Like a lot of young independent British film companies, 721 Productions had only a modest budget with which to enter the $36 billion global film industry in 2014 (an industry that seems recession proof given that global box office revenues have seen a 22% increase since 2009).
Despite the low budget, director Paul Emmanuel still produced a piece of brilliance with ‘The Maid’ - a romantic drama that hit the silver screen in early 2014 and subsequently went on to pick up various film accolades, including multiple awards, a nomination for Best UK Feature Film and screenings at the prestigious London and New York film festivals.
Since the overwhelming response to what was 721 Productions' very first film, the team has been hard at work on its latest film ‘Secrets of the Lost Souls’.
Paul Emmanuel is once again steering the ship second time around – albeit with a greater depth of industry connections and knowhow compared to the first. He is working alongside other talented and versatile filmmakers David C. G. Hare – who himself has built an impressive career over the past 15 years – and the award-winning cinematographer Steven Marshall who has over 9 years experience in his field and has worked on movies screened at film festivals in Cannes, Venice and Berlin.
The latest film production will cost £80,000 – you'd be forgiven for thinking that that's a small amount for the production of a movie. But with advanced digital cinema technology available to modern-day filmmakers at reasonable prices, costs can be contained. The film ‘Paranormal Activity’ for example, cost $15,000 to make and grossed over $107,000,000 at the box office – testament not only to the relatively small investment these types of productions need, but also to why Horror/Action genres are widely recognised as offering the highest rates of return on investment in the movie industry.
Like Paranormal Activity ‘Secrets of the Lost Souls’ is a supernatural horror thriller aimed at the more lucrative US market.
Production is scheduled to begin early next year and 721 Productions wants to make investors become part of the journey – one featuring ongoing film updates, special mentions, exclusive screenings, site visits, film previews and a wrap party. How far you travel on that journey with the production team depends on how much you invest.
Investors pledging money to this pitch will receive exciting investor rewards and shares in a movie from what is an emerging British film production company. Check out the 'rewards' section for more details.
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£24,700
Gigride is a one-stop-shop for musicians, DJs, venues, promoters, to come together and produce gigs. The company is bringing the live music industry into the 21st century. It is the only platform known to enlist attendance of bands’ past shows. Gigride is initially focusing on capturing the bookings market before perfecting a longer-term business model. The company's objective is to enable organisers to make informed booking decisions and support revenues by maximising attendance. Gigride also aims at bringing the UK’s estimated 500k bands, 30k promoters, and 130k music venues, together in one online marketplace.
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Expired
investment:
£59,640
MODYST is a new platform where independent filmmakers can directly distribute their films to a global audience. Film lovers can watch the curated content for free and premium content for a monthly subscription fee. Modyt aims to reach 18k users and 6k premium users next year.
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investment:
£10,720
Whatbook is the first book discovery app with an emphasis on social readia®, a new type of connection brought to you by the Whatbook app. Using machine learning and human suggestions together, Whatbook offers an easy way to find your next favourite book, podcast or audiobook with fast, accurate and reliable recommendations. The iOS app is already live with 3,400 active users and an 89% retention. In the global book market estimated to be around $143 billion, Whatbook, unlike other existing book cataloguing services, is the leader in a new market in a proven industry.
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Expired
investment:
£101,920
Premier Punt provides the traditional fantasy football format on a weekly and daily basis. Users can play when they have time and when they do, they can win real money. When users don't have time they are not punished and don't miss out.
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investment:
£221,178
Halfspace is a company that leverages advanced audience data management technology and analytics to offer comprehensive digital marketing and technology solutions to clients operating in the sports, entertainment, media, and gaming sectors. They are a data-driven marketing and technology group focused on serving the needs of the sports and entertainment industries.
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investment:
£1,500,000
Festicket is one of the biggest marketplaces for music festival events. Upheld by Beringea, Channel 4 and Edge Investments with above 1 million consumers, Festicket enables consumers to identify, design and reserve their festival experiences in the same place. Through the platform, Festicket has helped over 1 million fans book experiences with over 5,000 suppliers and 1,200 Festival partners, including Tomorrowland and Wireless. Since 2015, its profits have grown by over 480%. With its online magazine and guide drawing the attention of over 65 million people, it has established an online community of 2.5 million members. Festicket is now giving its consumers the opportunity to invest by reserving part of their funding round.
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investment:
£3,814,900
Unbound is a book publishing company that only produces books which readers want to read by getting them to pre-order through pledging. Its 200k users from 191 countries have pledged £7m+ to fund 436 books including bestsellers like The Good Immigrant and Letters of Note. Unbound is particularly useful among online influencers and content creators, who often have large audiences but fewer ways to monetize. Furthermore, it aims to be the most innovative publishers in the world. Unbound combines data science, crowdfunding and an award-winning publishing brand with an online marketplace. By foretelling future trends, it is better placed to reach instant, data-driven acquisition decisions.
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investment:
£1,293,050
Scoota was founded in London in 2008 and is an online advertising company that allows advertisers to create and manage their own scalable brand campaigns. Scoota have won a number of awards for their technology including best overall programmatic technology at The Drum Digital Trading Awards and Silver for Best Ad Tech Provider at the 2015 British Media Awards.
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investment:
£1,700,449
Perspective Pictures is a creative, digital-first video production company based in North London. The company asserts that existing video production companies produce good TV advertisements and long-form pieces for brands but fail to find an engaged online audience. PP asserts that its team of employees with an average age of 25, and in-house production crew and creatives allow it to produce a variety of video ads from a short snappy, subtitled Facebook ad to a long-form 22 minute YouTube series drawing in the target audience. The company sold over £200,000 worth of video content in the first 60 days of 2020. It has featured in news publications like The Evening Standard, Forbes, BA BusinessLife, Moneyweek, and Shortlist. PP will use the investment to make £2 million worth of video content per year, invest in team training and education to ensure that it can offer the best service/product to its clients, and help manage cash flow and unexpected situations.
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investment:
£108,046
