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What’s moving and shaking in Film3 heading into Summer 2022?

The Summer projects and partnerships in Film3 spaces are heating up.  

Mogies! just announced the first ever fully legit NFT Animated Series in partnership with the animators that brought The Simpsons series, The Simpsons Movie and VR attractions at Universal Studios Japan. 

Deadline broke the story in an exclusive that focusses on Erick Tran and his animation team at Chavvo plus Mogieland, the new Hollywood metaverse.

The Simpsons’ Animator Erick Tran Working Up NFT-Financed Hollywood Toon Series ‘The Mogies’ With Digital Marketplace And Financier Mogul Productions.

Trace Network Labs enables the creation of lifestyle products for any multichain metaverse. Their innovative technology has the ability for users to create real lookalike “BUDDY” avatars for individuals that are represented in the form of a NFT.  In addition to the “BUDDY” avatars, there is also the option to elevate your character’s style via digital wearables such as jackets and accessories.

Mogul Productions partnered with Trace Network Labs to drive engagement within the entertainment industry and drive quality experiences within their Mogieland Metaversecofr Hollywood.

The Mogul community will soon be able to mint their own NFT and bring that avatar into a variety of virtual experiences such as film premieres and events in Mogul’s Metaverse cinemas. There will also be the opportunity for users to obtain Mogul branded wearables that will unlock certain utility aspects and special “Behind The Scenes” experiences.

Actor/filmmaker, David Bianchi has over 100 professional credits and can be seen in studio films and major network TV. His work in front of the camera has earned him membership into the very prestigious Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

Mogul Productions Partners with Globally Acclaimed Actor, Filmmaker & Poet David Bianchi on his latest collections.  “SENSES”, is centered around 100 philosophical poems (written by David) on the human experience inspired by the five human senses. 

First dropped in 2021, the Arabian Camels collection helped lay the foundation for IP from the upcoming feature film Antara.  

NFT holders can get acting parts in the film, access to the film’s premiere, and part-ownership of the movie. The community is also eligible to earn a yield on their NFTs during production. 

The vision behind Arabian Camels is to create a whole new platform and ecosystem where creators, producers, digital artists, and communities can collaborate to create something special for movie lovers. 

Arabian Camels NFT Partnered With  Mogul Production to help launch the $50M Feature Film.

NEARVERSE.org is focused on empowering artists, and provides the ability for every player to earn through exploration, by giving options to create epic lands and interactions thus enabling users to embark on a new journey within a thriving metacommunity. It is built on Eco friendly NEAR Protocol, and is empowered by human guild, the video game development arm of near foundation.

NEARVERSE partnered with Mogul Productions to Launch Virtual Hollywood Experience

There will be events such as film premieres, shows, meet ups and users will be able to play to interact with the wider NEARVERSE ecosystem. Partnering with NEARVERSE allows both communities together to scale Metaverse development and user engagement.

MoonPay is the leading global crypto payments infrastructure provider. The company was created with the mission of onboarding the world to Web3 by creating tools that make it easy to buy cryptocurrencies and NFTs. 

MoonPay’s partnered with Mogul Productions to offer a simplified credit card payment interface and process that film fans can use to buy NFTs. 

Mogul partnered with Bubble Maps, a crypto data company. To help the DeFi ecosystem become a safer place for token holders. 

By listing STARS on Bubble Maps, Mogul is becoming more transparent and helping users access deeper information on the health and security of the ecosystem.

About Mogul Productions

Mogul Productions is revolutionizing film financing, allowing a global audience of fans to participate in the financing of movies and other forms of entertainment through NFT sales. Mogul’s NFT marketplace serves as a bridge between the NFT arena and the world of entertainment financing. It’s a platform for film fans, by film fans, empowering users to take an active role in the script-to-screen process. Access Pass holders get even more insider benefits and perks, including access to exclusive events held around Mogul-produced film releases.

More Film3 announcements and updates are coming soon. Stay tuned.

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A Force Awakens in Mogieland!

From the animators that brought The Simpsons series, The Simpsons Movie and VR attractions at Universal Studios Japan, comes the first ever NFT animated series.

The Mogies is a collection of 1,923 NFTs inspired by the last 100 years of Hollywood characters and personalities leading into the upcoming animated series and Mogieland metaverse.  

Also included are Mogies from a galaxy far, far away. 

UFO Sighting: Mojave Desert

Population: 1,923 

Amidst scrub brush and desert dunes, a UFO has landed and then obscured itself. It’s a shrouded forcefield that has taken the shape of an old tube television laid on its back. What goes on behind its opaque borders has remained a mystery…until now

Mogies are aliens that feed on entertainment. 

They’ve come to Earth because it’s the biggest entertainment source.  

Mogies look and act like all our favorite characters and Hollywood icons from the past 100 years. Yes, even ones from the dark side of the metaverse.

Rebels, bounty hunters, princesses, are engaged in epic adventures and mysteries while interacting with children’s characters, talk show hosts and various other famous Hollywood-inspired characters.

Mogies live in Mogieland. 

1,923 original, handcrafted CGI NFTs were made in partnership with the animators of the Simpsons and are part of the upcoming, first ever NFT animated series, Mogies.  They were designed as a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Hollywood sign being erected.

Mogieland is where where movies meet blockchain. It a metaverse inspired by the traditional landmarks of Hollywood Boulevard and the Hollywood Hills. The metaverse breaks geographical barriers to access exclusive events and brings them global, into a universe where brands, fans, movies, and celebrities can interact.

When humans enter Mogieland they become Mogies too!

