Noir Setting

The city

The settings that are common in noir film is that of a built up city common settings are New York or Chicago normally downtown. This gives a claustrophobic feeling like being surrounded by enemies which again is a common theme in noir film

The office

This is normally a small cluttered office where the detective smokes and mulls over the case. Normally the office is inside the police building with a frazzled secretary works to keep the detective on the case. This is clearly a sexist view that we don't support and hope to subvert if we do have a secretary in our opening shot.

The back alleys

The back alley is a common place to establish the shady dealings that are at the centerpiece of most crime deals in noir film. It is also normally used for long brooding shot of the detective walking places or to establish a new character.