Film: “The Same Kind of
Love”
Company: See You @ the Movies
Autism in Life, Come See
One Like Yours
Contents
• Film Summary
• Our Team
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Leadership
Actors
Finance
Music
Public Relations
Computer Specialist & Visuals ( Technical Team)
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The Process
The Objective
Our Market
Projected Profits
• Time Line / Funding and Logistics
• The Themes
• Contacts
Film: “The Same Kind of Love”
(1st film to about autism to have an actor with autism cast in the main role )
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The progression of the dating life of a teenage girl with autism. From first boyfriend
who has classic autism (escorted by family on all dates); secondly to dating someone
who is Asperger’s, and finally to dating and then marrying someone functioning as a
regular person in society (partner works as an autism activist). Includes moments of
tenderness, sexual development.
Portrays methods of success in maintaining communication in a long-distance
relationship. Includes scenes of prejudiced reactions by people in typical settings in
society. Threads woven into the story include activism for
water quality and lead removal.
Also the story of an autism couple whose child was taken and never returned, though
ordered by court.
Overall, a “sprite” character, Italian immigrant grandfather carrying luggage for stars
in the Chicago train station. Gives insights and encourages characters. Included in
the treatment are Buddhist tenets for reflection by the actors, which are lessons from
handling children with autism (will also contribute to the betterment of society).
This inspirational script includes moments of great pain, great joy, and the thrill of
success and accomplishment against internal and external odds.
Our Team
Leadership
• Project Director
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• CEO
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Nina Forest - Indianapolis, IN
For our film project: creation, spearheading, networking, meetings, organizing PR events
Brief: activist 20 years inc autism, parent of daughter with autism
writer: 2 Vol. “The Autism Brain: Putting Together the Pieces of the Puzzle”, technical
writer, animation creator for both feature film and an educational film about the autism
brain,
masters in economic development minors in computers and biological sciences & chemistry,
background in behavioral therapy, research in Harvard setting and medical school with
Pulitzer Prize winners
American who grew up in Japan & Okinawa
Xxx xxxx —Provided upon request
For our film project: CEO
Brief: water activist, lead removal activist, sales, scriptwriter for project: source of stories for
sprite character which is based on xxx’s Italian grandfather;
scriptwriter, author, PR, accommodations for autism actor
Our Team
Leadership
• CIO
– Jeffery Raskin, Las Vegas, NV (Systems Analyst/Software Engineer)
– For our film projects: CIO
– Brief: 20 years of computer projects to include Business Intelligence.
Global projects for Intel, Motorola, Nestles, Lockheed Martin, US Army,
Shell Oil, Keebler Cookies. Also worked project with Montana Power
Services. Served in the US Air Force for 7 years.
– 6 months project for Time-Warner, Inc. and held or participated in
meetings with CEO, CIO, various department Presidents/VPs, &
managers (Warner produced all the Harry Potter movies, and recently
successfully released “Avatar”. Warner also held in contract and
promoted towards great success a significant number of the fifty 1930s
stars for which we have autographs. We plan to include these showcase
signatures password-protected on our webpage and also have showings
at our PR events and premiere)
Actors, Autism Accommodations, &
Specialized aspects of filming
• Xxxxxx – Information provided upon request
– For our film projects: met face-to-face with these actors, who requested contact
for further consideration:
– Dustin Hoffman
– Johnny Depp
– William Ferrell
– Jim Carrey (since not available)
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also: NBC
– International modeling agency
• One of the storylines is based on Michael’s life & activism,
– commercials are written for Michael to be present with Italian racecar driver from
Monaco Grand Prix, sharing about devotion of his life to autism activism, after
racing career.
