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  • Frances Emerson

    Member
    August 16, 2022 at 2:46 pm

    POWER PLAYER LESSON 10

    FRAN’S TARGET MARKET

    WHAT I LEARNED: I did try Imdb.com. There was some stuff on there. But it was hard to find a lot when you’re not a member. I did find that Wikipedia worked very well with a list of producers for the movies. Some names even had the companies they work for which helped a lot, too. It’s just another way to find producers. It was work, but it was easy work.

    TITLE: THE GREAT RACE BETWEEN THE NATCHEZ AND THE ROBERT E. LEE

    LOGLINE: Can a young, untested newspaper reporter, his heart torn by the loss of his fiancé, find love again when he’s assigned to cover the steamboat “race of the century” aboard the celebrated the Robert E. Lee?

    GENRE: DRAMA/HISTORICAL FICTION

    MOVIES: STARS FOR LEAD ROLES:

    The Imitation Game Liam Neeson Captain John Cannon

    Rush Mel Gibson Captain Thomas Leathers

    Captain Phillips Tom Holland Charles Welbourne Knapp

    Moneyball Will Ferrell John C. Kay

    Belfast Mellany Barros? Frances Shackelford

    Apollo 13

    In the Heart of the Sea Other Possible Captain Leathers

    The Irishman Gerard Butler

    On the Basis of Sex

    Wild

    Catch Me If You Can

    Seabiscuit

    Hidden Figures

    Lincoln

    Schindler’s List

    Selma

    Braveheart

    Titanic

    12 Years a Slave

    The Queen

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1917

    POSSIBLE PRODUCERS:

    Nora Grossman Bristol Automotive Jane Rosenthal Tribeca Entertainment

    Ido Ostrowsky Bristol Automotive Emma Tillinger Koskoff

    Teddy Schwarzman Black Bear Pictures Irwin Winkler

    Brian Grazer Imagine Entertainment Randall Emmett Emmett/Furta/Oasis Films

    Ron Howard Imagine Entertainment Gerald Clamales

    Will Ward Gaston Pavlovich

    Joe Roth Morgan Creek Productions Daniel Stiepleman

    Paula Weinstein Robert W. Cort

    Brian Oliver New Republic Pictures Reese Witherspoon

    Andrew Eaton Laura Dern

    Eric Fellner Working Title Films Thomas Sadoski

    Michael DeLuca Newline Cinema, Dreamworks Steven Spielberg

    Rachel Horowitz Walter F. Parker Dreamscape Immersive

    Brad Pitt Kathleen Kennedy Amblin Entertainment

    Scott H. Rudin Gary Ross

    Dana Brunetti Cavalry Media Jane Sindell

    Clint Eastwood Donna Gigliotti

    Frank Marshall Amblin Entertainment Peter Chernin

    Tim Moore Jen Topping

    Allyn Stewart Pharrell Williams

    Kenneth Branaugh Theo Melfi

    Laura Berwick Christian Colson

    Becca Kovacik Oprah Winfrey

    Tamar Thomas DeDe Gardner Plan B Entertainment

    Robert DiNiro Jeremy Kleiner

    Gerald R. Molen Movie Corp Branko Lustig

    Leonardo DiCaprio Mel Gibson

    Lara Wickes Rebel Films Karia Braun Rebel Films

    Alan Ladd Jr. The Ladd Co. Brian Davey

    Marion Milne Sam Mendes

    Pippa Harris Neal Street Prods. Jayne-Ann Tenggren

    Callum McDougall Brian Oliver New Republic Pictures

    Sam Spiegal 20<sup>th</sup> Century (deceased) James Cameron

    Jon Landau Bill Pohland

    Steve McQueen HBO Films Arnon Milchan Regency Films

    Anthony Katagas Peyton Manning Omaha Productions

  • Frances Emerson

    Member
    August 16, 2022 at 2:57 pm

    My first posting got all messed up. I tried to shorten it up so I wouldn’t take up so much space, but it didn’t work. So here’s the replacement post. I hope this one posts without any problems.

