Brick Top Productions is a publicly traded film production company that aims to unite film enthusiasts and financiers. It completed a television pilot called "Nick the Doorman" starring Nicholas Turturro. Brick Top plans to grow by increasing its brand awareness, seeking strategic partners, building a mobile app to market its projects, and driving revenue through advertising and new films. The company believes it offers investors potential for high returns through quality, low-budget films and an expanding community of film professionals and financiers.
2. Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements in this presentation are “forward-looking statements”
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. These
statements are based on management’s current expectations and are
subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Any forward-looking
statements included in this presentation are based on information
available to management on the date of this presentation. Brick Top
undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise. Actual results may differ materially from those included in these
statements due to a variety of factors. More information about these
factors is contained in Brick Top’s filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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3. Mission Statement
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To create and build an exciting, exclusive
community of film enthusiasts and financiers with
complete end-to-end film production and distribution
capabilities. To produce and continue producing
high quality, engaging films capable of achieving a
high return on investment for our investors and
members. To ultimately pursue the production of
one or more feature films utilizing prominent actors.
4. Company Overview
Brick Top Productions Inc (OTC: BTOP), founded in 2009, is an emerging
publicly traded production company and studio focused on
financing, producing and distributing film and television shows, mostly
independent, and/or their rights to third parties. Growth is expected to come
via exploitation of those rights in domestic and international
theatrical, television, cable, home video and pay per view markets. Strategy is
to pre-sell exclusive distribution rights to overseas territories, thereby hedging
part of the total project cost. The Company is based in Boca Raton, Florida.
Project Portfolio/Pipeline
Current: Completed television pilot “Nick The Doorman," an urban comedy
starring Nicholas Turturro, Vincent Pastore (2012). Rights are for sale.
Other: Technology design and deployment of a smart phone app to stream
and promote content, mostly shorts & 30 minute episodes. App will work to
drive advertising revenue.
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5. Key Information
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State of Incorporation Florida
Year End 12/31
Symbol BTOP
Recent Price $5.00
Market Capitalization ~$148.8 million
Shares Outstanding ~29.75 million
Shares Authorized 100 million
Transfer Agent Island Stock Transfer
CEO, CFO & Chairman of the Board Alexander Bafer
VP Gary Alexander
8. Industry Showing Shift Towards Indie and
Low-Budget
• Growth in lower-budget, independent films and television shows seen in the
past few decades
• Domestic Indie box office sales hit $3.4 Billion in 2011, up 3% from 2010
and representing 34% of total sales
• Major shift in household & big name actors moving to indie and TV industry
for larger revenues, larger paychecks
• Notable shift toward viewing movies and television shows on multiple
browser-based devices
• Expansion in media, technology and internet-use helping to fuel
connectivity among film makers and enthusiasts
Source: Baseline Intelligence
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9. Potential for High Return on
Investment (ROI)
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Budget Box Office* ROI
Blair Witch Project (1999) $60,000 $248 million 413,223%
Crouching Tiger Hidden
Dragon (2000)
$17 million $213 million 1,153%
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
(2002)
$5 million $368 million 7,260%
Juno (2007) $6.5 million $231 million 3,454%
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) $15 million $377 million 2,413%
Sources: Box Office Mojo, IMDb.com
*Estimated worldwide box office sales
11. Television Shows in Syndication – High
ROI
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Syndication Profit $
Re-runs on TV since 1998 2.3 billion
Cable 380 million
Total 2.7 billion
Source: Economic Policy Journal 2010
This is quite impressive when compared to Amazon which began trading
in 1997. Since then it has generated 4.7 billion in total net income.
Ex: Seinfeld (on air 1989 – 1998)
With 180 episodes
in total, each 30
minute episode
made more than
$14 million!
13. Business Model
• Create a high standard for filmmaking by uniting a community of
qualified independent film enthusiasts with an independent film studio
supported by film investors/financiers.
• Provide a public investment platform where financiers and investors
can invest directly in the financing of certain projects and have an exit
strategy.
