Film Noir Dvd/Game covers

•      Lighting – what type of light source has been used? (key, fill, hair and what type of light, for example, spot light, torch, window, redhead or studio)

 

•      What camera settings/considerations may have been used? Think about ISO, apature and shutter speed.

 

•      What message could the photograph be trying to convey?

 

What problems would you face if trying to recreate the photograph

1. http://www.ericnewsom.com/typeline/thirdman.png  The props that is used in this cover is a simple man walking down the street showing that there is some sort of secret within the man. The location that the cover/photo was taken would be in a tunnel because of the way the man is walking through the tunnel. It is obvious that it was taken in a tunnel because you can see that the shot reveals most of the tunnel. It is also obvious that it is a tunnel because of the way the man is disappearing through the tunnel leaving the rest of the tunnel open showing that that is the location that the man is walking through.   The type of lighting that has been used in this photo would be a dark lighting because it shows that the man is walking through the tunnel. A little bit of a light source has been used for the light part of the tunnel at the end showing it that it is the end of the tunnel. It also shows where the light is coming from. It shows where the man is walking to because of the lighting at the end of the tunnel. Without this you cant tell where the man is walking or going. The camera settings that might have been used would be that the apature has probably been set to high giving some of the light but mostly the darkness. The shutter speed was probably se ton low giving the photo the creepy dark feeling as if something bad has happened. The name of the cover " The third man" shows that there is or has been three versions of the character showing his bad side behind the light(in the darkness) and his other good self's in/outside into the light. The message that the photograph could be trying to convey is the fact that a man is walking down a tunnel hiding from his past self. It could show that a bad version of the man is following him through the dark with the good side or good man walking into the light/his dream. If I was to recreate the photograph the problem that I would have with this is finding the right location to represent the tunnel. This is because there isn't a particular location that would fit the tunnel part of the photograph, the other parts of the photo would be ok to recreate apart from that bit.

2. http://boldly-nerd.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/la-noire-cover.jpg
The props that is used in this game/DVD cover is a weapon of a gun showing that the main character isn't a good character. He looks more of a murderer then a good guy. The location that the cover was taken from would have probably been a green screen because I cant see an obvious background, I cant even see a simple background. I think it was done by green screen with added special effects to make it more realistic. The type of lighting that has been used through this photo is a lot of bright light. I think that more than once source of light has been used to create this cover. I feel as though the lighting has come from the top of the cover/shining on the character, next to the main character indicating and showing other key characters that are important but not as important as the main character.  The camera settings that I think have been used is a high apature showing the brightness of the photo and the shutter speed on high giving the photo the creepy murder, death type  game because of the man's face in the middle of the game cover showing that he is the character that the camera or photo has captured the most/backstory of him and his life.  I think that in the top right there has been a red light or lamp used because it shows a more horror, death type film or game with the way the red light is beaming down on the 3 characters and the looks like a dead man. The message that the photograph is trying to convey is that a man(who is a detective) ends up murdering or killing his victim or arch enemy and the story starts to go downhill from the murder with the main character-the evil man. If I was to recreate the photograph the problem that I would have with this is finding another prop to use as the gun without using a gun. Also it would be hard to recreate the background because there isn't an obvious background, it would be hard to recreate this image without using a green or blue screen for the effects to work. 

3. http://i43.tower.com/images/mm107086990/killers-dvd-cover-art.jpg The props that is used in the cover is not an obvious prop. I don't think that a prop has been used in this cover because you cant see a prop. If a prop is used in this cover you cant see it.  The lighting that I think has been used in this cover is a low light. I think a low light has been used to show and focus on the two main characters in the cover. I think that the light is focused on the two characters in the cover showing that they like each other or showing a back story or background to the two characters. I don't think a light source has been used for this cover. If one has been used then I think that it is a lamp that has been used to create this cover showing the two characters but not hiding the secret, keeping the cover secret and old.  The camera settings that has been used is a low apature and shutter speed. This is because it creates the black and white atmosphere. It also shows the mystery between the two characters showing that something wrong or big has happened to the two characters. It gives the tension that the two characters  are hiding something from each other with the different type of lighting to normal light. The message that I think I think is being conveyed in this photo is the two characters hiding a secret from each other and a mystery between each other. It gives the mystery and the message of how the two characters met and what they are trying to hide from each other and why. The problems that I would face when coming to recreate this photo would be the background because it is plain black. Also there isn't a location in my opinion that I could use to recreate this. Also another problem that I would have if I was to recreate this image would be some of the lighting. This is because of the light, bright lighting on the two characters and the darker shadowed, black lighting beyond the characters that I think I would find hard and tricky putting in the right place so that it would fit the cover/photo.

4. http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51t2Ex8JpTL.jpg The props that has been used in this cover is a sort of gun or cigarette. It shows that this man has an enemy that he would like to murder for better yet kill. The lighting that is used in this photo would be a red head light for the main character with a torch or lamp light for  the background. This would show that the main character is more important than the background which shows that the background can be blurred with the main character in the light. The camera settings in  this photo is a low shutter speed showing the brightness and mystery of the main character, in this case a man. The apature is more of a high setting giving the background the dark light setting showing that the camera is focused on the man with the hat.  The message that the photo is trying to convey is about a man who could be lonely with a mission of tracking down his enemy that could have been his enemy since he was young to travel the world to try and kill his enemy.  If I was to recreate this photo the problem that I would have is finding another prop for the man to be holding. Also I would find finding the location hard and difficult for the scenario. This is because the man is standing on the street and I am not sure which location in college would be useful for this.



5. http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1316638511l/445882.jpg

The props that is used in the cover is a gun thing that the man is holding. A car is used for the two characters  sitting together enjoying themselves. The lighting that is used in this photo would be a torch or lamp marking the two characters in the light in the car with the rest of the scene dark. The camera settings that has been used is a high apature giving the light effect and possibly the blurred effect with the shutter speed low giving the shadowed effects. This would create this cover very well. The message that the photo is trying to convey is about a man and a woman who fall in love. The woman ends up killing the man because of his true identity or because of him cheating on the woman. The problem with recreating this image would be finding the right scene or location for the car scene. I wouldn't be able to use a real car for this so that is the only thing that I would find hard. The street scene would be easy to represent but it is just the car scene that I would find hard. I might also find the part of the street hard because I would need to find a good location for this. The name of the cover "Dark City" shows that something bad has happened through the film, cover or game. The black and white colour shows it is old and antique.