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“THE GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGG” INDEPENDENT FEATURE FILM BUSINESS PROPOSAL A PROPOSAL FOR THE PRODUCTION, MARKETING, AND DISTRIBUTION OF AN INDEPENDENT FEATURE LENGTH FILM – EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Business Plan 2016 LEGAL DISCLAIMER This is a confidential information overview (the “document”) from Laughing Cow Productions (the “Company”) for a full length feature film, The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg (the “film”). This proposal outlines a plan for the production, marketing and distribution of this film, which will hereafter be referred to by its full title or as The Goose, or simply “the film.” This document is a confidential information overview and is subject to the provisions of the mutual non-disclosure agreement included in the appendix. This document contains confidential information about the Company and the film. 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The production of any motion picture is a highly speculative endeavor and involves a serious degree of risk for investors. This document is not a guarantee of return on investment. This document is not a solicitation for funds or financiers. It is presented for information only. Please use due diligence. A complete Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) which outlines in detail the offering is available upon request. T MOTION PICTURE FROM LAUGHING COW PRODNS Laughing Cow Productions 1 | Page Business Plan 2016 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THE GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGG – THE FILM A psychiatrist risks all to expose a corrupt drug company. Described as Erin Brockovich meets The Constant Gardener, THE GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGG is based on a true story that involves greed, power, lust, lies, tragedy, danger, and death. It touches a flashpoint in the current zeitgiest, namely whether we can trust pharmaceutical companies and the healthcare system in general with our lives and the lives of our families, or whether it’s all about putting profits over people. Renzon Pharmaceuticals aren’t about to let a psychiatrist get in the way of their billion dollar a year miracle cure for acne. So when Dr. Johnny Forteo dares to question the potentially lethal side effect of their drug, Synoderm, they pull out the stops, ultimately leaving him jobless, friendless, and without the support of his wife, Isabella – but not, completely, hopeless. Drawn into the medication controversy as an unwilling participant, he learns that he must confront the lies and deception in his own life before he can confront the lies and deceptions of others. With nothing left to lose, he goes on a journey to revisit a tragedy from his own past. Along the way, he is joined by Ginny, the mother of a suicide victim who is the major plaintiff in the ongoing litigation about the drug in which Johnny is acting as an expert witness. With her help he unearths more painful secrets and deceptions that parallel those he has discovered in the pharmaceutical company, and his voyage of self-discovery gives him the strength to resume his struggle, now with the aid of Ginny, leading to the ultimate tumultuous conclusion. THE PRODUCTION TEAM AND HISTORY OF THE PROJECT 2 | Page Business Plan 2016 • 2011: Doug Bremner’s book The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg, a narrative nonfiction book outlining his experiences as an expert witness in litigation on suicide and depression related to the acne medication, Accutane, is released to extremely positive reviews. A sampling from Amazon customer reviews: Doug Bremner – writer, “An indictment of the pharmaceutical industry... illuminates director, producer the greed and unscrupulous nature of pharmaceutical companies and their market driven interests.” “A compelling and spell-binding narrative which fuses the personal and social in a heroic quest.” “I was so fascinated (and horrified) once I started reading, I finished the book in a single day.” See all Amazon customer reviews here: http://www.amazon.com/The-Goose-That-Laid- Golden/product- reviews/1463648812/ref=cm_cr_dp_see_all_summary?ie=UTF Viola Vaccarino – 8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=byRankDescending producer • March, 2012: Doug Bremner and Viola Vaccarino, both doctors and professors at Emory, establish Laughing Cow Productions (LCP) as a Georgia-based independent film Neil Shulman – production company with the purpose of producing executive producer Inheritance, Italian Style, based on Doug’s award-winning screenplay. Jim McKinney – associate producer, cinematographer Laughing Cow Productions 3 | Page Business Plan 2016 • August, 2012: Principal production for Inheritance takes place on location in Atlanta, Dahlonega, Peachtree City, and Tucker, Georgia. Production wraps in 21 days. Total budget is $638,670, funded through two kickstarter campaigns, private investors, friends and family and LCP. For the film LCP assembles a team that will also be involved in development of the Goose film, including Marcus Giannangelo – editor Neil Shulman (Doc Hollywood) as an actor and Executive Producer, Jim McKinney as Cinematographer and Associate Producer (38 titles, including The Trip to Bountiful, Identity Thief, and The Watch), Daniel Aguar, as Gaffer and Key Grip (Jason Returns: Friday the 13th, Prizzy’s Honor, My Cousin Vinny, and over 20 other titles), Marcus Giannangelo, Editor (Swamp Murders, James Stone – composer Faked Out, and multiple other films as Sound Engineer and/or Editor), Arjun Banga, Production Sound Engineer (Demon’s Rook, Passing, Free, Bad Blood, Isolation, The Cure, and over 15 other film productions, as well as numerous music videos and music recording compilations), James Stone, composer and The Atlanta Guitar Trio as performers, with the film soundtrack Arjun Banga – sound released as a music CD on multiple distribution mixer channels, John Petersen, colorist (Anchorman 2, Zombieland, The Three Stooges, Hall Pass, Identity Thief and over 20 other titles). • April, 2013: Cheryl Jenkins, CEO of Production Accounting and Crew Services International PACS) comes on board as Production Accountant. In November John Petersen – colorist 2014: Bennett Thrasher audits the Inheritance project 4 | Page Business Plan 2016 and certifies that the film has a minimum of $500,000 in Georgia expenses. The Georgia Film, Music & Digital Entertainment Office certifies that the film is eligible for a tax credit of $151,088, and LCP retains Georgia Film Tax Credit Consultants (Ron Slotin) to sell about $105,000 of the film tax credit to other Georgia tax payers on 90 cents to the dollar. The rest is deducted by LCP which makes a profit for the tax year 2014, additionally the principals benefit from the Section 181 write-off for tax year 2012. Investors are paid back plus 20%. • January, 2014: House of Film of Beverly Hills, California is brought on as international sales agents for Inheritance, the trailer is revised, which can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l- RYexVAdY • Favorable reviews for Inheritance in 2014, in a feature article by La Sicilia, a print newspaper that has the largest circulation in Sicily, and in a review by Bill Meeker for Turnabout Media, where he describes it as “outrageous comedy,” “funny, entertaining,” and “fast paced.” The film also premieres that year at the Jerome Indie Film & Music Festival in Jerome, Arizona, and The Golden Door of Jersey City Film Festival, organized by the Sorvino acting family, and the Columbia Gorge International Film Festival in 2015. orney. • February, 2015: Inheritance finds distribution in over 50 countries world wide and is scheduled for release in the U.S. through, Amazon, itunes, DVD, and other Video on Demand (VOD) distribution channels in 2016. • Cathy Reinking, Casting Director of Arrested Development, Frasier, and dozens of other TV shows and films), is retained as Casting Director and helps to re-write the script and cast the leading roles. Laughing Cow Productions 5 | Page Business Plan 2016 CAST FOR “THE GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGG” Cathy Reinking – Casting Director, Writer Cathy has been a Casting Director in Hollywood since the early '90s, working on Frasier, Arrested Development, According to Jim, and countless other shows, pilots, films, web series, commercials, plays - you name the genre, she has cast it. She also served as NBC's Manager of Casting at NBC in 2003-2004, overseeing the original casting of The Office, Medium, Hawaii and other pilots, as well as the guest casting of Las Vegas, The Tracy Morgan Show, Come to Papa and other series.