Document:

OFFICE. LEASE

         This LEASE,  made this 8th day of January  1999,  and  effective  as of
January  4,1999,  is between  Universal  City Studios,  Inc.  ("Landlord"),  100
Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California 91608 and BellaCasa Productions
("Tenant"),  c/o Frank  LaLoggia,  28970 Crags Drive,  Malibu  Lake,  California
91301, for the premises herein described.

1.       DEFINITIONS

The terms below have the following meanings:

         (a)      Lease:

                  This document, including those Exhibits A, B, C and D attached
                  hereto and made a part hereof (collectively, the "Lease").

         (b)      Building/Premises:

                  Building  473,  3rd Floor,  Offices 305 and 307 for a total of
                  570 square feet

         (c)      Term:

                  The term  ("Term")  shall  commence  on January  4, 1999,  and
                  continues on a  month-to-month  tenancy until terminated as of
                  the last day of any calendar month by written notice by either
                  party to the other  party,  given at least thirty (30) days in
                  advance.

         (d)      Rent:

                  The office rent ("Rent") to be paid by Tenant  hereunder shall
                  be as follows:

                  (i)      570 square feet,  computed on the basis of $41.00 per
                           square foot, per year, for an annual rent of $23,370;
                           (less  a  10%  discount),   for  an  annual  rent  of
                           $21,033.00.

                  (ii)     $21,033.00  divided by 12 months, for a  monthly Rent
                           of $1,752.75.

         (e)      Security Deposit:

                  Tenant  shall,  upon  execution  of this Lease,  deposit  with
                  Landlord a Security Deposit in the amount of N/A.

         (f)      Tenant Parking:

                  Based upon  availability,  reserved  on-lot parking at $110.00
                  per space, per month;  and,  unreserved  parking at $75.00 per
                  space, per month.

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2.       LEASE OF PREMISES

         Landlord  hereby  leases  the  Premises  to  Tenant  for  the  Term  in
         consideration of Tenant's assumption of Tenant's obligations under this
         Lease, including without limitation Tenant's obligation to pay Rent.

3.       RENT

         Tenant shall pay Landlord the Monthly Rent  specified in Paragraph 1(d)
         hereinabove  in lawful  money of the United  States.  The Monthly  Rent
         shall be paid in advance on the first day of each calendar month during
         the Term,  at the office of Landlord or at such other place as Landlord
         may from  time to time  designate  in  writing,  except  that the first
         installment  of Monthly Rent shall be paid upon the  execution  hereof.
         The Rent shall be paid without  deduction or set-off.  Rent payable for
         any  portion,  less than all,  of a calendar  month shall be a pro rata
         portion of the Monthly Rent.

4.       SECURITY DEPOSIT

         Tenant has deposited  with Landlord the sum specified in Paragraph 1(e)
         as security for the full and faithful performance of every provision of
         this Lease to be performed by Tenant.  If Tenant  defaults with respect
         to any  provision  of this  Lease,  including  but not  limited to, the
         provisions  relating to the payment of Rent, Landlord may use, apply or
         retain all or any part of this Security  Deposit for the payment of any
         rent,  interest or other sum in default,  or to compensate Landlord for
         any  other  loss or  damage  which  Landlord  may  suffer  by reason of
         Tenant's default.  If any portion of the Security Deposit is so used or
         applied,  Tenant  shall,  within  five (5) days after  written  demand,
         deposit  cash with  Landlord  in an amount  sufficient  to restore  the
         Security  Deposit to its original amount and Tenant's  failure to do so
         shall be deemed a material breach of this Lease.  Landlord shall not be
         required to keep this Security Deposit separate from its general funds,
         and Tenant shall not be entitled to interest. If Tenant shall fully and
         faithfully  perform  every  provision  of this Lease to be performed by
         him, the Security Deposit, or any balance thereof, shall be returned to
         Tenant  (or, at  Landlord's  option,  to the last  assignee of Tenant's
         interest  hereunder) at the expiration of the Term and after Tenant has
         vacated the Premises.

