Single Project Investing  Vs.  Sierra Media Fund

Traditional Film Investment
* Reliant on single project to be successful
* Must trust that the producers have a timely/winning project
* You only participate in the riskiest portion of the finance pie, Equity.
* Must wait 24 to 60 months to see any payout.
Media Fund Investment
​* Spread Risk over multiple projects and genres
* Experiences team evaluates every project
* Spreading investment over various finance elements of a film, not just equity.
 *Rolling Quarterly payouts,
* Own a percentage in perpetuity
FINANCIAL COMPONENTS OF FILM FINANCE

​Reduce Rick by distributing an investment over multiple Financial Components. Each with varying levels of risk.



​There are many Finance models,  but most will have these four elements.
ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL COMPONENTS

Gap Financing
Mezzanine Loan
Bridge Loan
Post Production Loan
Completion Funds
​Distribution/Marketing Financing

Project Life Cycle/Spend Cycle

Development/ Pre-Production

IN this phase the script is fine tuned, Casting begins, stars are attached, shooting location determined. 
​10% of Spend

Production

In this phase the majority of the film is captured.
​70% Of Spend

Post Production/ Distribution

In this phase the film is assembled into it's final form, with music, color correction and distribution masters.
20% of Spend
Producing a film is much like building a home, but in the case of film, you sell it over and over to various territories, for a limited time, then do it again and again."

Ditribution Model

Distribution is directly related to the ROI.

Domestic Theatrical

In todays market, larger films get a theatrical release, which in turn raises the value of the film.  

Domestic all other channels

 Domestically the streaming market is hot, Streaming SVOD/AVOD/PPV. Major streaming buyers are competing and as a result buying more content at higher prices and shorter terms.                                             

Foreign

Foreign markets are seeing strong purhcasing for every outlet fincluding Theatrical Release, Cable, SVOD, AVOD, and still DVD.

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