What style is this?

[The Dark Elf]

Does anyone know the "style" in such films as Mouse Hunt, Batman (the movie), The Hudsucker Proxy etc. Where its like, modern day, but not quite modern day, like its still set in the 50's or something even though its not, and there's a slight sepia tone to everything, or very stark contrasting images, when color is used, and rarely, its always very bright. Everything has that old look to it, cars are often big and lots of chrome. Women are often in 50's style clothing, men in old style suits. lots of hats, you never seem to see anything like modern technology, even though you know in that time period shown in the film, it exists, and if you do see a computer its often something big and clunky with just a greenscreen.

Anyone have any idea's?

 

[JohnnyBeverage]

I googled the heck out of this and could not find exactly what you were looking for. The closest i could find at this time is "Dark Deco". I just cant find the right phrase to get a good "google".

 

[The Dark Elf]

I googled the heck out of this and could not find exactly what you were looking for. The closest i could find at this time is "Dark Deco". I just cant find the right phrase to get a good "google".

Yeah thats the problem I'm having, not knowing what I'm supposed to be looking for

The style is great but I can't learn more about it until I know what its called heh its not fair

 

[Crushenator 500]

It's probably not called anything in particular, just the all encompasing ''fantasy''

 

[bliink]

well, movies like batman etc have all those "art deco" type structures, but thats not just it... theres something else.
Hmm maybe someone's done a school report or something that has all that info in it.
Check the cheat-sheets etc at www.sparknotes.com

 

[JohnnyBeverage]

http://www.euronet.nl/users/mcbeijer/dan/burton/batman.html

Maybe this is what you are looking for? neo-gothic. Hope this helps.

 

[KagePrototype]

It seems closer to noir than gothic. Neo-Noir?

 

[The Dark Elf]

Definately not gothic, or steampunk variations. I know those styles (my favorites too)

Though Batman probably wasn't a great example I used as that does have the whole gothic thing going on.. hmm damn its really hard to explain when you don't know the right words to use lol

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hmm actually... weeeeee! I think bliink got it hahaha excellent. I'll have to look further into it but its definately a start, definately a mix of art deco and other stuff... Though im sure the style used has its own name, hopefully be able to find out now

Thanks everybodies!



haha actually scratch that, looks like Kage is closest with Neo-noir

or rather Neo-noir mixed with art deco and with a tiny bit of gothic

 

[Brian Damage]

Retro-noir?

 

[lord dubu]

Retro-noir?

This is what I've always called/heard it called as well.

 

[Brian Damage]

Really? OO

Damn, I thought I just made that up!

 

[Ennui]

Really? OO

Damn, I thought I just made that up!

hehe.

I'm not sure if neo-noir exists, but that's pretty much what it sounds like to me; neo-noir and a dark gothic deco style.

 

[lord dubu]

Really? OO

Damn, I thought I just made that up!

Really. I heard it a lot during the promo phase of Sky Commander.