Scoggins Report - June 2013 Pitch Market Scorecard

The Scoggins Reportby Jason Scoggins & Cindy KaplanJune 17, 2013

June 2013Pitch Market Scorecard

Wed already planned to read Lynda Obsts new book, Sleepless in Hollywood: Tales From the New Abnormal in the Movie Business, but after stumbling across this excerpt in Salon we immediately clicked through to Amazon. If you havent read the article already, do -- it not only corroborates the patterns weve been seeing in the spec and pitch markets this year, it (read: Peter Chernin) explains why several studios seem to be frozen in indecision (in the last four paragraphs in particular).

Wondering which studios Chernin alludes to? Look no further than the chart on page 4, below. And if you think hes being overly loyal to Fox when he says theyre not still struggling with the same problem, he isnt, as you can see in the same grid. Fox and Universal are on pace to buy their New Abnormal number of specs and pitches this year.

To connect the dots (and reading between the lines), Obst suggests the New Abnormal crystallized in 2012, but only a couple of studios have adjusted to the new program. You can see the same dynamic on the sell side, too -- most companies, including CAA, are still struggling to find their footing, while a few, such as WME have already adapted.

The poster boy for the New Abnormal on the sell side, though, is clearly Brooklyn Weaver, whose Energy Entertainment had a terrific 2012 and is already poised to surpass those numbers in 2015, as you can see from the grid on page 9. We have our fingers crossed that the rest of the business follows suit in a hurry.

Overall Pitch NumbersHere are basic pitch sales numbers through June 15 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 4 40 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 June 15, 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 14 8 5 53 132 132 Pitches 3 10 8 10 5 4 40 81 106 Totals 11 18 18 24 13 9 93 213 238 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 1 13 33% Comedy 1 2 4 1 8 20% Drama 1 4 2 1 1 9 23% Fantasy 1 1 3% Sci-fi 1 1 1 2 5 13% Thriller 1 2 2 5 13%

Pitch Sales By Buyer - StudiosJan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2013 2012 2011

Columbia 1 1 7 9 Disney 1 1 9 9 DreamWorks 3 1 4 1 2 Fox 1 2 2 5 6 8 Fox 2000 1 1 0 2 Fox Searchlight 1 1 1 0 Lionsgate* 1 1 1 2 New Line 2 1 3 5 4 Paramount 1 1 9 12 Universal 1 1 3 2 2 9 11 12 Warner Bros. 1 2 3 11 13Totals: Studios 1 9 6 10 2 2 30 61 73! * 2011 and 2012 numbers for Lionsgate and Summit are combined.

Pitch Purchases by Genre - StudiosAction Comedy Drama Fantasy Sci-fi Thriller 2013 2012 2011

Columbia 1 1 7 9 Disney 1 1 9 9 DreamWorks 3 1 4 1 2 Fox 1 1 3 5 6 8 Fox 2000 1 1 0 2 Fox Searchlight 1 1 1 0



Action Comedy Drama Fantasy Sci-fi Thriller 2013 2012 2011 Lionsgate* 1 1 1 2 New Line 1 2 3 5 4 Paramount 1 1 9 12 Universal 4 2 2 1 9 11 12 Warner Bros. 1 1 1 3 11 13Totals: Studios 8 8 6 0 4 4 30 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 1 1 16 16

Disney 1 1 2 12 11Fox 5 1 6 12 16

Fox 2000 1 1 2 1 3Lionsgate* 1 3 4 5 6Paramount 1 1 2 20 17Universal 9 3 12 20 19

Warner Bros. 3 2 5 18 30* 2011 and 2012 numbers for Lionsgate and Summit are combined.

And here are the above numbers for the six major studios in chart form:

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

1984 1 1 2 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 QED 1 1 0 0 Thunder Road 1 1 1 0 Treehouse Pictures 1 1 0 0Totals: Non-studios 2 1 2 0 4 2 11 3 0

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

1984 1 1 2 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 QED 1 1 0 0 Thunder Road 1 1 1 0 Treehouse Pictures 1 1 0 0Totals: Non-studios 5 0 3 2 1 0 11 3 0



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 1QED 1 1 2 4 0

Thunder Road 1 1 2 2 0Treehouse 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 WayBandito BrothersBlue Grass Films (3)Broken RoadChernin Entertainment (2)Davis EntertainmentDe Line PicturesDi Bonaventura PicturesDisruption EntertainmentEnergy EntertainmentGambit PicturesGran ViaGroundswell Productions

Hurwitz & Schlossberg ProductionsHutch Parker ProductionsJim Whitaker EntertainmentK/O Paper ProductsLangley ParkLin PicturesNew RegencyOasis Media GroupOffspring Entertainment (2)Original Film (2)Ranger 7State StreetSunny Field EntertainmentThunder Road (2)UndergroundVinson FilmsWild West Picture Show



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 12 16 25 Gersh 2 1 3 3 6 ICM 1 1 1 3 7 14 Paradigm 1 1 1 3 6 4 Resolution 1 1 0 0 UTA 1 1 1 1 1 5 10 13 WME 2 3 1 2 1 1 10 27 28Totals 2 10 6 10 5 4 37 69 90

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 12 4 16 32 50

Gersh 3 1 4 11 14ICM 3 2 5 15 27

Paradigm 3 4 7 15 14Resolution 1 1 2

UTA 5 12 17 34 30WME 10 9 19 61 50

The following 54 agents have been involved with at least one pitch sale so far this year.

