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    "The Scoggins Report" is a terribly unscientific analysis of the feature film development business based on information assembled from a variety of public and non-public sources. Details on every person, project and company covered by the Report can also be found at www.ItsontheGrid.com, the only place mere mortals can find listings of Hollywood’s active open writing and directing assignments, not to mention comprehensive spec market data and active film development information.

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    Scoggins Report - March 25 2011 - Spec Market Scorecard

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    2011 Spec Market Scorecard

    as of March 18

    Weʼre at the midpoint of 2011ʻs spring selling season and green shoots just keep
    popping up all over the place. Here are the juiciest tidbits about the past monthʼs spec
    market:

    • No fewer than seven studios bought specs since the last scorecard (!), five of
    which hadnʼt gotten on the board yet this year: Disney, DreamWorks, Fox,
    Summit and Universal.

    • Columbia Pictures leapfrogged Warner Bros. in the last couple of weeks to take
    the lead for most spec purchases so far in 2011 (3, to WBʼs 2). That pace is closer
    to their 2009 numbers (5) than last yearʼs (1).

    • Gersh has the best record among the agencies so far: Theyʼre tied with CAA and
    WME for the most spec sales (4), but on fewer attempts, so their efficiency rating is
    all the way up at 67%. Last year, the top three at this point in the season were
    APA and ICM (3 sales each) and UTA (2).

    And hereʼs one more, slightly off-topic but just as encouraging as the above: In addition
    to the ten specs the studios have have bought so far this year, theyʼve also bought 10
    pitches. If you add those to the mix, Columbiaʼs still in the lead with four new projects,
    but Fox and Universal would also be ahead of Warner Bros., with three each.

    Overall Spec Numbers1:

    All Specs Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
    Specs 15 40 20 75
    Sales 1 82 72 16
    Percent 6.7% 20% 35% 21.3%

    1! This grid tallies sales of scripts in the month they originally went out. All other grids in this
    ! report are straight tallies of each monthʼs sales.
    2! Does not include the sale of a script that went out prior to 2011.

    The Scoggins Report, by Jason Scoggins 2011 Spec Market Scorecard – March 25, 2011
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    Spec Sales By Genre (sold/total):

    % of 2011
    Genre (sales) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Spec Sales
    Action 0/2 0/5 0/1 0/8 0%
    Comedy 0/6 3/13 2/5 5/24 27.7%
    Drama 0/0 0/3 1/2 1/5 5.5%
    Horror 0/1 1/2 0/0 1/3 5.5%
    Sci-Fi 0/1 1/3 2/4 3/8 16.7%
    Thriller 1/5 4/13 3/8 8/26 44.4%

    Spec Sales By Buyer - Studios:

    Buyers (Studios) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total 2010 2009
    Columbia 1 2 3 1 5
    Disney 1 1 2 2
    DreamWorks 1 1 1 4
    Fox 1 1 2 3
    Summit 1 1 3 2
    Universal 1 1 2 6
    Warner Bros. 2 2 9 6

    The Scoggins Report, by Jason Scoggins 2011 Spec Market Scorecard – March 25, 2011
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    Spec Sales By Buyer - Other Buyers:

    Buyers (Other) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total 2010 2009
    Animation
    Company 1 1 0 0
    Bold Films 1 1 1 0
    Dark Castle 1 1 1 0
    Mandate 1 1 2 1
    RCR 1 1 0 0
    Route One 1 1 1 0
    Ten Thirty-One 1 1 0 0
    Valhalla 1 1 0 0

    Each of the following production companies has been attached to one spec sale so far
    this year.

    After Dark
    Appian Way
    Davis Entertainment
    IDW
    FilmEngine
    Josephson Entertainment
    Marc Platt Productions
    Mandeville Films
    Matt Tolmach Productions
    Original Film
    Panay Films
    Platinum Dunes
    Silver Pictures
    Top Cow
    Unnamed Yorn Company

    The Scoggins Report, by Jason Scoggins 2011 Spec Market Scorecard – March 25, 2011
    Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License. Page 3 of 5
    Spec Sales by Seller - Agencies (sold/total) CORRECTED:

    Overall
    Sellers - Agents Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Efficiency
    APA 1/3 0/4 0/0 1/7 14%
    CAA 0/1 3/6 1 1/1 3/7 43%
    ICM 0/2 0/1 2/3 2/6 33%
    Gersh 0/0 3/5 1/1 4/6 67%
    Paradigm 0/1 1/2 1/1 2/4 50%
    The Agency 0/0 0/0 1/1 1/1 100%
    UTA 0/0 0/2 1/2 1/4 25%
    WME 0/0 2/4 2/5 4/9 44%

    1! Includes a script not counted toward the companyʼs 2011 efficiency rating because it originally went
    out prior to 2011.

    Spec Sales by Seller - Management Companies (sold/total) CORRECTED:

    Overall
    Sellers - Managers Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Efficiency
    Benderspink 0/0 0/0 1/1 1/1 100%
    Circle of Confusion 0/0 2/4 1 0/1 1/4 25%
    FilmEngine 1/1 0/1 0/0 1/2 50%
    Generate 0/0 1/1 0/0 1/1 100%
    H2F 0/0 1/2 0/1 1/3 33%
    Mad Hatter 0/0 1/1 0/0 1/1 100%
    ROAR 0/0 1/2 1/1 2/3 67%
    Underground 0/0 1/1 0/0 1/1 100%
    Wirehouse 0/0 0/0 1/1 1/1 100%

    1! Includes a script not counted toward the companyʼs 2011 efficiency rating because it originally went
    out prior to 2011.

    The Scoggins Report, by Jason Scoggins 2011 Spec Market Scorecard – March 25, 2011
    Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License. Page 4 of 5
    About The Scoggins Report:
    The Scoggins Report is a terribly unscientific analysis of the feature film development
    business based on information assembled from a variety of public and non-public
    sources. The numbers in the reports are by no means official statistics. For past
    editions of the Reports, send an email to archives@itsonthegrid.com. They’ll soon be
    available in their beautiful new home on www.thewrap.com.

    Details on every person, project and company covered by the Report can also be found
    at www.ItsontheGrid.com, the only place mere mortals can find listings of Hollywood’s
    active open writing and directing assignments, not to mention comprehensive spec
    market data and active film development information. Check out the IOTG Blog, too -- it
    includes frequent highlights of recent database updates and individual posts on every
    spec that hits the market: http://blog.itsonthegrid.com. You’ll find buttons to subscribe
    to the blog’s feed right where you’d expect them, and you can follow the site’s Twitter
    feed here: http://twitter.com/itsonthegrid.

    About Scoggins:
    Jason Scoggins is the brand spanking new Chief Product Officer of www.thewrap.com
    and General Manager of www.ItsontheGrid.com, the aforementioned database of
    feature film development information he founded. Scoggins also remains the principal
    at Eureka Canyon, a literary management company through which he represents
    writers, directors and producers for feature films and television.

    The Scoggins Report, by Jason Scoggins 2011 Spec Market Scorecard – March 25, 2011
    Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License. Page 5 of 5

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