Log Line
A young Secret Service Agent is eager to reclaim his family name by protecting his controversial presidential candidate from an assassin's bullet, while the second rate FBI Agent stumbles upon a power secret society's plot to overthrow the U.S. government, igniting a race against time to prevent nationwide chaos.
About The Rostrum Movie
Expanded Synopsis
Ripped from the headlines, The Rostrum tears through a story of political Armageddon. Second-rate FBI agent Stan Thompson stumbles upon the plan—something big is going down. Soon.
ros∙trum [ros-truh m] Any platform, stage, or the like for public speaking. A pulpit. And now, based upon this literary work – a sinister instrument of destruction. The Rostrum is a politically based crime thriller laced with threads of actual historical events within the U.S. and will leave you wondering: could it be possible?
Based upon his track record, FBI Special Agent Stan Thompson has never been much of an investigator. But somehow in Little Rock, Arkansas, Thompson becomes an unanticipated player in a game of intrigue when he stumbles upon a powerful group’s preparations to overthrow the current elected government. Formed in Civil War times, this secretive order has amassed great wealth and power over the decades, and is now actively implementing its vision of an ideal
United States. Turbulent socioeconomic conditions set a favorable table for this order’s audacious and ruthless plan—a plan to instigate a nationwide level of violent unrest and conflict sure to plunge the country into chaos and the government to the brink of collapse. Young Secret Service Agent, Matthew Foster, eager to reclaim his family name within the agency, unwittingly becomes an accomplice to unleash the carnage that ensues.
The premise of The Rostrum hypothesizes the impact of a very public and violent attempt to assassinate the next African-American contender for the White House when powerful forces are poised to covertly fuel civil unrest across the country. The question is, can a hapless Federal agent like Thompson get ahead of the power curve to interrupt the precisely planned chain of events, or will the United States become only a reference period in the history books of future generations?
Candy
Description
Female, 25 years of age, 5’4” tall, brown hair, brown eyes, attractive, biker gang floozy, wants to change her life for the better get out of gang affiliation, attracted to stability that Thompson represents.
Potential Candy Actresses
Stan Thompson
Description
Male, 35 years of age, 5’10” tall, heavyset, brown hair, brown eyes, FBI agent working white supremacist/Arian Gangs in Little Rock, AK, previous record as an underachiever, divorced, longs to work on Joint Terrorism Taskforce but multiple requests denied by supervisor. Has attraction to his Confidential Informant Candy, newfound drive to solve the case, stop the devious plans to overthrow the US government and get revenge for the killing of his love interest.
Potential Stan Thompson Actors
Matthew Foster
Description
Male, 27 years of age, 6’ tall, slender, in good shape, black hair, green eyes, Secret Service Agent on presidential candidate protection detail, his ancestor was on President McKinely’s protection detail when he was assassinated, Matthew wants to reclaim the family name in Secret Service.
Potential Matthew Foster Actors
Kenneth Collins
Description
Male, 5’10” tall, 32 years of age, 6’ 2” tall, well-built, tattoos, blond hair, blue eyes, racist,
natural leader, military combat veteran, former Army Officer, excellent tactician, is the tactical
planner and leader of the plan to create chaos and overthrow the US government.
Potential Kenneth Collins Actors
Business Timeline
Project Timeline
Marketing Strategy & Public Relations
Marketing Strategy & Public Relations
Pre-production (3 months)- During pre-production we will be hiring crew, securing locations and permits, securing rentals, preparing shooting schedules, and finalizing cast and talent.
Production is 5 weeks of principle photography and filming.
Post-production will be 4 months of creating the trailer, scoring, abd early scene release for marketing.
Marketing Strategy & Public Relations
Marketing Strategy & Public Relations
Marketing Strategy & Public Relations
The marketing strategy will start with an intense social media campaign in which ads will announce the film. They will be distributed by target marketing areas with a targeted hashtag strategy.
Teaser ads will be compelling designed for visual intrigue and excitement and targeted to the potential audience.
Events will be held which will showcase the film and cast. Film discussions, podcasts, and other forms of PR will be utilized.
Distribution Strategy
Distribution Strategy
Distribution Strategy
Theater Wide or Limited Release
Streaming services (Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+), theater, network tv, independent, day and date of release, video on demand (Google Play, iTunes, Amazon).
Film festival submissions such as but not limited to: Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition, PAGE International Screenwriting Awards, Sundance Institute Feature Film Program, SlamdanceScreenplay Competition, Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest, Filmmakers International Screenwriting Awards, ScreenCraftScreenwriting Contests, Script Pipeline Screenwriting Competition, Stage 32 Happy Writers Script Contests, and Save The Cat!
Merchandising through film related clothing and collectibles
Home entertainment via Blu-ray and DVD with bonus features.
Financials
Distribution Strategy
Distribution Strategy
The estimated production budget is less than $10 million.
The projected ROI is the budget plus 50% with targeted, intense marketing using similar films releases for scale.
State and Tax Incentives can be utilized for the following states on location Arkansas, Ohio (Cincinnati), D.C. (Washington), Georgia (Atlanta) and Illinois (Chicago) state film and arts incentive.