Within the Mogieland metaverse Mogies NFT holders will be able to: 

  • Own land. All Mogie holders will receive a piece of land in Mogieland
  • Take their Mogies to movie premieres and red carpet events
  • Mingle with film and entertainment creators plus get behind-the-scenes looks 
  • Attend first screening viewings of films partnered with Mogul Productions
  • Watch movies with tickets paid for in STARS tokens 
  • Enjoy hangout areas with other cinema lovers in VR environments to discuss all things entertainment and Mogul 
  • Attend meet and greets with the stars
  • Attend concerts
  • Attend fashion shows
  • Buy NFT’s from virtual stores
  • Build your own place in Mogieland and show off all your NFT’s
  • Own iconic pieces of Hollywood transformed in Mogieland
  • Show off your virtual style by wearing your own NFT fashions
  • Play to earn in Studio City

Much more utility and many more features are being added in Mogieland over time as Mogul expands its rapidly growing list of partners.

All Mogie holders will receive a piece of land in Mogieland. If a purchaser owns a Mogie and an Access Pass they will receive two plots of land in Mogieland. If a purchaser owns a Mogie, Access Pass, and a certain threshold of STARS tokens to be announced at a later date, they will receive 3 plots of land in Mogieland. These plots of land are randomly distributed according to the type of Mogie and Access Pass.
Rarer Mogies and Access Passes will have a higher weighting to receive more coveted locations of land.

Selected characters from amongst the NFT collection have already been chosen as characters of the Mogies animated series. As more scripts are written, characters are animated, and episodes produced, certain Mogies will be joining the cast. 

Which ones are already stars, that we can’t tell you. You’re gonna need to watch to find out.

Mogies Reward redemption

The Mogies collection of NFTs support the creation of the new animated series. To ensure that the Mogieland and Mogies ecosystem is healthy and continually adding more utility, 50% of all 7.5% secondary market royalties will go directly towards growing the project.   Also 10% of all future rewards from the Mogies animated series, wearables, collectibles, or line of figurines will be distributed to Mogie NFT holders as rewards quarterly.

Mogie NFT owners will get the ability to participate in the animation series development. In the private Discord channel, Mogie owners can be part of the animated filmmaking process in partnership with the animators of the Simpsons. They can make suggestions about the series and have direct input to the creators.

Once the Mogies animated series airs, the studio version of the Pilot will be transformed into an exclusive NFT and be sent out to all Mogie holders. As part of the Mogies derivative collection, users will own a piece of a TV series. In addition a special thank you will be shown in the credits at the end of episodes to select holders.

The owners of the Hollywood-inspired characters NFTs will also have the IP rights to these characters forever.  All of which come with valuable smart contract benefits.  

Mogieland visitors will be able to visit the walkaround environment and partake in the festivities. Hollywood is one of the most highly trafficked tourist destinations in the world.  Soon Mogieland will be too. All powered by STARS tokens.

Only exclusive Mogie NFT holders will have the privilege of walking around as one of the STARS of cinema and entertainment plus enjoy exclusive perks.   

Once all 1923 Mogies have been distributed, we will commence with the reveal, and everyone will be able to see which of their Mogies they received.

How will the Mogies NFT sale work?

Phase 1: Public Sale Dutch Auction

Mogies will be sold in a Dutch Auction process, which means that Mogies will start at 1 ETH and the price will slowly decrease at a rate of 0.2 ETH every 24 hours

Phase 2: Whitelist Sale for Access Pass holders (NFTs reserved for them)

The 1,073 Mogies will be available to those on the whitelist and will be sold at the last price of the Dutch Auction.  

Phase 3: Public Sale

Any remaining Mogies will be available for 72 hours  and will be sold at the last price of the Dutch Auction.  

Phase 3.5: Bonus Mint

Any unsold NFTs will be allocated to the first purchasers from the dutch auction. This phase will only occur in the unlikely event that the Mogies allocated for public sale do not sell out within a 72 hour period.

Phase 4: Reveal

Once all the Mogies have been distributed, we will commence with the reveal, and everyone will be able to see which of their Mogies they received.

Mogies pays homage to the top entertainers and creators that helped make Hollywood what it is today, and create a standard for the next 100 years of filmmaking that will occur within Film3.

Film3 is a movement spearheaded by Mogul Productions and our community to empower film and content creators to create movies and content in better fan exclusive ways using blockchain technology. 

Mogul is where movies meet blockchain through DeFi and NFTs, and now, the Metaverse through Mogies and their new home, Mogieland.

Mogies were designed by Erick Tran and his team at CHAVVO Studios. The award-winning, transmedia production team has worked with major Hollywood studios including Disney, Universal, Marvel Entertainment, Sony Animation, Cartoon Network, Fox, Dreamworks, Nickelodeon, and EA. 

The team has been involved in the production of major box office hits including The Simpsons Movie and series, Kung Fu Panda, The Avengers and many more.

“Mogieland is a homage to Hollywood, to our favorite characters, actors, and movies that have made us. Mogul is set out to make this the very first NFT animated series and we couldn’t be more excited to partner with them. Mogul has given us creative freedom to develop something original and special in this space. It’s great to see Mogul supporting creators and the animation community like very few others have. We are committed to this project and the NFT community. As a NFT producer we want to be a major player in the NFT space. Working with Mogul, I can see that really coming to fruition.” says Erick Tran, founder and producer.  

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Here comes the Mogies! First ever NFT Animated Series

From the animators that brought The Simpsons series, The Simpsons Movie and VR attractions at Universal Studios Japan, comes the first ever NFT animated series.

The Mogies animated series is a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Hollywood sign being erected.  Mogul Productions is bringing the fun to the 1923 milestone.

The Mogies is a collection of 1,923 NFTs, inspired by the last 100 years of Hollywood characters and personalities in celebration of the centennial anniversary.   All of which leads into the upcoming animated series, and the new expanding Mogieland metaverse.

