Assess students' ability to apply mise-en-scène, cinematography, and editing concepts to interpret narrative progression and central themes in American neo‑noir films (1970–2000). Tasks require identifying specific visual and temporal techniques (lighting, composition, camera movement and lensing, color and costume, shot scale, continuity and montage, pacing) in selected scenes, explaining how these choices shape character, mood, and plot meaning, and supporting interpretations with concrete, close visual analysis and terminology.