Movie Tycoon 1.0

Goliath764 · August 27, 2013

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Russelrules44" data-cite="Russelrules44" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="36553" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I regret to inform you that I'm cancelling The Chaperone. (for good this time)</div></blockquote> Aye, go ahead and plan your new movie. You might as well put John Travolta on this one, just saying.

Ayden · August 27, 2013

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Goliath764" data-cite="Goliath764" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="36553" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div> @Ayden You need to give me access to the docs, you can change it with the share button on your top right corner. Change the setting to "Anyone who has link can view".</div></blockquote> Done. Yay reviews <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

PGHJuice · August 28, 2013

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Goliath764" data-cite="Goliath764" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="36553" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>@PGHJuice Your budget is incorrect, you have 6,530,000 on talent and 500,000 on franchise upfront, that left you with 726,125 for marketing and production. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div></blockquote> 300,000 for production 63,000 for marketing That should be correct

wilhelmgras · August 28, 2013

@goliath: is it still possible to join, or would that make it too time consuming for you?

wilhelmgras · August 28, 2013

you're probably right. however, as every player also makes it a more time consuming experience for goliath...

anyway, in case goliath is ok with another player, here are my studio details:

Studio Name: Grassroots Studios

Founder Name(i.e. your IGN): Wilhelm Gras

Studio Bonus: Marketing genius

i'll start on my first movie once i get approved (and, equally important, when i have a decent script in my head).

wilhelmgras · August 28, 2013

yeah, i'm new here, though i had already been reading some threads (mainly tew related threads, but occasionally i have been looking in different threads for suggestions for other simulation games as well, which is how i came across this topic (as the topictitle doesn't indicate it's a forum game)) for quite a while before registering.

and thanks for the welcome <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

cappyboy · August 29, 2013

If you have Hollywood Mogul, these movie game threads are also great for cribbing ideas from. I have several of these flicks in the My Own Idea file. Haven't shared any casting changes because I use the fictional talent instead of real actors but even as just a read along I've had a blast. Who knows? Maybe the next flick I borrow from here to play out on my laptop will be yours.

Russelrules44 · August 29, 2013

Welcome to the forum William, I hope you have a good time here.

Anyways, Here at RKO Pictures, We learn from our mistakes and try to do better, (We're lookin' at you Tribal Survival), So on THAT note we're here today to introduce our NEWEST film.

Movie 666

Which thank god has nothing to do with the devil.

Title: Movie 666 (It's OVBIOUS people!)

Rating (i.e. G, PG, PG-13, R, NC-17): High R (Touches some touchy parts)

Genre: Action Drama(Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Sci-Fi, Arthouse, War, Western, etc)

Brief summary of the movie: Brett Star, vapid nobody finds himself locked in combat with a evil wicked cowboy, a xenophobic man, a sexy girl with a dream and......Carl?, and they all want just 1 thing...................HIS SOUL! (Excluding the showgirl and Carl, Hence the name)

Amount you plan to spend on production: $500,000

Amount you plan to spend on marketing: $250,000

You then must list the actors/actresses/directors you want to contact for this film. You should include things like:

What will their role be?

THE LEADER

Brett Starr- The unknown 49 year old, who was once in the navy...but was shot in the head, John Travolta cause I want to get this deal over with...............that did not come out of my mouth.......no nudity, and for damn sure no perks. (Nvr again)

SUPPORT

Jimmy the Kid, The roughest, toughest western cowboy in the town- Andy Garcia (no nudity, no perks)

Sherrif Border, He seems like a nice sherrif, but in actuallity, he's a racist, xenophobic asshole- Aaron Staton (No nudity, and for damn sure a much better role than the role you've got here in this movie)

2ND LEAD

Carl- He's a super technological whiz, nuff said (Zac Efron, no nudity and I swear to god.....I swear to Jesus Christ on the red hot sun....A leading role in a future movie.)

Holly Marie- The Showgirl in the western bar....with a dream....nuff said right?- Welllll, I WAS gonna have Lindsay Lohan, but he hates the talent of Tribal Survival so i'm going for Selena Gomez. (some nudity, no perks)

CAMEOS

This should be easy.....Cause don't really have any.....Darn......

