Setting for our OTS

We used three different settings for our OTS, Calvin's house, another friends house and a street.

In each setting we tried to make it look as real as possible as if it was in the 1980s. In the houses we eliminated any product produced pre-80s and substituted them with iconography used in film noir, for example in the scene with the femme fatal getting ready we left lipstick and a cigarette packet on the dressing table.
When we were filming on the street we made sure that we'd got perfect lighting which came in the form of shooting under a lamppost at night, and made sure that we didn't get any cars in the background which would have ruined the atmosphere.

Props for our OTS

Props we used:

• cigarettes
• vinyl record player
• lipstick

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.

Making our Preliminary OTS

This is the mask and the hat we used for our OTS. We used it to make the scene seem creepy and like there's something not quite right. We also used an umbrella which was inside out to add to the kookiness of the scene.