MAKING OF THE KING PART 7

This is the original prospectus which was given to Paramount,Edmunds Entertainment and the Estate of Michael Jackson.

The J5ive

Feature Film Project


D.Nesmith, Screenwriter and Creative Consultant


 

Highlights
T H E P R O G R A M

It is clear that in the industry, there is a serious lack of dramatic films for African Americans. Though specialty divisions in the majors do occasionally produce seminal work, features in this genre are usually not given the same promotion as a large bowed film with names attached.
D.Nesmith is a new writer, launching her career with her first feature film screenplay with the current working title The J5ive (the motion picture).
The original screenplay has been written by D.Nesmith. As the writer, D.Nesmith is solely focusing on partial or sole creative control on the work since completing over a year of research for the screenplay. The property was written with another project attached for production as a part of this film. D.Nesmith is very well versed in theatrical distribution and development, and wishes to be consulted on the project through its various stages of production. The writer is committed to the vision of this project and bringing it to the screen on time and under and/or within budget.
The Motion Picture
The motion picture, a full length feature is to be produced from the original screenplay of the working title The J5ive.
Project Status
S C R I P T: The script has been completed. It may be revised or polished in preproduction.
LEGAL STATUS: No life rights have been attained for any of the characters in the film. The production and creative are included but not limited to: producer, director, writer, editor, etc. and are considered independent contractors.





Treatment
The J5ive
Written by D.Nesmith
An autobiographical musical drama about the inception of the five brothers from Gary to the legendary label Motown; and the personal struggles that occur amongst the teenage singing sensations.
All of Joseph’s dreams about to come true, he thinks to himself as he waits patiently for the response from the Motown creator, Berry Gordy .The contracts wait anxious on the table as Joe Jackson signs his boys up to the Motown machine, from there the boys are brought to the sunny land of California to begin work on their album but there has never been a place for kids since Stevie. In an instant, the Jacksons from 2300 Jackson Street are transported from their humble beginnings to the warm weather of the West Coast, thrown into a world they have never known of glitz and glamour. In no time and with the help of a young intern, Gordy creates the first group of its kind. As the brothers are "manufactured" into the iconic group, they are trained and prepped for the media learning very early the politics of show business. But it’s Michael, who gets the real education as he is taken under the wing of his goddess: Ms. Ross, herself. The real work begins as the first album and appearance is packaged to present the Jackson 5 to the world and in a matter of months, the brothers become Motown’s singing sensation launching them into a stardom no one could have ever expected.
Time passes and life changes, marriages and babies, the brothers come of age during the 70s as each tries to find himself, his voice and his own separate identity .Tito finds strength in his marriage while Jermaine finds freedom in his. Jackie struggles with his age and the life he wished he had and Marlon finds comfort in the written form all the while as Michael loses himself in a sadness he’s never truly known. But many things change, the unity that once there is tested as Michael grows up and the dynamics shift. By 1974, the golden age of the J5 has reached its end and the once amazing Motown’s singing sensations bubble has finally popped.
Distraught and feeling worn beyond their years, the boys make a move that will reverberate forever in time causing a family fallout between the brothers; themselves. Can they remain who they are and be who they want to be?









Promotional Hook
From trials and tribulations, the perils of success and family struggles The Jacksons leave their humble beginnings in Gary, IN to become black media royalty with one of the biggest music labels of all time, Motown. The brothers ranging in age; fight, sing and dance under the tutelage of the Motown machine but as they come of age can they maintain their throne at the top?