UFO Sighting: Mojave Desert

Amidst scrub brush and desert dunes, a UFO has landed and then obscured itself. It’s a shrouded forcefield that has taken the shape of an old tube television laid on its back. What goes on behind its opaque borders has remained a mystery…until now

Mogies are aliens that feed on entertainment.  They’ve come to Earth because it’s the biggest entertainment source.  Mogies look and act like all our favorite characters and Hollywood icons from the past 100 years.  They interact inside Mogieland through different adventures.

Ultimately, Mogies are passionate cosplayers and the biggest fans in the galaxy.  Mogieland is their Comic-Con and they have every intention to ensure it lasts forever.

Action heroes, villains, aliens, princesses, heart throbs, children’s characters, talk show hosts and various other famous Hollywood-inspired characters are inside Mogieland engaged in epic adventures and mysteries. 

Humans are humans until they enter Mogieland. Then they become Mogies too!

Mogies have different tiers of rarity. All 23 NFT characters in Tier 1 have a STAR on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 

A number of Mogies have angel wings representing they have passed away. 

Selected characters from amongst the NFT collection have already been chosen as characters for the Mogies Animated series. As more scripts are written, characters are animated, and episodes produced, certain Mogies will be joining the cast. Which ones are already STARS, that we can’t tell you. You’re gonna need to watch to find out.https://www.youtube.com/embed/eg2QWFbe9hI

Metaverse Population: 1,923  

Mogies were made in partnership and designed by Erick Tran and his team at CHAVVO Studios. The award-winning, transmedia production team has worked with major Hollywood studios including Disney, Universal, Marvel Entertainment, Sony Animation, Cartoon Network, Fox, Dreamworks, Nickelodeon, and EA. 

The team has been involved in the production of major box office hits including The Simpsons Movie and series, Kung Fu Panda, The Avengers and many more.

CHAVVO is committed to the Mogieland NFT community and new animated series.

“Mogieland is a homage to Hollywood, to our favorite characters, actors, and movies that have made us. Mogul is set out to make this the very first NFT animated series and we couldn’t be more excited to partner with them. Mogul has given us creative freedom to develop something original and special in this space. It’s great to see Mogul supporting creators and the animation community like very few others have. We are committed to this project and the NFT community. As a NFT producer we want to be a major player in the NFT space. Working with Mogul, I can see that really coming to fruition.” says Erick Tran. 

Mogieland will be a Metaverse inspired by the traditional landmarks of Hollywood, Sunset Boulevard and the Hollywood Hills.

Within the Mogieland metaverse Mogie NFT holders will be able to: 

  • Own land. All Mogie holders will receive a piece of land in Mogieland
  • Take their Mogies to movie premieres and red carpet events
  • Mingle with film and entertainment creators plus get behind-the-scenes looks 
  • Attend first screening viewings of films partnered with Mogul Productions
  • Watch movies with tickets paid for in STARS tokens 
  • Enjoy hangout areas with other cinema lovers in VR environments to discuss all things entertainment and Mogul 
  • Attend meet and greets with the stars
  • Attend concerts
  • Attend fashion shows
  • Buy NFT’s from virtual stores
  • Build your own place in Mogieland and show off all your NFT’s
  • Own iconic pieces of Hollywood transformed in Mogieland
  • Show off your virtual style by wearing your own NFT fashions
  • Play to earn in Studio City

Much more utility and many more features are being added in Mogieland over time as Mogul expands its rapidly growing list of partners.

All Mogie holders will receive a piece of land in Mogieland. If a purchaser owns a Mogie and an Access Pass they will receive two plots of land in Mogieland. If a purchaser owns a Mogie, Access Pass, and a certain threshold of STARS tokens to be announced at a later date, they will receive 3 plots of land in Mogieland. These plots of land are randomly distributed according to the type of Mogie and Access Pass.

Rarer Mogies and Access Passes will have a higher weighting to receive more coveted locations of land.

Mogieland is open to all. Mogieland visitors will be able to visit the walkaround environment and partake in the festivities. Hollywood is one of the most highly trafficked tourist destinations in the world.  Soon Mogieland will be too. All powered by STARS tokens.

Only exclusive Mogie NFT holders will have the privilege of walking around as one of the stars of cinema and entertainment plus enjoy exclusive perks.   

Mogieland is where movies meet blockchain. It’s a virtual place where Mogul will partner with movies and celebrities globally to do Metaverse movie premieres at traditionally iconic Hollywood locations, and sell tickets in STARS to premieres.  Holders will be able to virtually meet movie stars. Mogieland breaks geographical barriers to access exclusive events and brings them globally in a universe where brands, fans, movies, and celebrities can interact. 

Mogies Reward redemption

The Mogies collection of NFTs support the creation of the new animated series. To ensure that the Mogieland and Mogies ecosystem is healthy and continually adding more utility, 50% of all 7.5% secondary market royalties will go directly towards growing the project.   Also 10% of all future rewards from the Mogies animated series, wearables, collectibles, or line of figurines will be distributed to Mogie NFT holders as rewards quarterly.

Mogie NFT owners will get the ability to participate in the animation series development. In the private Discord channel, Mogie owners can be part of the animated filmmaking process in partnership with the animators of the Simpsons. They can make suggestions about the series and have direct input to the creators.

Once the Mogies animated series airs, the studio version of the Pilot will be transformed into an exclusive NFT and be sent out to all Mogie holders. As part of the Mogies derivative collection, users will own a piece of a TV series. In addition a special thank you will be shown in the credits at the end of episodes to select holders.

