Synopsis (My version)

My Noir opening.

Title: Undercover Depression

The Main Plot:

There's a main character, he is an undercover Cop and has recently been divorced and is under pressure to perform in his job, because he has been slacking.
He is reading a newspaper in a park on his lunch break and spots a man he recongnises and knows that he his trouble from the word go. The man his standing tall and looking around and spots another man wearing dark clothes and a hoodie. They exchange something and the under cover cop soon reacts and follows the man wearing the hoodie home just before he gets into his house the undercover cop jumps on him and arrests him. He is questioned by the cops and he says its to do with work. Also he does not have the 'thing' they exchanged in the park the other man has it. The undercover cop has no other option other than to release the man. And he now trys to find out where the man he has seen before is. Once he finds enough evidence and founds his house he storms in alone asking for no back up and accendently kills the man. The undercover cop is then told he got the wrong guy and he has been paranoid from the word go. And the other man wearing the hoodie was right and it turned out to be just a envelope from work. And the undercover cop is sentanced to 15 years in prison.

The finish of the film ends with the man wearing the hoodie smiling and walking away from the police station with another envelope.


Film opening:
The undercover cop is reading a newspaper in a park on his lunch break and spots a man he recongnises and knows that he his trouble from the word go. The man is standing tall and looking around and spots another man wearing dark clothes and a hoodie. They exchange something. Ends fading into black.

Treatment:

Editing.
It will be a slick editing with little effects as i don't want to ruin the footage by overdoing transitions and editing. The programme i will be using is Final Cut pro 7, in my opinion not the best editing software on the market but is very easy to use and very advanced. I prefer Sony Vegas Pro 9 as i use it alot in my spare time.
Cinematography:
Will be black and white with the brightness lowered to make it really feel like a contemporary film noir. And give it the charachteristics of a Film Noir this will make it feel more tensed and mysterious perfect for what we are trying to achieve.
Mise en scene:
Props will be
Newspaper - To show the man is not taking interest in the outside life until he notices the criminal.
Long jackets - To hide the actors to make it more mysterious and edgy.
Hats - once again to make it look more mysterous and undercover.
The Cd - The exchange at the end to make the audience ask questions and leave it on a cliffhanger.
Sound:
Tensed but slow music.