1) The film follows newlyweds Antonio and Abelle who struggle financially in their coastal home in California. 2) Antonio borrows money from the dangerous Costello gang to make ends meet but cannot pay it back. He is cornered by the gang and murdered. 3) When Abelle learns of Antonio's death, she commits suicide with his signature revolver, unable to go on without him. The document provides a plot synopsis and character descriptions for the film "California Confidential" along with notes on its opening sequence, titles, creative techniques used, and distribution plans.

1. Film Title: California Confidential
Plot Synopsis
Characters
: –Main Antonio Corallo Nathan Hunter
: –Henchmen Ambriquo Costella Graham Wain
–Tommy Bastoni Alex Morris
–Vinnie Marcussi Sam Barnfather
: –Femme fatal Abelle Cloutier Kelly Morris
,On the outskirts of San Fransisco Abelle Cloutier and Antonio Corallo
are becoming entwined in the beginning of their lives together as newly
. ,weds Living right on the coast of the sandy beaches of California the
,couple find everyday a struggle to keep their precious love nest as
.money issues develop into more than a major problem
Antonio is determined to find a solution and is willing to go to any
,length to protect the happiness of his wife even consulting and
.becoming involved with the dominating Costello gang Even though
,Ambriquo Costello and Antonio have never seen eye to eye Antonio
. ,recklessly borrows funds from Ambriquo But little does he know he's
, .signing not only his life but also his soul over to the Costello gang
,When the time comes to pay up Antonio finds himself in a state of
.panic as he tries to figure out how to pay Ambriquo back Taking
,himself for a stroll along the promenade trying to rack his brain as to
, ,how he'll find the Ambriquo's money coincidently the gang are
. ,cautiously watching Antonio The gang corner Antonio who tries to
,explain the situation and begs for mercy but Ambriquo was brought up
in the slums of New York and has learned that such a suggestion is
- .inadequate in such a hard boiled society
,Struggling to break free the henchmen drag Antonio to the end of the
.dock and throw him to the floor As he begs for the gang to spare his
, , .life they form around the helpless male domineering his view Ambriquo
,simply states his opinion of Antonio and his foolish behaviour and walks
, .away as his henchmen shoot Antonio and leave him for dead
, , .Abelle sits at home anxious as it has been hours since Antonio left

2. ,Unaware of his recent buisness with the Costello gang she recieves a
,phonecall from the police stating that her husband has been found
, .dead washed up on the sea front The sudden shock and realisation of
, ,her dreaded loss lead Abelle into taking drastic action as she sees
, ,nothing left to live for and commits suicide using Antonio's signature
.revolver
Opening Sequence
.Links in with the title sequence Several shots of action not included in
. : , -the film These are pan of the coastline close up of gloved hand with
, , -wedding ring pan of debt bills and eviction notices shallow focus of lip
, .stained wine glass blocking shot of blinds with smoke
Titles Sequence
. , .Played over opening sequence Deep saxophone style music When
’ ,actor s names are displayed action taken from the film will overlap the
( . . –text e g Long shot of Antonio on the promenade Nathan Hunter as
) , , ..Antonio Corallo Directed by Casting by etc all displayed between
. ,clips of opening sequence Before start of film logo is faded in to
.display the title of the film
Creative Techniques
–Iconography Opening sequence all about items associated with noir
genre
– , . .Camera Angles Various selections famous angles linked with noir e g
,blocking cantered
– , & .Characters Femme fatal Don his henchmen
– , –Sound Deep saxophone soundtrack stereotypical film noir music
– ,Conventions Corruption Lightning
–Editing Slow and heavy to link in with soundtrack
/Funding Distribution
,In relation to releasing our film we are going to go with a staggered
, / . ,approach release in the Brighton London area If the film is successful
the release will expand to cinemas all over the UK and if successful
, .enough expand to the USA and other countries We are looking to
,Warner Bros to distribute as they are the most popular and demanding

3. . ,company within the film industry This will come with good funds as
, - .oppose to other companies and a heavily and well marketed distribution