Mogie owners will enjoy more utilities when new features are added in the Mogieland metaverse as Mogul Productions expands its rapidly growing list of partners.

With the launch of the coming animated series, the owners of these Hollywood-inspired NFT characters will have the IP rights to their Mogie characters forever.  All of which come with valuable benefits. 

Once the Mogies animated series airs, the studio version of the Pilot will be transformed into an exclusive NFT and be sent out to all Mogie holders. As part of the Mogies collection, users will receive more rewards from the business applications of the TV series. In addition a special thank you will be shown in the credits at the end of episodes to select holders.

Mogies that are bought at the specific price cutoffs will have that Mogie embossed in gold and silver respectively. Users will be sent these exclusive pieces of art as NFTs.

Your Mogies come to life.  Experience Mogies in the Digital, Metaverse, and Physical world. Holders will also have the ability to order their Mogie as a 3D figurine.

Exclusive Discord Channel. 

Mogul Productions loves movies and has amazing plans.  We also love the community that supports us. Mogie holders will get access to an exclusive channel where we will look towards your feedback to help us decide on all things Mogies. This could be anything from which movies will be premiered in the Mogieland theater, to figuring out which of the stars we should work with.

How the Mogies NFT sale will work

Phase 1: Public Sale Dutch Auction

Mogies will be sold in a Dutch Auction process, which means that Mogies will start at 1 ETH and the price will slowly decrease at a rate of 0.2 ETH every 24 hours

Phase 2: Whitelist Sale for Access Pass holders (NFTs reserved for them)

The 1,073 Mogies will be available to those on the whitelist and will be sold at the last price of the Dutch Auction.  

Phase 3: Public Sale

Any remaining Mogies will be available for 72 hours  and will be sold at the last price of the Dutch Auction.  

Phase 3.5: Bonus Mint

Any unsold NFTs will be allocated to the first purchasers from the dutch auction. This phase will only occur in the unlikely event that the Mogies allocated for public sale do not sell out within a 72 hour period.

Phase 4: Reveal

Once all the Mogies have been distributed, we will commence with the reveal, and everyone will be able to see which of their Mogies they received.

Film3 is a movement spearheaded by Mogul Productions and our community to empower film and content creators to create movies and content in better fan exclusive ways using blockchain technology.

Mogul is where movies meet blockchain through DeFi and NFTs, and now, the Metaverse through Mogies and their new home, Mogieland.

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The Mogul Impact From Script to Screen

Welcome to the future of filmmaking.  

With a series of major announcements soon to be revealed, the road to blockchain driven filmmaking in combination with fanbase participation will go through Mogul Productions, and its upcoming metaverse Mogieland.  From script to screen, Mogul is thrilled to be a leader in the film and entertainment industry within Film3, the Hollywood version of Web3. 

Rapid development of the Mogul NFT and DeFi platform in just one year has put our seal on the new direction of film and entertainment creation.  So far, there is no blockchain platform or project on the planet that is addressing the movie industry the way Mogul is.    

A gigantic amount of planning and functionality was required to build a crypto platform of this size from the groun d up.  This includes coding, development features for users, STARS token development, onboarding, writing and graphics, security development, payment features, metaverse features and successful DeFi movie production and NFT campaigns.  On top of all of this is all our technology partnerships with the best resources in the world as seen on Nasdaq, Forbes, and Cointelegraph.

Several Mogul partnered films have already gone through the production process.  They are hitting the big screen and international film festivals.  New films are being onboarded.  By the same time next year, the library of films and entertainment products from script to screen will showcase the rapid changes taking place in the industry and Mogul Production’s leadership in this transition.

Experience the Power of the Crowd

Mogul offers movie fans a piece of the action on the films they support.  

There are too many great films out there not getting made, due to the studios holding all of the power and making it nearly impossible for the little guys, including indie filmmakers and movie fans, to have their voices heard.  New ways of financing are igniting new trends for indie filmmaking. 

Movie fans are becoming a powerful force in the decision making process. The modern movie fan is part of a collective that lets their voice be heard, both online and off. They mobilize and fight for what they are passionate about, to the point that real changes actually get made to Hollywood projects. 

Bringing power back to the crowd.

Until Mogul, the mass of enthusiastic movie fans who sought greater involvement in movie production, were an under-served community. This was due to the lack of a platform that would allow the fans to be part of the process to contribute, collaborate, and vote on films and feel a sense of ownership over the content.

The greatest force in the world is compound interest.

– Albert Einstein

With Mogul, films are made through voter staking, NFT film memorabilia funding, private funding, and a Mogul film fund, the  fanbase community now has a collaborative voice and a part of the whole film making process.   

Up to 50% of the film’s net proceeds can possibly be distributed back to the voting community, via a blockchain smart contract. If you don’t vote, you don’t get rewards.  By voting you are participating in the project and staking tokens. The last winning film from Mogul’s showcase, Terminal Station, had over 30,000 votes.  

Terminal Station – movie
Bonded – Movie
Reboot Camp – Movie

The trend is your friend.  

Digital movie merchandise will be used to promote upcoming releases.  Mogul is the platform for independent filmmakers to monetize NFTs as a means of funding their work.

Fans are also part of the process for buying the NFTs especially during the pre-production and production phases of filmmaking.  Mogul Productions has previously highlighted this market gap.   Utility based NFTs are designed to bring the fans closer to the action via different forms of experiential utility and behind-the-scenes access. A couple of examples of those could be attending red carpet premieres.  It could be getting producer credits on a film.  It could be getting access to behind-the-scenes content from the production or it could be meeting a lead actor for face time, or one-of-a-kind film posters, and invitations to exclusive events.

The power of how Mogul gets cool stories to the big screen.