    POWER PLAYER LESSON 10

    FRAN’S TARGET MARKET

    WHAT I LEARNED: I did try Imdb.com. There was some stuff on there. But it was hard to find a lot when you’re not a member. I did find that Wikipedia worked very well with a list of producers for the movies. Some names even had the companies they work for which helped a lot, too. It’s just another way to find producers. It was work, but it was easy work.

    TITLE: THE GREAT RACE BETWEEN THE NATCHEZ AND THE ROBERT E. LEE

    LOGLINE: Can a young, untested newspaper reporter, his heart torn by the loss of his fiancé, find love again when he’s assigned to cover the steamboat “race of the century” aboard the celebrated the Robert E. Lee?

    GENRE: DRAMA/HISTORICAL FICTION

    MOVIES: STARS FOR LEAD ROLES:

    The Imitation Game Liam Neeson Captain John Cannon

    Rush Mel Gibson Captain Thomas Leathers

    Captain Phillips Tom Holland Charles Welbourne Knapp

    Moneyball Will Ferrell John C. Kay

    Belfast Mellany Barros? Frances Shackelford

    Apollo 13

    In the Heart of the Sea Possible Captain Leathers

    The Irishman Gerard Butler

    On the Basis of Sex

    Wild

    Catch Me If You Can

    Seabiscuit

    Hidden Figures

    Lincoln

    Schindler’s List

    Selma

    Braveheart

    Titanic

    12 Years a Slave

    The Queen

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1917

    STARS FOR LEAD ROLES:

    Liam Neeson Captain John Cannon

    Mel Gibson Captain Thomas Leathers

    Tom Holland Charles Welbourne Knapp

    Will Ferrell John C. Kay

    Mellany Barros? Frances Shackelford

    Other Possible Captain Leathers Gerard Butler

    POSSIBLE PRODUCERS:

    Nora Grossman Bristol Automotive

    Jane Rosenthal Tribeca Entertainment

    Ido Ostrowsky Bristol Automotive

    Emma Tillinger Koskoff

    Teddy Schwarzman Black Bear Pictures

    Irwin Winkler

    Brian Grazer Imagine Entertainment

    Randall Emmett Emmett/Furta/Oasis Films

    Ron Howard Imagine Entertainment

    Gerald Clamales

    Will Ward

    Gaston Pavlovich

    Joe Roth Morgan Creek Productions

    Daniel Stiepleman

    Paula Weinstein

    Robert W. Cort

    Brian Oliver New Republic Pictures

    Reese Witherspoon

    Andrew Eaton

    Laura Dern

    Eric Fellner Working Title Films

    Thomas Sadoski

    Michael DeLuca Newline Cinema, Dreamworks

    Steven Spielberg

    Rachel Horowitz

    Walter F. Parker Dreamscape Immersive

    Brad Pitt

    Kathleen Kennedy Amblin Entertainment

    Scott H. Rudin

    Gary Ross

    Dana Brunetti Cavalry Media

    Jane Sindell

    Clint Eastwood

    Donna Gigliotti

    Frank Marshall Amblin Entertainment

    Peter Chernin

    Tim Moore

    Jen Topping

    Allyn Stewart

    Pharrell Williams

    Kenneth Branaugh

    Theo Melfi

    Laura Berwick

    Christian Colson

    Becca Kovacik

    Oprah Winfrey

    Tamar Thomas

    DeDe Gardner Plan B Entertainment

    Robert DiNiro

    Jeremy Kleiner

    Gerald R. Molen Movie Corp

    Branko Lustig

    Leonardo DiCaprio

    Mel Gibson

    Lara Wickes Rebel Films

    Karia Braun Rebel Films

    Alan Ladd Jr. The Ladd Co.

    Brian Davey

    Marion Milne

    Sam Mendes

    Pippa Harris Neal Street Prods.

    Jayne-Ann Tenggren

    Callum McDougall

    Brian Oliver New Republic Pictures

    Sam Spiegal 20<sup>th</sup> Century (deceased)

    James Cameron

    Jon Landau

    Bill Pohland

    Steve McQueen HBO Films

    Arnon Milchan Regency Films

    Anthony Katagas

    Peyton Manning Omaha Productions

  • julie Beckett

    Member
    August 17, 2022 at 1:30 am

    Julie’s Target Market

    What I learned is that there are many producers for TV shows compared to movies. I didn’t look up any for talent yet but that is a second options.

