Codes and convention of a film noir

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-Low and high angles, extreme close-ups, deep focus (depth of field)
-Reflections, views, faces
-Dutch tilts
Mise-en-scene, in an urban setting
-Low key lighting, dark black and white
- Melancholy downbeat music
-Non-linear
-Usually shot day for night scenes
Characters
-Cops
-Anti-heros
-Minor characters who are just as significant as protagonist
-Detectives
-Femme Fatale
-Outcasts who end up being murdered

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