Wednesday, 7 March 2012

Critical Theory: Fonts in film noirs

We analysed the fonts on the DVD covers of both original noirs and neo-noirs.


The font of both these covers is very typical of other films from the same genre. It is red in colour and is very solid in shape. The font is sharp and jagged, almost blunt in texture. All the titles are presented against a black background to emphasise and exaggerate them.
     The titles themselves have very dark undertones, often referring to violence and crime.