Research - Analysis One (D.O.A)

OK ... Now to the clips, some of the conventions should be much easier to spot after watching demonstration video and the introduction to film Noir lesson we had. After giving detailed descriptions of each clip i can then use my reaserch to start to thinking up of possible ideas for an opening to our film noir task with Chris.

Clip one ( D.O.A 1950 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fMDJ6pwSfo)

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• Right from the opening low angle shot covered by the opening title there's a Domineering orchestral schoor
• Tracking shot behind a character walking into of what I can make a hotel, he is formally dressed in a short and suite. 
• As he walks into the building more title credits cover the screen with director and actor names
• Fades from slip to clip, each clip is very long (the tracking one) and when it does change its a fade not a cut.
• Noticed the walking is at the same pace as the music
• Music stops at the same time as the character gets to destination (door in hotel) 
• Music re starts almost imediatly after it finished but much quieter to go under the dialogue. 
• Dialogue is very formal 
• Room is very smoky
• Typical line.... " I want to report a murder"

That brings me to the end of the opening two minuets. After I have viewed and analysed each of the next four clips i will consolidate the reccring themes and take ideas of which we could use in our own production. I will discuss my reaserch with Chris on friday over MSN, a piece of free communication software to see if we can consolidate our research and come up with a simple plot line and create some possible ideas for our opening.