5.       PARKING

         Subject to the provisions of Exhibit A, Tenant shall pay for parking at
         the monthly rate set forth in Paragraph 1 hereinabove, as such rate may
         be  changed  from time to time,  subject to  cancellation  by Tenant in
         whole  or in part at any  time  upon not less  than  thirty  (30)  days
         written  notice.  Landlord  reserves  the  right to  relocate  Tenant's
         parking,  upon prior written notice to Tenant. In addition,  reasonable
         amounts  of  visitor   parking  will  be  available  on  a  first-come,
         first-served  basis at prevailing  visitor parking rates and validation
         rates.  In  the  event  that  Tenant  loses  a  Lot  Access  card,  the
         replacement cost is Thirty-Five Dollars ($35.00) per card.

6.       USE

         Tenant shall use and occupy the Premises  for general  office  purposes
         and shall not use or occupy the Premises for any other purpose  without
         the prior written consent of Landlord.

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7.       CONDITION OF PREMISES

         Tenant  acknowledges that neither Landlord nor any of Landlord's agents
         have made any  representation  or warranty with respect to the Building
         or the  Premises or with respect to the  suitability  of either for the
         conduct of Tenant's business or profession.  Landlord has no obligation
         to alter, remodel,  repair, improve,  decorate or paint the Premises or
         any part  thereof.  The taking of  possession of the Premises by Tenant
         shall  conclusively  establish that the Premises and said Building were
         at such time in good and satisfactory condition.

8.       ALTERATIONS

         Tenant shall make no  alterations,  additions,  or  improvements to the
         Premises without the prior written consent of Landlord. In that regard,
         should  Landlord  approve any request for an  addition,  alteration  or
         modification  to the Premises,  Tenant shall be obligated to remove the
         same upon the  expiration of this Lease and restore the Premises to its
         condition existing on the date hereof.

9.       CARE OF PREMISES

         Tenant shall take good care of the  Premises  and fixtures  therein and
         shall  make all  repairs  thereto  or to the  Building  which  are made
         necessary as a result of any misuse or neglect by Tenant or by Tenant's
         agents or employees or by Tenant's visitors while in the Premises.  All
         such repairs  shall be at least equal in quality to the original  work.
         Landlord  may make any such  repairs  which  are not  promptly  made by
         Tenant and may charge the cost thereof to Tenant.

10.      BUILDING SERVICES

         Landlord shall furnish to the Premises,  during usual business hours (8
         a.m.  to 6 p.m.  on  business  days  excluding  Saturday,  Sundays  and
         holidays),  reasonable  amounts of air conditioning and heat, and shall
         furnish at all times a reasonable amount of electric current for normal
         lighting and fractional horsepower office machines,  water for lavatory
         and drinking purposes, and janitorial and maintenance services.

         Tenant  agrees not to engage in any activity or to use any apparatus or
         device in, upon,  or about the  Premises  which may in any way increase
         the amount of any of the foregoing usually furnished to the Premises.

11.      TELEPHONES/FAX/MODEMS

         Tenant  shall pay Landlord  promptly  upon  receipt of  invoice(s)  for
         Tenant's   telephone/fax/modem   service  charges  and/or  installation
         charges (at Studio's  standard rates for telephone calls made and basic
         telephone/fax/modem  instrument  service and/or  installation  charges)
         incurred as a result of Tenant's occupancy at the Premises.

12.      ACCESS

         Landlord and its agents shall have the right to enter the Premises,  by
         master key if  necessary,  at all  reasonable  times for the purpose of
         examining  or  inspecting  the same,  showing  the same to  prospective
         purchasers  or tenants of the  Building,  and making such  alterations,
         repairs,  improvements  or additions to the Premises or to the Building
         as Landlord may deem necessary or desirable.

