Utah To Get New Studio Lot

A New Movie Studio Lot will Bring Hollywood to the State

Silver Screen Cinema Studios will be building a Movie Studio Lot in Utah! A Studio Lot where we can produce our own movies and bring outside movies to Utah, building our economy.

Utah used to be the 3rd most filmed-in state in the country, right behind California and New York, thanks to all the westerns. Now, we’re the 21st most filmed-in state with 4,716 films shot here. It’s time for Utah to reclaim its status as the state to film in. Our Studio Lot is a crucial step in making this happen.

Not only that, but it’s also an opportunity for wholesome, family friendly entertainment to be brought to audiences everywhere. This is only possible with your help. Keep reading to learn more about the Studio Lot and how you can help.

Objectives

To accomplish our vision and mission, the Studio is planning on building a number of Studio lots in a number of phases. 

The Grantsville Studio Lot

Silver Screen Cinema Studios has realized the value of Utah in the motion picture industry.  It also feels that Utah has the ability and resources to become a crucial playing field in the industry.  According to the Utah Department of Economic Development and the Utah Film Commission, the State loses over $90 Million a year in outside productions (major studio productions – movies and television) for two reasons. 

1. Utah doesn’t have the infrastructure to handle these projects and,
2. The Filming Tax Incentive isn’t large enough for that many projects to be approved.

There is legislation currently going on to increase the Incentive Budget to handle the projects that it loses.  However, there still isn’t the infrastructure to handle the films.  This is where Silver Screen Cinema Studios Grantsville Studio Lot has the advantage. 

Silver Screen Cinema Studios will be building a studio lot on a 609 acre lot in Grantsville, Utah that will house multiple production offices, post-production facilities as well as 26 state-of-the-art purpose-built sound stages.  The Studio will even be the home of the world’s largest sound stage, our Alpha Stage, at over 315,000 square feet of production space.  This stage will have the ability to be divided into smaller stages. 

All photos are from other studios and for reference purposes only.

The Studio will also have a dedicated Volume Stage, our Delta Stage.  We’ll also have multiple mobile Volumes that can be set up on any stage. 

The Studio will also house interior and exterior tank stages as well as a 100+ acre backlot with a variety of terrains from fields, woods, lakes and some standing sets. 

Restaurant chains will be solicited to bring in their facilities to feed the casts and crews of the multiple films being shot on the Studio lot.  The Studio will also build a hotel, The Silver Lining Resort Hotel, on the Studio lot to house the casts and crews of films utilizing the Studio.   

State-of-the-art pre and post-production facilities will be available on the Studio lot.  Art departments, construction mills, workshops, scoring stages, ADR stages, foley stages, screening theaters, sound design suites and editing suits will be available.  Every aspect of producing a movie, will be able to be done within the Silver Lining of the Grantsville Studio lot.  The building of the Studio lot will be done in phases as well, for the ease of construction, and to maximize facility availability. 

All of these facilities will be available for use by all motion picture production companies to film their projects.  The Studio will draw many of the major studios here since it will be the largest open backlot available to them.  Until the Studio builds its lot in Grantsville, the majors will still have to travel to England to use the open backlots at either Warner Brothers’ Leavseden Studio, Pinewood Studios or Elstree Studios.  Once the Studio is built, the major studios will only have to travel to Utah to utilize an open backlot.

The equipment that the Studio will have available will include film and digital cameras, multiple grip and electrical truck packages, multiple camera cranes and dollies, grip equipment, lighting equipment, camera/insert cars, process trailers and car tows, picture vehicles, wardrobe & make-up trailers, honeywagons, production trailers, cast and star trailers and more. 

Once the lot is ready, the Studio headquarters will eventually relocate to Grantsville, UT.  The land is available for $36,000,000.00.

Along with this Grantsville Lot, there will also be satellite lots built in Salt Lake County, UT; Cache County, UT; Utah County, UT; Millard County, UT, Garfield County, UT and Washington County, UT. Each of these lots will be between 50 acres to 300 acres. 

