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The third installment of CIT: BEHIND THE BUSINESS, hosted by notable business strategist and journalist Andrew Shapiro, features an interview with Trevor Macy and Marc Evans, founders and Co-Chief Executive Officers of Intrepid Pictures.

Intrepid Pictures is a feature film production and co-financing company sharing a non-exclusive first-look deal with Rogue Pictures and Universal Pictures. Intrepid will produce and co-finance 3 to 5 pictures per year with Rogue, Universal, and other distributors. Intrepid’s mandate is to finance and produce projects in the teen comedy, horror, thriller and action genres, targeting the 12 – 29 year old audience.

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Part 1
Beginning A Partnership

Part 2
Building A Studio

Part 3
Making Movies

Part 4
Financing Creativity

Part 5
Targeting Your Audience

Part 6
Success vs Criticism

Part 7
Early and Current Influences

Part 8
The Art of Financing
Part 9
Protecting the Bottom Line
Part 10
No Regrets

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ABOUT INTREPID PICTURES

Trevor Macy and Marc Evans, Founders and Co-CEOs - Intrepid Pictures

Founded in 2005 by Trevor Macy and Marc Evans, Intrepid Pictures is a feature film production and co-financing company sharing a non-exclusive first-look deal with Rogue Pictures and Universal Pictures. Intrepid will produce and co-finance 3 to 5 pictures per year with Rogue, Universal, and other distributors. Intrepid’s mandate is to finance and produce projects in the teen comedy, horror, thriller and action genres, targeting the 12 – 29 year old audience.

Upcoming Intrepid Pictures releases include Strangers, written and directed by Bryan Bertino, starring Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman (to be released by Rogue Pictures July 13, 2007); and Robert Ben Garant & Thomas Lennon’s Balls of Fury, starring Dan Fogler, George Lopez, Maggie Q, and Christopher Walken (to be released by Rogue Pictures September 14, 2007).

The company is also producing Doomsday with Crystal Sky, Neil Marshall directing, Rhona Mitra and Bob Hoskins starring; and Couriers, produced by Intrepid with Jason Netter of Kickstart Comic Art Studios and executive produced by Ken Levin. Javier Grillo-Marxuach, an Emmy winner for Lost, will write the screenplay.

Full Bios:

Trevor Macy

Marc Evans

INTREPID TIPS:

Starting Your Own Movie Company / Succeeding in Hollywood

1.Trust your gut. Your instincts define you.

2. Relationships, relationships, relationships.

3. In Hollywood, years of perseverance and resilience precede most “overnight” successes.

4. The movie business is volatile – if you’re not up for bumps and bruises, consider another career.

5. If you do your homework, form an opinion, and offer it up, you’ll be ahead of most people in a Hollywood meeting.

6. Forge an environment for yourself and your company where creativity can thrive.

7. Surround yourself with people who raise your game.

8. Know what movie you’re making and what audience you expect to come see it.