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13.      DAMAGE TO PROPERTY; INJURY TO PERSONS

         Tenant agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold Landlord together with its
         parent and affiliated companies, free and harmless against and from any
         and all  claims,  damages,  liabilities,  losses,  costs  and  expenses
         arising  from  Tenant's  use of the Premises or the conduct of Tenant's
         business or profession or from anything done, in or about the Premises,
         and shall further indemnify,  defend and hold harmless Landlord against
         and from any and all claims  arising  from any breach or default in the
         performance  of any  obligation on Tenant's part to be performed  under
         the terms of this Lease,  or arising from any act or  negligence of the
         Tenant,  or  of  Tenant's  agents,  contractors,  servants,  licensees,
         invitees or employees, and from and against all costs, attorneys' fees,
         expenses and  liabilities  incurred in or concerning  any such claim or
         any action or proceeding  brought thereon.  If any action or proceeding
         is brought  against  Landlord by reason of any such claim,  Tenant upon
         notice  from  Landlord  shall  defend the same at  Tenant's  expense by
         counsel reasonably satisfactory to Landlord. Tenant, as a material part
         of the consideration to Landlord,  hereby assumes all risk of damage to
         property or injury to persons,  in, upon or about the Premises from any
         cause other than  Landlord's  sole  negligence and Tenant hereby waives
         all claims in respect  thereof against  Landlord.  Tenant hereby waives
         all rights of subrogation on behalf of any insurance  company  insuring
         its interests in any real or personal property,  so long as said waiver
         does not violate any terms or conditions of any such insurance policy.

         In addition, Tenant hereby agrees to be solely and fully responsible to
         Universal  Studios,  Inc.  and its  Affiliates  (collectively,  for the
         purposes of this paragraph,  "Universal")  for any loss of or damage to
         Universal's property,  whether personal or real, while such property is
         in the use, custody,  care and/or control of any of Tenant's employees,
         officers,  subcontractors,  licensees  or  invitees,  and  shall pay to
         Universal the full repair or replacement  value of any such personal or
         real property which is damaged,  destroyed or otherwise  suffers a loss
         if such  damage  or loss is,  directly  or  indirectly,  caused  by the
         negligent   (whether   active  or  passive),   wanton  or   intentional
         misconduct  of  Tenant,   its  employees,   officers,   subcontractors,
         licensees or invitees.

14.      ASSIGNMENTS AND SUBLETTING

         This Lease shall not, be sold,  assigned,  or hypothecated by Tenant or
         by operation of law, and Tenant may not transfer this Lease,  or sublet
         the  Premises  or any part  thereof or permit  same to be  occupied  by
         anyone  other  than  Tenant or  Tenant's  employees  without  the prior
         written  consent  of  Landlord,  which such  consent  shall be given or
         withheld in Landlord's sole discretion;  any attempt by Tenant to do so
         without  such prior  written  consent  shall be void and at  Landlord's
         option shall terminate this Lease.

15.      DEFAULTS

         The  occurrence  of either the  following  shall  constitute a material
         breach of this Lease:

         (a)      The vacation or abandonment of the Premises by Tenant;

         (b)      A failure  by  Tenant  to pay the  Rent,  or to make any other
                  payment required to be made by Tenant hereunder,  or to comply
                  with any other  provision  of this Lease  where  such  failure
                  continues for ten (10) days or more;

                  Landlord  shall  not  be  deemed  to  be  in  default  in  the
                  performance  of any  non-monetary  obligation  required  to be
                  performed by Landlord  hereunder unless: (i) Landlord fails to
                  commence  performance of such  non-monetary  obligation within
                  thirty (30) days after written  notice from Tenant  specifying
                  Landlord's   non-performance;   and/or  (ii)  Landlord   fails
                  thereafter to diligently prosecute the same to completion.

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16.      REMEDIES

         In the event of any material  default or breach by Tenant,  Landlord at
         any  time  thereafter,   at  Landlord's  option  and  without  limiting
         Landlord's  exercise of any other right or remedy  which  Landlord  may
         have under law or equity by reason of such  default or breach,  with or
         without  notice or demand,  may re-enter  the Premises  with or without
         process of law and take possession of the same and of all equipment and
         fixtures of Tenant  therein,  and expel or remove  Tenant and all other
         parties  occupying the Premises,  using such force as may be reasonably
         necessary to do so,  without being liable to any  prosecution  for such
         re-entry or for the use of such force. In addition Landlord may:

         (a)      without  terminating  this Lease, at any time and from time to
                  time relet the Premises or any part thereof for the account of
                  Tenant, for such term, upon such conditions and at such rental
                  as Landlord may deem proper;

         (b)      give  written  notice  to  Tenant of  Landlord's  election  to
                  terminate this Lease.  Landlord shall thereupon be entitled to
                  recover  from Tenant (1) the unpaid  Rent up to and  including
                  the date of  termination,  plus interest,  {2) the excess,  if
                  any,  of the Rent and  other  charges  required  to be paid by
                  Tenant  hereunder  for the  balance of the Term (if this Lease
                  had not been so terminated)  over the then  reasonable  rental
                  value of the Premises for the same period,  plus  interest and
                  (3) any other  amount  necessary  to  compensate  Landlord for
                  damages  caused by or resulting  from  Tenant's  breach,  plus
                  interest.