– Brief: autism activist of 15 years, presently working against public school &
institutional abuse of children,
– Former Nascar driver, son of an Italian racecar driver
• UnitedParentsforSpecialEducation@yahoogroups.com, Facebook, Twitter
Actors, Autism Accommodations, &
Specialized aspects of filming
• *Fawn Forest—Indianapolis, Indiana
(state with David Letterman endowed film-communication university program)
• For our film projects: actor, 20 years old, with
classic autism
– Brief:political activist 12 years with way paid for
lobbyist training in WDC, on various autism boards,
tuition-paid conferences
writer, autism awards winner
– Facebook, profile on Talenthutner.com, see
http://talenthunter.com/autismlearning
– resume & profile available at modelsforcars.com with
marketing strategy being created by Peter
Actors, Autism Accommodations, &
Specialized aspects of filming
• Sergio Cannela—Parmelo, Italy & NYC, NY
– For our film project: assistant producer, overseeing role of actor with autism
– Brief: international producer, TV, commercials, with Indi Festival awards
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http://www.sergiocannella.it/awards.htm
• Joey Campanaro—NYC, NY
– For our film project: food for film crew, premieres events, and commercials
– Brief: Chef and owner of The Little Owl Restaurant, in Greenwich Village, NYC,
http://www.thelittleowlnyc.com/ and The Market Table in West Village, NYC,
http://markettablenyc.com/
– See on CBS: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4919478n
• Greg Stephenson—Dallas, Texas
– For our film project: script director for Fawn’s role, minor actors (who have less
acting experience), helping behavioral therapist with storyboarding
– Brief: small business owner, 35 years of experience, teleprompting, primarily for
conventions & speakers
– See http://www.dallasprompter.com/
Finance
• Chris O’Toole– For our film projects: VP of Financial Strategy and Development
• Aldo Datoli—Chicago, Illinois
– For our film projects: deal broker and promotions
– Brief: financial forecasting, works with a Chicago real estate firm
• Gregg Kimmer—La Grange and Bowling Green, KY
– for our film project: Logistics Officer
– Brief: director of a company which prepares small business
plans, and bridges to venture capitalists (contact information
available in support of this project, on individual basis)
Finance
• Ed Sanders-- El Segundo, CA
– For our film project: Accounting, Contracts, creation of our Non-Profit
Foundation, distribution models & tracking sales
– Brief: now heads consulting firm, history of film marketing, financial & new
technology work in Hollywood at Fox, Orion Pictures, on Studio Industry
Committee for NATO and MPAA (Motion Pictures Association of America) where
every major studio & theater chain was represented, PriceWaterhouseCoopers’
entertainment group, projects with the Directors Guild and Screen Actors’ Guild,
independent filmmaking awards for “Jimmy and Judy” distributed by MGM,
worked for producers Woody Allen, Jodie Foster, Frank Oz (many Star Wars
movies which grossed $300 to $400 million, also Sesame Street & Muppet
movies), worked with Tony Alda (of National Treasure 1&11) and John Turtletaub
(of Phenomenon, & While You Were Sleeping), Alan Alda on film partially funded
by Disney & translated into several languages, with David Faustino of “Married
with Children” & Julie Benz (of “As Good As It Gets”)
– see: http://www.IMDbpro.com
http://pro.imdb.com/find?q=Ed+Sanders+II&s=
Music
• *Ted Greenburg—Los Angeles, California
– For our film projects: music producer, original background music & songs
available for “The Same Kind of Love” film, vocals—#s1&2: 1. Two Lovers 2. A
Place to Be and background, #s3: Distant Thoughts
– Brief: presently freelance also teaches at the Musician Institute in Los Angeles;
won Emmy for music in award-winning film “Standing in the Shadow of Motown,”
– wrote & produced for Dustin Hoffman and other celebrities;
– other projects he is promoting are represented by Brillistein-Gray Entertainment,
– listed in IMDb.pro , received Grammy award shared with Funk Brothers artist,
Alan Slutsky, for “Standing in the Shadow of Motown” (note: Motown’s Funk
Brothers have done autism fundraisers as well)
– see http://www.standingintheshadowsofmotown.com/film2.htm
http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm3013215/awards
• Note: have invited submission of original music by Cathy McConnell, of
Independence, WV
Public Relations
• Edmund Druilhet—Hollywood, CA
– For our film projects: producer for commercials with Italian racecar driver, help
put on PR gala at Egyptian Theater during Hollywood awards season
