Film Noir and Neo-Film Noir: The Revival of the Film Genre From the 1940s through the 1950s, Film Noir became incredibly popular and people thought that this genre of film would never end. Unfortunately, as the present became the past, people had a change in taste resulting in the demise of Film Noir. At the turn of the millennium, a revival of Film Noir started to take place called Neo-Film Noir. Even though Film Noir movies, including “Illegal,” and Neo-Film Noir movies, including “Bat-Man: The Dark Knight Rises,” are very similar, they do differ from each other regarding the plot line, lighting, camera angles, and characteristics. In Film Noir, the plot line of one film is actually very similar to other films within the same genre. Like most Film Noir films, including the film “Illegal,” the first initial scene features a crime that involves the murder of a
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Similar to Film Noir, hard light was used to help illuminate a scene, but instead of having many light stands, film makers were able to limit the amount of light stands with the help of LED lighting. With LED lighting, film makers were then able to use more powerful lights with less stands and at a lower cost. This helped to alleviate the budget for the movie. Additionally, computer programs have also allowed the lighting of the video to be adjusted. With this technology, the production team is able to achieve more with less shots and therefore, reducing the cost of the movie. During the movie “Batman: The Dark Knight Rises,” film editing regarding light in pinnacle scenes is extremely noticeable since without the technology, the hues of the light would not have been possible nor consistent. Technology has not only helped move Neo-Film Noir, but it has helped the movie industry by allowing movie makers to manipulate the lighting by simply changing the settings on a computer instead reshooting the
Similar to Film Noir, hard light was used to help illuminate a scene, but instead of having many light stands, film makers were able to limit the amount of light stands with the help of LED lighting. With LED lighting, film makers were then able to use more powerful lights with less stands and at a lower cost. This helped to alleviate the budget for the movie. Additionally, computer programs have also allowed the lighting of the video to be adjusted. With this technology, the production team is able to achieve more with less shots and therefore, reducing the cost of the movie. During the movie “Batman: The Dark Knight Rises,” film editing regarding light in pinnacle scenes is extremely noticeable since without the technology, the hues of the light would not have been possible nor consistent. Technology has not only helped move Neo-Film Noir, but it has helped the movie industry by allowing movie makers to manipulate the lighting by simply changing the settings on a computer instead reshooting the