Below you will see a number of different pieces of research on Film Noir. This helped with creating our film as looking through the history of Film Noir and other aspects which would help.
Conventions of Film Noir
Conventions of Film Noir
Diagram
Film noir – audience
Above is a diagram of conventions of Film Noir so we stuck to the genre we had chosen rather than getting carried away with ourselves.
Above is the information we gathered for the audience age limits so we could stay true to the age limit we had chosen for our film.
Institution of film noir
Above is the institution sheet that helped us understand the film industry and where abouts our film would stand if it were to become a real full length film.
Se7en
Above is the analysis I created of the opening sequence to Se7en, which helped me understand what an opening sequence of a modern day film noir would be like.
Taxi driver 9 frame analysis
Above is the 9 Frame Analysis of the film Taxi Driver (1975). This helped me take note of how different shots within the opening scenes can be interpreted.