– Brief: TV Producer with own studio, also runs 2 Foundations, one for prevention
of domestic violence helping women in work, & one for Katrina survivors; writes
and creates TV documentaries, including recent one about Donald Trump; former
Mr. Southern America in bodybuilding
– See http://IMDbpro.com , Facebook, LinkedIn, numerous trailers on YouTube,
– CEO at Dragon
– Media Note: have invited submission of original music by Cathy McConnell, of
Independence, WV
• Edgar Omar Dennis-- Los Angeles, California & Tijauana, Mexico
– For our film projects: networking, promotion
– Brief: small business owner of 5 highly successful businesses (work experience
include sales while travelling to Hong Kong, Tokyo, Mexico)
Computer Specialist & Visuals
• Chad Polstra - Atlanta, Georgia
– For our film project: marketing, funding, webmaster
– Brief: startup project with Harvard business professor, designed
project for Indiana University in Indianapolis for use by IT
students, other web design & maintenance projects include in
technology publishing, several business startups
• Ryan Wise-Tucson, Arizona
– For our film project: computer programmer, animation,
storyboarding, telecommunications
– Brief: formerly with animation storyboard in Hollywood/LA video
previous international travel
– did post-graduate work in autism at MIT and Harvard,
– presently doing research for Nobel-prize winning
Timeline / Funding and Logistics
• The Process:
• Michael met face-to-face, for us, with 5 celebrities and 2 networks, who
have requested the follow up (full version presently in writing process).
– Would like to request and acquire one or more of following stars for these roles:
• William Ferrell - boyfriend with Asperger’s
• Johnny Depp
autism activist/former racecar driver
• Dustin Hoffman grandfather/sprite character
• Jay Aguilar (Unknown) - water, then lead removal activist
• Carey Mulligan -Fawn Forest
• Mother - Undetermined
– Excellent considerations for mother
• Meryl Streep - 60, many diverse roles, able to play role of strong, outspoken yet
sensitive woman
• Sigourney Weaver - 60, played a part in Eli Stone, which did a show about autism and
vaccines, also played a role about a woman with autism in Snow Cake, (about adult
woman with autism; who is a single mother with a daughter
Timeline / Funding and Logistics
– Other possibilities among actors over 40
• Candice Bergen - 63, extensive acting career; award winning,
diverse parts can play a female getting angry, as needed for
advocating mother
• Glen Close - 62, extensive acting career, award winning,
diverse parts; on recent board for Autism fundraiser at
Carnegie Hall
• Meg Ryan - 48, has played some strong women roles, on
major talk shows which have had spots about autism; such
as Letterman (actor is from town where he has endowed
program), the Jay Leno Show, and the View
• Dianne Weist - 61, starred in “I am Sam” about a parent who
wants custody of child who is mentally challenged
Timeline / Funding and Logistics
• The Objectives:
– Goals—acquire commitment of major star, begin production early
this fall promote inclusion of teens and young adults with autism
into society, to live in their own homes with help and do
meaningful work
– commercials of Michael at last of Monte Carlos Grand Prix race,
with Italian driver; depicting him as giving his life to worthy
cause of autism activism, aired on PBS stations around the US
– extensive media coverage thru communications/media NYC
Press Summit; plan would be for the film to be released to
theaters in the US and overseas distribution by Valentine’s
weekend
• Long-Term—create a Foundation to help defray burden
of cost to families with autism
Timeline / Funding and Logistics
• Our Market:
– Statistics
• 68 million people with autism in the world
• 14 million direct family members to someone with autism, in the US
• 4 million people with autism in the US
• 4 million members on yahoo loops about subjects related to autism
– Similar Ventures
• Rain Man, with Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise, before people barely knew about
autism, made $430 million; over half of that has been in the past 10 years, with
heightened media coverage many videos are being purchased
• Forrest Gump, with Tom Hanks, a pseudoautism film, made $680 million; script was
written by Eric Roth who just recently co-wrote “The Curious Case
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• Benjamin Buttons” with Brad Pitt. (*Brad Pitt stated in a conversation that one of his
favorite actors is Diane Weist, in the film“I am Sam” about a mentally challenged father
fighting to keep custody of his son.)
