Similar Products - 3 Film Noir Openings

Sunset Boulevard - Film Noir Opening

This opening shows all of the conventions of a Film Noir film. First of all it shows where it is set, as it is set in Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. This is the first convention, in america, usually it is Hollywood or New York where Film  Noir films are set. Another straight up convention that is shown straight away is the long scene where all the characters and actors names come up, this is very unlikely to be shown at the start of a movie in this day and age, so it is unique to this genre. After the credits are over then the film gets into its next convention of Film  Noir,  a crime or disruption, this is usual in all Film Noir films due to the detective work post to the shock.



Double Indemnity - Film Noir Opening

Straight away you can see that this film is set in a City - this is a convention to a Film  Noir film and is usual to every film. The fast paced music can inform the audience that something is wrong or someone is in a rush, then you are shown that this guess is correct by the car speeding and could give an in site to the whole movie ahead. The car is speeding and the "stop" sign is shown with plenty of time for the car to stop but he does not, also not caring about the rules of the road and nearly crashing shows it is urgent. This all emphasises that the character is daring and a risk taker. It does not indicate clearly who this man is, which means they use the enigma code theory to get the audience wondering and keeping their interests.

The Third Man - Film Noir Opening

The opening scene starts off with music playing, the music goes from slow to fast which could indicate how the whole movie will develop, from slow, to going fast paced. Also, the music is not your typical music, and seems like it is joke music, so this could show a potential theme in the movie of having a slight comedy side. Once the credits are over then it goes straight into the set of Vienna, a man talks in first person about the "Old Vienna" which shows that Vienna has recently changed and could give another hint about what the movie is about.