Film Noir is the term given by french film critics to a group of films made in HollyWood from 1941 to 1958. These films are characterised by their pessimistic, dark themes that show the darker side of human nature. They filmed using low-key lighting top give the films a hard, sharp look with strong areas of contrast between light and dark.
Examples of these types of films are 'The big combo'
In this scene from 'The big combo' the characters faces are not properly shown and the shadows are very present as they are all over the room. This is because a lot of low-key light is used as in that stage of films and that era America made a lot of low budget films and they all had the same type of atmosphere and low-key lighting. Also they had the same type of genre of film as most of them were crime based.
Film Noir can also be used in modern day colour films. The example i am using is 'Se7en' which was made in 1995 and the main actors are Bradd Pitt and Morgan Freeman. This film is about a serial killer, killing people depending on the 7 deadly sins.
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