EXECUTive summary FILM TITLE: The Alternate LOGLINE: Struggling filmmaker JAKE discovers a portal to an alternate dimension where all his dreams have come true. After finding that his alternate self is cheating on the perfect version of his wife, he decides to take the life he always deserved. DIRECTOR: Alrik Bursell PRODUCER: Jeffrey Allard PRODUCTION STATUS: In Development DISTRIBUTION PLAN: Festival circuit followed by domestic and international release on all platforms (VOD, SVOD, Broadcast, and DVD/Blu-ray) FINANCING NEEDS: FUNDING APPLICATIONS: Pre-production, production and post production. INVESTORS RETURN: All investors will be Investor Members of the The Alternate Film, LLC. 100% of revenue received from the exploitation of the Film, after the repayment of all debts and obligations of the Company ( Net Revenues ), will be distributed to Investor Members, pro-rata and pari passu, until investor members receive 120% of their initial investment. Thereafter, Investor Members will receive 50% of all future net revenues in perpetuity. Producers, crew, & talent will be entitled to share the remaining 50% of net revenues.
our strengths EXPERIENCED TEAM - Jeffrey Allard has produced more than a dozen films that have a combined gross of over $250 million in worldwide sales - Over 15 years of experience in producing films - Seasoned crew has extensive experience in this budget category - Director with a strong vision and growing fanbase with over 200,000 views of his films SCIENCE FICTION/THRILLER GENRE - Genre is very popular with contemporary audiences - Easy to sell in mulitple markets, foreign and domestic - Fanbase is highly motivated to seek out new stories in the genre HIGH CONCEPT STORY EXECUTED ON A LOW BUDGET - Budget is set at a level where recoupment is viable without a theatrical release - Story is unique and exciting but simple enough that it will translate to all audiences - Will deliver a film that can compete with higher budget movies at a fraction of the cost
The Story Struggling filmmaker JAKE sees a glitch in one of his video files. When he projects it onto his wall it turns into a mysterious portal that leads to an ALTERNATE WORLD where all of his dreams have come true. CONCEPT ART The only problem? There s an ALTERNATE JAKE living in this world and only one of them can have the PERFECT LIFE. THE ALTERNATE is about the privileged culture we live in now, where everyone thinks they deserve their dreams, even if they don t work for them.
The Look Sci-Fi films of the 1980s were stylized and cinematic, but they also captured the world as it was and turned it on its side. They have a distinct yet matter of fact look to them, keeping the world believable while the most unbelievable things are happening and that s what we want for the universe we are creating for The Alternate. Some classic films that capture this look are The Dead Zone, The Hidden and The Terminator as well as contemporary films like Ex Machina, Enemy and the Netflix series Stranger Things. The Alternate will be intense, teasing the audience without being gratuitous but when the violence does happen, it will be BRUTAL.
w Director ALrik bursell Alrik Bursell, an Oakland based indie filmmaker, has directed four short films which have played at film festivals all over the world and have over 200k views online. He has also worked on a slew of feature films, including Francis Ford Coppola s Twixt (2011), Remember Me (2016) and The Valley (2017). Working as a producer, in 2017 Alrik hooked up with Capitol Art Creative and produced a series of web spots for Tostitos and the NFL and two broadcast spots for Xfinity Mobile. THE TEAM PRoducer Jeffrey Allard President and founder of Indie Entertainment, Jeff started his career by executive producing The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006) which together brought in more than $250 million in worldwide sales. Jeff has produced over a dozen movies including the critically acclaimed family comedy, Ping Pong Summer (2014) which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, Holy Ghost People (2013) which premiered at SXSW and The Night Watchmen (2017) starring legendary character actor, James Remar. Alrik has spent the last four years perfecting The Alternate, which will be his debut feature film as a director. Prior to founding Indie Entertainment, Jeff held executive positions in the corporate finance industry for over 18 years. Jason Joseffer is a San Francisco based cinematographer working around the world in narrative and documentary film, music videos and commercials. Executive Producer marcella cortland Coming from a career in med-tech startups, Marcella started her life as a filmmaker in October of 2014, with her first role as talent in a short film starring James Hong (Blade Runner). Since then Marcella has worked on 14 short films and 3 feature films either as executive producer, producer or talent. As an actor she has done shoots for Charles Schwab, Pier 39 and the TV series, Chance (2017) with Hugh Laurie. Marcella helps host the San Jose International Short Film Festival, held every year at Santana Row. She just completed a thriller screenplay which won second place in the Mammoth Screenplay Competition. CinematogrApher JAson joseffer In 2010 he shot his first feature film, Coldwood (2012), directed by Justin Baird on location in Alaska. Next he shot the documentary, A Soapbox in Haiti (2012) profiling Haitian activists in the wake of the tragic earthquake. Jason s commercial work includes national campaigns and the web series 100 Years of Fashion, which Variety Magazine praised for its 270 million views...making it the most watched fashion series ever.
