Scoggins Report - August 2013 Pitch Market Scorecard

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The Scoggins Report by Jason Scoggins & Landon Rohwedder August 12, 2013 August 2013 Pitch Market Scorecard Since we’ve still got summer on the brain, we’ll keep this week’s intro tight and go straight to the bullet points. Here are the big takeaways from the Pitch Market since last month’s Pitch Scorecard: A remarkable 9 projects that have been set up in the past four weeks. July’s pitch sale tally matched 2012’s solid number, and August has a good shot at following suit or even beating last year’s number. Six of the nine pitch sales went to studios, including one each to Sony and Warner Bros., plus one each to studios who hadn’t made it on the list yet this year, Relativity and Nickelodeon Original Movies. We don’t want to jinx anything, but there’s still no reason to think 2013’s Pitch Market can’t outpace 2012’s (knock wood), especially considering how slow the Fall Selling Season was for pitches last year. Enjoy the grids, and the rest of your summer. We’ll be back next week with the Spec Market Scorecard as usual. Overall Pitch Numbers Here are basic pitch sales numbers through August 11 on their own, with year-over-year monthly comparisons... Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total 2013 3 10 8 10 5 5 8 2 51 2012 8 7 8 14 4 7 8 3 4 6 3 9 81 2011 4 8 13 7 8 15 10 4 5 10 8 14 106 The Scoggins Report is brought to you by SpecScout.com -- The Spec Market, Quantified The Scoggins Report, by Jason Scoggins & Landon Rohwedder August 2013 Pitch Sales Scorecard –August 12, 2013 Creative Commons Attribution 2012 Page 1 of 10

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The Scoggins Report is a terribly unscientific analysis of the feature film development business based on information assembled from a variety of public and non-public sources. The numbers in the reports are by no means official statistics. Caveat emptor. Check out the newsletter's new-ish home on SpecScout.com.

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The Scoggins Reportby Jason Scoggins & Landon RohwedderAugust 12, 2013

August 2013Pitch Market Scorecard

Since we’ve still got summer on the brain, we’ll keep this week’s intro tight and go straight to the bullet points. Here are the big takeaways from the Pitch Market since last month’s Pitch Scorecard:

• A remarkable 9 projects that have been set up in the past four weeks.

• July’s pitch sale tally matched 2012’s solid number, and August has a good shot at following suit or even beating last year’s number.

• Six of the nine pitch sales went to studios, including one each to Sony and Warner Bros., plus one each to studios who hadn’t made it on the list yet this year, Relativity and Nickelodeon Original Movies.

We don’t want to jinx anything, but there’s still no reason to think 2013’s Pitch Market can’t outpace 2012’s (knock wood), especially considering how slow the Fall Selling Season was for pitches last year.

Enjoy the grids, and the rest of your summer. We’ll be back next week with the Spec Market Scorecard as usual.

Overall Pitch NumbersHere are basic pitch sales numbers through August 11 on their own, with year-over-year monthly comparisons...

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total 2013 3 10 8 10 5 5 8 2 51 2012 8 7 8 14 4 7 8 3 4 6 3 9 81 2011 4 8 13 7 8 15 10 4 5 10 8 14 106

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...and here are the same monthly pitch sales numbers in graph form.

The following are combined spec and pitch sales numbers through August 11, with year over year monthly comparisons...

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total 2012 2011 Specs 8 8 10 15 9 10 11 1 72 132 132 Pitches 3 10 8 10 5 5 8 2 51 81 106 Totals 11 18 18 25 14 15 19 3 123 213 238 2012 Total 20 20 22 26 16 22 13 16 13 19 10 15 2011 Total 7 21 28 16 15 28 20 9 12 30 16 24

...and here are those combined spec and pitch sales numbers in graph form as well.

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Pitch Sales By GenreJan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total %

Action/Adventure 1 4 1 4 2 2 2 2 18 35% Comedy 1 2 4 1 1 9 18% Drama 1 4 2 1 1 9 18% Fantasy 1 1 2% Horror 1 1 2% Sci-fi 1 1 1 2 4 9 18% Thriller 1 2 2 5 10%

Pitch Sales By Month - Studios!

