Scoggins Report - December 2012 Pitch Sales Scorecard

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The Scoggins Report by Jason Scoggins & Cindy Kaplan December 10, 2012 December 2012 Pitch Sales Scorecard Like last year at this time, we’re itching to start doing year-end analyses and wrap-ups of the spec and pitch markets. But like last year, we’re holding off until after the holiday. True, Hollywood’s going to start shutting down in about a week and not much new business will get done in the pitch market between now and then. But there are always a few pitch announcements that pop up in the last couple of weeks of the year, and most of the buyer and seller races are still too close to call. After all, look at the difference between this Pitch Scorecard and the last one: Seven pitch sales have been announced in the past four weeks, despite Thanksgiving and the slow holiday period. It’s a been a damned good month, and the rest of December is as likely to follow suit as not. If you really need a Top 10 list fix, here’s one to tide you over: Jason did a “2012 Black List Prediction” post yesterday that you can check out here . It’s a list of the Top 10 Specs of 2012 according to SpecScout.com , the new spec script coverage library he and his partners launched last week. It’s pretty cool Enjoy the grids. Overall Pitch Numbers Here are overall pitch sales numbers through December 10 on their own... Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total 2011 2012 Pitch Sales 8 7 8 14 4 8 8 3 4 6 3 5 78 106 2011 Pitch Sales 4 8 13 7 8 15 10 4 5 10 8 14 106 The Scoggins Report, by Jason Scoggins & Cindy Kaplan 2012 Pitch Sales Scorecard –December 10, 2012 Creative Commons Attribution 2012 Page 1 of 9

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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. Molṑn labé.

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The Scoggins Reportby Jason Scoggins & Cindy KaplanDecember 10, 2012

December 2012 Pitch Sales Scorecard

Like last year at this time, we’re itching to start doing year-end analyses and wrap-ups of the spec and pitch markets. But like last year, we’re holding off until after the holiday. True, Hollywood’s going to start shutting down in about a week and not much new business will get done in the pitch market between now and then. But there are always a few pitch announcements that pop up in the last couple of weeks of the year, and most of the buyer and seller races are still too close to call.

After all, look at the difference between this Pitch Scorecard and the last one: Seven pitch sales have been announced in the past four weeks, despite Thanksgiving and the slow holiday period. It’s a been a damned good month, and the rest of December is as likely to follow suit as not.

If you really need a Top 10 list fix, here’s one to tide you over: Jason did a “2012 Black List Prediction” post yesterday that you can check out here. It’s a list of the Top 10 Specs of 2012 according to SpecScout.com, the new spec script coverage library he and his partners launched last week. It’s pretty cool

Enjoy the grids.

Overall Pitch NumbersHere are overall pitch sales numbers through December 10 on their own...

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total 2011 2012 Pitch Sales 8 7 8 14 4 8 8 3 4 6 3 5 78 106 2011 Pitch Sales 4 8 13 7 8 15 10 4 5 10 8 14 106

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...and here are combined spec and pitch sales numbers for the same period.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total 2011 Specs 12 9 17 11 11 16 5 13 6 8 9 5 122 119 Pitches 8 7 8 14 4 8 8 3 4 6 3 5 78 106 2012 Total 20 16 25 25 15 24 13 16 10 14 12 10 200 225 2011 Totals 7 21 28 16 15 28 20 9 12 30 16 24 225

Pitch Sales By Genre

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total % Action/Adventure 1 1 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 17 22% Comedy 2 4 1 4 2 2 4 2 1 4 2 2 30 38% Drama 1 1 2 1 1 6 8% Horror 1 1 2 3% Sci-fi 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 12 15% Thriller 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 11 14%

