Three Important Steps to Writing Film Noir

1) READ DASHIELL HAMMETT

Dashiell Hammett is the gold standard for pulp film noir. You need to focus on his double or false meanings in his dialogue. 2) Characterization - Your most important characters in Film Noir are your HERO ( who is stuck, downtrodden and almost uncaring) and the blonde bombshell with some skeletons in her closet.) 3) Dialogue! - I have already told you to read Dashiell Hammett. Just as important would be to watch Film Noir’s greatest movies such as;

Double Indemnity (1944)

The Big Sleep (1946)

Gilda (1946)

Out of the Past (1947)

The Reckless Moment (1949)

And one of my favorites . . . LAURA (1944)

Shelby Carpenter (Vincent Price) “I can afford a blemish on my character, but not on my clothes." #screenwriting #filmmaking