Detective/Noir Short Film Grabs

[fixitinpost]

These grabs are from my final project for a class at school, "Digital Video Production."

The whole thing took an hour and a half, including putting together the set.

I've still got more to shoot, so critique would be very helpful.

 

[DwooD]

looks really good i like it i hope you pst the final vid. Is that steadicam treating u looks sick! really like the first grab.

 

[Justin Kuhn]

I'm feelin' that fourth one, nice silhouette. Are you using an anamorphic adapter?

 

[MovieTroll]

The first and fourth ones are my favorite. What was your lighting setup for this?

 

[Gohanto]

2nd one really reminded me of Sin City with the paper being pure white. First ones my favorite.

 

[TimurCivan]

Wow thats actually really nice. Tell me you did this in camera though....

 

[PDX_DVX]

The first one's my favorite, especially the lava lamp in the foreground....composition is great, and of course the window blind cookie pattern on the wall is pretty amazing. Did you adjust your settings with anything special in mind knowing that you were going B&W?

 

[TimurCivan]

you know, for it to be true Noir it has to be 4:3. The films in that era were all 4:3.

 

[Billy Pilgrim]

I was thinking the exact same thing.

 

[Mark Harris]

you know, for it to be true Noir it has to be 4:3. The films in that era were all 4:3.

So does that mean when we make my noir, you're going to let me shoot it in 4:3 the way I like?

These do look interesting though...

 

[Chris Stearns]

Man, those look really, really nice. And as far as shooting true noir, I think (according to the Academy) you have to actually shoot the film in the 20th century.

 

[beno]

wow, they look awesome.. did you desaturate in camera?

 

[mjmcneese]

Good-looking stills!

IMHO, Noir is not a period style, it's a technique or method. No shame in mixing it with 16:9 or any other modern technique.

 

[twocik23]

Looking really good!

 

[PaPa]

id be really curious to see the originals. Could you post some pics plz?

 

[Billy Pilgrim]

Actually, I would have shot 4:3 for nostalgic/aesthetic reasons, not necessarily because I think it's "true" noir. Regradless, I want to see your movie. Post it already!