Director: Coen Brothers

Mike7429 · August 29, 2013

Studio Name: Global Movies

Founder Name(i.e. your IGN): John Global

Studio Bonus: Investor, marketing genius, negotiator, adaptor, VFX expert, in-house stunt team

For my first movie, I am interested in creating a movie based on the album and musical American Idiot by Green Day. I am guessing I have to talk to Reprise Records about it, and this is what I purpose:

GLOBAL MOVIES AMERICAN IDIOT PROPOSAL:

-The studio will give Reprise Records 750,000 for the rights.

-The studio will have Billie Joe Armstrong (Lead Singer Of Green Day) play the lead role.

-The studio will give 10 percent revenue to the record company and Green Day.

Ayden · August 30, 2013

I sure hope Goliath is just busy and this isn't dead :-/

Goliath764 · August 31, 2013

Hey sorry but I am just busy, I will catch up with this weekend.

Russelrules44 · August 31, 2013

Hey sorry but I am just busy, I will catch up with this weekend.

Aye, Keep doin' whatcha doing, We'll wait.

Ayden · August 31, 2013

Hey sorry but I am just busy, I will catch up with this weekend.

Yeah man, it's no problem. We are just eager

My offer to help out with the spreadsheet stands if you need it

Goliath764 · August 31, 2013

<div style="text-align:center;">Chimpanzombees

Review by: Mr.G</div>

Chimpanzombees is basically a natural horror film but with some dip of fantasy element. The Chimpanzombees are pretty much zombified chimpanzees, as you could guess from its name, and they are out there wrecking havoc. The movie does explain the origin of Chimpanzombees decently well with its opening and eventually, the group of protagonists is sent to deal with the rising menace of chimps. The main protagonist is Dr.Wesley Wire, one of the world's top primatologist, and alongside him is his wife Nala Wire(Danai Gurira) and his son Preston Wire(Michael B. Jordan).

As they arrived in Congo and assigned to the mission, they are joined by Kaspar Schmidt(David Hasselhoff), top German mercenary on a mission to elminate the threat of the Chimpanzombees and Ape-Men(human zombie turned by the Chimpanzombees). As you would expect, they eventually proceed with their mission and battle against a ton of Chimpanzombees followed by a final showdown against Mook, the villain and controller of the zombie-men-chimpanzees army.

Simple plot, some solid horror moments and good finale. However, one thing that doesn't really click with me is that there's not much of thrill in this one thus making this more of a straight horror or horror action film than a horror thriller. In my mind, it's an action horror(a tone similar to the Resident Evil movies albeit this has more horror element in it like scare scenes) for the amount of action scene in this one and also a very action movie style finale(I would expect the final battle to be against one giant ass chimpanzombee for horror). One major factor of this not being a thriller is that this film relies on a slow buildup toward the final fight, which is fine on its own but definitely not thrilling. For a thriller to work, the movie has to pull off a good amount of suspense like making the Chimpanzombees squad much more forceful, constantly on-the-attack and just flat-out bad ass so the protagonists look like they are either out of time to deal with them, or out of option. A paced build-up toward a final fight is workable but not thrilling. So too bad for people that wanted to see this to be thrilled but you should get what you wanted if you are looking for a more horror approach.

I also feel that the occupation of Dr. Wesley Wire is not really needed. While he is a primatologist and is assigned to the mission to observe the behavior of the Chimpanzombees(or something like that), it doesn't really played out in the movie at all. In the end, he's just a warrior that beat Mook in battle. He might as well just be a soldier or whatever as the primatologist angle is wasted. Personally, I would prefer if he actually captured a Chimpanzombee and observe it, do all those scientific stuff and so on if the movie is making him a primatologist. Otherwise, it's redundant, and a great movie has near-zero redundancy.

While the overall stories is fine, there are not too many outstanding moments and add in some of the problems as explained above, this is ultimately a pretty standard movie. You will probably enjoy it but you will not really remember it a few days later after you walk out of the movie theater. Overall, I would say this is 2.75 stars. It's a hard fight between the 2.5 to 3.0 range but the overall performance puts it on 2.75.

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Misc. Information

- Marketing budget is 612,500.

- While the production is fine with 500,000, your decision to film this in Congo eats up a good amount of the production so the overall production value suffers from it(which affect the overall grade). It's better if you film it in a random forest in America, while it might not be the best in term of realism, it's a good option for a budget of your size.

- The trend helped a little, especially after people realize that this is more horror than thriller anyway. Some thrill-seekers are not necessarily happy with this though.

- Running time is fine.

