Investing Details

Scythe is a highly emotional, female-driven, psychological thriller, comparable to Halloween and Silence of the Lambs for their empowered female characters, and Split for its dramatic realism.

You know the Grim Reaper? You know the tool that he has? That’s a SCYTHE.

It’s good.

Gotcha. When I first came up with the idea of making a psychological thriller/horror film, and after doing a LOT of research I was surprised to find two things: 1) horror films are REALLY bad. They are shot poorly, they are acted poorly, they are directed poorly. And 2) Despite all this: They make A LOT of money. At least they used to. There is a website out there that lists the top 50 horror film cliques that annoy fans. These films lately haven’t been doing well. Fans are tired of them. Part of my research led me to Horror Film Facebook groups and I ask people within those groups what they wanted to see in a psychological thriller/horror film. And they said the same thing: QUALITY. Good acting, good characters they can follow and root for, a good story, a good villain, and above all, good scares that draw you into the film. Fear, intensity, and suspense, not a bunch of blood and guts. So I wrote a script that focused on all these positive elements, and here we are.

We are not reinventing the wheel. We are taking the platform and formula of psychological thrillers/horror films, and adding the quality characters, story, and attributes that audiences want. We will build on what has been doing historically well and making it better. We will make a psychological thriller/horror the way it SHOULD be made. The way an audience WANTS to see it. And most importantly, they way they will PAY to see it.

Once you’ve decided to invest, we will send you a Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) which describes in detail the risks and the goal of distribution, and we will send you a contract. Upon execution of the contract, we would need to receive the funds. You can send the funds through a bank wire, money order or check.

It’s a 30 page legal document with a detailed premise of your investment in the project. It protects you as an investor and us as an LLC.

Filmmaking is a risky investment. It’s a risk like any investment, where the possibility exists that you might not receive a return on your investment. But, the reason why I am making a psychological thriller/horror film is it is the LEAST risky of all the genres, and the BEST possibility to make a return on your investment.

YES I AM. I, Jim, am putting in $50,000 of my own money into the film. That’s how much I believe in what I am doing. Most investors want to know what I have at stake, what I am risking, and do I have any “skin in the game?” I absolutely do. Truthfully, I have financed all of my short films as of now, and if I had the funds, I would finance this entire film myself. The rest of my investors were interested parties like yourself, who decided to join me in making this film.

The minimum amount you can invest is $2500. The maximum amount you can invest is $50,000

Yes, that is correct.

That is correct.

That goes back to the risk factor. If we’re both risking, we both should be rewarded.

Great question! And a good problem to have! The budget of our film is $250,000. And we can absolutely shoot a quality film for that budget. However, our SAG contract (called the Ultra Low Budget contract) which allows low budget independent filmmakers to utilize quality union actors for a nominal fee, has a cap and room to rise to $250,000. We have $150,000. Which means we could technically raise $100,000 and maintain our current contract level. To go beyond $250,000 means we would have to pay the actors more. As an investor, if we are receiving offers for more money, we will contact you and ask you if you would like us to accept more money, or offer you other options.

Optimistic Perspective – We achieve theatrical distribution. $800,000 - $1,000,000 Realistic Perspective – We achieve streaming distribution through a Netflix-like platform and sales in international countries $250,000 - $400,000 Pessimistic Perspective – We achieve basic distribution through video on demand. $25,0000 - $50,000

Once the film is fully funded, which should be early August, we will be in pre-production, with production or filming commencing in October. This timeline has the potential to shift based on when funding is fully completed. In the event, funding is not 100% realized prior to August, principle photography would shift to the winter. Filming will last 25 days, with potential pickup of shots later in the fall. From initial principle photography, presenting a completed product can take anywhere from six months to a year. This is standard, even for studio sized budgeted films, what with editing the film, composing, sound mixing and designing and adding color correction to the film. Once the film is complete, we will screen the film at a red carpet event to show what your investment has paid for. Then, we will acquire a sale agent who will begin the process of seeking distribution, and getting us your initial investment back and a return on your investment.

In order to make our October 2021 deadline, we would need the funds by August 1st.

You will be emailed quarterly (if not more often) with updates as we film, edit, release and distribute the film.