Neo-Noir Explanation

Neo-Noir is a modern version of film noir. Film Noir had its own distinctive features, such as characters being anti-heroes, and being trapped in a difficult situation and having to make a big decision. Neo-Noir genre didn’t start to make its move in the film industry until 1960 but it wasn’t until 1970 that people decided to make neo-noir a separate genre from film noir.  Film Noir films the audience is usually led to understand the protagonist and form a ‘relationship’ with the character. Things like lightning intended to be high density, and the colours used in films were mostly de-saturated and sepia effects were mostly used. As for plots, most neo-noir film plots included identity crises, memory issues and social ramifications. They have quite a lot of fiction stories in them.

Most film noir films were mostly in black and white, and the lighting was quite low contrast. Where as Neo-Noir tends to have more colours in their films but the lighting is more high density, sharp, and edgy.

Unlike Film Noir, Neo-noir doesn’t have a lot of movement with the camera and a lot of changes with the camera angles, and changes in camera angles. Most of the shots are mostly medium, close and long shots, and they tend, just to do long takes in production. If rare, there is an establishment shot, to open up the film and to show the location of where the film is going to be. Most of the themes that are common in Neo-Noir films are crime, murder and brutality, which are some of the similar themes that can be seen in Film Noir.