Editing:
When researching online about the editing used in film noir's, I wasn't able to pinpoint a website that clearly described in detail the way that they were edited after being filmed. This is because that back in the time when they were made, technology was limited and very little amounts of editing could actually be done. It was most likely done during the actual filming progress.
After using vimeo to watch some more film noir's, it is clear to see that techniques which fall into the editing section are simple things such as eye line match, and shot reverse shot, along with the soundtrack and voice, not to mention that most classic film noir's were shown in black and white.
Our Piece:
For our final production, we plan to stick to the basics when it comes to editing; we will obviously put a chosen soundtrack over the top of our piece along with a voice over of the everyman. In terms of editing camera shots, we will stick to the conventions and include some eye line matches along with shot reverse shots. Enhanced editing doesn't stick to the conventions so we plan to keep things simple and just make the piece black and white so that our audience can recognise the genre.
Giving each of our group members different aspects of film noir's to research has been good for us because its meant we can all be independent and know exactly what we have to find. We've then given each other feedback and explained exactly what we've found out. To improve this, we could've worked a bit faster as we spent a few lessons each researching different aspects.