- GM's Note: I am fine with Sasha Grey being a cameo but Temeura Morrison is pretty much a support. A minor support but still a support. Cameo is more on very brief characters and the Voodoo High-Priest helps in advancing the story and while he is only in one scene, it's a long scene thus he should be a support. Minor support can die after one scene anyway, they are there as a character of the overall story.

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Revenue: 13,323,145

Budget: 4,522,500

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Gross Profit: 8,800.645

Post-release: 1,500,000

29.5% bonus: 2,596,190

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Net Profit: 4,704,455

Ninja Pirate Bear Studios' budget = $4,522,500 + $4,704,455 = $9,226,955

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Impact

- Michael B. Jordan has one of the more interesting character in the movie thus benefits from the attention of the audience. His SP increased from 0.80 to 0.90.

- Andy Serkis, as the man behind the entire chimpanzombees army, really enhances the film experience and that is enough to earn him some attention in the industry, his SP is now 1.65 after an increase of 0.15.

- Idris Elba's character is regarded as one of the paper-cut protagonist and one boring one at that, and he suffers from such comment which gives him a slight 0.10 SP penalty.

- Cliff Curtis is praised for his solid performance, giving him a slight 0.05 SP boost.

- George A. Romero's experience with the Romero style zombie really enhanced the film when it comes to the chimpanzombees. Ultimately, all people think that he is the force of this film and without him, this film might suffer. George A. Romero's SP increased from 1.80 to 2.05.

- Dania Gurira is expecting a bad-ass when she takes the script but her character turns out to be not as bad-ass as she thought. This might affect the negotiation process if you plan to use her in near-future.

PGHJuice · August 31, 2013

Weekend reviews! Yes!

TheOmniWarrior · August 31, 2013

Quick Question... you know the "Grindhouse Double Feature" thin Tarantino/Rodriguez did some years back? Same cast for both flicks, both filmed at roughly the same time? There a way two companies could come together and do that with some kind of workaround around the 1-movie per actor per day dealio?

