Round 14: Film Noir

[lookslikerain.livejournal.com]

It's pretty image-heavy this month - please be mindful of that!


-----

Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly such that emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. Hollywood's classical film noir period is generally regarded as extending from the early 1940s to the late 1950s. Film noir of this era is associated with a low-key, black-and-white visual style that has roots in German Expressionist cinematography. Many of the prototypical stories and much of the attitude of classic noir derive from the hardboiled school of crime fiction that emerged in the United States during the Great Depression.

The low-key lighting schemes of many classic film noirs are associated with stark light/dark contrasts and dramatic shadow patterning—a style known as chiaroscuro (a term adopted from Renaissance paintings). The shadows of Venetian blinds or banister rods, cast upon an actor, a wall, or an entire set, are an iconic visual in noir and had already become a cliché well before the neo-noir era. Characters' faces may be partially or wholly obscured by darkness—a relative rarity in conventional Hollywood filmmaking. While black-and-white cinematography is considered by many to be one of the essential attributes of classic noir, a number of colour films are routinely included in noir filmographies.

Film noir is also known for its use of low-angle, wide-angle, and skewed, or Dutch angle shots. Other devices of disorientation relatively common in film noir include shots of people reflected in one or more mirrors, shots through curved or frosted glass or other distorting objects, and special effects sequences of a sometimes bizarre nature.

PLEASE NOTE: You are not required to choose subjects from film noir, neo-noir or tech-noir movies or shows (unless of course you want to!). As usual, any fandom/subject is fair game. Please think of it more as a visual theme prompt.

---------



---------

Icons

violateraindrop	aeriiths	phaust_	shameless666	afeastforme
afeastforme	barstr7	lady_turner	daisiestea	barstr7
fouroux	magical_sid	lady_turner	mysteryof	uglybusiness
naive_astronaut	jellybeansraw	shameless666	sietepecados	ddionysia
uglybusiness	dixon	danseur_lion	applepips16	undeny
motorized	novindalf	adriftingsea	poisonfield	sietepecados
magical_sid	neatmonster	jellybeansraw	wretched	youwatchusrun
ddionysia	naginis	sietepecados	sweet_lyri	adriftingsea
shameless666	jokermary	neatmonster	harlequinss_s	violateraindrop
superjesster	word_never_said	lancelotfan	setentpet	danseur_lion
tardis_mafia	littlemermaid	anobrain	poisonfield	marishna

---------



---------

Images









All photos courtesy of Unsplash

---------



---------






---------

zuoji // tumblr	kunoichi1111 // dA

---------



---------

Textures

nivani	fprintmoon	tinebrella	drankmywar	cielogris
sara_stc	nivani	lookslikerain	lookslikerain	hybridmagic
mm3butterfly	innocent_lexys	nivani	windsonnetss	lookslikerain
longerthanwedo	lookslikerain	pandavirus	pandavirus	fuuurs
munrikki	lookslikerain	lookslikerain	trapunta	mm3butterfly
munrikki	midnightroad	midnightroad	mm3butterfly	sarisafari
pandavirus	pandavirus	pandavirus	pandavirus	pandavirus
pandavirus	pandavirus	unknown	hybridmagic	blimey
fuuurs	nivani	pandavirus	poshing	midnightroad
munrikki	fuuurs	innocent_lexys	innocent_lexys	longerthanwedo
unknown	3psy	lemonpunch	lookslikerain	lookslikerain

Screencaps

These are here to give some examples of film noir-esque screencaps, without being all film noir era films. Please feel free to use your own images!















---------



---------

Music

Femme Fetale	Swing Revival	Dark and Stormy

---------



-----


Rules:
• Participation is open to all. There are no sign ups or claims.
• At least 10 of your 20 icons must be inspired directly by the theme.
• Post your icons in a new post, titled "Round 14: username". Provide 3 teaser icons.
• Tag your entries with the following: round: x, user: x
• Please include the include the following in your post, updated with your username and links:
<textarea> <lj user=> <img src=> <img src=> <img src=> <img src=> <img src=> <img src=> <img src=> <img src=> <img src=> <img src=> <img src=> <img src=> <img src=> <img src=> <img src=> <img src=> <img src=> <img src=> <img src=> <img src=> < /textarea>

• Your icons are due 30 June 2018, 11:59PM in your timezone. If you need an extension let me know.
• Challenge deadline extended to 02 July 2018, 11:59PM in your timezone. There will be no more extensions after this point.