogance. This man looks as if he is very sarcastically clapping his hands at something making him look charismatic and 'cool'.

The term 'Film Noir' is french for 'Black Film' so of course films made in this genre are low-key black and white. The films have very high intense darkness used to create bold shadows. -Though the lighting itself uses very low intensity to create a natural feel of darkness- In film noir there is usually more shadow than light. The diffusion of the lighting varies depending on whether the camera is focusing on a particular character or object (a spot light is often used in this sense) or whether the director wants to capture a widely diffused set (often a flood light will be used).

 This spotlight in 'The Third Man' is extremely effective. It's obvious that this is an image that we should be paying attention to, maybe he is the protagonist? The image sticks in your mind.  His illuminated face suggests that he is a good character as the light is shinning upon his, this does however contrast nicely with his dark surrounding,  his dark shadow and his dark clothing. This is an example of using intense/extreme lighting to put emphasis on a character.



Flood lights are used in this to show the surroundings of this man. An extreme back light is used lighting up the building which suggests that it is a significant building. It also gives viewers a greater perspective of where the man is, and allows us to clearly see the open archway (which is highlighted with intense dark lighting) and question as to why he is there. The use of long shot makes the character seem vulnerable and isolated, but also makes him look mischievous and enigmatic.

Mise en scene adds to the style of the film noir genre. It often includes typical props such as cigarettes and guns, as cigarettes were seen as very glamorous around the 1940's and a gun is a sign of wealth and power.
Costumes that are well known in this genre include suits, trench coats, hats and the women were largely seen wearing glamorous dresses. Costume like this differentiates between gender, wealth and class and each represents something different. A women wearing a glamorous dress for example obviously signifies that she (or her husband) has money. A trench coat and a hat was often worn by detectives or cops, a hat being a symbol of authority and power whilst a long dark trench coat adds mystery to the character. Gangstas in film noir are often seen wearing a suit of some kind to suggest their high status, power and wealth. The different costumes for these characters add to the meaning of film noir because they investigate different personalities and add to how stereotypical it is.
Color and lighting, sets and location and body language are also all aspects of mise en scene in film noir.
Sets and location of the genre tend to be staircases, bridges, lamp posts, street corners etc. These are all very dark enigmatic locations representing the crime/spy like themes and moods of the film. They are all commonly used so are each recognised as sets of film noir, so often one can connotate a dark street corner with being a fearful location and this can automatically trigger an emotion with viewers or create climax.