Ayden · August 31, 2013

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Goliath764" data-cite="Goliath764" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="36553" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Chimpanzombees Review by: Mr.G</div> Chimpanzombees is basically a natural horror film but with some dip of fantasy element. The Chimpanzombees are pretty much zombified chimpanzees, as you could guess from its name, and they are out there wrecking havoc. The movie does explain the origin of Chimpanzombees decently well with its opening and eventually, the group of protagonists is sent to deal with the rising menace of chimps. The main protagonist is Dr.Wesley Wire, one of the world's top primatologist, and alongside him is his wife Nala Wire(Danai Gurira) and his son Preston Wire(Michael B. Jordan). As they arrived in Congo and assigned to the mission, they are joined by Kaspar Schmidt(David Hasselhoff), top German mercenary on a mission to elminate the threat of the Chimpanzombees and Ape-Men(human zombie turned by the Chimpanzombees). As you would expect, they eventually proceed with their mission and battle against a ton of Chimpanzombees followed by a final showdown against Mook, the villain and controller of the zombie-men-chimpanzees army. Simple plot, some solid horror moments and good finale. However, one thing that doesn't really click with me is that there's not much of thrill in this one thus making this more of a straight horror or horror action film than a horror thriller. In my mind, it's an action horror(a tone similar to the Resident Evil movies albeit this has more horror element in it like scare scenes) for the amount of action scene in this one and also a very action movie style finale(I would expect the final battle to be against one giant ass chimpanzombee for horror). One major factor of this not being a thriller is that this film relies on a slow buildup toward the final fight, which is fine on its own but definitely not thrilling. For a thriller to work, the movie has to pull off a good amount of suspense like making the Chimpanzombees squad much more forceful, constantly on-the-attack and just flat-out bad ass so the protagonists look like they are either out of time to deal with them, or out of option. A paced build-up toward a final fight is workable but not thrilling. So too bad for people that wanted to see this to be thrilled but you should get what you wanted if you are looking for a more horror approach. I also feel that the occupation of Dr. Wesley Wire is not really needed. While he is a primatologist and is assigned to the mission to observe the behavior of the Chimpanzombees(or something like that), it doesn't really played out in the movie at all. In the end, he's just a warrior that beat Mook in battle. He might as well just be a soldier or whatever as the primatologist angle is wasted. Personally, I would prefer if he actually captured a Chimpanzombee and observe it, do all those scientific stuff and so on if the movie is making him a primatologist. Otherwise, it's redundant, and a great movie has near-zero redundancy. While the overall stories is fine, there are not too many outstanding moments and add in some of the problems as explained above, this is ultimately a pretty standard movie. You will probably enjoy it but you will not really remember it a few days later after you walk out of the movie theater. Overall, I would say this is 2.75 stars. It's a hard fight between the 2.5 to 3.0 range but the overall performance puts it on 2.75. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Misc. Information - Marketing budget is 612,500. - While the production is fine with 500,000, your decision to film this in Congo eats up a good amount of the production so the overall production value suffers from it(which affect the overall grade). It's better if you film it in a random forest in America, while it might not be the best in term of realism, it's a good option for a budget of your size. - The trend helped a little, especially after people realize that this is more horror than thriller anyway. Some thrill-seekers are not necessarily happy with this though. - Running time is fine. - GM's Note: I am fine with Sasha Grey being a cameo but Temeura Morrison is pretty much a support. A minor support but still a support. Cameo is more on very brief characters and the Voodoo High-Priest helps in advancing the story and while he is only in one scene, it's a long scene thus he should be a support. Minor support can die after one scene anyway, they are there as a character of the overall story. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Revenue: 13,323,145 Budget: 4,522,500 ---------------------------- Gross Profit: 8,800.645 Post-release: 1,500,000 29.5% bonus: 2,596,190 ---------------------------- Net Profit: 4,704,455 Ninja Pirate Bear Studios' budget = $4,522,500 + $4,704,455 = $9,226,955 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Impact - Michael B. Jordan has one of the more interesting character in the movie thus benefits from the attention of the audience. His SP increased from 0.80 to 0.90. - Andy Serkis, as the man behind the entire chimpanzombees army, really enhances the film experience and that is enough to earn him some attention in the industry, his SP is now 1.65 after an increase of 0.15. - Idris Elba's character is regarded as one of the paper-cut protagonist and one boring one at that, and he suffers from such comment which gives him a slight 0.10 SP penalty. - Cliff Curtis is praised for his solid performance, giving him a slight 0.05 SP boost. - George A. Romero's experience with the Romero style zombie really enhanced the film when it comes to the chimpanzombees. Ultimately, all people think that he is the force of this film and without him, this film might suffer. George A. Romero's SP increased from 1.80 to 2.05. - Dania Gurira is expecting a bad-ass when she takes the script but her character turns out to be not as bad-ass as she thought. This might affect the negotiation process if you plan to use her in near-future.</div></blockquote> It seems I misunderstood cameo. I assumed it was just a one scene appearance type thing. Poor Idris Elba <img alt=":(" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/frown.png.e6b571745a30fe6a6f2e918994141a47.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> We would like to re-inquire on the rights to both Mass Effect and Fables please <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

Goliath764 · August 31, 2013

<div style="text-align:center;">Pineapple Express 2

Review by: Mr.G</div>

Daul(Seth Rogan) and Saul(Dave Franco) returns in Pineapple Express 2, continue their weed-ful life of smoking and selling and doing pretty much what they wanted the whole time. As enjoyable life tends to be, there's always something(or in this case, someone) that is out there trying to f*** your life up and in the case of the Pineapple duo, they get a major crime boss, Poppadowski(Bruce Willis) on their tail.

Much like a crime boss, Poppadowski utilizes one typical yet useful strategy of kidnapping to force Dale and Saul to his demand. Saul's girlfriend(Kat Denning) isn't too stupid of a lady though, she turns Poppadowski's scheme over by manipulating his son(Zach Galifinakis) onto her side. When you see zach Galifinakis in a comedy, you kind of already know his character type, he's pretty much typecasted nowadays as the lovable idiot although one can debate on lovable in this one.

One of the main factors that he is manipulated so easily, aside from stupidity, is his hatred over his dad. In his dad's mind, he has always been useless and that's something not even a simple-minded person would take kindly. He offers Daul and Saul a s*** ton of weapons and yes -- it is indeed a huge amount of weaponry. One amazing scene there. Sadly, this is a comedy so the weapons are more for show than useful, as the battle eventually turns to be more of a brawl than a shooting contest and there's even bear(yes, real wild bear) joining the fray later on.

