The Challenge Requirements
To complete this challenge, you must create a movie that meets the following criteria:
- Length: 3 minutes or less
- Genre: Film Noir (end product must be black and white)
- Character Name: Dodge Sturgeon
- Line of Dialogue: "You can't do that on television."
- Prop: A rubber ducky
What is film noir?
Film noir is a movie term used to describe the stylish Hollywood crime dramas that were popular in the 1940's and 50's. Film noir is filmed in black and white and is usually about a main character who is one of the following:
The main character often narrates the action using voice-overs, which allow the viewer to hear the character's thoughts.
Also, film noir frequently include a character known as a femme fatale (translated: "fatal female") who is responsible for double0crossing the main character at the last second. If there is no female character, then other male characters may do the double-crossing. The idea of unexpected betrayal that puts the main character in a life or death situation is key.
There can be romance in a movie from the film noir genre, but the romance is usually tragic and does not end happily ever after. The plot of a film noir usually centers around a crime, a mystery to be solved, or an event that forces a difficult decision on the main character and leads him into a life of crime (which he ordinarily wouldn't have chosen).
- a private investigator
- a law-abiding, good citizen who is lured into a life of crime
- a police detective
- an old-style ganger (mobster)
The main character often narrates the action using voice-overs, which allow the viewer to hear the character's thoughts.
Also, film noir frequently include a character known as a femme fatale (translated: "fatal female") who is responsible for double0crossing the main character at the last second. If there is no female character, then other male characters may do the double-crossing. The idea of unexpected betrayal that puts the main character in a life or death situation is key.
There can be romance in a movie from the film noir genre, but the romance is usually tragic and does not end happily ever after. The plot of a film noir usually centers around a crime, a mystery to be solved, or an event that forces a difficult decision on the main character and leads him into a life of crime (which he ordinarily wouldn't have chosen).
What is film noir NOT?
- Film noir is NOT a comedy film.
- Film noir is NOT a horror film (no horror movie serial killers or monsters allowed).
- Film noir is NOT a science fiction film (no aliens allowed).
