scoggins report - july 2013 pitch market scorecard

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The Scoggins Report

by Jason Scoggins & Cindy Kaplan

July 15, 2013

July 2013

Pitch Market Scorecard

A couple of weeks ago in Junes Spec Market Scorecard we noted that 2013s specsales slump through the end of June was 100% attributable to just three companies(Paramount, Sony and Warner Bros. have all bought wayfewer specs this year thanlast). It should come as no surprise that the same pattern is present in the pitch market-- the drop in pitch sales so far this year is all thanks to four companies: Disney,

Paramount, Sony and Warner Bros.

In fact, much like the spec market pattern, if those four companies had simplybought at the same pace they did last year, the 2013 pitch market would be up52% year over year, thanks to the more aggressive Fox and Universal.

As it stands, though, pitch sales are down 13% compared to this point in 2012, which inturn was down 13% from the same period in 2011. As you can see almost at a glancefrom the grid below, the second half of 2012 was significantly worse than the secondhalf of 2011 (-35%). We doubt Disney is going to match its 9 annual pitch sales thisyear, but hopefully Paramount, Sony and Warner Bros. will step back up after the

summer break and well at least split the difference.

Overall Pitch Numbers

Here are basic pitch sales numbers through July 14 on their own, with year-over-yearmonthly comparisons...

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total

2013 3 10 8 10 5 5 1 42

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 July 14, with yearover year monthly comparisons...

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total 2012 2011

Specs 8 8 10 15 9 10 4 64 132 132

Pitches 3 10 8 10 5 5 1 42 81 106

Totals 11 18 18 25 14 15 5 106 213 238

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 Genre

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total %

Action/Adventure 1 4 1 4 2 2 14 33%

Comedy 1 2 4 1 8 19%

Drama 1 4 2 1 1 9 21%

Fantasy 1 1 2%

Horror 1 1 2%

Sci-fi 1 1 1 2 5 12%

Thriller 1 2 2 5 12%

Pitch Sales By Month - Studios

Jan 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 1 6 6 8

Fox 2000 1 1 0 2

Fox Searchlight 1 1 1 0

Lionsgate* 1 1 1 2

New Line 2 1 1 4 5 4

Paramount 1 1 9 12

Universal 1 1 3 2 2 9 11 12

Warner Bros. 1 2 3 11 13

Totals: Studios 1 9 6 10 2 3 1 32 61 73

! * 2011 and 2012 numbers for Lionsgate and Summit are combined.





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Pitch Purchases by Genre - Studios

Action Comedy Drama Horror Sci-fi Thriller 2013 2012 2011Columbia 1 1 7 9

Disney 1 1 9 9

DreamWorks 3 1 4 1 2

Fox 2 1 3 6 6 8

Fox 2000 1 1 0 2

Fox Searchlight 1 1 1 0

Lionsgate* 1 1 1 2

New Line 1 2 1 4 5 4

Paramount 1 1 9 12

Universal 4 2 2 1 9 11 12 Warner Bros. 1 1 1 3 11 13

Totals: Studios 9 8 6 1 4 4 32 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 havebought at least one of each in 2013 (plus Columbia).

Pitches Specs 2013 2012 2011

Columbia 1 1 16 16

Disney 1 1 2 12 11

Fox 6 2 8 12 16

Fox 2000 1 1 2 1 3

Lionsgate* 1 3 4 5 6

New Line 4 1 5 6 8

Paramount 1 1 2 20 17

Universal 9 3 12 20 19

Warner Bros. 3 2 5 18 30

* 2011 and 2012 numbers for Lionsgate and Summit are combined.





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Pitch Purchases By Month - Other Buyers


1984 1 1 2 0Broken 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 Buyers

Action 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 0

Totals: Non-studios 5 0 3 2 1 0 11 3 0





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Here are the combined pitch and spec purchase numbers for Non-Studio Buyers thathave bought at least one of each in 2013.

Pitches Specs 2013 2012 20111984 1 1 2 2 1

Good Universe 1 1 2 1

QED 1 1 2 4 0

Thunder Road 1 1 2 2 0

Treehouse 1 1 2 0 0

Each of the following production companies has been attached to at least one pitch saleso 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 BrothersBenderspinkBlue Grass Films (3)Broken Road

Chernin Entertainment (3)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)Underground (2)Vinson FilmsWild West Picture Show





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Pitch Sales by Seller - Agencies


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 1 6 10 13

WME 2 3 1 2 1 2 11 27 28

Totals 2 10 6 10 5 5 1 39 69 90

Here are the combined pitch and spec sales numbers for the agencies that have sold atleast one of each in 2013:

Pitches Specs Total 2012 2011

CAA 12 4 16 32 50

Gersh 3 1 4 11 14

ICM 3 2 5 15 27

Paradigm 3 4 7 15 14

Resolution 1 3 4

UTA 6 13 19 34 30

WME 11 11 22 61 50

The following 55 agents have been involved with at least one pitch sale so far this year.

Three:Greg McKnight! ! (CAA)Two:Charlie Ferraro! ! (UTA)David Boxerbaum! ! (Paradigm)Jason Burns!! ! (UTA)Jay Baker! ! ! (CAA)Jeff Gorin! ! ! (WME)John Garvey !! ! (CAA)Mike Esola! ! ! (WME)Phil dAmecourt! ! (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)Cliff Roberts! ! ! (WME)Cori Wellins! ! ! (WME)Dan Aloni! ! ! (WME)





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One (cont):Dan Rabinow! ! (CAA)Daniel Cohan! ! (WME)Danny Greenberg! ! (WME)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)Ramses Ishak! ! (UTA)Risa Gertner!! ! (CAA)Roger Green!! ! (WME)Scott Greenberg! ! (CAA)Simon Faber! ! (WME)Solco Schuitt!! ! (WME)Trevor Astbury ! ! (Paradigm)Zach Druker! ! ! (WME)





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Pitch Sales by Seller - Management Companies


3 Arts 1 1 1 3 3 6Anonymous 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 4Madhouse 1 1 0 8

Magnet 1 1 2 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 1 3 0 3

Untitled 1 1 0 1

Here are the combined pitch and spec sales for management companies that have soldat least one of each in 2013.

Pitches Specs Total 2012 2011

Apostle 2 2 4 2 3

Benderspink 1 6 7 9 6

Caliber 2 2 4 7 2

Energy 4 11 15 15 7

Industry 1 2 3 5 3Madhouse 1 4 5 6 2

Management 360 4 2 6 7 6

Mosaic 2 1 3 10 5

New Wave 1 3 4 10 11

Principato Young 1 1 2 6 4





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The following 36 managers have been involved with at least one pitch sale so far thisyear:

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)

Jennie Frankel Frisbie!

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

About The Scoggins Report:The Scoggins Report is a terribly unscientific analysis of the feature film developmentbusiness based on information assembled from a variety of public and non-publicsources. The numbers in the reports are by no means official statistics. Caveat emptor.

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