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With reference to a sequence from “Chinatown” indicate to what extent it is typical of its genre and which generic features well pleasure for you as the audience and explain why.
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With reference to a sequence from "Chinatown" indicate to what extent it is typical of its genre and which generic features well pleasure for you as the audience and explain why. The sequence I have chosen begins when Jack walks into the house. This sequence is definitely typical of its genre, it had all of the correct generic signifiers a film noir should have. The lighting is typical film noir, serpia tones and shadows reflecting different moods. The iconography is correct in the sense that he is wearing an over dressed suit, showing power and he keeps his hat on that he is wearing because this is a true film noir icon of a private detective. The camera leads into the house through Jakes eyes so that I immediately see the room in darkness apart from a pile of suitcases and luggage in front of him, illuminated with light to emphasise the...
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