Each of these lots will house 4 to 6 sound stages, post facilities, production offices, backlot space and equipment.  These lots will be able to accommodate any production shooting anywhere in Utah.  These satellite lots will be built in future phases. 

The Studio is aware of its impact on the environment.  To lessen its impact, the Studio is planning on using solar energy and wind energy to accommodate the Studios’ usage of power.

The entire Studio Lot (all land, buildings, equipment, movies, etc.) will cost between $4.8 billion and $7 billion according to our most recent estimates (this is dependent on the price per square foot of construction). Phase 1 of the Studio is estimated at $2.94 billion.  The Studio will also adopt (hire) over 1300 Family Members (this doesn’t include the Family Members of the companies owned by the Studio or production casts and crews for the films) with an annual operating cost of around $280 million (this operating cost doesn’t include the budgets for motion pictures and their distribution). 

Executive Staff and Management Team

For Silver Screen Cinema Studios to thrive in the motion picture industry, it has and will hand-pick a select group of highly qualified individuals to run the Studio and the production of its films by placing them in positions within the Studio that will take advantage of their strengths.  With this team of players, the Studio will move steadfastly toward the creation of successful and profitable motion pictures. 

The executive staff will consist of:

• Evan Brown – The Studio Co-Executive
• Colin McMillan – The Studio Co-Executive
• Tim McConnehey – The Studio Chief Executive Officer / CEO. 
• The Studio Chief Operations Officer / COO
• Kevin Nelson – The Studio Chief Financial Officer/ CFO
• The Studio Chief Technology Officer / CTO
• The Studio Chief Marketing Officer / CMO
• The Studio Chief Legal Officer / CLO
• The Studio Chief Data Management Officer / CDMO
• The Motion Picture Development Executive
• The Motion Picture Production Executive
• The Motion Picture Marketing Executive
• The Motion Picture Distribution Executive
• The Television Development Executive
• The Television Production Executive
• The Television Marketing Executive
• The Television Distribution Executive

The management team will consist of these positions as well as others:

• The Studio President
• The Motion Picture Development President / Story Editor
• The Motion Picture Production President
• The Motion Picture Distribution President
• The Studio Financial President
• The Studio Business & Legal Affairs Presidents

Each of these presidents listed, and the others not listed, will have several vice presidents and department managers that will be working under their supervision.

The Studio will be able to run at full capacity with a total of 2,700 full time Family Members and will be able to house the casts and crews of every motion picture production that will be using the Studio lot and its resources.  Phase 1 of the Studio will need an estimated 1315 full-time Family Members. 

The Executive Team

Evan Brown – Studio Co-Executive

Evan has been working in the film industry since 2004.  He has directed and produced multiple short and feature length films.  He has also worked on various other films in other capacities such as Key Grip, Gaffer, Production Assistant, Special Effects Supervisor, 1^st Assistant Director, Stunt Coordinator and more. 

Evan studied film and business management at Salt Lake Community College.  He was one of the first film students enrolled.  While there, Evan was able to make many of his short films and one feature length film as his final project.  Evan was unable to finish his film degree because the program was canceled.

He is happily married to Melanie Brown who supports him in his filmmaking endeavors and dreams.  Together they have three kids, the twins; Ashlyn & Chandler and Remington.  They currently live in Twin Falls, ID. 

Colin McMillan – Studio Co-Executive

Colin has also been working in the film industry since 2004.  Colin and Evan have worked together as a producing and directing team on almost every film project they have been a part of.  The two have been inseparably connected during this entire time.  

Colin has a keen knowledge of the technology used in the making of movies.  He has worked in the equipment side of the industry for many years.  Also, with several years of experience managing a number of businesses, he understands the importance of productivity and coming under budget.  His managerial skills make Colin an indispensable producer on and off the set. 

Colin is happily married to Marilee McMillan.  Together they have three kids, Michael, Piper and Jesse.  They currently live in Tooele, Utah. 

As the Studio Executives and Creative Executives, Evan and Colin will oversee the entire running of the Studio, and the creation and financing of every production.  Evan will also direct some of the movies produced by the Studio.  Colin will produce these movies as well.  Evan and Colin will continue to direct and produce productions when the Studio reaches this point.

