Our production “One for the Road” has taken some of the generic conventions we discovered in our research into the neo-noir genre. We took inspiration from neo-noir films such as Pulp Fiction, Touch of Evil, Snatch and Reservoir Dogs, and modern popular thriller films (as shown by our survey) such as Inception and Taken.
We studied many thriller films and the codes and conventions that they adhered to and challenged. These included quick edits (used frequently in 'Inception'). They helped add a fast pace to the film and were consistent with the amount of action going on. Although this is a convention of thriller films, we decided that in our opening sequence we wanted to challenge this idea and instead use freeze frames with a negative image effect. This sort of technique is used in many neo-noir film openings, such as ‘Snatch’. It allowed us to focus on certain characters and props within the freeze frames, emphasising elements of the plot (e.g. we have a freeze frame of the protagonist on the phone, emphasising that this is a key moment in the film). Although we did not use the quick edits convention, we wanted to take inspiration from 'Inception' in some way as our research showed that it is popular among our target audience. 'Inception' features an award winning musical score by Hans Zimmer. Renowned for his contemporary orchestral fusion style, he created a musical score which synced with the scene as the tension amplified. We tried to imitate this effect by combining acoustic guitar riffs with violins and other classical orchestral instruments. We made sure that the key changes within the piece were synced with the increasing tension in the film, as this added atmosphere to what was happening. We also wanted our film to take inspiration from the neo-noir genre. Our research showed cross cutting and low key lighting were popular in the neo noir genre, and we incorporated this into our production. We also found that many thriller films tried to make their films realistic, giving the audience the idea that it could happen to them. To imitate this, we set our opening in a generic car park, somewhere that most people will visit on a regular basis. We looked at specific areas of the car park and how the location related with their storyline, and from this we took location photographs to help us plan our plot line. Our production follows most crime thriller conventions, in order to appeal to a larger target audience. We challenged a few conventions and developed them into our own in order to create a unique selling point for our film and to make it stand out from competitor productions on the market.
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