This is how voting works. People will vote with their STARS utility token.  That gets kept in a smart contract.  When the fans help vote for a film, they get access to certain perks.  

Sneak peek at Mogieland, Hollywood’s metaverse in its fully-fledged form.

Mogieland is being produced in partnership with the animators that brought The Simpsons series, The Simpsons Movie and VR attractions at Universal Studios Japan.  Along with Mogieland will come the first ever NFT animated series. The Mogies animated series is a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Hollywood sign being erected.  Mogul Productions is bringing the fun to the 1923 milestone.

The metaverse will likely leverage Film 3 technology to support real-time CGI rendered simulations of real life on a mass scale. Just like Hollywood, Mogieland will be a shared virtual space where people from around the world will be able to gather, interact, and play, all in real time.

Mogieland is open to all. Mogieland visitors will be able to visit the walkaround environment and partake in the festivities. Hollywood is one of the most highly trafficked tourist destinations in the world.  Soon Mogieland will be too. All powered by STARS tokens.

Big reveals from Mogul Productions are coming this year. It’s going to be a fun ride. 

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Mogul Productions Partners with Trace Network Labs to Provide Film Fans Their Own Avatars for the Metaverse

Real-Life Avatar NFTs to be created for film fans

Mogul Productions partners with Trace Network Labs to drive engagement within the entertainment industry and drive quality experiences within the Metaverse.

Trace Network Labs are a completely decentralized protocol that enables the creation of lifestyle products for any multichain metaverse. Trace and their innovative technology have the ability for users to create real lookalike “BUDDY” avatars for individual people that are represented in the form of an NFT.  In addition to the “BUDDY” avatars, there is also the option to elevate your character’s style via digital wearables such as jackets and accessories.

Mogul Productions have worked with top Hollywood talent including Academy Award winning actress Julianne Moore alongside other stars such as David Koechner and Chaz Bono. They have helped launch several feature films and act as a launch pad for filmmakers to finance their productions via NFT and DeFi products. Films they have helped finance, such as “Bonded” featuring star Jason Patric will be showcased in the Metaverse alongside other high profile pieces to be announced in the coming months.

The Mogul community will soon be able to mint their own NFT and bring that avatar into a variety of virtual experiences such as film premieres and events in Mogul’s Metaverse cinemas. There will also be the opportunity for users to obtain Mogul branded wearables that will unlock certain utility aspects and special “Behind The Scenes” experiences.

“We are thrilled to collaborate with Mogul and bring the element of motion picture experiences to the burgeoning community of BUDDY avatars. This partnership will leverage the individual expertise of Mogul in the movie space and Trace’s focus on enabling experiences  for the BUDDY  avatars in the metaverse. This partnership is aimed to extend the world of experiences for the BUDDY population to multiple metaverses where Mogul productions will be launching movies shows etc. We are looking forward to working with Team Mogul to bring newer experiences like – 1st cut trailers, special premieres , movies for BUDDY holders and more..” Lokesh Rao, Co-Founder & CEO, Trace Network Labs 

As Mogul continues to push the boundaries of what is possible with how fans engage in film and entertainment, we are thrilled to partner up with Trace to leverage their incredible product to give our community the ability to take their virtual experiences to a whole new level. Jake Fraser, Head of Business Development Mogul.

“BUDDY” NFT Mint passes for the Mogul community will be issued soon alongside further rewards and whitelisting information for the wearable NFTs which will be available on both Trace and Mogul, giving both communities access to special perks to get further involved with a variety of amazing Metaverse experiences.

About Mogul Productions

Mogul Productions is revolutionizing film financing, allowing a global audience of fans to participate in the financing of movies and other forms of entertainment through NFT sales. Mogul’s NFT marketplace serves as a bridge between the NFT arena and the world of entertainment financing. It’s a platform for film fans, by film fans, empowering users to take an active role in the script-to-screen process. Access Pass holders get even more insider benefits and perks, including access to exclusive events held around Mogul-produced film releases.

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Mogul Roadmap: Hollywood Reimagined

Mogul Productions development roadmap, showcases its expanding NFT and DeFi reach into film, fashion and music communities worldwide. 

Mogul Roadmap

Q1 2022

Q2 2022

  • – New buy STARS modal on the Mogul dashboard for ETH and BSC
  • – STARS price button on Mogul sidebar
  • – Add STARS to Metamask prompt on Mogul platform
  • – Aggregate BSC and ETH marketplaces on one dashboard for the user
  • – Fiat to Crypto payment gateway within Mogul
  • – Release STARS staking
  • – Reintroduce Movie Project Submissions
  • – Unveil Mogies landing page
  • – NFT factory contracts deployment
  • – Mogies Dutch Auction Contract
  • – Conduct Mogies Dutch Auction Sale
  • – Reveal Mogies
  • – Reintroduce Quadratic Voting to govern on BSC
  • – Mogies STARS rebate
  • – Mogies derivative prizes

Q3 2022

  • Mogul Creator Dashboard
  • –  Custom user accounts across the Mogul platform
  • –  Launch “showcase” for film funding via NFTs into the community
  • Phase 1 of Mogieland Land Sale
  • –  User comments and engagements across the Mogul platform
  • – Comment on NFTs, engage with projects, etc.
  • –  Integrate other collections into our marketplace
  • –  Phase 2 of Mogieland Land Sale
  • –  Movie NFT Launchpads
  • –  3D Mogies Figurines Created by Chavvo Studios,, the painstakingly handcrafted 1 of 1 collectable NFTs from will be represented throughout the Mogieland Metaverse.