w THE TEAM Casting director Lauren HErRel Lauren started her career in hollywood working as a casting intern on Iron Man 2 (2009), then being promted to a casting associate on a series of big budget studio films including Captain America (2011), Cowboys & Aliens (2011) and the Million Dollar Arms (2014) among others. Lauren is now working as a full fledged casting director, starting with the critically acclaimed drama, The Valley (2017) and the upcoming Oh Crappy day (2018) and Nowhere Providence (2018). Lauren s instincts and connections in hollywood are going to be invaluable in casting the best actors in The Alternate. COMPOSER DELPHine Malaussena Trained in classical music in violin, chamber music, conducting and writing, Delphine Malausséna is a sound engineer and composer working in film and television in North America and France. Graduating from the ENS Louis Lumière in 2009, Delphine has worked on countless short films and six feature length films, including #EuroTrip (2018), Open at Night (2016) and Opium (2013) which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2013. She also composed the music for several short films and the feature film Nazar Palumus (2016). Currently Delphine is working on the American television series, Riviera (2017- ) and composing music for various film projects.
JAKe/Alt-Jake concept art We need to find an actor with a lot of range to play the relatable and hardworking Jake but also the enigmatic Alt-Jake. Whoever plays Jake needs to cover these two halves of the coin as well as convey Jake s subtle transformation into a person the audience doesn t recognize. We are shooting for the stars with Anthony Mackie (Avengers: Infinity War), Ben Foster (Hell or High Water), Diego Luna (Star Wars: Rouge One) and Karl Urban (Thor: Ragnarok) all well known actors who would make Jake/Alt- Jake a tour de force pair of characters. Two other great choices are muscians turned actors Ludacris (Fast & The Furious, Crash) and Tyrese Gbison (Fast & The Furious, Transformers) who would both bring very interesting takes on both Jake s.
kris/alt-kris concept Art Just like the male lead, the role of Kris/Alt-Kris is going to provide an exciting challenge for the right actor. Kris needs to be beaten down, tired and fed up with Jake and his inability to move on from his failing film career while Alt-Kris is powerful, confident and living her dream as a frame designer and mother. For this role we will start by approaching stars such as, Amy Smart (Justified), Thandie Newton (Westworld), Rosario Dawson (Sin City, Top Five) and Kerry Washington (Scandal, Django Unchained) who would each bring their own unique style to the roles. Well known comedic actors Alia Shawkat (Arrested Development) and Judy Greer (Ant-Man), both experienced in drama as well as comedy, would bring a different spin to the two characters.
COMPARiSONS The Alternate will be following a tradition of low-budget science fiction films that have been hitting the market in the last five years or so. Sleight, released in 2017, opened to over 1.7 million with a budget of $250k, already earning 6X its budget in one weekend. It doubled that number before it left theaters. Budget: $250k (est.) Gross: $3.8mm VOD: Unknown Budget: $100k (est.) Gross: $500k VOD: Unknown Budget: $500k (est.) Gross: $50k VOD: Unknown Budget: Unknown Gross: $4.5mm VOD: Unknown
THE ASK To make The Alternate a reality, we need to reach the right set of investors. We will utilize our mall budget to make our film look like it was made for $10 million with a cast that will blow audiences away. We can t do this alone so we are looking for investors, VFX artists and other collaborators to help us make this film. For more information email alrik@bursellproductions.com...