Pitch Sales By Buyer - Studios

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total 2011 Columbia 2 3 1 1 7 9 Disney 1 3 1 2 1 8 9 DreamWorks 1 1 2 Fox 1 1 1 1 1 5 8 Fox Searchlight 1 1 0 MGM 1 1 0 New Line 2 1 1 1 5 4 New Regency 1 1 2 2 Paramount 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 9 12 Universal 1 1 1 3 1 1 3 11 12 Warner Bros. 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 11 13

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Here are the combined pitch and spec purchase numbers for studios that have bought at least one of each:

Pitches Specs Total 2011Columbia 7 9 16 16

Disney 8 3 11 11DreamWorks 1 1 2 6

Fox 5 4 9 16New Regency 2 2 4 2

Paramount 9 11 20 17Universal 11 9 20 19

Warner Bros. 11 7 18 30

Pitch Sales By Buyer - Other Buyers

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total 2011 1984 Films 1 1 2 0 Bazelevs 1 1 1 BroBible/Five All in the Fifth 1 1 0

Davis Entertainment 1 1 2 0 Energy Independent 1 1 0 Imagine 1 1 0 Indian Paintbrush 1 1 2 1 Meteor Ent. 1 1 0 Nickelodeon Movies 1 1 0 Overbrook 1 1 0 Prospect Park 1 1 0 Reel FX 1 1 0 Sidney Kimmel 1 1 0 Square One 1 1 0 State Street 1 1 0

Here are the combined pitch and spec purchase numbers for other buyers that have bought at least one of each:

Pitches Specs Total 2011Bazelevs 1 2 3 1

Indian Paintbrush 2 2 4 1Sidney Kimmel 1 1 2 3

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Each of the following production companies has been attached to at least one pitch sale so far this year. Companies in bold are new or were attached to an additional pitch sale since the last scorecard.

1stAveMachineAkil ProductionsAtlas EntertainmentBluegrass Films (2)Branded Films (2)Break MediaCaptivate EntertainmentCarouselChris Morgan ProductionsDi Novi PicturesDisruption EntertainmentElectronic ArtsEscape ArtistsFake EmpireFour By Two Films (2)Gary Sanchez Productions (2)Grady Twins ProductionsGran ViaHartbeat ProductionsJC23 EntertainmentImagineInfinitum NihilInvention FilmsKatzsmith Productions

LBI EntertainmentLangley ParkMandeville (2)Mark Gordon Company (2)OffspringOur Stories FilmsOverbrook Entertainment Original FilmPalermo ProductionsPanay FilmsPlatinum DunesPoint Grey PicturesRickard PicturesRoth Films (2)Ryan Murphy ProductionsSmart EntertainmentStrange Weather FilmsVertigo Entertainment (2)Viking FuneralThe Walsh Co.Whitaker EntertainmentWild West Picture ShowWonderland Sound & Vision

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Pitch Sales by Seller - Agencies

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total 2011 APA 1 1 3 CAA 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 15 25 Gersh 1 1 1 3 6 ICM 1 2 1 1 1 1 7 14 Paradigm 1 2 1 1 5 4 UTA 1 1 6 1 1 10 13 Verve 1 1 1 1 4 5 WME 4 1 1 4 2 3 4 1 1 4 1 26 28

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

Pitches Specs Total 2011APA 1 8 9 11CAA 15 14 29 50

Gersh 3 6 9 14ICM 7 8 15 27

Paradigm 5 7 12 14UTA 10 17 27 30

Verve 4 5 9 9WME 26 32 58 50

The following 92 agents have been involved with at least one pitch sale in 2012. People in bold are new or sold an additional pitch since the last scorecard.

