The first image I have chosen I think was taken in the late 1950's. You can tell this by the way the
woman is dressed and also the fact it is in black and white. The image shows that women are weak and always in trouble which was a very popular stereotype in that time. This image is different to images taken today because the time it looks to be taken was the time of gangstas and the shadow looks to be a gangsta, this rarely happens now.
If I was to recreate this image I wouldn't have the woman standing up, i'd have her backed up against the wall, i'd also move the camera so it focuses on the stairs and the wall showing the woman is backed up against the wall and the man is halfway up the stairs making the viewer wonder what happens to the woman after the photo has been taken. The lighting could be an issue though as I'd need a light for the man and also the woman who are not together so I'm not sure how many lights we would need.
This image looks to be a stereotype of the gangstas during the time it was taken, I think that it was taken the same time period as the other one, It has everything you image a gangsta to have with the gun the hat and the cigarette. I'm not really sure what the message would be in this image as it is not very clear. This image is unique because it is showing everything that portrays a gangsta in the 1950's. There is no one who wears clothes like that anymore making it different to anything we see now unless they are trying to portray a gangsta.
I wouldnt really do anything to change the image, I think it is fine as it is, I maybe put a coat that the gangstas would wear to make it definitely clear what it was I was trying to show. The lighting would be easier for this as there is also a light in the image and then i'd just have on more lighting up the gun.
http://www.hifilmfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/noir-1.jpeg
This image i think was made in the late 1950's because of the way he is dressed, also the iconic hat and he is smoking, The message is that the men are important than the women since the woman is looking up to the man and the man looks down on women, also she looks like she adores the man whereas the man doesn't seem interested in the woman, I don't think people would take pictures these days like this because men and women are now equal whereas they wasn't in the time this picture was taken.
If I was going to do this image I wouldnt have the man looking at the woman at all, Making her seem so unimportant.
http://img01.deviantart.net/e902/i/2010/018/1/9/film_noir_still_life_by_twieja.jpg
This image would be taken in the 1950's, I think it is showing the gangsta side of the time since alcohol was banned and was only really sold by the gangstas. The message would be saying that this was the life of a gangsta with the smoking and drinking and playing cards. They have the iconic hat which was usually worn by the gangstas. This is unique because now the alcohol isn't banned this image has no meaning since the people can buy alcohol and smoke freely, it isn't unique anymore however it would be in the time it was taken.
I wouldnt change anything about this image I would keep everything the same however I feel it has no meaning now and is not really unique.
http://www.tanyaplonka.com/blog/images/2011/1109/0929-steven/steven-noir-portrait-lethbridge-09.jpg
This image is a lot like the 3rd image it just looks like it is from a different angle. It looks like it was took a bit later than the 1950's more recently but just made to look like it was from that time. I don't think there is a message in this image and it doesn't really seem unique as there are lots of images like this.
If I was going to recreate this I would move the camera back so I capture his whole body and maybe have a gun in his other hand so it makes the viewer think he has killed someone with the way he is looking down at them.
http://melissalovephotography.com/files/gimgs/21_noir062-b.jpg
This image looks like it was taken in the early 1950's with the way he has no guns just an axe and he is coming up to a woman. He still looks like the iconic gangsta look however it is unique as we cant see the actual person just his shadow. I don't think there is a message with this image.
If I was going to recreate this image I would have the shadows of the man and woman together with the man having the axe in the air, making it unique because you wouldnt be able to see either of the people but you can see their shadows and work out what is going on.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3c/LA-Noire-Box-Art.jpg
This image is a cover of a game that is set in the same time as all of the film noir images. The lighting wont be as much of a problem as I can greenscreen this if I wanted to recreate it, This isn't really unique as all of the old film posters looked like this the only difference is that this is for a game not a film. I dont think this has a message its just showing that it is a detective story with the police in the corner.
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