The final twist is pretty much the best part of the story as Danny actually turned into one bad-ass leader at the end and he wants Dale and Saul death. Turns out he isn't that stupid, eh? Okay, that's the whole story but now. One problem I find is that the entire story is a little too straightforward and it just doesn't really have the charm of the first Pineapple Express. The story is more straightforward this time which is not too bad of a choice but I would expect more creativity and uniqueness out of a Pineapple Express sequel. The new characters are decent though with the most significant one being Danny. One thing to pick about Danny though, it's hard for me to view Zach Galifianakis as Bruce Willis' son as Zach has a pretty mature face while Bruce Willis always possess a younger-than-his-age look. Perhaps someone a little younger would do better.

The running time is also a problem here. The original Pineapple Express runs for 117 minutes and it's been a fun journey. To replicate it well, there has to be enough time to show the characters and show some funny stuff. The 80 minutes running time here seems a bit rushed and that hurts the overall flow of the story a little bit.

While I guess this is a slightly better-than-average film, it comes out as a bit disappointing as a Pineapple Express sequel(Again, when you put Pineapple Express on the name, people expect much more compared to a regular movie) so I would say 2.25 stars. It's very hard for a sequel to top the original movie and this one doesn't break the "very hard" gate.

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Misc. Information

- The writing of Seth Rogen actually helped the movie a significant amount but still, the overall concept just isn't that appealing.

- You have 726,125 leftover but you only used 363,000 of it. That's bad move to be frank, you need all the money you can throw in your early phase, especially when you have a 5M cast on a project, you can't really save on the production cost and marketing.

- The marketing budget is too small and that really hurts the overall box office performance. The saving grace is that the name, "Pineapple Express", does attract a fair sare of people.

- The characters is the strong point of this film.

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Total Revenue: 8,956,000

20% Franchise: 1,791,200

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Studio Revenue: 7,164,800

Budget: 6,890,000

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Gross Profit: 274,800

Post-release: 577,500

20% bonus: 54,960

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Net Loss: 357,660

Top Of The Moutain Productions' budget = $7,756,125 - $357,660 = 7,398,465

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Impact

- Seth Rogen and James Franco utilizes their character control to redempt themselves so they are not really criticize too much over the mediocre performance of this film and their SP are saved.

- Seth Rogen and Bruce Willis dislike each other after this film due to the constant conflict over the course of filming, much thanks to the egotatiscal nature of Bruce Willis and Seth Rogen not willing to give inat the same time. They will not work with each other for their next 3 films OR a period of time.

- Zach Galifianakis' character stand out in this one, earning him a decent SP boost of 0.15.

- Bruce Willis doesn't seem to work well in this film(much thanks to his conflict with Seth Rogen and his SP takes a fair hit. His SP decreased from 4.30 to 4.15.

- The franchise owners think it's better to not do a Pineapple Express 3 too soon so they will not be giving that particular franchise right unless given to well-proven studios.

