The Gnomes of New Hope, Core Creative Materials

Since I know there are professionals watching the progress of The Gnomes of New Hope, I am posting some of the management Modus Operandi for your consideration.

I'll address this subject in more detail over time. You may have seen other discussions regarding The Core Creative Materials.

 For now, I'd like to point out that these Core Creative Materials have been and are being preserved from revelation in totality, until I have significant capital from participating partners proving commitment to the security of the project and to the overall plans for international presentation.

If there's one thing I've learned over the years, it to protect your investments. 

The value in the Gnomes of New Hope is the ability to implement the project across the board in a simultaneous fashion, or at least as close to simultaneously as possible and certainly on a well planned out schedule.

Revealing the Core of the project to the public too soon destroys the overall market value, because the markets need to be postured to take advantage of the highest level of interest.

So this strategy is being maintained for a number of reasons, but the most significant is to preserve the value for a potential buyer.

There are numerous production aspects that can, and are, being advanced without revelation of the Core to any public forum. 

With proper representation, the classified nature of the Core Creative Materials can theoretically be protected, but none-the-less the materials are being revealed only in parts that are insufficient to duplicate the overall project, should any nefarious characters attempt to steal it.

This is why I am seeking financial commitments from our partners, along with the Restrictive Covenant Agreement, before permitting anyone to see the Core Creative Materials.

This policy must be carried to the highest level. The Industry Review Package reveals sufficient materials to professionals who have provided a cover letter of intent with the Restrictive Covenant Agreement to allow that to happen.

AG

Studio Overhead

The work of preparing the Core Creative Materials has the very real tendency to distract from all other matters of import. One of those realities is the Studio Overhead.

Without going into detail, let me say, for the sake of simplicity that: the very basic minimum for studio overhead maintenance, without personnel, supplies and or any project line items is $500 per day, based on a five day week and a 50 week year.

(Let me also say that the studio rate, not connected to The Gnomes of New Hope is $250/hr, plus materials and special tooling)

Any discussions about Rights to The Gnomes of New Hope must start on that basis and add to that for personal accommodation to the creator, myself.

I post this for the sake of realizing that this foundation must be met for a thirty-year plan, which rounded off to the highest increment is $4M. Accounting for taxes and inflation that equates to $7M.

I discuss those details in the IMS Business Plan, which I expect to post on a separate (private) blog. If you are a business partner or a member of IMS Producing Partners, you will have access to those documents.

My original intent was not to post that Business Plan on the web, but with restricted access to that information, I see no reason not to. That Business Plan lays out the organizational structure for building a management team for numerous projects, using The Gnomes of New Hope as a model. The establishing foundation for that organizational structure is the formation of the project's Joint Venture. In the instance of The Gnomes of New Hope, it is The Elder Gnomes Joint Venture.

The two links provided above contain some redundancy, by necessity.

Although The Elder Gnomes is part of the Business Plan, I expect I will post that subject on IMS Producing Partners separately from the other components; IMS Management Inc, The Gnomes of New Hope Productions, and Image of the Mind Studios. You will find a postings elsewhere on these subjects, as I have made mention of them in various postings (see link above) .

The Business Plan is currently part of the DVD Industry Review Package, but I will be investigating accessing the MS Word files to use them for posting on the appropriate blogs. I do this for the sake of informing those individuals who will be involved in direct involvement, investment, production, purchasing rights, or negotiating any terms.

Clearly it is easier to distribute this material via internet access than by other means, but it is done so to facilitate knowledge on the subjects and not to serve as a means to solicit any degree of direct participation.

All actual and direct participation may only occur via face to face communication with Arthur Greisiger taking place within the walls of  Image of the Mind Studios at 1325 Industrial Boulevard in Southampton, Pennsylvania 18966, or at other locations - upon providing a written invitation, accompanied by The Restrictive Covenant Agreement. (a link will be provided in the near future) submitted to Arthur Greisiger at the same IMS location.

No other persons are authorized to make any commitments regarding The Gnomes of New Hope, Image of the Mind Studios, or any project attached thereto.

AG