17.      RULES AND REGULATIONS

         Tenant and all persons  entering  and/or using the Premises at Tenant's
         request or with Tenant's permission shall observe faithfully and comply
         strictly with such rules and  regulations  as Landlord may from time to
         time  reasonably  adopt for the  safety,  care and  cleanliness  of the
         Building or the  preservation of good order therein,  as more fully set
         forth in Exhibit "C" attached  hereto.  Landlord shall not be liable to
         Tenant for violation of any such rule or regulation by any other tenant
         in the Building.

18.      JURISDICTION

         This Lease shall be governed by and  construed  pursuant to the laws of
         the  State of  California  for  contracts  wholly  executed  and  fully
         performed within the State of California.

19.      END OF TERM

         At the expiration of the Term,  Tenant shall  surrender the Premises to
         Landlord in as good  condition and repair as reasonable  and proper use
         will  permit  clean  and free of  debris.  Tenant  may  remove,  and at
         Landlord's  request  shall  remove,  all of  Tenant's  trade  fixtures,
         personal   property   and  signs,   provided   such  removal  will  not
         structurally  injure the  Premises,  and Tenant  agrees to restore  the
         Premises to its original condition,  reasonable wear and tear excepted.
         Also at the expiration of the Term, Tenant shall return to Landlord all
         keys to the Premises and to the Building. Tenant understands and agrees
         that if Tenant fails to return all keys to Landlord, Landlord may elect
         to re-key the Building  and/or  Premises and charge Tenant for the full
         cost thereof, in addition, the replacement cost for lost keys is $20.00
         per key.

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20.      OUIET POSSESSION

         Upon  Tenant's  paying the rent and other  charges  and  observing  and
         performing of all the covenants,  conditions and provisions on Tenant's
         part, Tenant shall have quiet possession of the Premises for the entire
         Term,  subject to the  provisions of this Lease.  This Lease,  however,
         shall  at all  times  be  subject  and  subordinate  to any and all now
         effective or hereafter  executed  deeds of trust or ground leases which
         may now or hereafter affect  Landlord's  estate in the real property of
         which the Premises are a part.

21.      NOTICES

         Any notice  required or permitted to be given hereunder may be given by
         personal  delivery or sent by Certified or Registered Mail addressed to
         Tenant at the  Premises or to  Landlord  c/o Office  Space  Management,
         Building  480/3,100  Universal City Plaza,  Universal City,  California
         91608,  as the case may be (with a copy of the notice to Landlord  sent
         to the attention of Studio Business  Affairs,  Building 507A/4,  at the
         same  address).  Either party may by written  notice to the other party
         specify a different  address for notice purposes,  except that Landlord
         may in any event always use the Premises as Tenant's address for notice
         purpose.

22.      INSURANCE

         Tenant  agrees  to  secure,  maintain,  and  pay  the  premium  for the
         following  insurance  coverage  during the entire  Term of this  Lease,
         together with any special endorsements as specified:

         (a)      Statutory   Workers'   Compensation  or  State  approved  Self
                  Insurance and  Employer's  Liability with a limit of liability
                  not less than  $1,000,000  each  accident,  $1,000,000  policy
                  limit,  $1,000,000 each employee,  for all persons employed by
                  Tenant  who may come  onto or  occupy  the  demised  premises.
                  Tenant shall have its carrier  waive any right of  subrogation
                  thereunder against Universal Studios, Inc. and its Affiliates.