Q4 2022  

  • – Phase 3 of Mogieland Land Sale
  • – Additional social features on Mogul
  • – Beta-launch of Mogieland Phase 1 (Hollywood)
  • – Mogies Avatars introduced in Mogieland
  • – Launch Mogie Theatre in Mogieland

 Q1 2023

  • – Launch gasless NFT marketplace
  • – Mogieland event ticketing in STARS
  • – Mogieland Theatre, Movie screenings
  • – Mogieland P2E game
  • – NFT marketplace support within Mogieland
  • – Mogieland virtual concerts
  • – Mogieland Club and Social Room

Mogies pays homage to the top entertainers and creators that helped make Hollywood what it is today, and create a standard for the next 100 years of filmmaking that will occur within Film3.

‍Film3 is a movement spearheaded by Mogul Productions and our community to empower film and content creators to create movies and content in better fan exclusive ways using blockchain technology. 

‍Mogul is where movies meet blockchain through DeFi and NFTs, and now, the Metaverse through Mogies and their new home, Mogieland.

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The Mogul Production timeline is for general purposes and guidance only. Every reasonable effort has been made, and will be made, to ensure its accuracy as of the date of its publication. But its accuracy is not guaranteed as unforeseen circumstances can change schedules.

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Let’s Make A Film Together!  VOTING IS BACK

The Mogul development team is assembling the newest features for Mogul’s NFT Marketplace and ecosystem. Ten major features have been or are about to be onboarded. A new feature will be reviewed each week over the course of ten weeks.  

Mogul Development Update #10 

For this exciting update, Jake Fraser, Head of Business Development joined us to discuss.

“The whole premise of Mogul is to enable filmmakers to get their stories turned into a cinematic release.  For filmmakers that were struggling to get financing or launch their story into the market, we see a gap here.”

One of Jake’s favorite references is the Deadpool story.  Deadpool had rested in development purgatory for years. Animated test footage for a Deadpool movie leaked online and was met with critical acclaim, resulting in 20th Century Fox finally giving the greenlight to the project.

It got made into a film because it was the power of the crowd demanding that it should be made into a movie. 

“That’s the premise of Mogul. Bringing power back to the crowd”

To dive into the voting more specifically; how the process works when we had done voting in the past is we had a submission process called Showcase. With the Showcase portal on Mogul, people submitted their stories and screenplays. 

Once they were submitted, our team of award winning producers in Hollywood and the entertainment industry reviewed them. Mogul would then come to a shortlist of three films based on the producer’s recommendations and expertise.  

We’d present those three films to the community. Then the community votes on what film they want to see turned into a cinematic release. 

Once greenlit, the production team then commences with the production or pre production process from where they are. It’s a hybrid financial model.  There are voters staking STARS, combined with NFT funding, private funding and Mogul’s Film Fund.

We have had some great success in the past, an example of this was the first film we helped fund, Bonded.  

It was the first film that Mogul helped finance from the script to screen process.  It’s super exciting that the premiere was this year. And now it’s about to commence its tour on the film festival circuit.

Inspired by a true story, BONDED follows the journey of a teenager from Mexico whose dreams of becoming a soccer star are shattered when he’s smuggled across the border and sold to a sweatshop making party dresses in downtown Los Angeles.

It highlights the power of Mogul and how we can get cool stories to the big screen.

The voting community is really a collaborative way for film lovers to have a voice and be a part of the whole process.  Not only are they part of the process from a voting standpoint and get a say in what gets to be turned into a film.  But they can also be part of the process for buying the NFTs that we offer the community that are attached to the film.

Utility based NFTs are designed to bring the fans closer to the action via different forms of experiential utility and behind-the-scenes access. A couple of examples of those could be attending red carpet premieres, It could be getting producer credits on a film, It could be getting access to behind-the-scenes content from the production or It could be meeting a lead actor for face time. 

This is how voting works moving forward. People will vote with their  STARS utility token.  That gets kept in a smart contract.  When the fans help vote for a film, they get access to certain perks.  

Voters are able to get rewards from the film’s net proceeds.  For example, up to 50% of the film’s net proceeds can possibly be distributed back to the voting community, via a smart contract. If you don’t vote, you don’t get rewards.  By voting you are participating in the project and staking tokens. The last winning film from showcase, Terminal Station, had over 30,000 votes.  

This collaborative process is always what resonates with people I talk to.  

Jake speaks to a lot of external people be it partners, users, people in film. They all love the idea of crowdfunding and community empowerment in the film industry.  That’s why he feels we need to lean into this more. 

“There are a million NFT marketing places, but no one else is doing this with film.”

How that fits into the overall strategy is we are trying to help creators and fans have more power in the script to screen process. 

We have built a voting system called quadratic voting.  It’s a product we built that prevents double voting, fraudulent activity and people trying to game the process.

A quadratic voting system is an alternative to a plurality voting system. 

A plurality voting system is one that we are all familiar with. Every voter gets one vote, all votes are equally weighted, and the candidate that ends up with the most votes wins. That’s it!

Quadratic voting uses an equation to weigh votes differently. 

With this system, STARS token holders are assigned a certain number of votes per token they own. For every token that a holder has, they get fewer voting credits, so large token holders with millions of coins are unable to skew the vote. 

This promotes active participation in voting from all of the STARS token holders, regardless of their size, because each holder has a voice in the process. Small holders have a proportionally large voice; which in turn allows Mogul to gauge the sentiment across our entire community, and not just a few large holders!

Why Quadratic Voting Keeps Things Fair

The number of voting credits you get at Mogul depends on how many STARS tokens you own. This is one reason for the implementation of a quadratic voting system. Mogul doesn’t have a “one person, one vote” system. STARS tokens can be earned through on-platform activities, contests, or purchased, so the number of tokens an individual person owns varies a lot!

