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Presents SURRENDER ME A Feature Film Investment WINNER WINNER WINNER WINNER WINNER WINNER WINNER LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES BEST SHORTS BEST SHORTS ONE-REELER ONE-REELER FILM AWARDS FILM AWARDS FILM AWARDS COMPETITION COMPETITION COMPETITION COMPETITION BEST DRAMA BEST DIRECTOR BEST ACTOR FILM: SHORT ACTOR: LEADING BEST ACTOR BEST SHORT REMI WINNER OFFICIAL OFFICIAL OFFICIAL OFFICIAL OFFICIAL WORLDFEST- SELECTION SELECTION SELECTION SELECTION SELECTION HOUSTON WORLDFEST- GARDEN STATE JELLY MANHATTAN VALLEY DRAMATIC ORIGINAL HOUSTON FILM FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL CONFIDENTIAL Disclaimer: Certain statements in this presentation are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are neither statements of fact nor guarantees of future performance. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and assumptions that could cause actual results to vary materially from those predicted. Many of the assumptions upon which such forward-looking statements are based are beyond SURRENDER ME, L.L.C.’s, control or ability to estimate precisely and may be subject to rapid and material change to the L.L.C.’s detriment. COMPANY INFORMATION FilmRazor, LLC. 310.948.9296 [email protected] Managing Partners: Chris Del Sordo: Writer/Director/FilmRazor Partner 3131 Via De Caballo Encinitas, CA 92024-6925 310.948.9296 [email protected] Joseph A. Anselmo: Executive Producer 11865 Fountainside Cir Boynton Beach, FL 33437 732.710.6919 [email protected] Gary Palmer: Writer/FilmRazor Partner FilmRazor 310.948.9296 [email protected] Ken Atchity: Chief Consultant 400 South Burnside Avenue 11B Los Angeles, CA 90036, USA www.atchityproductions.com General Counsel: TBA JOSEPH ANSELMO [email protected] I 732.710.6919 www.theFilmRazor.com Table of Contents Synopsis 2 Executive Summary 3 Company Description 4 Financial Structure and Investment Plan 5 Key Positions and Operation Management 6-11 Cast Targets 12 Marketing Plan 13-18 - Pre-sale agreement 13 - Comparable movies (budget and genre) 14-16 Future Properties 18 Appendices 19 – FAQs 19-23 - Director’s Statement 23-14 - Glossery of terms 25-27 JOSEPH ANSELMO [email protected] I 732.710.6919 www.theFilmRazor.com SURRENDER ME SYNOPSIS Mark Deering’s life spirals out of control as he tries to cope with the murder of his wife, Jennifer. Haunted by a cryptic message she left him, Mark becomes obsessed with searching for answers, and the person responsible. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Mark’s delusions take over when he has a chance encounter with a man he believes killed his wife. Fueled by his madness, Mark he commits the ultimate sin and takes the man’s life. With the death of his wife and the act of an unthinkable crime, Mark finds himself living a life without purpose. His self-loathing, fed by alcohol, alienates himself from everyone he once cared about. But then he meets Jake, a homeless man with issues of his own. Together, they help each other confront their own personal demons, and through this unlikely friendship, they begin to find hope once again. Just as life begins to look up, new evidence in Jennifer’s case comes to light changes everything. The police have a lead on her killer. Stunned, Once again, Mark’s world comes crashing down as he comes to grip with what he’s done. He’s killed the wrong man. JOSEPH ANSELMO [email protected] I 732.710.6919 2 www.theFilmRazor.com EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FILMRAZOR, LLC (FR) is a privately held California corporation engaged in creating, developing, and selling original entertainment properties in the feature film, television, stage, live event, and multimedia industries. This business plan will explain the investment opportunities available in SURRENDER ME, LLC (“SURRENDER ME”), a FR production. We are looking to raise $1.4 Million in financing to complete production on the full feature film. FR reserves the right to modify these investment goals at any time. The value inherent in SURRENDER ME rests principally in its intellectual properties currently consisting of story, script, screenplay, character descriptions, and music. The SURRENDER ME property to be produced is a dramatic crime feature film. Audiences world-wide have demonstrated a large appetite for dramatic crime films and FR intends to aggressively market the film for International/Domestic theatrical release, television, and digital streaming, with a premiere in Los Angeles and New York City to generate buzz. We have formed strategic business alliances with successful industry partners who have a proven track record in developing and selling similar properties to studio and independent distributors. Further, FR has formed a close working relationship with award winning production and post-production individuals known for the administration and management of large film television and multimedia projects FR/SURRENDER ME intends to produce. SURRENDER ME is currently in pre-production, with production scheduled to green light as soon as the second round