As part of my research into noir I discovered man useful resources online which benefited me in numerous ways.Below is a series of links and how they have benefited me and given me additional knowledge into the genre/style.
http://www.filmnoirfoundation.org
I found this particular website very intriguing as it really opened my eyes to the modern day fans of noir. It appears as if many people are fond of the classic noir films yet many of those said films are not available for the public to watch. Additionally I found out that regular festivals take place which embrace the genre. These include various productions put on by the Secret Cinema company which encourages role playing and really emphasising the method of watching films, trying to make the audience truly feel like they are watching the film in the year the film is based. This is done through various types of mise-en-scene which is used at the actual event.
http://www.filmnoirstudies.com
This website allowed me to understand the amount of films which have been made since 1940 which fall into the noir category. It is quite considerable as these films started to be produced during world war 2 and were made on a relatively small budget.
http://americanfilmnoir.com/afn.html
As well as giving me the ability to contrast between British film noir and American, the website has a series of videos which feature different femme fetales which appear in past noir movies which gives me some insight into the different representations of the icon and how I could present mine own interpretation into my opening title sequence.
http://www.filmsite.org/filmnoir.html
Lastly this site provided me with deeper insight into the style/genre via a article which goes into explicit detail and reinforces my own personal view on noir iconography.
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