An early adopter or large purchaser of STARS tokens has many more tokens to vote with than somebody who owns just a few tokens, but quadratic voting makes it less likely for a user with more tokens to skew the voting, because purchasing enough voting credits to do so would be VERY VERY expensive.

There is also a secondary (and equally important) benefit to the quadratic voting system. It prevents voters from buying votes or registering fake Mogul accounts to try and skew the voting of a particular showcase round to unfairly pump up the odds of certain movies going into production.

We are trying to help really good creators and fans have more power in the script to screen process for the film and entertainment industry.  

We had to build a proprietary quadratic voting system.   It positions us as innovators in the crypto entertainment space.  With the technology, it prevents double voting and fraudulent activity. It prevents bad actors, pardon the pun. 

It’s a hybrid financial model with voter staking, NFT film memorabilia funding, private funding and a Mogul film fund.   It’s a big push to greenlight a project and move this into the community.  Once a film is greenlit and depending on what stage the film is in, the production team will commence with the pre-production and production process. 

Getting the buy-in from the people that are actually going to watch the film it sets up a better chance of succeeding, because we already have the market’s approval with what they want to watch.  

We are pooling together different stakeholders to make this as successful as possible.  We are getting the fans involved, financiers involved, and an amazing production team involved.  The role Mogul plays is that it acts as the bridge between the traditional entertainment industry and the new innovative way of film financing and blockchain.  We’ve nailed that innovation and  technology on our platform and are excited to help scale this to the masses.. 

For more information on the voting process: Gitbook

For more information on Quadratic Voting: What Is Quadratic Voting?

For other developmental articles:

The Future of Unlockable Content in Your NFTs

Performance Upgrades in Mogul’s Marketplace V3

ERC721 The Super Soldier of NFTs

Automated NFT Minting Comes to Mogul

Marketplace and Email Notifications, Enhancing Fan Exposure

Guide to Acquiring NFTs on Mogul Marketplace

Navigating The Mogul NFT Interface

Mogul UX and UI Optimization

Utilizing Your Mogul User Account

Mogul is where movies meet blockchain. Mogul partners with some of the biggest names in entertainment, helping artists of all sorts connect with their most loyal fans on different levels, while giving them innovative ways to engage with their favorite performers.  

Navigating New Frontiers

Mogul Productions is capable of leveraging these advanced technological innovations to give artists and buyers alike a more robust user experience.

Toward The Future

The Mogul NFT Marketplace is the marketplace where film & entertainment meet blockchain.  The development and marketing team keeps up and is often ahead of technological advancements within the blockchain community.  

Mogul’s community-oriented system is specifically built for the entertainment industry,  making its partnerships with moviemakers, music makers, content creators, and intellectual property owners winners .

Stay tuned next week when we discuss another of the newest features to the Mogul marketplace.

Are you ready to unlock the potential of NFTs in film entertainment?  

Need a robust platform to build your fanbase and raise capital?

Claim the Ultimate NFT Guide for Producers

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The Hollywood Black List Needs Blockchain

The love of film is universal. Yet behind Hollywood curtains, the movie industry is generally  exclusive to industry insiders. The movie selection process itself is ultimately being managed by a small group of experts at the major studios. This leads to promising scripts being overlooked. That gap in greenlighting overlooked projects was identified by Hollywood insiders themselves.  It was a driver behind the creation of the Black List, an annual crowd-sourced list ranking unproduced screenplays that non-studio industry experts felt had been overlooked.

Today, Black List films have become some of Hollywood’s most successful movies.  As of 2019, 4 of the last 10 Academy Awards for Best Picture went to scripts featured on previous Black Lists, as well as 12 of the last 20 screenwriting Oscars (Original and Adapted Screenplays). Since its inception, more than 400 Black List scripts have been produced, grossing over $26 billion in box office worldwide. Black List movies have won 53 Academy Awards from 262 nominations. Most recent successful Black List films include: The Wolf of Wall Street, The Social Network, Bird Box, American Hustle, Argo, and The Imitation Game.

With lack of transparency, clunky processes, misaligned incentives, and the success of Black List movies, the entertainment industry is primed for disruption, especially for the independent model. 

Bringing power back to the crowd.  That’s the premise of Mogul.

The DeFi and NFT boom has led to a sizable shift in the creator economy.  Mogul unlocks opportunities for screenwriters, producers, directors and performers to reach out to audiences and get their projects funded.

“The whole premise of Mogul is to enable filmmakers to get their stories turned into a cinematic release.  For filmmakers that were struggling to get financing or launch their story into the market, we see a gap here.”

–  Jake Fraser, Head of Business Development 

The voting community is really a collaborative way for film lovers to have a voice and be a part of the whole production process.  Not only are they part of the process from a voting standpoint and get a say in what projects will be turned into films, but they can also be part of the process for buying the NFTs on Mogul’s marketplace which are attached to the film.

Utility based NFTs are designed to bring the fans closer to the action via different forms of experiential utility and behind-the-scenes access. A couple of examples could be attending red carpet premieres, getting producer credits on a film, getting access to behind-the-scenes content from the production or it could be meeting a lead actor for face time. 

People vote with their STARS utility tokens which have a currency value.  When fans help vote for a film, they get access to certain perks.  Voters are able to receive rewards from the film’s net proceeds.  For example, up to 50% of the film’s net proceeds can possibly be distributed back to the voting community, via a smart contract. If you don’t vote, you don’t get rewards.  By voting you are participating in the project and staking tokens. The last winning film, Terminal Station, had over 30,000 votes.  