Five:Mike Esola! ! ! (WME)

Four:Sharon Jackson! ! (WME)

Three:Bill Zotti! ! ! (CAA)Ida Ziniti! ! ! (Paradigm)Jeff Gorin! ! ! (WME)Kimberly Bialek! ! (WME)Sarah Self! ! ! (WME)

Two:Adam Venit! ! ! (WME)Ari Greenburg! ! (WME)Billy Hawkins!! ! (CAA)Blake Fronstin! ! (WME)Bryan Besser! ! (Verve)Danny Gabai!! ! (WME)David Karp ! ! ! (WME)David Kramer! ! (UTA)Geoff Morely!! ! (UTA)Jason Burns!! ! (UTA)Julien Thuan!! ! (UTA)

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Two (con’t):Matt Rosen! ! ! (CAA)Rowena Arguelles! ! (CAA)Simon Faber!! ! (WME)Trevor Astbury ! ! (Paradigm)Todd Hoffman! ! (ICM)Valarie Phillips! ! (Paradigm)

One:Abram Nalibotsky! ! (Gersh)Adam Weinstein! ! (Verve)Adriana Alberghetti! ! (WME)Allan Haldeman! ! (UTA)Andrea Nelson-Meigs! (ICM)Bayard Maybank! ! (Gersh)Bill Weinstein! ! (Verve)Blair Johan! ! ! (UTA)Bob Hohman!! ! (Gersh)Brett Loncar! ! ! (CAA)Brian DePersia! ! (WME)Brian Kend! ! ! (CAA)Bryan Diperstein! ! (ICM)Charles King!! ! (WME)Charlie Ferraro! ! (UTA)Chris Von Goetz! ! (ICM)Christopher Smith! ! (Paradigm)Cliff Roberts! ! ! (WME)Cori Wellins! ! ! (WME)Dan Erlij! ! ! (UTA)Dan Rabinow! ! (CAA)Danny Greenberg! ! (WME)Daniel Cohan! ! (WME)Dave Wirtschafter! ! (WME)Devra Lieb! ! ! (Gersh)Dianne McGunigle !! (CAA)Elia Infascelli-Smith!! (WME)Emile Gladstone! ! (ICM)Eric Garfinkel ! ! (Gersh)Erin Junkin! ! ! (WME)

Esther Newberg! ! (ICM)Greg Cavic! ! ! (CAA)Greg Hodes! ! ! (WME)Hanley Baxter! ! (WME)Jason Hayman! ! (CAA)Jay Baker! ! ! (CAA)Jay Mandel! ! ! (WME)Jeremy Zimmer! ! (UTA)Jessica Kovacevic! ! (WME)Joe Cohen! ! ! (CAA)John Burnham! ! (ICM)Jon Levin! ! ! (CAA)Josie Freedman! ! (ICM)Kevin Huvane! ! (CAA)Larry Salz! ! ! (UTA)Lisa Harrison!! ! (WME)Mark Ross! ! ! (Paradigm)Martin Lesak!! ! (CAA)Matt Rice! ! ! (UTA)Michael Sheresky ! ! (UTA)Melissa Myers! ! (WME)Nick Stevens!! ! (WME)Nicole Clemens! ! (ICM)Philip D’Amecourt! ! (WME)Ramses Ishak! ! (UTA)Rebecca Ewing! ! (UTA)Rich Cook! ! ! (WME)Rob Herting! ! ! (Verve)Robert Bookman! ! (CAA)Robert Lazar!! ! (ICM)Ryan Saul! ! ! (APA)Scott Carr! ! ! (UTA)Scott Greenberg! ! (CAA)Spencer Baumgarten! (CAA)Stephanie Ritz! ! (WME)Steve Smooke! ! (CAA)Susie Fox! ! ! (CAA)Tim Phillips! ! ! (UTA)

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Pitch Sales by Seller - Management Companies

