Just a note to say that I am developing a new dedicated site which will take over from this one in the next two weeks.

The new site is going to rock! So stay tuned!

It will be accessible from www.sentinel-entertainment.co.za but details will be posted here as soon as the site is live. I will attempt to transfer login and account details for existing members to the new site.

A framework is really starting to come together around the four films that have shown sufficient commercial potential. Here's how the defining technical specifications are shaping up.



Genre:



Plague - Action / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller

The Libertarian - Action / Adventure / Thriller

The Source - Crime / Drama / Thriller

The Beach House - Crime / Mystery / Thriller



Rating:



Plague - R

The Libertarian - R

The Source - R

The… Continue

Case Studies:



28 Days Later (2002)



Budget: $8,000,000



Domestic: $45,064,915 54.5%

+ Foreign: $37,654,970 45.5%

= Worldwide: $82,719,885



Distributors Net to Budget Ratio: 5.16



28 Days Later is a 2002 British post-apocalyptic science fiction horror film directed by Danny Boyle and starring Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris and Christopher Eccleston. Set in Great Britain, just after the turn of the 21st century, the story depicts the… Continue

I want to introduce one of the four greenlighted stories so far. Until this morning it was untitled. For the time being I am calling it "Plague". Your comments would be much appreciated!



Plague:



U.S., Europe, and the East have united to form a single world union government, the pinnacle of democratic ideals and the new capitalist economic seat of power.



A secret government division has developed a new weapon for peace. This sector, made up of highly trained… Continue

Now that I’ve been running some initial greenlights on my own stories to determine likely financial and commercial viability, I’ve reduced six to four, and subsequently may throw out another one, two or even three if they fail to develop into stories with real profit potential.



First off, the ones that didn’t make it, at least for now. If anyone reading this tells me that they think these stories have some seed of commercial merit, I might choose to revisit them.



The Right… Continue