Tim McConnehey – The Studio Chief Executive Officer / CEO

Prior to joining Silver Screen Cinema Studios Tim has developed Izzard Ink from a spark of an idea into one of the fastest growing media companies in the U.S., selling over one million books and developing tech solutions that are set to reshape the industry.  Recognized as an international publishing expert, Tim has been featured in Forbes, Inc., MarketWatch, Parade, Fox News Radio, Dow Jones, Medium, and other national and international publications. 

Tim draws on a deep background in business, including extensive experience in fintech, business management, and business development, as well as the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Program and the Owners/Presidents Management Program at Harvard Business School.  He is happily married to his wife Wendy and lives in West Jordan, Utah with their four kids.

As the Studio Chief Executive Officer / CEO, Tim will handle all matters of business associated within the structure of the Studio.  He will also obtain and handle all needed permits, contracts and licenses need to run the Studio.

Kevin Nelson – The Studio Chief Financial Officer / CFO

Kevin graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a doctorate degree in accounting. He has a passion for entrepreneurship and using accounting to prove and understand its success. As a financial analyst with Zions Bank, he has had the unique opportunity to examine the financial condition of businesses of various sizes and diverse industries.  He recognizes that comprehending this data can be used to help management make wise, educated decisions.

Kevin also had the opportunity to work with a community not-for-profit television station where he filmed concerts, sporting events and a live homework help program. His time with KCEC-TV helped him to appreciate the truly complex and exciting nature of film and television production.     

Kevin is happily married to Crystal Nelson.  They have seven children and currently live in Killeen, Texas.

As the Studio Chief Financial Officer / CFO, Kevin will handle all matters of finance, accounting and legalities associated within the structure of the Studio.  He will interact with all the banks and financial entities.  He will also work closely with Tim and the other Executives.  He will also work closely with The Motion Picture Production Executive, to keep tabs on the budgets of all the films being produced. 

The Studio Chief Technology Officer / CTO

The Studio Chief Technology Officer will handle all technology used by the Studio.  This will be from studio operations to motion picture and television production.  The CTO will work along with Tim and the other Executives to make sure the technologies are assisting in studio efficiency instead of holding the studio back.  The CTO will also research, obtain and train Family Members on all new technologies. 

The Studio Chief Operations Officer / COO

The Studio Chief Operations Officer / COO will handle all matters related to the Studio Lot facilities within the structure of the Studio.  The COO will make sure the Studio Lot is functioning and being utilized efficiently.  The COO will also work closely with Tim and the other Executives.  The COO will also work closely with The Motion Picture Production Executive, to keep tabs on the use of stages and other facilities for all the films being produced on the lot. 

The Studio Chief Legal Officer / CLO

The Studio Chief Legal Officer / CLO will handle all legal matters of the studio.  The CLO will work along with Tim in obtaining and handling permits, writing contracts and obtaining licenses needed to run the Studio.

The Studio Chief Data Management Officer / CDMO

The Studio Chief Data Management Officer / CDMO will handle the information the Studio will choose to capture, retain and exploit and for what purposes.  The CDMO will work directly with Tim and the other executives to maintain the digital infrastructure of the Studio and cyber security. 

The Studio Chief Marketing Officer / CMO

The Studio Chief Marketing Officer / CMO will handle all matters related to Studio Marketing.  The CMO will make sure the Studio Lot is marketed effectively to other studios and production companies for their use.  The CMO will work closely with Tim and the other Executives to do this.  The CMO will also work closely with The Motion Picture & TV Production and Distribution Executives, to market all the films produced by the Studio and all the films the Studio will distribute, making sure the films get in front of their specific audiences. 

The Motion Picture Development Executive

The Motion Picture Development Executive will work directly with the creative entity of the Studio to handle creative elements of the projects.  The Development Executive will evaluate literary properties and decide whether or not they are worth pursuing.  Any and all rights needed for the production of these literary properties will be acquired by him or her staff.  He or she will also handle any rewrites necessary to bring the projects to the screen.