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total 2011 3 Arts 1 1 1 3 6 Abrams 1 1 0 Anonymous 1 1 1 3 7 Aperture 1 1 2 Apostle 1 1 3 Brillstein 1 1 1 Caliber 2 1 1 4 0 Circle of Confusion 2 1 2 5 6 The Collective 1 1 0 Energy 1 2 2 1 1 7 0 Fourth Floor 1 1 0 Generate 1 1 1 The Gotham Group 1 1 1 3 5 Industry 1 1 0 H2F (DMG) 1 1 0 Inphenate 1 1 0 Kailey Marsh 1 1 0 Kaplan/Perrone 1 1 1 3 5 Larry Kennar 1 1 0 Magnet 1 1 3 Management 360 2 1 1 4 5 Mosaic 1 1 1 1 4 5 New Wave Ent. 2 2 0 Oasis 1 1 0 Principato-Young 1 1 1 1 1 5 2 Rich Demato 1 1 0 The Safran Co. 1 1 0 Tom Sawyer 1 1 0

Here are the combined pitch and spec sales for management companies that have sold at least one of each in 2012.

Pitches Specs Total 20113 Arts 3 1 4 6

Anonymous 3 7 10 9Aperture 1 1 2 2Apostle 1 1 2 3Brillstein 1 1 2 2Caliber 4 1 5 2

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Pitches Specs Total 2011Circle of Confusion 5 4 9 11

Energy 7 9 16 7Fourth Floor 1 1 2 0

The Gotham Group 3 3 6 8H2F (DMG) 1 1 2 7

Industry 1 2 3 3Kailey Marsh 1 2 3 0

Kaplan/Perrone 3 6 9 10Magnet Management 1 2 3 6

Management 360 4 2 6 6Mosaic 4 2 6 5

New Wave Ent. 2 7 9 11Oasis 1 1 2 0

Principato-Young 4 1 5 4The Safran Co. 1 1 2 0

The following 52 managers have been involved with at least one pitch sale in 2012. People in bold are new or sold an additional pitch since the last scorecard.

Seven:Brooklyn Weaver! ! (Energy)

Four:Britton Rizzio!! ! (Circle)

Three:Allen Fischer! ! (PYE)

Two:Aaron Kaplan! ! (K/P)Dallas Sonnier! ! (Caliber)Guymon Casady! ! (Mgmt 360)Josh Adler! ! ! (New Wave)Joy Gorman! ! ! (Anonymous)Mike Goldberg! ! (New Wave)Paul Young! ! ! (PYE)Peter McHugh! ! (Gotham)Sean Perrone! ! (K/P)

One:Adam Goldworm! ! (Aperture)Adam Kossack! ! (Anonymous)Adam Marshall! ! (Caliber)Adam Schulman! ! (Anonymous)Alex Lerner! ! ! (K/P)Angelina Chen! ! (Energy)Bob Sobhani!! ! (Magnet)Brad Mendelsohn! ! (Circle)Chris Fenton!! ! (H2F)Darin Friedman! ! (Mgmt 360)David Becky !! ! (3 Arts)David Milner! ! ! (3 Arts)E. Brian Dobbins! ! (PYE)Elana Barry ! ! ! (Anonymous)Ellen Goldsmith-Vein! (Gotham)Eryn Brown! ! ! (Mgmt 360)George Heller! ! (Apostle)Glenn Rigberg! ! (Inphenate)

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One (con’t):Gregory Shephard! ! (Circle)Greg Walter! ! ! (3 Arts)Jeff Silver! ! ! (Fourth Floor)Jennie Frisbie! ! (Magnet)Jeremy Platt! ! ! (Generate)Jess Rosenthal! ! (Industry)Jesse Hara! ! ! (Haven)Josh Lieberman! ! (3 Arts)Julian Rosenberg! ! (Caliber)Jill McElroy ! ! ! (Mgmt 360)Kailey Marsh!! ! (Station3)

Larry KennarMargaret Riley! ! (Brillstein)Michael Lasker! ! (Mosaic)Molly Mandel!! ! (Mosaic)Peter Principato! ! (PYE)Rich DematoShawn Simon! ! (Gotham)Stacy AbramsSusan Solomon! ! (PYE)Tom Drumm! ! ! (Safran)Zach Tann! ! ! (Magnet)

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. Molṑn labé.

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