    Title: Detroit DPD: DART

    Genre: Police Drama

    Logline:

    An old-school Detroit police force is forced to work with the progressive, civilian DART team to resolve domestic related cases peacefully, resulting in disruptive culture clashes.

    1. Southland

    1. Christopher Chulack … executive producer (43 episodes, 2009-2013)

    2. Jon Paré … producer / co-executive producer (43 episodes, 2009-2013)

    3. Andrew Stearn … co-executive producer / producer / executive producer (43 episodes, 2009-2013)

    4. John Wells … executive producer (43 episodes, 2009-2013)

    5. Michael Haro … associate producer (36 episodes, 2010-2013)

    6. Jonathan Lisco … executive producer / co-executive producer (30 episodes, 2011-2013)

    7. Cheo Hodari Coker … co-producer / supervising producer (20 episodes, 2011-2012)

    8. Chic Daniel … associate producer (20 episodes, 2011-2012)

    9. Ann Biderman … executive producer (13 episodes, 2009-2010)

    10. Will Rokos … co-producer (10 episodes, 2011)

    11. Jason Horwitch … consulting producer (10 episodes, 2012)

    12. Dave Lifshin … associate producer (10 episodes, 2012)

    13. Mario Cortez … associate producer (10 episodes, 2013)

    14. Tom Flores … associate producer (10 episodes, 2013)

    15. Aaron Rahsaan Thomas … co-executive producer (10 episodes, 2013)

    16. Heather Zuhlke … co-producer (10 episodes, 2013)

    17. Jon Wallace … associate producer (6 episodes, 2009-2010)

    18. Angela Amato-Velez … consulting producer (6 episodes, 2009)

    19. Dee Johnson … consulting producer (6 episodes, 2009)

    20. David Graziano … co-executive producer (6 episodes, 2010)

    21. Diana Son … consulting producer (6 episodes, 2010)

    2. The Rookie

    1. Michelle Chapman … executive producer (76 episodes, 2018-2022)

    2. Nathan Fillion … executive producer (76 episodes, 2018-2022)

    3. Mark Gordon … executive producer (76 episodes, 2018-2022)

    4. Alexi Hawley … executive producer / executive producer / executive producer: showrunner (76 episodes, 2018-2022)

    5. Bill Norcross … executive producer (76 episodes, 2018-2022)

    6. Helen Pai … producer / co-producer (76 episodes, 2018-2022)

    7. Jon Steinberg … executive producer (76 episodes, 2018-2022)

    8. Vincent Angell … co-executive producer (75 episodes, 2018-2022)

    9. Elizabeth Beall … consulting producer / co-executive producer (75 episodes, 2018-2022)

    10. Robert Bella … co-executive producer / producer / co-producer / supervising producer (75 episodes, 2018-2022)

    11. Brynn Malone … co-executive producer (75 episodes, 2018-2022)

    12. Terence Paul Winter … executive producer / consulting producer (66 episodes, 2019-2022)

    13. Corey Miller … co-executive producer / consulting producer (56 episodes, 2019-2022)

    14. Marco Black … producer (42 episodes, 2019-2022)

    15. Lee A. Frost … associate producer (36 episodes, 2021-2022)

    16. Fredrick Kotto … supervising producer / co-producer (36 episodes, 2021-2022)

    17. Diana Mendez … producer / co-producer (36 episodes, 2021-2022)

    18. Bill Roe … executive producer (36 episodes, 2021-2022)

    19. P. Todd Coe … producer (21 episodes, 2019-2020)

    20. Rob Bowman … executive producer (20 episodes, 2019-2020)

    21. Mary Trahan … co-producer (20 episodes, 2019-2020)

    22. Liz Hsiao Lan Alper … co-producer (19 episodes, 2018-2019)

    23. Ally Seibert … co-producer (19 episodes, 2018-2019)

    24. Brad Davis … co-producer (9 episodes, 2018-2019)

    25. Patrick McKee … producer (9 episodes, 2018-2019)

    26. Bill Rinier … co-producer (9 episodes, 2022)

    27. Steve Pearlman … consulting producer (4 episodes, 2019)

    28. Greg Beeman … co-executive producer (3 episodes, 2018)