The Motion Picture Production Executive

The Motion Picture Production Executive will handle the indirect production logistics of the projects produced by the Studio.  The Production Executive will also coordinate with the producers and production managers of each movie to make sure the project is completed in a satisfactory manner and within the proposed budgets.

The Motion Picture Marketing Executive

The Motion Picture Marketing Executive will handle all matters related to Motion Picture Marketing.  The MP Marketing Executive will work closely with The Motion Picture Production and Distribution Executives, to market all the films produced by the Studio and all the films the Studio will distribute, making sure the films get in front of their specific audiences. 

The Motion Picture Distribution Executive

The Motion Picture Distribution Executive and his or her staff will handle all the logistic and campaigning to get each motion picture in all Silver Screen Cinema Theaters and all other theaters across the nation and around the world.  His or her staff will handle all the physical shipping and delivery of all movies to exhibiters.

The Television Development Executive

The Television Development Executive will work directly with the creative entity of the Studio to handle creative elements of the projects.  He or she will evaluate literary properties and decide whether or not they are worth pursuing.  Any and all rights needed for the production of these literary rights will be acquired by him or her staff.  He or she will also handle any rewrites necessary to bring the projects to the screen. 

The Television Production Executive

The Television Production Executive will handle the indirect production logistics of the projects produced by the Studio.  He or she will also coordinate with the producers and production managers of each television show to make sure the project is completed in a satisfactory manner and within the proposed budgets.

The Motion Picture Marketing Executive

The Television Marketing Executive will handle all matters related to TV Marketing.  The TV Marketing Executive will work closely with The TV Production and Distribution Executives, to market all the TV Series produced by the Studio, making sure the shows get in front of their specific audiences. 

The Television Distribution Executive

The Television Distribution Executive and his or her staff will handle all the logistic and campaigning to get each television show distributed across the nation and around the world with multiple television networks and our streaming platform, ItsSilverTV.  His or her staff will handle all the physical shipping and delivery of all shows to networks.

Constant communication will be maintained between all the executive staff members to ensure that the Studio will run effectively and efficiently.

Studio Phase Growth

The Studio executives know that this is a massive undertaking.  Therefore, the Studio Lot will be built in phases.  The phases of the Studio will include the building of the main Studio lot and the satellite lots.  The Silver Lining Resort Hotel, Silver Screen Cinema Academy and the other companies will happen as they are able.  Also, each building phase will last as long as it needs to and will not be rushed.  Each subsequent phase will commence when the Studio has the resources to move forward on it. 

Phase 1

Since there is no major infrastructure to make these kinds of movies in Utah, Phase 1 will see the construction of a number of buildings including office buildings, sound stages, warehouses, post-production facilities, construction mills and workshops.  There will also be the purchase of equipment, props, wardrobe, vehicles and more. 

Evan and Colin have met with Gary Bastien and Jim Kier, of Bastien and Associates, Inc.  Bastien and Associates, Inc., is one of the top designers and planners of studios and sound stages in the film industry.  Mr. Bastien is the owner of the firm and Mr. Kier is the Director of Architecture.  During the meeting, Evan and Colin were informed by Mr. Bastien that the construction of these buildings could range from $200 per square foot to $350 per square foot.   

This fluctuation in price is dependent on the number of buildings built at a time.  More buildings built at one time reduces the price per square foot.  After researching forty-one construction projects completed and under construction by Bastien and Associates, Inc., the projects ranged from $68 per square foot to $395.  This brought the average price per square foot to $250. 

Mr. Bastien also informed Evan and Colin that the best sound stages to have available for rent is a 36,000 square foot stage for feature films that can be divided into two 18,000 square foot stages for television.

A list of the buildings to be built on the Grantsville Studio Lot is below.  Again, the number of buildings is dependent upon the price per square foot.  If the proposed number of buildings can bring the price per square foot to around $250 a square foot, then the list on the following page will be built. 

During this time, Silver Screen Cinema Studios will be producing and distributing its own motion pictures on and off the Studio Lot. 

