Lighting Inside Noir Film Summary

During the black and white era, the controlled use of contrast and intensity of lighting was a key factor that allowed for depth and even emotion in film. Keating talks in his writing about how Noir helped pioneer the excellent use of lighting to create enriching scenes with high contrast and irregular shapes and patterns.
Keating talks about how lighting inside noir films are more low key and deep focus, while in regular studio cinema it tends to be more shallow and high key. Keating goes on to explain how this style of filming tends to be more “expressive”, explaining how this allows the viewer to connect more with the facial expressions of the actor and the entire Mise-en-scene of the shot. The use of hard or soft low key lighting allows