• Utilize proven experience and strategic relationships in every phase
of television and filmmaking: development, production, marketing and
distribution.
• Actively bring unique, compelling stories to the screen in a cost
effective, strategic manner.
• Pre-sell exclusive distribution rights to overseas territories, thereby
hedging part of the total project cost.
• Create an exciting, engaging mobile app platform to stream and
promote film and television shorts including 30 min episodes.
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14. Investor Appeal
Potential for a high return-on-investment
Pre-sell distribution rights acts as a hedge to lessen risk
Ability to get in early at a low valuation given recent trends with
competitors:
⁺ DreamWorks Animation: Open: $30 range & traded to over $43; $2.7
billion market cap.
⁺ Lions Gate Entertainment: Open: $1.50 & traded to over $12; $1.1
billion market cap.
⁺ Regal Entertainment Group: Open: approx. $17 & traded to over $25;
$2 billion market cap.
Exclusive perks and benefits including access to industry
events, premieres, writers, directors, on-screen talent
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15. Current Project
Financing, development and
production of the television pilot titled
“Nick The Doorman,” an urban
dramatic comedy, was completed in
2012 on a budget of $85,000. The
pilot was written and directed by
Nicholas Turturro (pictured
below), who also starred in the
project.
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16. Summary
“Nick The Doorman” is an urban dramatic comedy set in New York City. It
is centered on the life experiences of Nick, a funny, light-hearted
doorman, at a historic and upscale Central Park South hotel. Nick and his
colorful cast of friends, through interactions with one another and the
hotel’s upper class celebrity and high society guests, provide a
unique, comedic perspective of everyday life in the big city, and similarities
and distinctions between the classes filtering in and out of the posh hotel.
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“The project for me is seen as
an urban, modern mix between
Diner and Swingers.”
- Nicholas Turturro
17. Nicholas Turturro as “Nick The
Doorman”
Nicholas is an American film, television and
prolific on-stage character actor, writer and
director perhaps best known for his role as
Dennis Franz's and Gordon Clapps’ rookie
plainclothes partner, Sgt. James Martinez, on
NYPD Blue (a role he played from 1993 to 2000).
Garnered an Emmy nomination for playing
Officer/Det./Sgt. James Martinez on the TV
program NYPD Blue
List of credits include portraying Al Capone in
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles and playing
the role of "Brucie" in the 2005 remake of The
Longest Yard as well as "Renaldo" in I Now
Pronounce You Chuck and Larry.
“Nick The Doorman” is loosely centered on his
early career experience working as a doorman in
NYC.
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18. Vincent Pastore as “Armando”
Born July 14, 1946 in Bronx, New York, Vincent
is an American actor and a former bar owner
from New Rochelle, New York, Vincent
discovered acting late in life (at the insistence
of Matt Dillon and his brother Kevin). A versatile
actor, he has appeared on Broadway in the
smash hit, "Chicago" as Amos Hart. Having
appeared in
Film credits include "Revolver", "Gotti", "This
Thing of Ours", "Mickey Blue Eyes", "Mafia",
"The Jerky Boys", "Made", "Two Family House“,
"Hurricane"
Other notable credits include "The Sopranos",
VNBC's "Ed", VH1's "Celebrity Fit Club", "The
Practice", "Witness to the Mob", "Law & Order",
"One Life to Live", "Americas Most Wanted“,
"Vegas" and more recently Donald Trump's
"Celebrity Apprentice".
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19. Michael Badalucco as “Lou”
Born on December 20, 1954 in
Brooklyn, New York Cit,y Michael is an
American-born actor who attended the
State University of New York at New
Paltz and spent two decades of his
career working as a prop master on New
York-based movies. He was discovered
by Michelle Pfeiffer on the set of One
Fine Day (1996) whom touted him to her
husband, David E. Kelley for "The
Practice" (1997) television series.
Michael scored a permanent role as
"Jimmy".
Other credits include an appearance in
Jungle Fever, O Brother Where Art Thou
(insert year) among others.