– Media which has covered autism and/or done awareness/fundraisers inc
• NBC, MTV, ABC, CNN, the View, the Today Show, the Jay Leno Show, the Larry King
Live Show, Oprah, Sound Medicine, Eli Stone, & the Tyra Banks Show; Discover, Times,
Newsweek, the Dallas News, Fort Worth Tribune, & the Wall Street Journal
Timeline / Funding and Logistics
– Statistics continue
• this generation of young people with autism will be the first not to be in
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group homes and institutions by their teens
a child with autism needs approximately $120,000 worth of therapy a year,
$1 million to transition successfully from home to school and $1 to $2 million
to transition successfully from home to adulthood
services provided for a child typically cost 3X to 6X as much when applied to
someone with autism, and many insurance policies still have exclusion
clauses
in 1989, when Fawn was born, 6 children with autism attended public
schools in Chicago; by 1993, 1,836 were in attendance (research shows also
this increase is not due to higher level of testing leading to this diagnosis)
approximately $3 billion has been designated by Congress for programs,
awareness, and treatment for autism
the United Nations just promised to fund $100 million this year for autism
awareness, treatment, and research
Timeline / Funding and Logistics
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Projected Profit:
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Expect 98% of the families in America with someone with autism to attend and bring a string of friends,
neighbors, therapists*, sports coaches, teachers, assistants, ministers, youth groups, & community groups
(a child with autism typically has 25 hours of therapy, doctors’, and specialized appointments in a week)
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computation-- *represented expect higher $5 (matinee cost)* X 60%* X (14 million plus
35X50*%) = $735,000,000 (plus) gross
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while comedies are most popular during times of high stress, the top grossing movies ever made have been
• “The Titanic” at just under $2 trillion
• ”Harry Potter” has grossed $1.6 trillion
• “Gone with the Wind” has brought in $75 billion
Hollywood profit for summer release movies was 6.7% higher than last summer, totaling to present over $7
billion during times of economic hardship and political upturn, people flock to movies for escape
*a low budget Horror film produced in Canada this year, costing $250,000; returned in 3 months $600,000
for European (alone) distribution
more amazing is “Paranormal Activity,” - made on a budget somewhere between $11,000 and $14,000
depending on reports--released October 2009--has grossed so far over $68,000,000!
before the summer films began in production, an international Italy-based film finance company offered a
mere 2 weeks to release of investment; with control of funds in the hand of the producer to speed up
production, versus a third part
corporations that are restoring profit by investing in film, include Bill Gates’ Microsoft, Meryl Lynch, Morgan
Stanley, and Reliance of India
Timeline / Funding and Logistics
• Projected cost of this film:
– $50 million*
• cost on conservative end of film budgets (many highly
successful this summer had 3 digit million dollar budgets)
using one of the above actors; include transportation,
accommodations for autism actor, and also PR gala at
Egyptian Theater (one block from the Red Carpet (project
generated under Letterman program supervision)
• other events:
– filmmakers alliance in Hollywood, media Summit in
NYC, book about this movie to be released at time of
film release, PR gala, commercials at races, Wallstreet
chef event
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return)
The Themes
• *ability to grow and maintain love relationship long distance
• *ability of young adult with autism to date, then have meaningful physical
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relationship as well in what are society’s knee jerk stereotypes and beliefs
against this happening; touches on prejudice against a situation of a
married couple with autism during childrearing
*role of autism parents in activism and paving the way includes important
part played by good mothering towards success of young person with
autism in society
*growing prevalence of single parenthood, ability to experience success in
spite of challenges
*environmental pollutants contributing to rapid rise of autism
*influence on success of dreams and aspirations passed down thru
generations
*what learning to accommodate autism children contributes to the
improvement of society (correlates lessons of autism children with good
Buddhist, Jewish, and Christian practices)
Contacts
• Respectfully submitted by Nina Forest
• Extensive film budget spreadsheet format
available
• autismlearning@fastmail.fm
• 765-716-2505