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Title: Investor Overview


1
Investor Overview
February 2007 Metropolitan Pictures, LLP 16
Farrington Ave Allston, MA 02134 617-901-3418
2
The New Consumer Movie Market
  • Unique, high-demand time in the consumer market
  • 1st Time Ever DVD sales exceeded box office
    receipts in 2006 consumers buy DVDs everywhere
    from Walmart to online to Store24
  • Hundreds of cable channels and consumer
    acceptance of pay-per-view and new services such
    as Netflix, Amazon, VOD, etc.
  • Long history of indie successes such as Blair
    Witch, Clerks, Saw, El Mariachi, Night of The
    Living Dead, etc. attest to Americas love of
    authentic, entertaining independent movies
  • Short-form home-produced content has mass
    appeal and has been monetized by aggregation
    into successful shows and web sites
  • Reality-TV is dominating television Americans
    love authentic content and outrageous behavior

3
Comparable Success Stories
  • Theatrical
  • Movie Budget Domestic Gross
  • El Mariachi 7,000 2.0M
  • Clerks 27,000 3.2M
  • Blair Witch 35,000 140.5M
  • Night of The Living Dead 114,000 40.0M
  • Swingers 200,000 4.5M
  • The Brothers McMullen 240,000 10.2M
  • Chasing Amy 250,000 12.0M
  • Shes Gotta Have It 600,000 6.5M
  • Slingblade 1.0 M 24.5M
  • Source Internet Movie Database
  • Not including DVD Sales and
    Rentals

4
The Movie-Making Paradigm Shift
  • Digital Video and PC technology has made it
    possible to produce high-quality, entertaining
    movie content at a fraction of traditional costs
  • Film costs, which used to be among the highest
    cost centers, has been reduced to virtually
    nothing (cost of digital tape cassettes)
  • NO film development time-lag digital video goes
    from camera to computer instantly with no loss of
    quality
  • The quality and functionality of Pro-sumer
    digital cameras exceed film cameras at a fraction
    of the cost
  • Digital animation and special effects created on
    PCs is integrated with digital video in the PC
    editing environment
  • Editing done on PC computers costing under
    10,000, vs cost of rented film editing suites

5
About Metropolitan Pictures
  • Founded 2004 in Boston MA by Scott Matalon and
    Warren Lynch to produce
    high-quality feature-length
    digital movies that are appealing to the mass-
    consumer market
  • Goal is to create a successful Indie movie
    studio outside the Hollywood system, which
    utilizes all-digital technology and the
    largely-untapped northeast talent pool
  • Company is in mature startup phase
  • Just released its first feature-length movie
  • Established operating and production
    methodologies
  • Owns most startup production equipment,
    including cameras, PC-based editing suite,
    digital recording studio
  • Has experienced management and advisors

6
Metropolitan Current Projects
  • Completed Pony Trouble in 2005 97-minute
    comedy/horror that is being released worldwide by
    Brain Damage Films (March 2007) Release includes
    English and foreign-language versions.
  • Co-producers of a documentary about Doug
    Tunstall, aka Tiny The Terrible, an
    African-American ex-wrestler on public assistance
    who is only four foot seven inches tall, and the
    story of his 2006 mayoral race in Pawtucket, RI
    which is being considered for airplay by HBO.
  • Executive producing a feature-length,
    self-funded action/crime movie by director J. B.
    Quelle titled Allston MA, now in
    pre-production.
  • In development phase of Snurg Hunter, the
    follow-up movie by Pony Trouble director Warren
    Lynch, to be filmed Summer 2007.

7
Pony Trouble (2005)
  • Feature-length horror/comedy written and

    directed by Warren Lynch
  • Completed on a shoe-string budget of 7,000

    with 40,000 of equipment within one years time
  • Cast and crew donated / volunteered all time

    in return for minor shares of future
    royalties
  • Featured movie in the 2006 Boston

    Underground Film Festival
  • Received Domestic and International distribution
    from established publisher in the horror genre, a
    goal achieved by approx. 2 of all independent
    filmmakers

Pony Trouble DVD Cover
8
Pony Trouble (2005)
  • A memorable first movie that has all the elements
    of a successful brand / franchise to build upon
  • Unique Artistic Vision not the usual slasher /
    horror movie
  • Wacky and extremely silly story that mixes
    pop-culture obsession with sex and drugs and
    rock-and-rolland horror
  • Targeted primarily to the 14 24 year-old
    market secondarily to mass cult-movie market
  • Fun and catchy soundtrack by indie bands,
    eye-catching design, quotable script and
    memorable characters

Pony Trouble Screen Shots
9
A Man Among Giants (2007)
Full-length documentary about Doug Tunstall, aka
Tiny The Terrible, and his 2007 Mayoral race
Directed by Rod Webber and Co-Produced by
Metropolitan Pictures Appearances include
Michael Dukakis, Jerry Springer, and a cast of
freaks, misfits and assorted innocent bystanders
Filming completed Jan 2007 currently in
post-production for Spring 07 release Being
considered for broadcast by HBO
10
Current Project Snurg Hunter
  • The next feature by Writer / Director Warren
    Lynch, a 90-minute adventure about an invasion by
    sadistic aliens and the nerdy group of
    boarding-school kids who have to save the world
    by fighting them.
  • An R-Rated Comedy / Horror with near continuous
    action and special effects throughout the movie
  • Highlights include zombies, possession, chainsaw
    battles, alien sex, weird monsters and lots of
    slapstick gore and ridiculous violence.
  • Set on location at a New England private school
    for low-cost production using local professional
    actors and crew

