By definition, film noir is a term used in order to establish stylish Hollywood crime dramas. The period in which these film's are generally thought to have been made is between the 1940s and the 1950s. Film noir of this era is often associated with black-and-white imagery which is often combined with links to German Expressionist film's such as The Cabinet of Dr.Caligari and Nosferatu. These film's often use disoriented shadows and shapes in order to emphasize certain moods and atmosphere's towards the audience. Many of the typical stories and much of the attitude of classic noir derive from the crime fiction that emerged in the United States during the Great Depression.
This is very interesting in terms of our project as we are doing crime drama. I now think it would be very useful for us to use black and white in some part of our project in some way. This way we will be able to discuss how typical film noir helps create certain atmosphere's which are transcribed onto the audience, we will also be able to discuss the links between this and the German Expressionist film's of the silent era of film.
Very detailed analysis of Sherlock; make sure you are clear as to how it links with your developing idea (to be fair, it is a very filmic sequence). The "film noir" entry is also good; you could illustrate it with some pictures to demonstrate typical "noir" elements?
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