Goliath764 · August 31, 2013

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="TheOmniWarrior" data-cite="TheOmniWarrior" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="36553" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Quick Question... you know the "Grindhouse Double Feature" thin Tarantino/Rodriguez did some years back? Same cast for both flicks, both filmed at roughly the same time? There a way two companies could come together and do that with some kind of workaround around the 1-movie per actor per day dealio?</div></blockquote> I remember that double feature has different cast for both flicks. But anyway, same cast for both flicks on same day is fine, since they are working together and not for two films. Also, I am thinking of just switching the rules to 3 films per talent per week since I am not really working at the speed of multiple movies per day. With the new rules, the double feature will only count as one film and you can feel free to use the talents on both features, but they are likely to want more money if they are appearing on both. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- American Idiot - Green Day wants to do at least half of the OSTs of said movie. - Reprise Records prefer a 22% revenue + 300,000 deal. You can pay the 300,000 post-release since you are a new studio. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Movie 666 Western is already action-packed so no need "Action Western", just "Western". Also, I don't think navy exists in western. And there's also a science dude. If this is something like "Cowboy & Alien", then just "Action" is fine. The "Western" genre is specficially about the wild west. If you have cowboy in a modern setting or some sort of sci-fi situation, then it's not a western. And I still need you to mark your cast with lead, second lead, support and cameo(if available). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fables DC Comics offers the following condition: - DC would like to eat 30% of the revenue(a fair offer) + an upfront cost of 1,500,000 - DC would like a fair share of star power, the cast has to be at least 6.00 SP in total(excluding director and cameo) - DC would prefer someone famous as the main lead(s) - The right is for 1 movie only ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mass Effect The previous deal: <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="36553" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>- The right is for 1 movie only. - Everything in the film is considered canon and can be used freely in future games in any way they wanted. In short, they have creative rights on what you create here. - They would like the movie to not utilize the game's storyline fully(GM's Note: It's more or less my personal request, as I think it's bad for the game if everyone can just do adaptation and copy'n'paste the story). You can follow the storyline but add your own thing, or make something original out of it. - EA would want 70% of the profit(Profit adjustment is in place, you will still get a good amount of money but the deal could have been better). They don't want to pressure you with instant cash but they do want to milk money out of you. - They would like the movie to be reasonable in cast. The lead has to be a star with a SP of 2.00 or above. They also want at least 2 second lead roles and 5 supports. You can up above the numbers, but never lower.</div></blockquote> The current offer: - The right is for 1 movie only. - Everything in the film is considered canon and can be used freely in future games in any way they wanted. In short, they have creative rights on what you create here. - They would like the movie to not utilize the game's storyline fully. You can follow the storyline but add your own thing, or make something original out of it. - EA would want 65% of the profit OR 60% + 2,000,000 upfront - They would like the movie to be reasonable in cast. The lead has to be a star with a SP of 2.00 or above(They would much prefer one with 2.50 but 2.00 is fine). They also want at least 2 second lead roles and 5 supports. You can go above the numbers, but never lower. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Players There's no approval needed, you can start as soon as you register your studio.

wilhelmgras · August 31, 2013

Title: Make up your mind

Rating: R

Genre: Crime (Heist/Caper) [i assume that action elements are seen as part of the genre? If not, it oughtta be classified as Crime/Action]

Brief summary of the movie: Three university students kidnap the daughter of the CEO of a big oil-company. After they attempt to brainwash her, they use her in their plans to rob a bank.

Amount you plan to spend on production: 350.000

Amount you plan to spend on marketing: 250.000

Actors:

Main Lead: Armie Hammer (The leader of the three students, no nudity, no perks)

Main Lead: Olivia Wilde (The daughter of the CEO, no nudity, no perks)

Second Lead: Nicholas Hoult (One of the other two students, no nudity, no perks)

Second Lead: Dev Patel (One of the other two students, no nudity, no perks)

Director: David Cronenberg (No Perks)

cappyboy · September 1, 2013

I've got some ideas and been thinking about jumping in. Could someone explain to me how I should figure out production costs and marketing budget?

wilhelmgras · September 1, 2013

trial and error. and a little bit of common sense. if you set your movie in the middle east, or if it has lots of explosions, you´ll need more money on production. if you have the marketing genius skill, you can reduce your marketing budget (at least, that's my reasoning). anyway, read the breakdowns of goliath's reviews and you'll get some tips.

Ayden · September 1, 2013

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Goliath764" data-cite="Goliath764" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="36553" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div> Fables DC Comics offers the following condition: - DC would like to eat 30% of the revenue(a fair offer) + an upfront cost of 1,500,000 - DC would like a fair share of star power, the cast has to be at least 6.00 SP in total(excluding director and cameo) - DC would prefer someone famous as the main lead(s) - The right is for 1 movie only ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mass Effect The previous deal: - The right is for 1 movie only. - Everything in the film is considered canon and can be used freely in future games in any way they wanted. In short, they have creative rights on what you create here. - They would like the movie to not utilize the game's storyline fully(GM's Note: It's more or less my personal request, as I think it's bad for the game if everyone can just do adaptation and copy'n'paste the story). You can follow the storyline but add your own thing, or make something original out of it. - EA would want 70% of the profit(Profit adjustment is in place, you will still get a good amount of money but the deal could have been better). They don't want to pressure you with instant cash but they do want to milk money out of you. - They would like the movie to be reasonable in cast. The lead has to be a star with a SP of 2.00 or above. They also want at least 2 second lead roles and 5 supports. You can up above the numbers, but never lower. The current offer: - The right is for 1 movie only. - Everything in the film is considered canon and can be used freely in future games in any way they wanted. In short, they have creative rights on what you create here. - They would like the movie to not utilize the game's storyline fully. You can follow the storyline but add your own thing, or make something original out of it. - EA would want 65% of the profit OR 60% + 2,000,000 upfront - They would like the movie to be reasonable in cast. The lead has to be a star with a SP of 2.00 or above(They would much prefer one with 2.50 but 2.00 is fine). They also want at least 2 second lead roles and 5 supports. You can go above the numbers, but never lower. </div></blockquote> First, is there a limit as to how many adaptations I can purchase/lease? And do I have to use them within a certain time? We counter DC with 32.5% profit if we can pay the $1.5m post-production. With EA, we believe the % they are asking for is fair but with the number of roles they are asking for, we counter with a straight 60% profits or 55% profits, $2m upfront and with either deal they can veto any casting choices or even recommend actors they would like

