Title: Investor Overview
1Investor Overview
February 2007 Metropolitan Pictures, LLP 16
Farrington Ave Allston, MA 02134 617-901-3418
2The 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
3Comparable 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
4The 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
5About 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
6Metropolitan 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.
7Pony 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
8Pony 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
9A 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
10Current 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
11Snurg 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
12Snurg 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
13Snurg 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
14Production 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.
15Aftermarket 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)
16Experienced 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
17Investment 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
18Other 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