PREPARING TO FILM
Actors: We haven't concretely decided on an actor to play the main role, but we have decided that the role is going to be filled by a female. While we are constructing a narrative within the film noir genre, we aren't as eager to play into some of the more problematic tropes associated with the genre, like casual misogyny and classism, so we're approaching from a different angle and we definitely want the main character, typically a jaded, cynical man to be played by a woman. Costumes: We're going for a private eye, Carmen Sandiego but less flashy look for the main character, incorporating a trench coat or similar garment and some kind of fedora to complete the look. Props: The private eye's desk, associated miscellanea, and whatever we decide to incorporate in her car during the driving scenes will have to be accounted for during filming to make sure that there aren't any continuity errors. Locations: We're going to filming in the downtown Naples are...