Scoggins Report - July 2013 Pitch Market Roundup

The Scoggins Report by Jason Scoggins & Cindy Kaplan July 29, 2013 July 2013 Pitch Market Roundup At first glance, July 2013’s total pitch sales might seem a bit disappointing compared to the last two years. But context is everything - it’s the most pitch sales in a single month since April, and all the more impressive considering the number was 1 just two weeks ago. As you’ll see when you scan through the project details in the following pages, there are a number of green shoots represented in July’s pitch sales: • Columbia Pictures bought its 2nd original project (not just 2nd pitch -- its 2nd original project, period , since they still haven’t picked up a spec this year). • Relativity picked up its first pitch, to go along with the three specs they’ve bought in 2013. • New Line bought its 4th and 5th pitches, which when combined with the spec they bought this month makes them a bigger buyer thus far than parent studio Warner Bros. (6 specs and pitches vs Warner Bros.’s combined 5). If August runs true to form, we expect to see only a handful of pitch sale announcements next month. Then again, the last couple of July’s have been way busier than years past, so anything can happen. We’re keeping our fingers crossed. July 2013 July 2012 July 2011 Pitch Sales 6 8 10 Genres Sold 1 Action 1 Comedy 1 Horror 3 Sci-fi 1 Action 4 Comedy 1 Sci-fi 2 Thriller 3 Action 2 Comedy 3 Drama 1 Sci-fi The Scoggins Report is brought to you by SpecScout.com -- The Spec Market, QUANTIFIED The Scoggins Rep ort, by Jason Scoggins & Cindy Kaplan ! ! July 2013 Pitch Market Roun dup –July 29, 2013 Creative Commons Attribution 2013 ! ! Page 1

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