Nightcrawler (2014) - Lou Bloom Witnesses Stringers Record Footage Of A ...


1) Still image analysis

Look at the still images on slides 33-37 of the Film Language Powerpoint linked above. Copy the images into your blog and answer the following questions for each image:


  1. Identify examples of high and low-key lighting.
  2. Say which depict top, back or under lighting.
  3. What effects are created by the lighting in each image?     
1.Low key lighting.
2.Under lighting.
3.As the lighting mainly hits her face its give us a mysterious effect as we cant se whats around her.



1.High key lighting.
2.The background lighting is strong and clear.
3.The strong back light helps blur the irrelevant background and helps makes the main person stand out.




1.Low key lighting .
2.Heavy background light .
3.The strong background light help analyse the main person as you can see him and his features and outfit clearly.



1.High key lighting.
2.There was lighting from the top.
3.The lighting from the top helped us recognise her facial expressions(she looked shocked and fearful).



1.Low key lighting.
2.Back light so you are able to see the silhouette .
3 .This lighting helps us see there shadow and we know they are waling further away from the audience.


1.High key lighting.
2.To make it seem realistic and as if the light was coming out side that window, as its hitting only his face and slightly her hair with the curtain shadow.


1.Low key lighting.
2.As u can see one side is very dark and one is very bright as the light only hits one side of her face.
3.It also has strong shadows.


1.High key lighting.
2.This is to make it look realistic as it blurs out the background and has a clear image of the person.
2) Film noir research 

Research film noir - focusing on the genre’s distinctive lighting style. Make notes on the genre and particularly the use of lighting - bullet points are fine. 
.light is used to create a clear contrst between the dark and th shadows.  
.Stark lighting effects  
.Cynical heros  
.many flash backs. 


3) Film noir YouTube clip analysis 

Finally, find a YouTube clip that fits the film noir genre and embed it under your research (the clip can be classic noir from the 1950s or something more recent - neo-noir). How does the clip's lighting fit the film noir genre? 

Nightcrawler (2014) - Lou Bloom Witnesses Stringers Record Footage Of A ...


This is a Neo-Noir movie as the character is brave and goes through certain dangerous extents for his job. They use low-key lighting is used to show a contrast of the light and his shadow whilw walking towards the police cars,in the scene the neon lights were bold to create a great shadow effect and show the contrasts.

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