Noir Pictures

Noir Pictures is an independent film company located in Honolulu, Hawaii.

History

Established in 2004 and publicly launched in early 2006, Noir Pictures has dedicated itself to creating, producing, filming, editing, screening, and distributing independent media throughout the community for education and entertainment.

The company is a meritocracy and is headed by a three-man administration that makes all creative decisions over the company and is responsible for the financial production of the films, to which they also appoint a director, a screenwriter, a director of photography, and a line producer to carry out all project-intensive job duties.

Since its 2006 launch, Noir Pictures has rallied an active crew of between eight to twelve, a company cast of anywhere between twenty-five to forty-five at any given point, with new actors and crew members brought on continuously. New cast and crew are signed both to keep films appropriately staffed and to replace any individuals who may have to drop out from one project to another.

In June 2008, the company recently filed an LLC.

Films and Releases

The company has made six films to date, with a seventh in post-production:

"Extentuating Circumstances" (Dec. 2005), "The Bedford Point Sting" (May 2006), "Fifty" (Sep. 2006), "Tracer Bullet" (Dec. 2006), "Wino 'n Danger" (Mar 2007), and "Smoking Kills and So Does Charlie" (Mar 2007)

Over Christmas 2007, the company has also published an encyclopedia-of-sorts, available on lulu.com.

Plots and Production Details

As an independent film company expected to attract diverse members of the community, many of their films span different genres, with various storylines and radical characters.

The company appears to stray away from consistent conventional genres in films, choosing instead to approach a broader range of film topics. For example, "Fifty" is a dark adventure about a college student's chase after a fifty-dollar bill, while "Wino 'n Danger" is a seventies-type buddy cop film.

Films are generally shot on-location, without the use of a green screen.

Prop guns used in the films are airsoft guns, not real firearms, and most special effects involving such guns are created using computer graphics. The company does, however, employ the use of squibs in many action-oriented films.

Fanbase, General Response, and Distribution

Following production of the films, a DVD is released for the films, along with a public screening of the motion picture, usually at the local Kumu Kahua Theatre [ [http://www.kumukahua.org/ Kumu Kahua Theatre ] ] . Due to the company's 'outreach' programs, their films have spread across not only the island of Hawaii, but also has small fanbases across the United States.

DVDs are normally available only through direct contact with the company, but Noir Pictures is in the process of making the films available online. The company also has a myspace page.

See also

* Independent film - definitions and examples of independent films

Notes