Tag line:
From the depths to the darkness, who will succumb?, who will survive?!
Brief:
Set in the township of Minadys Island Chief of Police Cameron Dane (Christopher Kirby) is a former Los Angeles police officer now living on a small quaint island. After giving up the LAPD to move his family to Australia, Dane thought he was doing the best thing to save his marriage. But after finding out his wife was having an affair, Dane moved his family off the mainland to join the small population of Minadys Island and rejoined the police. After discovering a local maimed and dismembered by an unknown creature, he begins investigating a crime the island has never before encountered with the only clue being a strange shark like tooth. Dane contacts Mainland Marine Biologist Hayden Brooks (Lisa Campos) to assist in finding the creature involved. When Brooks and her associate Andrew Richards (Joel Richardson) arrive on the island, Brooks must relive an incident in her past and must face the reality that a creature her father, a former biologist, had claimed to have discovered fifteen years earlier, may in fact be what is killing these innocent people. As darkness falls the unknown creature has formed in masses and starts feasting on the island towns folk. Dane must do what he can to survive and help save the lives of his family and the people of Minadys Island.
Target Demographic:
15 – 40 Female and 15 – 45 Male
Due to the horror nature of the film some scenes may be too violent and/or graphic for children under the age of fifteen. With this in mind we will shoot the film aiming for an over 15 demographic and submit for a MA15+ classifications which depicts that;
MA15+ films are not suitable for people under 15 as the content is strong in impact. There are legal restrictions governing who can be admitted to MA15+ films.
Target Gross Profit:
$20 million plus
There is no film with a similar storyline for an accurate budget for gross profit comparison
however films that may be associated with Sirena are Jaws, Piranha and Octopus. However
they are all visibly diverse.
Jaws I on a $12million budget grossed $471 million and then filmed a sequel Jaws II with a $20million budget which then grossed $209million. Taking these figures, their attachments and the era into consideration we believe that Sirena on a $2.5 million budget has the potential to earn over $20million gross.
Target Distribution:
On completion of the project we will be approaching the top companies for distribution.
We aim for an end 2011/early 2012 cinema release in US, Europe, Asia and Australia on 1000 screens plus. We have already received interest from an independent distribution company but will be sourcing a larger scale company to increase coverage and profits.
Production Time Frame:
On sourcing of budget - Pre Production –
March – August 2010
- Sourcing of Actors and Crew
- Costume and Sets Manufacture.
- Shotlist and Call Sheet Preparation
- Permit and License Applications
- Initial Marketing Strategy
- Equipment Negotiations
- Trailer and Studio Hire
- Rehearsals and Final Re- writes
Shooting-Melbourne Australia – September – October 2010
- Shooting of entire project including any marketing material. To be shot on RED Camera over a period of 30 shooting days.
Editing – November 2010 – January 2011
- Visual Editing
- Sound Editing
Marketing –
- Stage One Marketing – September 2010 - Promotion of film during shooting and its involvement with local rural community.
- Stage Two Marketing – October 2010 - On completion of film we will negotiate with vehicle supplier to give vehicles away in a charitable event.
- Stage Three Marketing – January 2011 - A small preview will be edited first and released for publicity and to gather stronger interest distribution interest.
- Stage Four Marketing – February 2011 – July 2011 - Film will be entered into world’s top film festivals to gain as much coverage, publicity and awards as possible. Representatives from the company will be present at each awards function. Festivals will include Melbourne International Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, AFI – Los Angeles International Film Festival and International Film Festival of India. Others will be included by the list above are priority. This will give coverage in several continents.
- Stage Five Marketing – Full scale marketing after reviews from festivals and in collaboration with distributor.
Release – End 2011/ Early 2012
Investor Role and Benefits:
Investors will obtain an Executive Producer
title as well as 50% of any gross profits
acquired through distribution sales and
merchandise agreements on top
of the initialinvestment amount.
(Please note 50% return calculated on full
budget investment.If split with other investors, percentage will be divided
according to investment).
The initial investment amount will be returned via Australia’s
rebate grants and first round distribution sales. We will
also offer investors first priority in investment for sequels
or further projects.
Sebet Productions will retain all ownership of the film until distribution
deal is finalized.
Contact: Lisa Campos
Email: lisacampos@sebetproductions
Phone: +61412663312 or 0412663312