of financing is in place. FR intends, with the help of its strategic business partners and sales agents, to market “SURRENDER ME” to primary, secondary, and tertiary National and International buyers as a full feature film property. Our initial round of financing is dedicated to fund final stage of development, pre-production, legal, accounting, administrative liabilities, and to finish a digital “Pitch Presentation”, suitable for marketing to major studios, buyers and distributors. Much of the development has already been completed including the screenplay (script) and film teaser. JOSEPH ANSELMO [email protected] I 732.710.6919 3 www.theFilmRazor.com COMPANY DESCRIPTION FilmRazor, LLC (FR) was established and formed in the State of California to provide a corporate structure within which to develop and produce feature films both theatrical and across all multimedia platforms. Four (4) of FR’s properties will be identified and will be part of a film slate with the first film being “SURRENDER ME.” Other projects are in initial stages of development and may soon be added to the list of intellectual properties owned and marketed by FR and/or separate business entities. FR is a small, closely held California corporation, with a majority ownership by Chris Del Sordo and Gary Palmer. SURRENDER ME is the limited liability company that was formed in June 2020. All rights including but not limited to copyrights and other intellectual property rights have been transferred from FR to SURRENDER ME with 50% of all profits going to the “investor pool” and 50% going to the “producer pool” in perpetuity. The principals who operate FR and SURRENDER ME have a long history of setting goals and exceeding them. FIlmRazor is an award-winning production company with operations in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and Florida. The company seen significant festival recognition for narrative short films and screenplays. And their short film, The Situation, was sold and distributed by Shorts International and aired on DirecTV and AT&T U-verse. Surrender Me, the proof of concept short film, has wracked up 8 awards and 6 film festival category selections including Best Short Film, Best Director, and Best Actor. The short film is currently screening at the Valley Film Festival and Manhattan Film festivals respectively. OFFICIAL WINNER WINNER FINALIST FINALIST SELECTION GARDEN STATE BADALONA GARDEN STATE CREATIVE NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL WORLD AWARDS IFV FESTIVAL BEST HOME GROWN BEST COMIC SCREENPLAY SCREENPLAY FILM: SHORT SHORT FILM SHORT FILM: WINNER WINNER WINNER WINNER WINNER VISIONFEST 3 TELLY AWARDS RHODE ISLAND LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES COMPETITION IN ADVERTISING FILM FESTIVAL FILM AWARDS FILM AWARDS SCREENPLAY NATIONAL :30 BEST FEATURE BEST DRAMA BEST DIRECTOR WINNER WINNER WINNER WINNER WINNER ONE-REELER LOS ANGELES BEST SHORTS BEST SHORTS ONE-REELER COMPETITION COMPETITION COMPETITION FILM AWARDS COMPETITION BEST SHORT BEST ACTOR FILM: SHORT ACTOR: LEADING BEST ACTOR OFFICIAL OFFICIAL OFFICIAL REMI WINNER OFFICIAL SELECTION SELECTION SELECTION WORLDFEST- SELECTION JELLY GARDEN STATE WORLDFEST- HOUSTON MANHATTAN FILM FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL HOUSTON DRAMATIC ORIGINAL FILM FESTIVAL FILM: SHORT FILM: SHORT DRAMATIC ORIGINAL FILM: SHORT JOSEPH ANSELMO [email protected] I 732.710.6919 4 www.theFilmRazor.com FINANCIAL STRUCTURE AND INVESTMENT PLAN FilmRazor is seeking single or multiple investors to fund the development completion of a dramatic crime feature film titled, “SURRENDER ME” This Angel round of funding will in the form of a loan to complete the development and pre-production of SURRENDER ME the feature film. SURRENDER ME DEVELOPMENT COMPLETION BUDGET: $100K The funding of The Development loan includes profit participation in the feature film. Investors are paid 115% back on their investment plus a 5% share in the Producer’s Pool, sharing revenue on the back-end profits of the film. One Hundred percent of the development loan plus interest is paid back from the first drawdown upon raising the full budget. And the 5% share in the Producer’s pool is paid back when revenues from the finished film are received. The development loan is secured by a lien on the copyright of the script, so when the film is made, the lien must be paid off first (and this lien is recorded with the copyright office as part of the chain of title attached to the script). Investors of the development loan will also have first right of refusal in the film’s production funding and future films. FUNDS ARE ESCROWED AND NOT RELEASED UNTIL 100% OF THE DEVELOPMENT/PRE- PRODUCTION BUDGET HAS BEEN RAISED. PRODUCTION BUDGET $1.4M Investors recoup 115% of their investment after sales & distribution, expenses, and gap financing have been paid. Investors also share in a percentage of the “Investor’s Pool” Film Gross Revenue minus (sales & distribution – expenses – gap financing – loans payable = net profit) After Investors recoup the profits are split 50% “Investor’s Pool” and 50% “Producer’s Pool”.