Film Noir Style Images - Edited and Annotated

Our version.

original

I edited our version on this photo by increasing the contrast, making it black and white and also changing the size to a typical movie screen ratio. I could improve the edit of this photo to make it look more greyscale as it would look more like the original, however I like how the colours used are mainly just black and white as it makes the shadows more dramatic and follows the genre of Film Noir better when the contrast is higher.

 Our version 

original

I edited this photo by removing the colour and making it a black and white image, and by increasing the contrast. I could improve the photo by using a spotlight (as used int he original image) to make the light more obvious, as Cal's face is in darkness and the whole image uses more shadows than the original. I'll also need to flip the image.

Our version

original

I edited this photo by making it black and white, increasing the contrast and changing the size to a typical movie screen ratio. I could improve the image by using a spotlight on Emily, as it would look more like the original as our version is a lot darker. Also we could get the ashtray and glass in the shot as shown in the original. I also need to flip the image.

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Before the shoot, individually we organised which clothes/props we would need. These clothes/props included: fedora, suit jacket, red lipstick, and a tie. Other props we borrowed within school.

In our group, we mainly just organised where we going to take the pictures. We used a Drama room, as the lights were more professional and were good to take photos, however, the flash light was a little dim, but the room could be completely dark, which was good for the use of shadows.

We didn't really organise who would be in the picture until the photo was about to be taken, whoever wanted to be int he picture and looked best for the role was chosen. This was good as there were no disagreements within the group.

The only real challenge we had was the flash light, as mentioned before, it was too dim. If we were to take these photos again we could use a stronger flash light or borrow a lamp.