Film noir, a genre of darkness, of shadows, of hardboiled loners and bottom-feeders. The term noir was coined by French film critic Nino Frank in 1946 that literally means “Black Film”. This essay will discover how film noir is affected by the context of history as well as its course of evolution to reach its state nowadays. This would collectively enhance my degree of understanding of this influential genre of filmmaking.
The origin of film noir dates back to the 1930s, the great depression era of the American. With the previously established advancements in filmmaking that had improved sound, black and white photography, smaller and more controllable lighting, the Big 5 Hollywood Studios continued on refining their production and distribution
The origin of film noir dates back to the 1930s, the great depression era of the American. With the previously established advancements in filmmaking that had improved sound, black and white photography, smaller and more controllable lighting, the Big 5 Hollywood Studios continued on refining their production and distribution