1st Draft Character Sketches
11
Snurg Hunter Goals
  • To sell 1 Million DVD copies Internationally over
    5 years, and to be featured on Cable networks
    and/or Cable On-Demand
  • To fully realize the Warren Lynch brand as
    original, imaginative works that are entertaining
    and outrageous blends of comedy, horror and
    social commentary
  • To capitalize on the successful International
    release of Pony Trouble by distributor Brain
    Damage Films (March 2007) with a significantly
    more professional and higher-budget follow-up
    movie
  • Release successful Soundtrack CD by musicians
    and bands featured in the movie
  • Aftermarket Merchandising of clothes, toys,
    comics and more

12
Snurg Hunter Production Commitments
  • Distribution - Brain Damage Films signed Letter
    of Intent to distribute all future Metropolitan
    movies Domestically and Internationally
  • Equipment - John Anctil (Fastlights Inc.)
    committed to no-cost loan of lighting, grip and
    camera equipment for equity participation
  • Post Production Editing - Metropolitan Pictures
    will provide video and sound editing studios and
    equipment at no cost for equity participation
  • Spellman-Paul Has provided the company with
    experienced actors who desire to audition for
    Snurg Hunter, including Saskia Slaaf, The
    Rules of Attraction and Rachel Viola,
    Chappelles Show.

Actress Saskia Slaaf
13
Snurg Hunter Budget Overview
  • Actors 16,400
  • Crew 54,900
  • Props/Wardrobe   5,800
  • Stunts/Effects   4,500
  • Locations   4,000
  • Equipment 11,300
  • Admin   1,000
  • Fees   2,500
  • Editing   7,200
  • Accomm/Travel 3,000
  • Legal Accounting   3,500
  • Total 122,100

14
Production Timeline
  • Production Components Estimated Time
    Required
  • Design/Casting 60 days (march/april)
  • Construction/Rehearsals 40 days (may/june)
  • Filming 80 days (june - august)
  • Editing 105 days (sep - dec)
  • Mastering/Post 15 days (dec)
  • TOTAL ELAPSED TIME 300 days

1st 180 days
The first 180 days utilize the majority of the
budget and represent the highest risk these
components need to be completed without
interruption or delay.
15
Aftermarket Opportunities
  • Snurg Hunter, the Graphic Novel or Comic Book
  • Snurg Hunter television, cable or for-pay VOD
    weekly series (i.e., Stargate)
  • Snurg Hunter Soundtrack CD and Music Videos by
    soundtrack artists which incorporate video from
    the movie
  • Snurg Hunter Video Games
  • Clothing Line, Costumes, etc.
  • Telephone Ring Tones, Computer Wallpaper, etc.
  • Dolls and Toys featured in the movie
  • Movie Sequel or Franchise / License to major
    Hollywood movie house (i.e. Terminator)

16
Experienced Management
  • Scott Matalon, Founder and President,
  • Experienced business entrepreneur who has
    successfully integrated artistic and technology
    businesses
  • Stumpworld Systems (Founder President 1992
    2001)
  • Lead company from startup to 120 employees
  • Web Innovator whose clients include Aerosmith,
    The Rolling Stones, Phish, EMI, Blue Note
    Records, Ben Jerrys, Creative Artists Agency
    (CAA), NYNEX, Comcast, AOL Canada and more
  • E-Commerce Leader
  • Designed award-winning Online Merchant
    software 1 E-Commerce software in America
    (Staples, CompUSA, BestBuy)
  • Designed BuyItOnline.com shopping portal
    awarded numerous International Technology Patents
  • Sold to Montreal-based public company in 2001
    for more than 100M US
  • Stingray Body Art (Founder and Proprietor, 2006
    - present)
  • Leading Boston Body Art Establishment (One
    Harvard Ave.)
  • Winner 2007 Best of Boston (Improper
    Bostonian)
  • Winner Boston Globes Best of the New 2006

17
Investment Opportunity
  • Seeking 100k for 40 Equity Ownership in the
    movie Snurg Hunter
  • Selling shares in ten (10) 10,000 blocks of 4
    each
  • Investments come with Producer or Associate
    Producer credit
  • Company will be seeking an additional 20,000 -
    30,000 in on-screen product placement fees to
    complete the budget.
  • If we sell 500,000 Units at 12 Wholesale over 5
    years
  • 6M Gross and 2.5M Net
  • A 4 investment
    returns 100,000 at ½ of our goal

18
Other Opportunities
  • Investors in Snurg Hunter will also receive
    options for
  • Right of First Refusal for investment
    opportunities in Metropolitan Pictures next
    three movies
  • First Review of all investment opportunities
    associated with Metropolitan Pictures
  • VIP access to selected on-location and set
    filming days
  • VIP invitations to all Snurg Hunter and
    Metropolitan Pictures events, screenings,
    releases, parties, etc.
  • Personal copies of the movie and signed photos
    with all of the major actors and actresses
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