Own a slice of your very own motion picture.

99p will buy you one share.
These shares entitle you to a slice of the films final profits...I can't give you an exact figure, but its going to be more than 99p!
Public awareness will be raised by an Internet/Ebay campaign, which will then be followed by an extensive press campaign.
Effective distribution becomes a whole lot easier if the Worlds anticipation and excitement for the film (hype) is already there!



In return for your 99p investment you will receive the following:
A share certificate.
A share of the profits.
A part of motion picture history…I suppose.
Oh and the thought of knowing that you have jump-started my filmmaking career and that without your help the film would have taken even longer to make.



You have nothing to loose because the film WILL be made.
The 99p film share will make an ideal birthday present or Xmas gift. A novelty gift that’s affordable and with a clear end goal. Follow the films progress from start to finish. Read the press releases and website updates...a great way to keep you up-to-date, and also designed to create interest with the press/media.

This whole idea behind the making of this film is also being marketed at production companies. So you could see a 25 minute documentary looking at the machinations involved with ‘what it takes to get this film made’ on terrestrial television.

Who am I and what do I hope to achieve?

My name is Alex Jones and I am 38 years old. I live in Porthleven, Cornwall with my partner and son.
I graduated from Winchester University with a Degree in documentary filmmaking.
My goal is to make a Cinema Vérité style film shot in beautiful France.

I have been hugely influenced by these three films:
Agnes Varda’s film SANS TOIT NI LOI (a.k.a. "Vagabond")
Jean Rouch’s film ‘Chronicle of a Summer’
Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez ‘The Blair Witch Project’ (I’m fascinated with the marketing strategy behind this film…not as low budget as everyone thinks!)


So in essence, reality converges with fiction and yet the film is all shot so as not to differentiate the two! Basically the viewer will not be able to tell what’s real and what’s fiction.

The synopsis for the film then is this:

A low budget filmmaker sets out from England to make a documentary about the festival d’ Avignon. It’s his first real filming project since graduating from University. The filmmaker plans to hitch lifts from car/lorry drivers, walk and to jump trains in order to get to Avignon. Once he arrives in Avignon the filmmaker will shoot lots of footage of the festival, and interview lots of people including V.I.P’s and performers, that he has already contacted prior to leaving the UK.

PLEASE NOTE: THE ABOVE IS WHAT THE CHARACTER IN THE FILM THINKS IS GOING TO HAPPEN!

In reality, the journey takes longer than expected. He meets lots of people on the journey from England to Avignon…the filmmaker is waylaid by some good people and some bad! He enjoys the freedom of living life on the road! He shoots on his 16mm wind-up camera things that catches his eye...he finds himself in situations that have to be seen to be believed! He eventually makes it to Avignon!...from that point on-wards, the past events come back to haunt him...?

Some of the film shots/sequences will be planed out in Pre-Production. Some of the film is improvised on the spot-where ever that might be, and some of the film will be shot ‘by chance-by random using the point and shoot method’ this creates many possible outcomes!

Obviously I can’t give away plot details and twists etc at this early stage. But I can visualise in my head what the overall film will evolve into! Once again I ask for your trust in my vision as a filmmaker, I have faith in my abilities. I have vision!


So the overall idea of the film is to make a road movie about a filmmaker on the road from point ‘A’ to point ‘B’. With quite a few twists and turns along the way. Include in the film some Horror, some Romance, some Comedy etc and you have the next ‘Blair Witch’.


I am serious about making this film. I will make this film. If I only ever make one film in my life then this is the one that’s going to get made. I am passionate about this film. I know the style of filming employed will work and will be visually effective. I know I can make this happen.

The question is after reading all the above…what do you think!

PLEASE... WILL YOU INVEST 99p
(HELP ME ACHIEVE MY AMBITION)

It should be noted that a one-off bank account will be opened solely for this film. This is designed to keep everything as transparent as possible.
I have nothing to hide.
Each 99p share will receive an equal share of the final profits from the films final box office takings. No losses will be incurred by the .99p shareholders. This equates to the shareholder never loosing more than 99p (the initial investment).

If you can help in other ways then I would also like to hear from you. Please feel free to email me at starman.1969@yahoo.co.uk

Thank you, Alex Jones