A True Story

Civilized Productions – a brand of entertainment INTRODUCTION It is the intention of this venture to promote great men as defined by their virtues and the underlying attributes driving their actions. The purpose of this information package is to outline the business opportunity for a start-up specialized Production Company. We seek to immediately acquire both short-term financing and strategic partnerships in either order to then qualify, interview and train: •

on-the-ground production and administrative personnel,

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a centralized business development team, and

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brand marketing and rights management staff.

With an investment of private capital and increased supply capacity, we will be able to take advantage of a global opportunity in the broadcast and merchandise industries today, including online and wireless, in need of compelling content. CIVILIZED PRODUCTIONS will initially produce (create, manage and market) a series of television shows distributed into broadcast markets on a territory-by-territory basis. Our branded product, such as the locally-produced A True Story, will enable marketing teams to interact with a segmented database of consumers – a cost-effective reach plan for advertisers seeking the educated male demographic as a target. We will achieve our goals by acquiring and creating assets and selling broadcast, syndication, advertising and merchandising rights. We will grow a business and maintain profitability due to our specialized knowledge of history, creative production processes, new technology and equipment, and integrated marketing campaigns in order to communicate excellent stories. To maximize reach potential, management will allocate and oversee appropriate media campaigns at print, radio and television. Global merchandise rights for branded lines (DVDs, action figures, shirts and related gear) will also generate substantial income, as well as celebrity endorsement and eventual product placement deals marketed into individual territories. We look forward to your feedback.

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This is A True Story – “Vérité” – Canadians* that Made History •

A 13-week episodic series, featuring visionaries and their great stories: o

Sir John A MacDonald – Nation Builder  Against all odds, he forged a nation of sprawling geographic size, with two diverse European colonial origins and a multiplicity of cultural backgrounds and political views.

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Samuel Bronfman – Businessman  He founded Distillers Corporation Limited, in Montreal, and acquired Seagram, which enjoyed substantial growth in the 1920s, in part due to Prohibition in the United States.

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Charlie Conacher – Legendary Hockey Player  During the 1930s, he had the hardest shot in hockey, a skill developed through hours of practice on the streets of the Toronto slum area where he grew up.

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Ezra Butler “EB” Eddy – Founder: Eddy Match Company  Now an internationally recognized brand, he began producing matches using discarded wood from the nearby sawmills, but in 1882 his plant in Hull was destroyed in a fire.

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John Bayne Maclean – Publisher  A teacher and lieutenant colonel, he also founded Maclean's Magazine, Chatelaine and the Financial Post, and built Canada's largest magazine empire, known as Maclean-Hunter.

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Hart Massey – Entrepreneur  After joining his father’s business in 1851, he used mergers, spirited sales and advertising techniques to become the leading manufacturer of branded farm equipment.

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James Naismith – Basketball Inventor  In December 1891, he – a Canadian teacher at the YMCA training school in Springfield, Mass. – took a soccer ball and a peach basket into the gym and invented basketball.

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John Molson – Industrialist

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Among his many contributions to Montreal, in 1825 he paid for the construction of the Royal Theatre that provided musical and theatrical entertainment similar to the grand halls of Europe.

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John Ross Robertson – Philanthropist  He bequeathed his a considerable book collection to the Toronto Public Library, founded a children's home, and left a large annuity to the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.

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Sir Sanford Fleming – Engineer  He is known for introducing Canada's postage stamp, engineering much of the Intercolonial Railway and the Canadian Pacific Railway, and founding the Royal Canadian Institute in Toronto.

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Colonel R. S. McLaughlin – Car Maker  He became a director of General Motors in 1910 and in 1918 sold the McLaughlin Motor Car Co. to GM, becoming president of General Motors Canada.

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John Diefenbaker – Politician  While previous prime ministers had concerned themselves with the reconciliation of French and English culture in Canada, he aspired to include other ethnic extractions in the national identity.

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Robert Borden – Prime Minister WWI  With the advent of the First World War in Europe and the sacrifice of Canadian lives, Borden bravely insisted on an autonomous voice for the nation in Imperial and international affairs.

* This series is intended as a production template and is easily transferred into other countries around the world to inform populations about their own heroes. 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CIVILIZED PRODUCTIONS will acquire, produce and sell compelling content, simply. It is our intention to consistently deliver valuable key messages into the male demographic by utilizing small and large screen media. Passionately delivered, these key messages will be exemplified through the actions of heroic men, reflecting their own unique defining virtues throughout our product and brand of entertainment. In the process we will popularize men who, throughout history and forevermore, nobly go forward with purpose and conviction and who leave in their wake a “great story”. 1.2 Mission Statement To define, develop and deliver the heroic attributes of man. Civilized Productions: A True Story © Authors Canada 2004-2009

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1.3 Keys to Success It is critical that our teams, by delivering the heroic attributes of man, promote compelling content, create and release complementary product offerings, and execute promotional plans that will gain wide exposure at a conservative and yet realistic cost. The website(s) will generate a viable database of consumers who will be sold branded merchandise, including advance tickets to feature films and additional offerings, based on their avowed interest in history, but notably their interest in what constitutes a man. 8.1 Additional Branded and Proprietary Television Titles (Coming Soon) Before The Egyptians – The Search for Mu • A 13-part weekly series, based on the findings of James Churchward, et al o www.beforetheegyptians.com The Knights Templar – Traveling in the New World before Columbus • A 6-hour series about the Order’s travels before, during and after the Crusades o The Norsemen become The Normans, descendants of The Vikings o The First Crusade and finding The Temple’s “Treasure” o Importing Silver from The New World and funding the Crusades  Evidence now supports the theory that the Crusades were fought on behalf of the Roman Catholic church merely as a smokescreen for the Templar’s commercial activities in New World o Building Norman Keeps in towns along The New World coast o Escaping persecution and hidden treasure at Oak Island o The long list of adventurers and explorers to follow in their footsteps There is no shortage of great stories. We welcome suggestions and recommendations.

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