cappyboy · September 1, 2013

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="wilhelmgras" data-cite="wilhelmgras" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="36553" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>trial and error. and a little bit of common sense. if you set your movie in the middle east, or if it has lots of explosions, you´ll need more money on production. if you have the marketing genius skill, you can reduce your marketing budget (at least, that's my reasoning). anyway, read the breakdowns of goliath's reviews and you'll get some tips.</div></blockquote> That's kind of the thing. I'm not thinking blockbuster. I'm thinking more niche, oddball stuff for the most part. Although there could be room for some effects. I do have a rom-com up my sleeve for the masses. But even there I'd have a mountain setting and a big avalanche in the mix.

Goliath764 · September 1, 2013

Make Up Your Mind

Just leave it as Crime for a safer bet. The "crime" genre along covers a lot of field, you can insert action, romance, comedy and other elements and leave the genre as "crime", it still fits. I am pretty sure every movie has a bit of every elements, but only the main genre(s) is listed out to attract the right crowd, e.g. you can have a crime film that revolves around a couple of criminal with a fair share of romance but you don't need to brand it as "crime/romance" because ultimately, the main focus is the crime. You should only do dual main genres if you are absolutely delivering both(like action/sci-fi for Transformers).

Armie Hammer(1.15 SP)

- Armie Hammer is eager to grow bigger in Hollywood, he's willing to do this for 725,000 and only 225,000 upfront if you can give him another lead role in your next 5 movies. Otherwise, he would take 1,150,000 total and upfront.

Olivia Wilde(2.00 SP)

- Olivia Wilde would like 1,600,000. She's fine taking half of them upfront and the other half post-release if you can give her 3% of the movie's profit. Otherwise, she would like 1,600,000 upfront.

Nicholas Hault(1.60 SP)

- Nicholas would like 960,000. He's fine taking 480,000 upfront; 480,000 post-release.

Dev Patel(1.00 SP)

- Dev Patel is desperate for work. If you are willing to give him another role(at least supporting) in your next 4 movies then he will do this for 450,000 and only taking 200,000 upfront.

- If you can give him at least secondary lead role in your next 5 movies, he will do this for 350,000 and taking 150,000 upfront.

David Cronenberg(1.50 SP)

- He would like 1,500,000 total with 1,200,000 upfront + 10% of the movie's profit OR 1,100,000 total and upfront + 20% of the movie's profit.

Lowest deal possible:

Pre-release: 2,755,000

Post-release: 1,980,000 + 23%

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How the Wind Blows

I need director and you need to put your "third lead" to either secondary lead(big supporting characters belong here too) or support.

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Fables/Mass Effect

There's no limit yet, I might consider a cap if someone is hoarding a ton of franchises and not using them but until then, there's no limit. However, there's a 1 franchise per day rule, so you need 2 days to take both of them if you would like both. As for time limit, I am thinking 1 month of real life time, just so it's available to others later on if a player doesn't do anything with a franchise.

DC Comics accept your proposal.

EA cares only about the money(Yes EA, I am talking to you), casting choice control really isn't something that care too much about. EA counters with 60% + 2,000,000. 1,000,000 upfront and 1,000,000 post-release.

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@cappyboy

Trial and error, or you can always check out the previous movies for insight. And you are not going to make a blockbuster with 3M. Well, you can try to do a blockbuster but it will not look or have the level of production value of a real blockbuster. But of course, effects are allowed, not going to be so strict on that aspect.

@wilhelmgras

The marketing genius power is a bonus on the budget. A marketing genius team can do better with the budget than a regular team but you still need to give them the budget for them to do stuff. Reducing the budget can be an approach; another approach is to slam a lot of money on it and bet that marketing is the key for the movie(which may and may not work well, depend on a lot of things).

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