Three:Greg McKnight ! ! (CAA)

Two:David Boxerbaum! ! (Paradigm)Jason Burns! ! (UTA)Jay Baker! ! ! (CAA)Jeff Gorin! ! ! (WME)John Garvey!! ! (CAA)Mike Esola! ! ! (WME)Rich Cook! ! ! (WME)Sandra Lucchesi! ! (Gersh)Todd Hoffman! ! (ICM)

One:Andrew Miller! ! (CAA)Bill Zotti! ! ! (CAA)Brett Loncar! ! ! (CAA)Brian Kend! ! ! (CAA)Bryan Diperstein! ! (ICM)Charlie Ferraro! ! (UTA)Cliff Roberts! ! ! (WME)Cori Wellins! ! ! (WME)Dan Aloni! ! ! (WME)Dan Rabinow! ! (CAA)Daniel Cohan! ! (WME)Danny Greenberg! ! (WME)



One:David Karp ! ! ! (WME)David Kramer! ! (UTA)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 Levin! ! ! (CAA)Jordan Cerf! ! ! (WME)Josh Hornstock! ! (UTA)Keya Khayatian! ! (UTA)Kimberly Bialek! ! (WME)

Lee Keele! ! ! (Gersh)Lisa Harrison!! ! (WME)Martin Spencer! ! (Resolution)Matt Rice! ! ! (UTA)Matt Rosen! ! ! (CAA)Michael Sheresky ! ! (UTA)Nick LoPiccolo! ! (Paradigm)Peter Micelli!! ! (CAA)Phil dAmecourt! ! (WME)Ramses Ishak! ! (UTA)Risa Gertner!! ! (CAA)Roger Green!! ! (WME)Scott Greenberg! ! (CAA)Solco Schuitt ! ! (WME)Trevor Astbury ! ! (Paradigm)Zach Druker! ! ! (WME)



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 3 3 7 Apostle 1 1 2 1 3 Benderspink 1 1 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 Industry 1 1 1 0 Lutz Management 1 1 2 0 4 Madhouse 1 1 0 8 Magnet 1 1 1 3 Manage-ment 1 1 0 1 Management 360 2 1 1 4 5 5 Mosaic 1 1 2 5 5 New Wave 1 1 2 0 Principato-Young 1 1 5 2 Underground 1 1 2 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 1 5 6 9 6Caliber 2 1 3 7 2Energy 4 8 12 15 7Industry 1 2 3 5 3Mosaic 2 1 3 10 5

New Wave 1 3 4 10 11Principato Young 1 1 2 6 4



The following 34 managers have been involved with at least one pitch sale so far this year:

Four:Brooklyn Weaver! ! (Energy)

Two:Adam Marshall! ! (Caliber)Brian Lutz! ! ! (Lutz)Dawn Saltzman! ! (Mosaic)George Heller! ! (Apostle)Greg Walter! ! ! (3 Arts)Jill McElroy ! ! ! (Mgmt 360)Paul Nelson! ! ! (Mosaic)

One:Adam Kolbrenner! ! (Madhouse)Bard Dorros! ! ! (Anonymous)Brian Dobbins! ! (PYE)Dan Halsted! ! ! (Manage-ment)Darin Friedman! ! (Mgmt 360)Eryn Brown! ! ! (Mgmt 360)Jake Wagner!! ! (Benderspink)

Jeff Okin! ! ! (Anonymous)Jennifer Levine! ! (Untitled)Jimmy Miller! ! ! (Mosaic)Josh Adler! ! ! (New Wave)Josh Turner McGuire! (Undergrnd)Keith Redmon! ! (Anonymous)Langley Perer! ! (Mosaic)Margaret Riley! ! (Brillstein)Michael Shlain! ! (Dgtl Consp.)Michael Sugar! ! (Anonymous)Mike Goldberg! ! (New Wave)Missy Malkin!! ! (Brillstein)Mitch Solomon! ! (Magnet)Noah Rothman! ! (Undergrnd)Paul Young! ! ! (PYE)Rosalie Swedlin! ! (Anonymous)Stephen Crawford! ! (Industry)Tom Lasally!! ! (3 Arts)Tony Blain! ! ! (Blain)

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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