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20. Anthony DeSando as “Harry”
Born December 4, 1965 in Jersey City, New
Jersey, also known as Anthony Joseph De
Santis, is an American actor of Italian
descent. De Sando is often being displayed
as a dappered villain in mob films such as
New Jack City. He has appeared in such
television series as L.A. Law, Crossing
Jordan, NYPD Blue, Without a Trace and
Sex and the City.
Additional credits include The Sopranos, A
Day In Black And White, Cement, Beer
League and The Whole Shebang.
Other credits include the voice of Reggie in
The Sopranos: Road to Respect video
game, and appeared as a character in Dito
Montiel's films A Guide to Recognizing Your
Saints and Fighting.
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21. Danny Hoch as “Jimmy”
Born in November 23, 1970 in Brooklyn and grew
up in NYC, Danny is an actor, playwright and
director whose plays have garnered many awards.
He is also a Senior Fellow at the New School’s
Vera List Center For Art & Politics and founder of
the Hip-Hop Theater Festival. His writings on hip-
hop, race and class have appeared in The Village
Voice, New York Times, Harper's, The
Nation, American Theatre, and various books: Out
Of Character, Extreme Exposure, Creating Your
Own Monologue and Total Chaos. His book
Jails, Hospitals & Hip-Hop is in its second printing
by Villard Books/Random House.
Writing and acting film credits include
Bamboozled, Washington Heights, Prison
Song, Some People, Subway Stories, Thin Red
Line, Whiteboys, Blackhawk Down, American
Splendor, War Of The Worlds, Lucky You, We Own
The Night, HBO Def Poetry and the film version of
Jails, Hospitals & Hip-Hop.
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22. Bobby Cannavale as “Pomerantz”
Bobby Cannavale is an American actor born on May 3,
1970 in Union City, NJ. He began his acting career in
the theater and gained early film roles in Night Falls on
Manhattan (1997) and The Bone Collector (1999),
Cannavale became well-known when he starred as
Bobby Caffey for two seasons on Third Watch.
Other television credits include Ally McBeal, in the
miniseries Kingpin, Oz, Sex and the City, Six Feet
Under, Oz, Law & Order - and its spin-off series Law &
Order: Criminal Intent and Law & Order: Special Victims
Unit. Will & Grace where he won his first Emmy Award
as "Outstanding Guest Star in a Comedy Series" in
2005 for his role as Vince D'Angelo
Film credits include Snakes on a Plane, The Guru
(2002), Shall We Dance? (2004), Romance &
Cigarettes (2005), The Take (2007)
In addition to The Doorman, recent appearances in
2012 have included Boardwalk Empire, Modern Family,
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24. “Short” Smart Phone App
1. Analysis and design: $6,000
2. Development (coding): $30,000.
3. Quality control: $10,000
4. Deployment: $4,000
The entire process is expected to take 6 to 8 months from start
to finish at which time we expect it to begin generating revenue.
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Estimated Cost
The smart phone app capable of streaming all types of shorts.
We will create our Brick Top content as well as acquire it from
other sources. Goal is to advertise our link through various
social networking sites which will drive traffic to our site (and
our projects) and thus create desirable advertising revenue.
26. Integrated Strategy
Increase brand awareness and online presence via
Social media & communication initiatives
Seek strategic film partners and investors to help
build Brick Top’s exclusive film community and
finance future acquisitions
Build platform such as the “short” smart phone app that
will help to market the company and its projects
Drive revenue via advertising initiatives (smart phone
app) and other film projects
Utilize management and cast member’s key industry
contacts to grow the company
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27. Investment Considerations
Pre-revenue Growing, Public Player (BTOP) in an
Expanding Market
Potential for a High Return on Investment
Expanding Community of Film Enthusiasts and
Financiers with Exclusive Industry Perks
Quality Films, Low Overhead
Defined Business Model and Path to Growth
Forthcoming Innovative, “Short” Smart Phone App
Industry Connected, Strong and Able Management
Team, Strategic Partners
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433 Plaza Real, Suite 275
Boca Raton, Florida 33432
(561) 962-4175
www.bricktopproductions.com