I really like how light has been used in this image, i recognise that it's not just been used in Film Noir but also crossed over into other genres such as "Horror" and "Thriller". I would love to include this in my own OTS but would need to branch into other locations and still make them appear to be one. Many films would involve travelling to different rooms as well as different cities and countries all-together to get certain scenes but still have to make them fit.
This is a still image from "The Big Combo" which shows very effective use of silhouetting, which i experimented with in the previous post. You can see here than it masks the figure's faces but accentuates the femme fatale's feminine shape and the protagonist's costume and stature.
This is alike the shot i attempted at home, where half the face is lit while the other half bathed in shadow (moon phase - half moon). This would be very easy to include in my opening title sequence and very effective as a film noir convention.
In this shot, light is cast across the faces of the two characters in the forefront while light is cast front behind someone in the doorway to cast a large shadow, this gives the impression that this person is larger and more intimidating than they may be, it creates tension and makes the audience fear what's behind the door. A director may do this to create fear or certain expectations of a certain character (villain).
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