By allowing visiting production companies to use the Studio Lot and our Studios’ resources to shoot their own films, Silver Screen Cinema Studios will soon come to be known as a valuable asset here in Utah and the industry as a whole.  Not only will the Studio be known as an asset for the film and television industries, but the music industry will gain a great asset with the Studio as a state-of-the-art recording studio. 

Once the Silver Screen Cinema Studios name has become well known here in Utah as the place to go for facilities and equipment by those in the entertainment industries, this will be the time to move into Phase 2

The cost of Phase 1 is estimated at $2.94 billion.  The entire budget will focus on these key activities and their growth:

• The construction of a portion of the Grantsville Studio Lot
• The production & distribution of multiple movies & TV series
• The distribution of outside independent motion pictures
• The growth of our own streaming service, ItsSilverTV (website is still being built)
• Multiple companies providing motion picture production services and equipment for the Studio and outside companies

Movies & TV Series

The Multiple Movies, TV Series and other projects will include the following productions: (These films are either currently written, being written, in Treatment or in Development)

• The Pool Game – Feature (in Development)
• Gifted – Feature (Written)
• P.G.T. Beauregard – Feature (Treatment)
• Boa Ogoi: The Massacre at Bear River – Feature (Written)
• Spade – Feature (Being Written)
• Adventures Inc. – TV Series (Treatment)
• The Aussie – TV Series (Being Written)
• The Adventures of Fin & Fi – Animated TV Series (Being Written)
• “In Her Dreams” Trilogy – Features (Being optioned)

These projects will be produced one after the other.  The Studio will also be optioning multiple screenplays for production and distribution.  The first movie to be produced and distributed will be The Pool Game.  The Production and Distribution budget for the first few films and TV series is estimated at $504,000,000.00, with an average production budget of $36 million per production.

Our projects are going to be low budget according to Hollywood standards, but not low quality.  We’re planning on casting top actors – known actors to be the leading roles (see Appendix B). 

Some of the Directors we’re wanting at approaching for the films we’ll be optioning are (see Appendix C):

• Denis Villeneuve – Dune
• James Mangold – Indiana Jones 5
• Michael Gracey – The Greatest Showman
• Rian Johnson – Knives Out
• Doug Liman – Edge of Tomorrow
• Patty Jenkins – Wonder Woman
• Damien Chazelle – La La Land
• Greta Gerwig – Barbie
• Barry Jenkins – Moonlight
• Guy Ritchie – Aladdin
• Matt Reeves– The Batman
• And others

Distributing Third Party Pictures

Along with producing and distributing our own content, we’ll be soliciting and distributing other independent producers’ motion pictures, that fall within the Studios’ values and Non-Negotiables.  Doing so, we’ll be utilizing products that we didn’t financially produce, yet we see a percentage of the revenue of the films, since we’ll be marketing and distributing them

ItsSilverTV

ItsSilverTV is our streaming service.  Our movies will be streamed on this platform after their theatrical run.  Our TV Series and short films will debut on ItsSilverTV.  The website is still being built. As content is available, it will premiere on the platform.

Multiple Companies

The different companies that will be established as part of Phase 1 will be able to support the Studio in producing its movies and provide production services outside the Studio. 

• Silver Screen Cinema Productions
• Silver Screen Cinema Supply
• Movie Illusions
• Silver Screen Cinema Theaters

Silver Screen Cinema Productions is a production company that will handle all the physical production of all the movies produced by the Studio.  Silver Screen Cinema Productions will also be able to provide production services for other studios and production companies.  The company will also provide event filming and corporate filming for corporations and consumers. 

Silver Screen Cinema Supply is a retail store and rental house for motion picture equipment and supplies.  Silver Screen Cinema Supply will become a dealer for all the major manufactures of motion picture equipment in all departments: camera, sound, grip, lighting, production, expendables and more.  Colin McMillan has a strong relationship with most of the manufacturers. 

