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Gender, Power and the Film Noir Student Edition Based on Works by Andreia Thaxton Jeneen Surrency Aaron Simmons Greg Thompson Created and Edited by: Dr. Kay 2002

Film Noir--Lecture Outline  This PowerPoint is broken into two sections.  This division should correspond to two fifty minute class sessions.

L.A. Confidential  Section One covers John Belton’s article “Film Noir: Somewhere in the Night,” and L.A. Confidential as an example of Film Noir  Section Two covers the Brian Gallagher text and its relationship to the film  Each section will contain discussion questions relative to the information. Film Noir--Lecture Outline (2)

 Background and Conventions of Film Noir (10 minutes)  Masculine and Feminine Character Types (10 minutes)  Links to Existentialism (optional 10 minutes)  L.A. Confidential (20 minutes) Film Noir: Time, Section One

 What are the origins of the term “film noir”?  What does “film noir” mean? Film Noir: Background Continued on Next Slide

 What themes are characteristic of film noir? Film Noir: Background (2) Continued on Next Slide

Genre, what elements does film noir contain?  As Genre, what elements does film noir contain? Film Noir: Genre, Series of Mode Continued on Next Slide

Series, what are film noir’s characteristics as an  As Series, what are film noir’s characteristics as an aesthetic movement? (Pay attention to film form.) Film Noir: Genre, Series of Mode Continued on Next Slide

Mode, what are film noir’s key characteristics?  As Mode, what are film noir’s key characteristics? Film Noir: Genre, Series of Mode

Small Group Discussion  Profile the standard male protagonist of the film noir.

 What two threats does the female pose to the Film Noir hero? Film Noir: The Fe-Male Character Continued on Next Slide

 Themes of Film Noir deal with such existential issues such as _________? Film Noir and Existentialism Continued on Next Slide

Critique L.A. Confidential as a Film Noir Continued on Next Slide L.A. Confidential will be abbreviated L.A.C. hereafter

Film Noir Aesthetics in L.A.C.  Comment on the lighting and camera angles in L.A.C.  Give specific examples Continued on Next Slide

Film Noir Aesthetics in L.A.C. (5)  Voice-Over Narration:  Give examples Continued on Next Slide

Film Noir Aesthetics in L.A.C. (8)  Examples of Claustrophobic Framing? Continued on Next Slide

Film Noir Aesthetics in L.A.C. (10)  Complex Narrative Structure:  EXAMPLES  EXAMPLES? Continued on Next Slide

Film Noir Male Heroes  Characterize Bud White as Film Noir Hero  Cite specific scenes to back up these characterization Continued on Next Slide

Film Noir Fe-Male Hero  Characterize Lynn Bracken as a Film Noir Femme Fatal :  Cite particular scenes to back up this characterization. Once again, use film form language. Continued on Next Slide