Recession Rampage Movie Overwhelmed by Public Support

Recession Rampage Movie Overwhelmed by Public Support

LONDON, June 15/PRNewswire/ --

- Publicly-Funded Film "Michael's Resignation" Smashes Through Funding
Target

An independent British film dramatising the near-collapse of HBOS in
September 2008 has been inundated with cash donations and offers of help
after controversially inviting the general public to be a part of the
investment and production process.

Media support has exceeded all expectations. Within 36 hours of press
exposure, over GBP32,000 had been invested by the public online via the
film's website http://www.MichaelsResignation.co.uk - nearly twice the
original target of GBP18.500. Within a week the total had grown to over
GBP43,000. Contributions have averaged GBP30, with some donating GBP500 -
GBP1,000 each. Investment is still open and is about to break through a
landmark final total of GBP50,000.

So far, over 300 unsigned bands, 600 unknown actors and 1,100 production
personnel have applied to be involved in the movie, in which a city worker
spirals out of control and guns down his office colleagues.

The film has been deliberately designed as a platform to help and
encourage under-exposed British creative talent.

Auditions and filming for "Michael's Resignation" will be taking place in
South London throughout June and July, with the first screening and public
release of the film scheduled for September 2009. Support for the film has
already attracted the interest of 3 international distributors.

"Michael's Resignation" will be shot on the highly sought-after RED(R)
camera system - advanced Hollywood-quality equipment also used to produce
well-known cinema and television such as "24" and "Angels & Demons". The film
will be rehearsed, acted, shot and edited in "real-time" on the actual
timeline of the original story.

For the first time in independent film, the City of London Police
Tactical Firearms Unit will be staging a real, live, armed assault on the set
of Michael's Resignation in an "active shooter" training exercise, to kill
the lead character Michael Jones in his final stand. Aerial footage of the
scene will be taken on unmanned UAV drone planes. The cost of reproducing a
similar stunt commercially is estimated to be hundreds of thousands of
pounds.

Producer Alex Cameron said "'Michael's Resignation' is shaping up to be a
frenzied adrenaline ride of brutal carnage and dramatic ultra-violence, mixed
with razor-sharp dialogue and strong, intelligent characterisation. Being
entirely funded by ordinary people means we are free from any of the usual
political constraints other productions might struggle with, so we are truly
free to make the movie we want to, for all of us - a wild, violent and
insanely dangerous act of cinematic revenge, in response to all the liberties
the establishment has taken in the past few years to make our lives that
little bit worse."

As a result of such strong interest in the film and the unique approach
to producing it, Cameron has received multiple offers of private finance from
investors for the next 6 movies in his "Multivalence" series.

Notes to Editors:

Every UK police force in the UK has a Tactical Firearms Department with
a different policy on involvement with filmmaking:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearms_Unit

More information on RED(R) cameras can be found on the RED(R) website:
http://www.red.com/

Anyone from the public can buy into the movie online via its website,
please include the address in coverage: http://www.michaelsresignation.com

Contact: Clare Beaumont, Line manager,
Email: clare.beaumont@michaelsresignation.com

Source: Michael's Resignation

Clare Beaumont, Line Manager, Tel: +44(0)7986-373177, Email: clare.beaumont@michaelsresignation.com

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