The equipment will be sold in a brick-and-mortar store as well as online.  Silver Screen Cinema Supply will also be a rental house for the same equipment for productions happening in the state of Utah.  The Studio will purchase the equipment and expendables it’s needs from this company.  The Studio is currently offering its rental equipment under the Supply name as a division of the Studio. 

Movie Illusions is a special / visual effects company that will handle all the effects needed for the movies produced by the Studio.  Movie Illusions will also provide these services to outside studios and production companies.  The effects house will be able to handle projects from the smallest commercial to the largest feature film. 

Silver Screen Cinema Theaters will be the Studios’ own theater chain.  As of 2020, the Supreme Court overthrew the Paramount Decrees, allowing studios to own movie theaters again.  These theaters will not only exhibit our films, but also the films of all the different studios and distributors.  These will be state-of-the-art theaters to enhance the audiences’ movie going experience.  There will be 15 theaters across Utah. 

The operating expenses and sustainment of the Studio and these 4 companies until the Studio Lot is operational and movies are being released is estimated to be $1,020,133,721.00.   

Employment

Between the 5 companies and the multiple projects, there will be over 1800 full time jobs and over 4000 part time jobs created and around 150 production jobs with each picture. 

Just like you, we LOVE movies and television!

Great movies and great television bring families together and share an experience. This is why we make movies, and why we will never make an “R” rated one.

Our entertainment will uplift and inspire our Friends to be better people and live their best lives.  The movies now are not movies that we and to see.  We want to make movies that we want to see.  Movies that don’t compromise our values.  Movies that we walk out the theater, glad we saw the movie.  It was worth our time and money.  Few films recently have made us feel that way.  We’re not the only ones that feel this way. We know our Friends feel this way as well.

There are a lot of dark clouds out there, but there is always a bright side. There is always a Silver Lining. Our goal as a Family (company) is to help our Family Members (Employees) and Friends (Customers) see and experience this bright side. Dreams are made inside the Silver Lining.

Our purpose is to bring happiness and excitement into the lives of our Family Members and Friends. Silver Screen Cinema Studios is passionate about producing fun, exciting, inspiring and uplifting entertainment.

We embrace the fact that wholesome entertainment raises the whole standard of a nation, while inappropriate entertainment lowers the moral ideals of the same.

The last few decades have witnessed the steady decline of basic moral values in society as a whole.  Rudeness, violence, disrespect, and immorality have become entrenched in the general public.  A lot of society believes that this is due to the movies, music and video games currently being produced.  Silver Screen Cinema Studios desires to see an about-face.  Movies are one of the strongest teaching tools available to bring about this change in moral direction.  A young boy or girl will remember a movie weeks after they have seen it, yet not remember what they learned in school the day before. 

Silver Screen Cinema Studios believes in basic moral values such as honesty, integrity, respect, honor, and virtue.  The Studios is dedicated to living up to this statement.

Our Non-Negotiables

As a Studio, and as a Family in the Evan Brown Corporate Family Tree, our Family has some Non-Negotiables that we’ll always follow.  These will never change.  These Non-Negotiables reflect our values as a company and a Corporate Family operating in today’s world. 

As a Family company, we only provide entertainment that families can see together.  Our Non-Negotiables ensure that this always happens. 

Our Non-Negotiables are:

• We only produce feature length or short narrative or documentary films (live action & animated), and TV Series (full, mini, narrative & non-scripted)
• No R-Ratings or above
• No MA TV Ratings or above
• No Sex or Sex Acts
• No Nudity
• No “F” Words
• No Graphic or Obscene Language
• No Drug Use
• No Graphic Violence

If these Non-Negotiables ever change or are removed, then we have failed our Friends in providing them the entertain they want and deserve. 

Silver Screen Cinema Studios is also responsible for taking care of its Family Members.  All are individuals and bring to the Studio a wealth of knowledge and talent.  Those who belong to the Silver Screen Cinema Studios Family are all committed to the raising of moral standards.  This is why Silver Screen Cinema Studios is dedicated to taking care of its production family in order to produce and distribute high quality theatrical motion pictures with high moral values as core themes for the viewing pleasure of all movie-goers across the country and around the world. 