    29. Liz Friedlander … executive producer (2 episodes, 2018-2022)

    30. Llewellyn Wells … producer (2 episodes, 2018)

    31. Michele Greco … producer (1 episode, 2018)

    32. Nicholas Pepper … executive producer (1 episode, 2018)

    33. Jason Ramos … co-producer (1 episode, 2018)

    3. 911: Lonestar

    1. Angela Bassett … executive producer (42 episodes, 2020-2022)

    2. Bradley Buecker … executive producer (42 episodes, 2020-2022)

    3. Jeff Dickerson … co-executive producer / producer (42 episodes, 2020-2022)

    4. Brad Falchuk … executive producer (42 episodes, 2020-2022)

    5. John J. Gray … executive producer (42 episodes, 2020-2022)

    6. Rob Lowe … executive producer / co-executive producer (42 episodes, 2020-2022)

    7. Carlos M. Marimon … associate producer (42 episodes, 2020-2022)

    8. Alexis Martin Woodall … executive producer (42 episodes, 2020-2022)

    9. Tim Minear … executive producer (42 episodes, 2020-2022)

    10. Ryan Murphy … executive producer (42 episodes, 2020-2022)

    11. Rashad Raisani … executive producer (42 episodes, 2020-2022)

    12. Carly Soteras … co-executive producer / supervising producer / producer (42 episodes, 2020-2022)

    13. Sara Stelwagen … assistant producer (42 episodes, 2020-2022)

    14. Scott White … producer (42 episodes, 2020-2022)

    15. Lou Eyrich … producer (41 episodes, 2020-2022)

    16. Eryn Krueger Mekash … producer (41 episodes, 2020-2022)

    17. Jessica Ball … co-executive producer (32 episodes, 2021-2022)

    18. Wolfe Coleman … co-executive producer / supervising producer (32 episodes, 2021-2022)

    19. Jalysa Conway … producer / co-producer (32 episodes, 2021-2022)

    20. Ravi Subramanian … co-producer (32 episodes, 2021-2022)

    21. Tonya Kong … supervising producer / producer (20 episodes, 2020-2021)

    22. Trey Callaway … executive producer (18 episodes, 2022)

    23. Molly Green … co-producer (18 episodes, 2022)

    24. James Leffler … co-producer (18 episodes, 2022)

    25. Keith Tripler … associate producer (18 episodes, 2022)

    26. Bob Goodman … co-executive producer (7 episodes, 2022)

    27. Juan Carlos Coto … consulting producer (5 episodes, 2021)

    4. Chicago PD

    1. Dick Wolf … executive producer (181 episodes, 2014-2022)

    2. Arthur W. Forney … executive producer / co-executive producer (178 episodes, 2014-2022)

    3. Peter Jankowski … executive producer (177 episodes, 2014-2022)

    4. Derek Haas … executive producer / executive producer (175 episodes, 2014-2022)

    5. Michael Brandt … executive producer (174 episodes, 2014-2022)

    6. Jonathan Strauss … co-producer (141 episodes, 2015-2022)

    7. Timothy J. Sexton … co-executive producer / supervising producer / consulting producer (106 episodes, 2015-2020)

    8. Gavin Harris … co-executive producer / executive producer (100 episodes, 2017-2022)

    9. Jeremy Beim … co-producer / producer / supervising producer (97 episodes, 2014-2019)

    10. Rick Eid … executive producer / executive producer (97 episodes, 2017-2022)

    11. Brian Luce … associate producer / consulting producer / producer (93 episodes, 2017-2022)

    12. Terry Miller … producer / executive producer / producer (91 episodes, 2014-2018)

    13. Mark Tinker … executive producer (84 episodes, 2014-2017)

    14. Daniele Bernstein … co-producer / transmedia producer (83 episodes, 2018-2022)

    15. Matt Olmstead … executive producer (81 episodes, 2014-2017)

    16. Craig Gore … co-executive producer / supervising producer / co-producer (70 episodes, 2014-2017)

    17. Eriq La Salle … executive producer / co-executive producer (69 episodes, 2017-2021)

    18. Gwen Sigan … supervising producer / co-executive producer / co-producer / executive producer / executive producer (68 episodes, 2018-2022)

