Film Noire Pitch

Title of film: Two Red Dollars

The title of the film was chosen because it

relates to the themes in the film. For example

the colour “red” has connotations with blood and

violence. There is also a link to the emotion of

anger, which has connotations with this colour.

Dollars refers to the crime in the film and how

the pursuit of money and wealth leads the

characters into trouble.

Plot synopsis

In 1950s New York, two friends are working as

bodyguards for a crime family. They see things

like murder and extortion as just part of the

job; they have grown up in this morally bankrupt

environment.

Their loyalty to the Mob, and their friendship,

is tested as they see the opportunity to take

control of things and move up in the world.

Opening sequence

In the opening sequence we see the two main

characters Tommy and Joe are with a member of the

family who has told the police information, who

is known simply as “The Rat”. We can see that

this character is nervous from his body language

and anxiety over the group they are waiting for.

Joe and Tommy are incredibly calm throughout this

scene. “The Rat” senses something is wrong and

attempts to run. A gun shot rings out and we cut

to Tommy and Joe walking away with “The Rat”

slumped against the fence. The title “Two Red

Dollars” then appears.

Creative techniques

Creative techniques that we will use in the film

that are common in other Film Noire include

filming in black and white. This gives it a

vintage feel. It is also easier to make the

characters and set look classy and of-the-time in

black and white. Use of shadows is also a common

theme and we shall try to include this in our

opening sequence. This could be used to show the

darkness and fear of living in that world. Canted

angles shall be used to show the characters can’t

escape.

Funding/distribution issues

The film distribution company that we would want

to release the film is Momentum pictures. This

would be ideal as they release a broad variety of

films, with genres stretching from drama and

comedy to horror and documentaries. As our film

would be very different to most films in the

market it would be appropriate for a company who

specialise in releasing films that are unique.