Inspired by noir thrillers (plus costume)

After always admiring the look of noir thrillers, when money and equipment was scarse just after the war, i wanted to relfect this in my thriller opening, and pay tribute to films such as The Third Man and Once Upon In America.  It is believed by some that the best noir thrillers were made around this time period, when there was lack of money but definitely not lack of expeirience, ambition or originality. 

 Shadows

The use of shadows were very common in noir thrillers, we wanted to achieve this look in our thriller opening as we believed that if the shadows were used and shot effectively, it could add originality and a nice cinemagraphic look to our film, not only would it be interesting to watch, but also aesthetically pleasing. 

use of shadows in my thriller opening to create noir thriller look

Use of shadows in the third man to create a noir thriller look

Costume
when attempting to mirror the style of a noir thriller film, the costume of the characters is very important. The style in the 1950's was very unique, men would fashionably wear suits and trilby hats, that was the common trend in the 1950's.  Women would commonly wear galmourous dresses, hats and stereotypical jewelery such as pearls and diamonds. 

womens fashion in the 1950's

mens fashion in the 1950's

We wanted to re-create this style through the characters of Henry Lime and Eve Walcott, which we did sucesfully in our thriller opening. We believe that the costume of our characters connotes a noir thriller theme throughout the opening.

The use of the fur coat, necklace and galmourous earings give off a femme fatale look. Fur was very popular in the 50's, along with expensive jewlery. This along with the flower printed dress gives off a very female look, which shows signs of beauty and glamour, which was very significant in the 50's, amongst all classes of ladies. 

Eve Walcotts costume.

For Henry's costume, we stuck with a noir thriller stereotypical convention of a smart suit and trilby hat. I believe that this connotes a sense of noir thriller, as it resembles what the fashion was in the 1950's. Not only does the suit resemble fashion, but also that of harry lime from the third man. As a character in a noir thriller, we took a lot of inspiration from him when choosing Henrys outfit.

far left, Henry Limes costume.