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2013 2012 2011 Columbia 1 1 2 7 9 Disney 1 1 9 9 DreamWorks 3 1 4 1 2 Fox 1 2 2 1 6 6 8 Fox 2000 1 1 0 2 Fox Searchlight 1 1 1 0 Lionsgate* 1 1 2 1 2 New Line 2 1 2 5 5 4 Nickelodeon 1 1 0 0 Paramount 1 1 9 12 Relativity 1 1 0 0 Universal 1 1 3 2 2 9 11 12 Warner Bros. 1 2 1 4 11 13Totals: Studios 1 9 6 10 2 3 5 2 38 61 73

! * 2011 and 2012 numbers for Lionsgate and Summit are combined.

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Pitch Purchases by Genre - Studios

Action Comedy Drama Horror Sci-fi Thriller 2013 2012 2011 Columbia 1 1 2 7 9 Disney 1 1 9 9 DreamWorks 3 1 4 1 2 Fox 2 1 3 6 6 8 Fox 2000 1 1 0 2 Fox Searchlight 1 1 1 0 Lionsgate* 1 1 2 1 2 New Line 1 3 1 5 5 4 Nickelodeon 1 1 0 0 Paramount 1 1 9 12 Relativity 1 1 0 0 Universal 4 2 2 1 9 11 12 Warner Bros. 2 1 1 4 11 13Totals: Studios 13 9 6 1 5 4 38 61 73

! * 2011 and 2012 numbers for Lionsgate and Summit are combined.

Here are the combined pitch and spec purchase numbers for Studio Buyers that have bought at least one of each in 2013 (plus Columbia).

Pitches Specs 2013 2012 2011Columbia 2 2 16 16

Disney 1 1 2 12 11Fox 6 2 8 12 16

Fox 2000 1 1 2 1 3Lionsgate* 2 3 5 5 6New Line 5 1 6 6 8

Paramount 1 1 2 20 17Relativity 1 3 4 1 2Universal 9 3 12 20 19

Warner Bros. 4 2 6 18 30* 2011 and 2012 numbers for Lionsgate and Summit are combined.

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Pitch Purchases By Month - Other BuyersJan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2013 2012 2011

1984 1 1 2 0 Armory/ Benderspink 1 1 0

Broken Road 1 1 0 0 Centropolis 1 1 0 0 Crackle 1 1 0 0 Filmhaus Germany 1 1 0 0 Good Universe 1 1 0 Ineffable Pictures 1 1 0 0 Lakeshore 1 1 0 0 MRC 1 1 0 1 QED 1 1 0 0 Skydance 1 1 0 2 Thunder Road 1 1 1 0 Treehouse Pictures 1 1 0 0Totals: Non-studios 2 1 2 0 4 2 3 14 3 3

Pitch Purchases By Genre - Other BuyersAction Comedy Drama Fantasy Sci-fi Thriller 2013 2012 2011

1984 1 1 2 0 Armory/ Benderspink 1 1 0

Broken Road 1 1 0 0 Centropolis 1 1 0 0 Crackle 1 1 0 0 Filmhaus Germany 1 1 0 0 Good Universe 1 1 0 Ineffable Pictures 1 1 0 0 Lakeshore 1 1 0 0 MRC 1 1 0 1 QED 1 1 0 0 Skydance 1 1 0 2 Thunder Road 1 1 1 0 Treehouse Pictures 1 1 0 0Totals: Non-studios 5 0 3 2 4 0 14 3 3

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Here are the combined pitch and spec purchase numbers for Non-Studio Buyers that have bought at least one of each in 2013.

Pitches Specs 2013 2012 20111984 1 1 2 2 1

Good Universe 1 1 2 1QED 1 1 2 4 0

Skydance 1 1 2 1 3Thunder Road 1 1 2 2 0

Treehouse 1 1 2 0 0

Each of the following production companies has been attached to at least one pitch sale so far this year. Names in bold are new or have set up an additional pitch since the last Scorecard.

