What is the Film Noir Look ?

Melvin said:
A good book about Caravaggio and other criminal or crazy artists is Born Under Saturn. One of the biographies actually includes translations of the original police reports on Caravaggio, various assault and batteries, carrying a sword without a permit, etc which are fun to read. I can't remember which biography it is, but there can't be that many.
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Thanks! I will check it out
 
dmr said:
It's a photographic and cinema genre, and as the name implies it has to do with darkness, figuratively and literally.

It's kind of one of those "hard to describe but you know it when you see it" concepts. You probably already know how to identify it.

There's another thread here which is accumulating quite a few examples of the concept. :)

Edit: Surf here:

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=93032
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Ah ok, thank you very much!
 
I'm sure some of you might have seen these films, but if you want gritty, dark and somewhat disturbing films, I would highly recommend Shinya Tsukamoto's films. He is one of my favorite directors because of the cinematic style... Watch, Tetsuo: the Iron Man, Bullet Ballet and A Snake of June. His films also follow the noir-detective type storyline. Tsukamoto is such into photography and visual style that A Snake of June tells the story of a photographer who stalks a woman and takes compromising photos of her, and blackmails her into being outgoing and sexualized. In the film, the photographer (played by tsukamoto) shoots a IIIc/f, a large format press camera and a pinhole!

As for "Chiaroscuro", I was very inspired by Carravagio when in university and I made cinematic and painterly styled images.
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And a setting for a noir film
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This is a very interesting read.... and the images are aussume
I shoot Digital more than film, but I had to give this "Film Noir" look a try....
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"film noir" look
Added grain and light source after converting to BW. Oh yeah.. flipped it to read right too.

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I still don't know what is "Film Noir" means, but i will keep watching here and try to understand what it is.

OK, here are few shots i post here, are those any of "film noir"?

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From what I have read and seen...the film noir look is mysterious, moody, intriguing. It has dynamic lighting, Here is a link to a set of great examples: Film Noir Look Gallery
 
here's a shot i've always thought of as "film noirish". neopan 400 pushed to 1600. shot w/ a 90mm summicron.

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TareqPhoto said:
So i have to have my models to be moody, and my lighting is mysterious and dynamic?
OK, so i will work on those look/style next time and i hope to get something.
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If you don't mind, I made of yours a "Film Noir" look...
A lot can be done in editing software

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DNG said:
Yes, you have the idea now, it's not hard at all, add grain, add some contrast and maybe a single source, and vignette the corners can sometimes help... nice image.
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OK, i don't need to add grain because i used Delta 3200 for this shot so the grain is so clear there anyway, and i added contrast even i can scan it constrasty or flat if i want, just i have to play with the lighting next time for more drasatic horror or mysterious atmosphere.
 
As for getting the look, I guess pushing Tri-X 2 stops in a reasonable manner would work just fine. Make sure to get deep blacks. The atmosphere/sujet is the more difficult part.
 
TareqPhoto said:
OK, i don't need to add grain because i used Delta 3200 for this shot so the grain is so clear there anyway, and i added contrast even i can scan it constrasty or flat if i want, just i have to play with the lighting next time for more drasatic horror or mysterious atmosphere.
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:eek: :eek:
I'm thinking Digital..... all the way through. :bang:

Yes, Delta 3200 is perfect.
I see many are using T-Max or Tri-X at ISO 1600 too.
 
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