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It’s hard to think of things that could apply to romantic comedy from a neo-noir but one thing that comes to mind immediately is colors. Using colors in the film with to help portray the surrounding of the character more so than using black and white. With color we will be able to emphasize the character and the area around him more and use it to bring out emotions by varying the color. For our date scenes we specifically made all the dates wear colors that are complementary to show they complement each other and to make them stand out from the back ground. The lighting in neo-noir films are very focused and with the locations we have picked out we can light the characters up more to bring them from the back ground. This can help us with bringing more emphasis on the character and give them more depth and personality. With color grading that mutes the background and brings out the skin tones of the characters. The lights that I have to use for this film are very focused and have barn doors that I can use to effect where the light hits so there is less spill on the background and more of a focus on the character. We will be able to separate the characters from the background so that the viewers are drawn in more to what is happening between them. In our film during the scene with the therapist we used very directional lights so that you ignore the heavy patterns on the back ground. In Neo Noir films more dramatic angles are used to exaggerate the position of the character. For our film we did not use exaggerated angles but we did force perspective through when they are at the therapist because Lauren is more dominant we used more of a worms eye view and with Frank a more of a birds eye and opposite and the plastic surgeons.