Film Noire lighting and filming research

classic film noirs are associated with stark light/dark contrasts and dramatic shadow patterning.In traditional lighting, three-point lighting uses a key light, a fill light, and a back light for even illumination.
Low-key lighting requires only one key light, optionally controlled with a fill light or a simple reflector. The light in film noir lighting is very crisp and precise. We will focus our light to fall exactly where the characters are placed and nowhere else. 
We are trying to achieve crisp blacks and stark whites effects. We will set up the light so that we catch just the edge of our character's face or hat or gun. i want our characters silhouetted against a splash of light in the background. We want light coming through a window blind to cast striped shadows on your character's face and the background (look at image below, a clip from Film Noire). 

In our film we are going to constantly be thinking about the shadows and make them sharp and crisp with intense lighting on a small amount of the set.