{"id":38117,"date":"2014-04-02T18:01:21","date_gmt":"2014-04-02T22:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=38117"},"modified":"2014-04-02T18:03:04","modified_gmt":"2014-04-02T22:03:04","slug":"lighting-for-film-noir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/lighting-for-film-noir\/","title":{"rendered":"Lighting Tips for Film Noir"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emphasizing shadows and harsh lighting creates a sense of volume and depth in your films that embodies the film noir style. Check out these great tutorials to create your own film noir look.<\/h2>\n

\"This
\n<\/a>From This Gun for Hire<\/a>, 1942<\/em><\/p>\n

Originating out of Europe after WWII, the 1940s and 50s saw the rise and huge success of the\u00a0film noir <\/strong>genre\u00a0on the silver screen. The look is still popular today, in such films as Black Swan, Drive and Sin City (each having a neo-noir style<\/a>). But what exactly is the film noir look?<\/p>\n

Using\u00a0low-key lighting as well as emphasizing shadows and harsh lighting<\/strong>, the film noir look captured the dark side of American life: urban crime, mobsters and thieves. To light in a film noir style, there are three basic things to remember:<\/p>\n