Co m e T o g e t h e r. The McCartneys Worldwide Talent Search for The Ultimate Beatle Tribute Band DOCUMENTARY CONCEPT

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1 Co m e T o g e t h e r The McCartneys Worldwide Talent Search for The Ultimate Beatle Tribute Band DOCUMENTARY CONCEPT

2 Co m e T o g e t h e r Log line Angie McCartney, 84 year old step-mom of Sir Paul, and the only living Beatle parent, together with daughter Ruth, and her husband, Producer Martin Nethercutt, take off on a trip around the world in search of the perfect re-creation of the Fab Four for their live multimedia and musical stage show, The Magical History Tour. What makes these kids tick? Why The Beatles? And why now? A TV crew from the USA is also in tow making a reality show, adding to the madness. + Music, Travel, History + Documentary 95 minutes

3 Main Cast Angie McCartney, who married Sir Paul s father Jim in 1964 and became Paul s step-mom at the height of Beatlemania. Her daughter Ruth McCartney - ex-pop music star in Russia - now known as The Digital Diva and Mistress of the Budget. Ruth's husband, German-born Martin Nethercutt, musician, multimedia creator and the tour s producer, who doesn't care about cost ~ just quality.

4 The Set Up McCartney Multimedia is producing a live stage show called The Magical History Tour, which is part talk show, part multimedia retrospective, and part Beatle tribute band. Currently they ve performed with The MopTops in the USA, The Cavern Club Beatles from Liverpool in Europe, The Tetrads from Japan, and the McCartney-Group Vienna office has just signed a contract to represent The Backwards from Slovakia. But there's always a weak link. A right handed Paul. A bald Ringo. A young George with an old John. And the Billy Prestons on keyboards are always white! There s a fat left handed Paul. A good looking Ringo. A 6'7" John. A bubbly, chatty George...

5 Co m e T o g e t h e r The Premise Angie wants to find out what makes these boys tick. Most of them were born after John Lennon died, so what is the draw towards the Beatles? She is fascinated to dialog with these musicians, who are perpetuating The Beatles brand night after night in clubs, bars, theaters and casinos around the world. Ideally, Martin would like to find 4 Beatle bands for the 4 different eras - Ed Sullivan, Shea Stadium, Sgt. Pepper and Abbey Rd. - but Ruth won't hear of that kind of budget. Ruth wants to find a Beatle band as a unit in each major market in the world to save on travel costs, but once again, the old problems crop up. Research:

6 The Tribute Bands Co m e T o g e t h e r The Good. The Bad. And the Downright Different. A web search reveals bands around the corner and around the globe. They travel to meet, audition and interview bands outside the USA and then in Las Vegas - they set up an open casting call. Gay Beatles. Face tattooed Beatles. Transsexual Beatles. Asian Beatles. Even female She-tles. Co m e T o g e t h e r

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8 The Experts Freda Kelly Brian Epstein s secretary from 1963 and the manager of The Official Beatles Fan Club. Recently Freda was the subject of the award-winning documentary Good Ol Freda. Billy Hatton Member of The Fourmost who shared both Brian as their manager, and the stage at The Cavern hundreds of times with The Beatles. Bernd Sebor Radio pioneer and journalist, Bernd is Europe s foremost Beatles expert and boasts an encyclopaedic knowledge of the fab four. Martin Lewis British Beatles historian and public speaker on the subject of The Fabs, Martin has worked with both Apple and MPL (Paul s company) on various historical projects. Kevin Roach Author and researcher still based in Liverpool, whose books recreate an exhaustive amount of unearthed information surrounding the glory days of The Beatles. Bill Harry Founder of the newspaper Mersey Beat, and a close insider dating back to Cavern Club days, Bill is a mine of information, trivia and factiods that would only be known to one who was there at the time. Marshall Terrill Writer and editor, Marshall has created and collaborated on the official Steve McQueenbiography as well as Liddypool : Birthplace of The Beatles and most recently he has co-authored a book with guitar virtuoso and former member of WINGS, the indomitable Laurence Juber.

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10 Co m e T o g e t h e r Summary Background: The story relates to the world s most famous band. And their ever-growing following. We investigate with McCartney family members and Beatles experts why this global phenomenon is still attracting fans and musicians alike. Positioning: Big-screen documentary, primarily for the English-speaking movie markets, positioned as a low/medium-budget production. Insiders to the original Beatle scene critique re-creations, arrangements, costumes, Liverpool accents and the body language of today s wannabe Beatles. Locations: USA, UK (Cavern Club,Liverpool) Vienna, Austria and Slovakia Genre: Historical documentary with musical significance Length: Approx. 95 minutes Production: neulandfilm gmbh, Vienna, Austria Copyright: McCartney Multimedia, Inc. Los Angeles, CA Contact: T: x 221 :: info@mccartney.com :: Rights: The present concept is the intellectual property of McCartney Multimedia, Inc. Consequently it is extensively protected by advertising and copyright laws under US law. The ideas, strategies, conceptual designs and layouts recorded herein are intended only for the present brand logbook. Any unauthorized duplication of this concept, its processing or use by whatever means, and the professional distribution of the contents recorded therein requires the express approval of McCartney Multimedia, Inc. The implementation of the contained items, in particular their further development and realization, is exclusively reserved by McCartney Multimedia, Inc.