FILM NOIR

Film noir first came around right after WWII, following a new kind of book. This kind of book was the detective story books. Films noir are mostly centered around some kind of a mystery and a detective who is trying to solve it. Most common Characteristics of film noir are very limited lighting, extreme camera angles which give the chaotic sort of look, narration, and mostly the mood of the film, always gloomy and boring looking, like for exaple constant rain or over cast. A lot of traditional noir film were black white, and not only because of the time period in which they were made but because it gives off that extra depressive look.

Here is a site that talks about the crime story type of noir films, and also give a little history as well.