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2. Genre of : Film Noir
Subgenre of : Suspense.
-Reasons-
 Original  Different from what is usually seen these days
 Interesting  To Learn more about the genre.
 Good stories  The use of femme fatale.
 Personal interests  The suspense used.
 The themes used.
 Previous opening sequence that we have seen.
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3. conventions Use/develop/challenge Purpose/Description Examples of films
Voice over USE He tells how he got In sunset boulevard, the
 Telling the story killed, and does it by narrator is the character
Usually a man doing a flashback and telling his own story.
Strong voice saying, ‘well lets go
 Normally predicted to six months before
Effective
Person telling their
own story.
DEVELOP
Having a foreign
accent
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conventions Use/develop/challenge Purpose/ Examples of films
Description
villain USE Sunset
Femme fatale Men Boulevard
Dominant Woman Desmond is
Protagonist  Attractive the villain
Seductive  Murderer and looks
Stands out dominant
DEVELOP and Sunset Boulevard Mrs
Don’t stand out Dominated attractive Desmond, the villain.
Not attractive
CHALLENGE
Antagonist Looks vulnerable
Looks normal

5. conventions use/develop/challenge Purpose/ Examples of films
description
victim USE In sunset
Male Desperate boulevard,
Good looking Young Norma
Falls for the femme fatale Desmond,
kills Joe
Murdered
Gillis after
DEVELOP he leaves
Not attractive Woman her. In sunset boulevard, Norma
Mature Strong Desmond, kills Joe Gillis
Went against the after he leaves her.
dominant woman.
CHALLENGE
Murderer Villain
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6. conventions use/develop/challenge Examples of films
crimes USE Sin city
Men murdered
Tragically Obsession
Usually with guns
Paranoia from villain
Femme fatal Love
Women murdered
tales usually involved.
Suspicious
DEVELOP
The murderer looked normal
death scenes
If in the crimes the man was more
dominating.
CHALLENGE
Very young person
 involved
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7. conventions use/develop/challenge Purpose/ Examples of films
description
Femme fatale Use In sunset
Dominant Attractive boulevard
Leads men into danger she smoked
Interesting and looked
Flirtatious very
Mysterious Elegant demanding
Gorgeous Unloving
Manipulative The scene
Serious Smoking. specifically
Develop shows her The scene specifically shows
Mature Romantic being her being dominant.
Less attractive dominant.
Vulnerable
Challenge Luara&Kauana
Homme Fatale.

8. conventions Use/develop/challenge Purpose/ Examples of films
Description
Detective. Use The
•Long coat detective in
•Men double
•Mysterious indemnity
•Intelligent looking like
•Mature a typical
•Good looking detective
•Neat
Develop
•Dopy
•Young
•Bad looking
Challenge
•Messy
•women
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9. Inspirational scenes
Sunset boulevard Sin city
 Murdering men
 Past obsessions
 Tragedy
 Death
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 Criminal
 Guns
 Anger
 No consequence

10. DOUBLE IDEMNITY
The use of detective
Investigation
Talked into a murder
Falling for the person not
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allowed.

11.  Scenes from Basic Instinct:
A scene of the seductive women, getting
the knife while having sex with the
partner to kill him.
Showing the women, being sexy
towards the investigator while
being interrogated.
Showing her being
interrogated by some police
officers.

12. sadness
harm
loss danger
evil
passing
anger
Tragedy
scared
Past/future
criminals
accident
desperate
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guns knifes

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flashbacks rage
paranoia
victims
arguments
villains
disgust Revenge
Betrayal Out of control
hatred Act
love
without
thinking

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IVESTIGATION
POLICE
BLOOD
CRIME
Murder
GUN
EVIL
KNIFE

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1. Valentina is left at the altar , never forgetting that
situation , she wants revenge.
2. She starts going out to pubs and clubs, to look for
men, in order to fulfil her emptiness.
3. After going to bed with them, she kills them without
remorse or regret. These men are being looked for
and so a private investigator takes on the case.
4. By investigating the case he finds out what Valentina
has been doing , and interrogates her.
5. After finding out everything, by her telling him. As
normal she seduces him with her femme fatale way
of being, as she knew he was a threat. After sleeping
together she kills him continuing with no
consequences. And so her life goes on.

17. 1.Starting with pictures of the missing
men
2.With an over shoulder shot, there will an
in interrogation between Valentina and
the investigator Smith.
3.Valetina without remorse starts to tell
the story. There comes a flashback.
4.Shows a scene of her going to bed with a
man without showing what happens
after.
5.At the end the narrator, reads the start
of the poem Salome. With an
establishing shot of the bed and then
one of her and the investigator.
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18.  Hobbies: Cinema, fashion, antique.
 Age: 30-40
 Gender: Mostly Female, but some older men.
 Lifestyle: Traditional, cultural, used to having
technology but still likening the old versions of films.
 Location: People that live in the city.
 Target audience would be involved with this movie
because it covers all there interest as the idea of the
Opening Sequence covers most of the conventions.
No. Yes. Yes.

19. Either one of us , the one Main girl : Valetina
that is better on doing the
character. Way of being :
Sexy
dominant,
dangerous,
Flirtatious
seductive.
Costumes:
A Black dress
Black stilettos
Luara Skin coloured tights
Props:
A small purse
Studs
Cigarette
Hair & Makeup
pinup ( eyeliner )
Red lips
kauana Luara&Kauana Very clear face
curled

20. One of the victims –
no name given.
Way of being :
womaniser
business man
self confident
macho.
Costumes
A black trousers
White shirt
Bow tie
Black shoes.
Props
cigarette
car keys
Hair
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To the side.

21.  The desk for investigation
 This location will always be available.
 Its at one of the group members
house, its in Harlesden its very close to the school so it
will be easy to have access at any time to this place.
 You can just walk from school to the house. About
7mins walk.
 There are no health and safety concerns as it is
situated at a safe house.

22.  Not showing the full scenes.
 Showing her open the door, but not showing what
happens inside fully.
 Leaving the audience to think why is she admitting
that she has killed them
 Where do the men go, you see them go in but not
coming out.
 The narration is creating enigma, because at the end
the narration is of the start of the poem Salome.
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23. Non-linear
1st – Her with the detective  present
2nd – Flashback of her with the
men  past
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24.  We are using the theory of Vladimir Propp
came up with stereotyped characters•
Valetina(main girl) : will be the typical villain
The men( one of the men) :will be the typical victim
Mr Smith (investigator) :typical victim/helper.
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