Friday, 7 December 2012

iconography associated with film noir

Women:
For the femme fatal the iconography is usually the colour red: red nails, red lipstick and red dress. her clothing is usually formal but sexy. Black and white colouring is often used for the femme fatal to represent mystery and danger.
For the girl next door the iconography is usually pure, the colour white is used a lot and the girls usually have blonde hair. This is to fit the image of an angel to emulate innocence and care.


Smoking is also an iconic mark in film noir. It can be used to show risk and danger, and also helps the lighting look better.

For our OTS
We will be using the iconography associated with the femme fatal character by showing her smoking, dressing her in dark clothes and using a fur coat. As you can see from the image above, the femme fatal is holding fur which would represent class and the setting of an older film. Further more, there will be a heavy accentuation on the red lipstick the femme fatal will wear.

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