21 LapsAction EntertainmentAggregate Films (2)Anonymous ContentAppian Way (2)Arcana ComicsAtlas EntertainmentBandito BrothersBenderspink (2)Blue Grass Films (3)Broken Road (2)Chernin Entertainment (3)Davis EntertainmentDe Line PicturesDi Bonaventura PicturesDisruption EntertainmentEnergy EntertainmentGambit PicturesGran ViaGroundswell Productions

Hurwitz & Schlossberg ProductionsHutch Parker ProductionsIAM EntertainmentJim Whitaker EntertainmentK/O Paper ProductsLangley ParkLin PicturesNew RegencyOasis Media GroupOffspring Entertainment (2)Original Film (3)Ranger 7State StreetSunny Field EntertainmentTemple HillThunder Road (2)Underground (2)Vinson FilmsWild West Picture Show

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Pitch Sales by Seller - AgenciesJan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2013 2012 2011

CAA 2 3 4 1 2 1 13 16 25 Gersh 2 1 3 3 6 ICM 1 1 1 1 4 7 14 Paradigm 1 1 1 3 6 4 Resolution 1 1 0 0 UTA 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 9 10 13 Verve 1 1 4 5 WME 2 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 13 27 28Totals 2 10 6 10 5 5 7 2 47 73 95

Here are the combined pitch and spec sales numbers for the agencies that have sold at least one of each in 2013:

Pitches Specs Total 2012 2011CAA 13 6 19 32 50

Gersh 3 2 5 11 14ICM 4 2 6 15 27

Paradigm 3 4 7 15 14Resolution 1 3 4 0 0

UTA 9 14 23 34 30Verve 1 2 3 9 9WME 13 13 26 61 50

The following 63 agents have been involved with at least one pitch sale so far this year.

Three:Charlie Ferraro! ! (UTA)Greg McKnight! ! (CAA)Mike Esola! ! ! (WME)

Two:Cliff Roberts! ! (WME)David Boxerbaum! ! (Paradigm)David Karp! ! ! (WME)David Kramer! ! (UTA)Jason Burns!! ! (UTA)

Jay Baker! ! ! (CAA)Jeff Gorin! ! ! (WME)John Garvey!! ! (CAA)Keya Khayatian! ! (UTA)Phil d’Amecourt! ! (WME)Rich Cook! ! ! (WME)Sandra Lucchesi! ! (Gersh)Todd Hoffman! ! (ICM)

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One:Adam Levine! ! (Verve)Andrew Miller! ! (CAA)Bill Weinstein! ! (Verve)Bill Zotti! ! ! (CAA)Blair Kohan!! ! (UTA)Brett Loncar! ! ! (CAA)Brian Kend! ! ! (CAA)Bryan Diperstein! ! (ICM)Cori Wellins! ! ! (WME)Dan Aloni! ! ! (WME)Dan Rabinow! ! (CAA)Daniel Cohan! ! (WME)Danny Greenberg! ! (WME)David Lubliner! ! (WME)David Wirtschafter! ! (WME)Erik Garfinkle! ! (Gersh)Geoff Morley!! ! (UTA)Greg Hodes! ! ! (WME)Jeff Barry! ! ! (ICM)Jenny Maryasis! ! (UTA)Joel Roman! ! ! (Paradigm)Jon Cassir! ! ! (CAA)Jon Huddle! ! ! (UTA)

Jon Levin! ! ! (CAA)Jordan Cerf! ! ! (WME)Josh Hornstock! ! (UTA)Josh Katz! ! ! (UTA)Kathleen Remington! (ICM)Kimberly Bialek! ! (WME)Lee Keele! ! ! (Gersh)Lisa Harrison!! ! (WME)Marc Korman! ! (WME)Martin Spencer! ! (Resolution)Matt Rice! ! ! (UTA)Matt Rosen! ! ! (CAA)Michael Sheresky ! ! (UTA)Nick LoPiccolo! ! (Paradigm)Peter Micelli! ! ! (CAA)Ramses Ishak! ! (UTA)Risa Gertner!! ! (CAA)Roger Green!! ! (WME)Scott Greenberg! ! (CAA)Simon Faber!! ! (WME)Solco Schuitt!! ! (WME)Stuart Manashil! ! (CAA)Trevor Astbury ! ! (Paradigm)Zach Druker! ! ! (WME)