Investors will  be able to participate in a diverse, growing slate of movies with Mogul. We are committed to transparent budgeting and aligning all stakeholder incentives to bottom-line profitability. Mogul also allows investors, as well as creatives, to get better deals working on Mogul films compared to competitors. Investors receive a direct stake in the success of Mogul films, and the chance to earn experiential perks. Our model gives investors better terms and all parties involved are on the same recoupment plan.  

Furthermore it loosens the barriers to getting outside financing.  Producers can show outside financiers that they already have their own fan base and financial support to make the project a success. This generates loyalty, a sense of ownership, and incentive alignment with the success of Mogul films.

Mogul is a community of communities focused on revolutionizing and advancing the movie industry. We are committed to engaging the global community to achieve our mission. Together, we are Mogul. 

How Are Movie Projects Selected?

Films that typically receive financing are those with good packaging and have all the different elements required to create a desirable and commercial.  This includes a script that tantalizes in the first ten pages and delivers right through to the final page, and attracts a successful director and star talent that is “bankable”.

This package plays a large part in increasing investor and buyer confidence but is now just one part of a larger matrix of packaging elements that sum to a film’s marketability. 

The Black List as well as movies like Deadpool and Veronica Mars have harnessed the power of the crowd within a data-driven platform.   Access to timely, evolving insights to inform decisions will mitigate risk for investors in the film financing stage.   Up-to-date data on audience preferences guides movie production decisions on the path to profitability. 

Let’s make a film together!

Fun Trivia: The term Hollywood blacklist was the colloquial term for an entertainment industry blacklist put in effect in the mid-20th century during the Cold War. The blacklist involved the practice of denying employment to entertainment industry professionals believed to be communist sympathizers. Actors, screenwriters, directors, musicians, and other American entertainment professionals were barred from work by the studios on the basis of their alleged membership in, or sympathy with the Communist Party USA, or on the basis of their refusal to assist Congressional investigations into the party’s activities. It quickly and directly damaged or ended the careers and income of scores of individuals working in the film industry.

Movies like Trumbo showcased Hollywood’s history like Dalton Trumbo, who In 1947 was Hollywood’s top screenwriter, until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs.

Mogul is where movies meet blockchain. Mogul partners with some of the biggest names in entertainment, helping artists of all sorts connect with their most loyal fans on different levels, while giving them innovative ways to engage with their favorite performers.  

Navigating New Frontiers

Mogul Productions is capable of leveraging these advanced technological innovations to give artists and buyers alike a more robust user experience.

Toward The Future

The Mogul NFT Marketplace is the marketplace where film & entertainment meet blockchain.  The development and marketing team keeps up and is often ahead of technological advancements within the blockchain community.  

Mogul’s community-oriented system is specifically built for the entertainment industry,  making its partnerships with moviemakers, music makers, content creators, and intellectual property owners winners .

Stay tuned next week when we discuss another of the newest features to the Mogul marketplace.

Are you ready to unlock the potential of NFTs in film entertainment?  

Need a robust platform to build your fanbase and raise capital?

Claim the Ultimate NFT Guide for Producers

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Global Web3 metaverse and tax initiatives continue in the face of a market meltdown

CoinTelegraph

Web3 developers, institutional investors and regulators preparing to tax metaverse profits remain stable despite all the turbulence in the digital assets market.

Immune to the digital asset market’s manic depressive volatility, Web3 developers, institutional investors, and regulators preparing to tax metaverse profits are calmly continuing with business as usual across the world.

The NFT bear market might have cautioned high-level financiers at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, as central banks start to tighten monetary policy against a backdrop of slowing economic activity. And gone are the days when central bankers fretted hedge fund managers — they are more concerned about the new crowd at the door, the “Metaversians,” who are digitizing various aspects of life in 3D with artificial intelligence.

Read more at CoinTelegraph …

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Mogul Productions Partners with NEARVERSE to Launch Virtual Hollywood Experience

Virtual Hollywood set to align with NEAR Protocol’s NEARVERSE.

Mogul Productions partners with NEARVERSE.org to announce a new virtual cinema which will be focused on Hollywood and used to air the latest films and events for film fans.

NEARVERSE.org is built on Eco friendly NEAR Protocol, and is empowered by human guild, the video game development arm of near foundation. NEARVERSE is focused on empowering artists, and provides the ability for every player to earn through exploration, by giving options to create epic lands and interactions thus enabling users to embark on a new journey within a thriving metacommunity. 

Mogul looks to extend their role of helping pioneer the Film3 movement by providing the premier virtual experience for the entertainment industry. There will be events such as film premieres, shows, meet ups and users will be able to play to interact with the wider NEARVERSE ecosystem. Partnering with NEARVERSE allows both communities together to scale Metaverse development and user engagement.

The Metaverse is such a great medium for digital communities to come together and thrive with a focus on empowering each other. We are extremely excited to be a part of the web three revolution that is occurring within the film and TV forms of artistic expression. Partnering with mogul, will allow NEARVERSE to reach more communities and provide a Digital venue to entertain and express themselves with more freedom and economic stability. William Idrissi, Founder NEARVERSE

As we look to expand the footprint for Mogul across several Metaverse ecosystems, we are very much looking forward to developing our partnership with the NEARVERSE team. The work they have done to date has been fantastic and we can’t wait to bridge our communities to provide world class virtual experiences for film fans. .Jake Fraser, Head of Business Development, Mogul Productions

About Mogul Productions

Mogul Productions is revolutionizing film financing, allowing a global audience of fans to participate in the financing of movies and other forms of entertainment through NFT sales. Mogul’s NFT marketplace serves as a bridge between the NFT arena and the world of entertainment financing. It’s a platform for film fans, by film fans, empowering users to take an active role in the script-to-screen process. Access Pass holders get even more insider benefits and perks, including access to exclusive events held around Mogul-produced film releases.

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