Tag line:
From the depths to the darkness, who will succumb?, who will survive?!
Brief:
After giving up the LAPD to move his family to Australia, Chief of Police Cameron Dane (Christopher Kirby) 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 the small population of Minadys Island and rejoined the police alongside locals Peter Fields (Bernard Hill) and Michael Wilson.
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 found several kilometers inland.
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 story line 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.
Production Time Frame:
On sourcing of budget - Pre Production –
120 days
- 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 – 30 days
- Shooting of entire project including any marketing material. To be shot on RED Camera over a period of 30 shooting days.
Editing – 90 days
- 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 initial investment 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.
Current Attachments:
Lisa Campos – Producer, Writer, Actor
After developing a passion for performing at a young age, Lisa went on to study acting at the Southbank Institute of TAFE Qld completing a Certificate II in Performing Arts.
She has acted in over 14 short films, 3 commercials and 6 television roles. Her performance in "For Your Eyes" saw her receive a Highly Commended Best Actress award from the QNFA - Queensland New Filmmakers Awards.
Turning her focus to writing Lisa has finished two feature film scripts which are now ready for production, two short film scripts and is currently writing her third feature script.
Christopher Kirby – Producer, Actor
Chris has graduated with a BA in Drama, speech communication and speech pathology. After working with various theatre companies and television shows in LA, Chris made the move to Australia in 2000, starring in many Australian television productions.
Some of his credits include: Star Wars: Episode III, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, The Matrix Revolutions, The Matrix Reloaded, Neighbours, Flipper, Queen of the Damned, Daybreakers alongside Ethan Hawke and Sam Neill.
On this project Chris will be putting on several hats including Producer and Actor.
Bernard Hill is a British actor of film, stage and television. In a career spanning thirty years, he is best known for playing Captain Edward John Smith in Titanic, King Théoden in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, and as the Warden of San Quentin Prison in the Clint Eastwood film True Crime. Hill is the only actor to have appeared in more than one of the three films awarded 11 Oscars, and one of only two actors (the other being Orlando Bloom who also starred in The Return of the King, as well as Pirates of the Caribbean) to have starred in more than one film grossing more than $1 billion USD, namely: Titanic and The Return of the King. Hill has appeared in three films which have won Best Picture: Gandhi, Titanic, and The Return of the King.
Nathan Phillips – Currently best known for his role as backpacker Ben Mitchell in Wolf Creek. He began his career in the traditional rites-of-passage for Australian actors with a role in Neighbours in 1999. He worked entirely in television until 2001, with roles in Child Star: the Shirley Temple Story, Something in the Air and The Saddle Club (2001). In 2002 he began his movie career with a role in Warriors of Virtue: the Return to Tao. His next role, top lining Australian Rules saw him nominated as Best Actor for the 'Film Critics Circle of Australia' award. Since then the 25 year old has starred in the Australian films Take Away, One Perfect Day and Under the Radar. Wolf Creek has introduced him to an international audience and big things are predicted for the Sunbury born actor.
Production Designer – Paul Finch - http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm0277445/
Sound Engineer – Craig Jansson – http://craigjansson.com/
Sound Recordist – Tfer Newsome – http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm1297691/
Director of Photography – Matt Floyd – http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm2348474/
Costume Design and Manufacture –
Larry Van Duynhoven - http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm2548071/
Chad Atkinson - http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm0040686/
Gab Facchinei - http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm0264812/
Visual FX Designer – Michaela Danby -
http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm2276602/ - http://michaeladanby.com/reel.html
Contact: Lisa Campos
Email: lisacampos@sebetproductions
Phone: +61412663312 or 0412663312
Photography by Richard Ibrahim - Makeup by Megan Tiltman - Modelling by Kostas