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Pitch Sales by Seller - Management CompaniesJan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2013 2012 2011

3 Arts 1 1 1 3 3 6 Anonymous 1 2 1 1 5 3 7 Apostle 1 1 2 1 3 Benderspink 1 1 2 4 1 Blain & Assoc. 1 1 0 0 Brillstein 1 1 2 1 1 Caliber 1 1 2 4 0 Digital Conspiracy 1 1 0 0 Energy 1 1 2 4 6 0 IAM Ent. 1 1 0 0 Industry 1 1 1 0 Kaplan/Perrone 1 1 3 5 Lutz Management 1 1 2 0 4 Madhouse 1 1 2 0 8 Magnet 1 2 3 1 3 Manage-ment 1 1 0 1 Management 360 2 1 1 1 5 5 5 Mosaic 1 1 2 5 5 New Wave 1 1 2 0 Principato-Young 1 1 5 2 Underground 1 1 1 3 0 3 Untitled 1 1 0 1

Here are the combined pitch and spec sales for management companies that have sold at least one of each in 2013.

Pitches Specs Total 2012 2011Apostle 2 2 4 2 3

Benderspink 2 6 8 9 6Caliber 2 2 4 7 2Energy 4 11 15 15 7Industry 1 2 3 5 3

Madhouse 2 4 6 6 2Magnet 3 1 4 4 6

Management 360 5 2 7 7 6

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Mosaic 2 1 3 10 5New Wave 1 3 4 10 11

Principato Young 1 1 2 6 4

The following 42 managers have been involved with at least one pitch sale so far this year:

Four:Brooklyn Weaver! ! (Energy)

Three:Keith Redmon! ! (Anonymous)

Two:Adam Kolbrenner! ! (Madhouse)Adam Marshall! ! (Caliber)Bob Sobhani! ! (Magnet)Bard Dorros!! ! (Anonymous)Brian Lutz! ! ! (Lutz)Dawn Saltzman! ! (Mosaic)George Heller! ! (Apostle)Greg Walter! ! ! (3 Arts)Jake Wagner! ! (Benderspink)Jennie Frankel Frisbie! (Magnet)Jill McElroy ! ! ! (Mgmt 360)Paul Nelson! ! ! (Mosaic)

One:Aaron Kaplan! ! (K/P)Brian Dobbins! ! (PYE)Dan Halsted! ! ! (Manage-ment)Daniel Rappaport! ! (Mgmt 360)

Darin Friedman! ! (Mgmt 360)Eryn Brown! ! ! (Mgmt 360)Jeff Okin! ! ! (Anonymous)Jennifer Levine! ! (Untitled)Jimmy Miller! ! ! (Mosaic)Josh Adler! ! ! (New Wave)Josh Turner McGuire! (Underground)Langley Perer! ! (Mosaic)Margaret Riley! ! (Brillstein)Michael Shlain! ! (Digital Consp.)Michael Sugar! ! (Anonymous)Mike Goldberg! ! (New Wave)Missy Malkin!! ! (Brillstein)Mitch Solomon! ! (Magnet)Noah Rothman! ! (Underground)Paul Young! ! ! (PYE)Rosalie Swedlin! ! (Anonymous)Ryan Cunningham!! (Madhouse)Scott Glassgold! ! (IAM Ent.)Sean Perrone! ! (K/P)Stephen Crawford! ! (Industry)Tom Lasally! ! ! (3 Arts)Tony Blain! ! ! (Blain)Trevor Engelson! ! (Undergrnd)

About The Scoggins Report:The Scoggins Report is a terribly unscientific analysis of the feature film development business based on information assembled from a variety of public and non-public sources. The numbers in the reports are by no means official statistics. Caveat emptor.

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