    19. Tim Walsh … co-executive producer / supervising producer (67 episodes, 2014-2017)

    20. Terry Blythe … co-producer / producer / associate producer (61 episodes, 2019-2022)

    21. Danielle Claman Gelber … executive producer (56 episodes, 2014-2016)

    22. Jeanne Caliendo … producer (53 episodes, 2018-2021)

    23. Scott Gold … co-executive producer (53 episodes, 2019-2022)

    24. Jamie Pachino … supervising producer / producer (44 episodes, 2015-2017)

    25. Mike Weiss … co-executive producer (44 episodes, 2015-2017)

    26. Kim Rome … supervising producer / producer (38 episodes, 2018-2020)

    27. Laura A. Garcia … associate producer (38 episodes, 2020-2022)

    28. David Brownfield … co-executive producer (36 episodes, 2019-2021)

    29. Maisha Closson … producer (35 episodes, 2014-2015)

    30. Chad Saxton … co-executive producer (25 episodes, 2021-2022)

    31. Tiller Russell … co-producer (23 episodes, 2016-2017)

    32. Michael Weiss … supervising producer (22 episodes, 2014-2015)

    33. John Dove … co-executive producer (22 episodes, 2017-2018)

    34. Sharon Lee Watson … co-executive producer (22 episodes, 2017-2018)

    35. Todd Robinson … supervising producer / co-executive producer (22 episodes, 2018-2019)

    36. Audra Allis … associate producer (17 episodes, 2018-2019)

    37. Craig Cannold … producer (17 episodes, 2021-2022)

    38. Matthew Newman … co-executive producer (17 episodes, 2021-2022)

    39. Anastasia Puglisi … supervising producer (17 episodes, 2021-2022)

    40. Ike Smith … co-producer (17 episodes, 2021-2022)

    41. Bill Balas … supervising producer (16 episodes, 2020-2021)

    42. Michele Greco … producer (15 episodes, 2014)

    43. Denitria Harris-Lawrence … co-executive producer (14 episodes, 2014)

    44. David Hoselton … co-executive producer (14 episodes, 2014)

    45. Sheyna Kathleen Smith … co-producer (14 episodes, 2014)

    46. Jason Wilborn … supervising producer (14 episodes, 2014)

    47. Mick Betancourt … consulting producer (13 episodes, 2014-2015)

    48. Rebecca Mcgill … co-executive producer (12 episodes, 2021-2022)

    49. Daniel Arkin … co-executive producer (10 episodes, 2020-2021)

    50. April Fitzsimmons … co-producer (9 episodes, 2018-2019)

    51. Joe Halpin … co-executive producer (6 episodes, 2019)

    52. Jeffrey Nachmanoff … consulting producer (4 episodes, 2019)

    Rookie
    Blue

    Kathy
    Avrich-Johnson … producer / executive producer
    (74 episodes, 2010-2015)
    Russ
    Cochrane … executive producer /
    co-executive producer / supervising producer (74 episodes, 2010-2015)
    Linda
    Pope … producer / executive producer
    (74 episodes, 2010-2015)
    David
    Wellington … executive producer (74
    episodes, 2010-2015)
    Tassie
    Cameron … executive producer (73
    episodes, 2010-2015)
    Ilana
    Frank … executive producer (73
    episodes, 2010-2015)
    John
    Morayniss … executive producer (73
    episodes, 2010-2015)
    Sherry
    White … consulting producer /
    co-executive producer (48 episodes, 2012-2015)
    Noreen
    Halpern … executive producer (38
    episodes, 2010-2012)
    Sonia
    Hosko … producer / associate producer
    / executive producer (38 episodes, 2012-2015)
    Brian
    Gibson … producer / line producer /
    executive producer (37 episodes, 2012-2015)
    Noelle
    Carbone … co-executive producer /
    consulting producer (29 episodes, 2013-2015)
    Armand
    Leo … co-producer / line producer /
    producer (27 episodes, 2010-2012)
    Morwyn
    Brebner … co-executive producer (26
    episodes, 2010-2011)
    Ellen
    Vanstone … co-executive producer (26
    episodes, 2010-2011)
    Adriana
    Maggs … consulting producer (22 episodes, 2014-2015)
    Gregory
    Nelson … supervising producer (13
    episodes, 2012)
    Ley
    Lukins … consulting producer (12
    episodes, 2013)
    Aubrey
    Nealon … consulting producer (12 episodes, 2013)
    Sean
    Reycraft … co-executive producer (10
    episodes, 2011)
    Matt
    MacLennan … supervising producer (9
    episodes, 2014-2015)
    Alan
    McCullough … consulting producer (9
    episodes, 2015)
    Margaret
    O’Brien … executive producer (9
    episodes, 2015)
    Adam
    Barken … consulting producer (8
    episodes, 2010-2011)
    John
    Krizanc … consulting producer (5
    episodes, 2014)