Our Vision

Silver Screen Cinema Studios will become a self-sufficient global distribution entity with in-house production capabilities, known for fantastic motion pictures.  Evan Brown and the executive staff desire audiences to associate magnificent, high-quality films with the mention of Silver Screen Cinema Studios. 

As well as being recognized as one of the leading Motion Picture Studios, Silver Screen Cinema Studios also desires to assist all forms of motion picture production.  This includes renting equipment and the eventual studio facilities to other studios and independent production companies.  Silver Screen Cinema Studios wants the entire motion picture industry to see the Studio as an invaluable asset. 

Bringing movies to the state of Utah will not be enough for the studio to be profitable.  The revenue from the rental of the facilities and equipment will not be enough for the studio to break even.  The Studio will also produce and distribute motion pictures of its own.  The revenues from the motion picture production and distribution as well as the rentals of equipment and facilities will bring large amounts of profit for the Studio.

All films produced and distributed by Silver Screen Cinema Studios will not receive a higher rating than PG-13 from the Motion Picture Association (MPA), previously the Motion Picture Association of America (the MPAA).  R-rated and X-rated films will not be produced by the Studio. 

The reason why Silver Screen Cinema Studios will follow this guideline is that it believes in a statement from the Motion Picture Production Code of the 1930’s which states, “Correct entertainment raises the whole standard of a nation. Wrong entertainment lowers the whole living conditions and moral ideals of a race.”  This decision is not only on moral grounds, but also financial.  PG-13 rated films between 1995 to 2024 came to a total of 3483 pictures.  These films brought in $124.4 billion at the box-office, where R-rated films came to a total of 5783 films, bringing in only $67 billion at the box-office.  PG rated films in the same time frame numbered just 1642 pictures bringing in $52.9 billion at the box-office. 

When broken down by year, the same results are found.  The R-rated films almost double the PG-13 films, yet the PG-13 films bring in double the box-office returns.  PG-rated films are only about half the number of PG-13 films, yet they bring in almost as much at the box-office as the R-rated films. 

This goes to show that the lower ratings bring in greater revenue.  One reason for this is that the number of movie-goers isn’t restricted by the rating.  The greatest number of movie-goers is within the age group that is restricted by an “R” rating and higher.

2023 was the first year to where PG-rated films have surpassed R-rated film in box-office revenue, bringing in over $2.1 billion with 48 films where R-rated films have only brought in $1.9 billion with 140 films. 

Special care will be used to make sure that productions stay under budget.  Every needed step will be taken to reduce production costs which will increase the opportunity to receive a higher profit from theatrical distribution. 

The Studio is also dedicated to giving back to the community.  Multiple service organizations and charitable organizations will benefit from the Studio.  Some of the organizations that have and will continue to benefit from the Studio include the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Autism Awareness, The Festival of Trees and the Make-a-Wish Foundation.  The Studio will sponsor many of these organizations’ fundraising events as well as give ongoing financial contributions. 

The Studio is also dedicated to serving the community as well.  Multiple service projects will be organized and carried out by the Studio throughout the local community as well as around the world.  To accomplish this, the Studio will have every movie that is produced within the Silver Lining (the exterior wall around the Studio Lot) conduct a service project sometime during the principal photography of the film.  Also, the Studio will have multiple Studio-wide service projects to benefit the community. 

We Need Your Help!

This is a portion of our business plan for building the Studio Lot.  As you’ve read through this, you know this is a massive undertaking.  We feel though that it is doable and needs to be done. To do this, we need your help.

We need your support to make the Studio Lot and its movies happen.  By becoming a Silver Lining Insider and supporting the Studio and the construction of our Studio Lot, you will help fund wholesome entertainment that all can see. You also get multiple discounts at our Studio Store, Studio Tours (once the Studio Lot is built) and many more perks.

Also, if you know of any resources for funding, investors, Family Offices or Private Wealth Management Firms, we could use the help.  We will be offering finders fees to all those that get us in touch with investors. 

With your help, we can bring the Golden Age of Hollywood to your backyard.