  • David Harper

    Member
    August 18, 2022 at 5:56 pm

    <div>David’s Target Market</div>

    What I learned is 1) Some of the producers have their phone number and personal email on IMDB Pro. So that’s cool. 2) It was hard to get to 50, because as I went through the process some of the producers were popping up repeatedly. I guess that means my targeting is good 🙂

    Title: Deeper than Blood

    Logline: A young man must choose between saving his father and saving his town when his father starts a wildfire to cover a bank heist.

    Genre: Action/Drama

    Make a list of five or more movies that are similar to yours and five actors that you might want to play your lead characters.

    Movies:

    Manchester by the Sea

    Hard Rain

    Hell or High Water

    No Country for Old Men

    Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

    Actors:

    Lucas Hedges as Danny, the young protagonist

    Matthew McConaughey as Arlo, Danny’s father

    Channing Tatum as Carter, the county sheriff

    Kate Mara as Elle, Arlo’s girlfriend

    Joey King as Becca, Danny’s love interest

    Using the Targeting process above, go to http://www.imdb.com and find 50 to 100 producers (or more) for your specific project.

    1. Declan Bladwin, Big Indie Pictures

    2. Josh Godfrey, K Period Media

    3. Bill Migliore, Class 5 Films

    4. Kimberly Steward, K Period Media

    5. Ryan Stowell, Religion of Sports

    6. Kevin J Walsh, B Story

    7. Braden Aftergood, Eighty Two Films

    8. Peter Berg, Film 44

    9. Kathryn Dean, ICM Partners

    10. Carla Hacken, Paper Pictures

    11. Sidney Kimmel, SK Global

    12. John Pinotti, Ivanhoe Pictures

    13. Gigi Pritzker, MWM Studios

    14. Rachel Shane, MWM Studios

    15. Dylan Tarason, Media Res

    16. Ian Bryce, Ian Bryce Productions

    17. Mark Gordon, The Mark Gordon Company

    18. Gary Levinsohn, The Mutual Film Company

    19. Ruben Samuel Sachs, WME

    20. Reid Carolin, Free Associationh

    21. Dan Fellman, Warner Brothers

    22. Gregory Jacobs, WME

    23. Mark Johnson, Gran Via productions

    24. Ken Meyer, Ken Meyer & Associates

    25. Michael Polaire, ICM Partners

    26. Daniel Battsek, Film4

    27. Graham Broadbent, Blueprint Pictures

    28. Peter Czernin, Blueprint Pictures

    29. Rose Garnett, A24

    30. Ben Knight, Blueprint Pictures

    31. David Kosse, Netflix

    32. Diarmuid McKeown, Blueprint Pictures

    33. Bergen Swanson, Mockingbird Media

    34. Ethan Coen

    35. Joel Coen

    36. David Diliberto, David Diliberto Studio

    37. Robert Graf, UTA

    38. Mark Roybal, wiip Studios

    39. Scott Rudin

    40. Luc Besson, EuropaCorp

    41. Michael Fitzgerald, Ithaca Pictures

    42. Larry Madaras, APA

    43. Richard Romero, Ithaca Pictures

    44. David Ellison, Skydance Media

    45. Megan Ellison, Annapurna Pictures

    46. Jan Foster, ICM Partners

    47. R. Paul Miller, Escape Pictures

    48. Maggie Renzi

    49. John Sloss, Cinetic Media

    50. Barbara A. Hall

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