         (b)      Commercial/Comprehensive  General  Liability,  and  Commercial
                  Auto  Liability for all Owned,  Non Owned,  or Hired  vehicles
                  which are brought onto or used adjacent to the  Premises.  The
                  General  Liability  must be written on a CGOO01 11/85 ISO form
                  or broader, with no additional  exclusions,  and shall include
                  Personal & Advertising Injury,  Blanket Contractual Liability,
                  Broad Form Property Damage, Fire Legal Liability, Severability
                  of Interest, Primary and Not Contributory Endorsement, and XCU
                  (Explosion,  Collapse,  and  Underground),  with  a  limit  of
                  liability not less than $3,000,000 per  occurrence.  The limit
                  of liability for the Commercial  Auto  Liability  shall not be
                  less than $1,000,000 Combined Single Limit.

         (c)      Tenant shall cause its liability  carrier(s)  in  subparagraph
                  (b)  hereinabove  to  name  Universal  Studios,  Inc.  and its
                  Affiliates  as Additional  Insureds,  but only as respects the
                  occupancy of Tenant in the Premises.

         (d)      Evidence of Property  Insurance  with  Special  Form Causes of
                  Loss on  Replacement  Cost basis,  attached to a Lender's Loss
                  Payable  Endorsement,  with  adequate  limits of loss to cover
                  Universal Studios,  Inc. and its Affiliates' Real and Personal
                  Property. In addition, Evidence of Personal Property Insurance
                  as  respects  Tenant's  personal  property  including  but not
                  limited to Furniture,  Fixture, Equipment,  Improvements,  and
                  Office Contents,  whether owned,  leased, or rented,  while on
                  Landlord's  premises.  This latter  coverage  shall  include a
                  Waiver of Subrogation against Universal Studios,  Inc. and its
                  Affiliates.

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         All  insurance  policies  shall be written  by A+ Best rated  insurance
         companies which are reasonably  satisfactory to Landlord.  Tenant shall
         provide  prior to  occupancy,  and  annually  thereafter,  satisfactory
         original  certificates  of insurance on standard  Accord forms or other
         forms acceptable to Landlord, as well as endorsements, and/or copies of
         insurance  policies,  evidencing  Tenant's  compliance with the minimum
         requirements as specified hereinabove.

         The  certificate(s)  of insurance  supplied by Tenant to Landlord shall
         specify   thirty  (30)  days  written   notice  of   cancellation   for
         non-renewal,  failure to renew, non-payment of insurance premium(s), or
         material  reduction.  In the event Tenant fails to obtain any insurance
         as required in this Lease, Landlord may obtain such insurance on behalf
         of Tenant and the cost  thereof  shall be paid by Tenant as  additional
         rent  with  the  first  payment  of rent  which  is due  subsequent  to
         Landlord's incurring any such costs.

         In the event  that  Tenant  should  desire to  perform  any  production
         activities  on Landlord's  property,  Tenant is required to comply with
         the additional,  production-related  insurance requirements established
         by  Landlord.  It is Tenant's  obligation  to inquire of Landlord  what
         these  requirements  are, and to provide a satisfactory  certificate of
         insurance  therefor,  prior to the  commencement of any such production
         activities.

23.      PAST DUE OBLIGATIONS

         Any amount due from Tenant to Landlord hereunder which is not paid when
         due shall be subject to a late charge in the amount of 6% of the amount
         unpaid and shall in addition  bear  interest  at the maximum  rate then
         permitted by law  calculated  from the due date until paid.  Payment of
         such  late  charge or  interest  or both  shall not  excuse or cure any
         default by  Tenant.  The  parties  hereby  agree that such late  charge
         represents a fair and  reasonable  estimate of the costs  Landlord will
         incur by reason of late payment by Tenant.

24.      HOLDING OVER

         If Tenant  holds over and beyond the Term of this Lease with or without
         the consent of Landlord,  such holding  shall be construed as a tenancy
         at will,  subject to the terms and conditions of this Lease except that
         Tenant will pay rent during the entire  holdover period at a rate which
         is equal to two times the Monthly Rent in effect  during the last month
         of the Term and shall  also be liable for any  damages  or other  costs
         incurred by Landlord as a result of such holding over.

25.      INABILITY TO PERFORM

         This  Lease  and the  obligations  of  Tenant  hereunder  shall  not be
         affected or impaired  because  Landlord is unable to fulfill any of its
         obligations  hereunder  or is  delayed  in doing so  because of strike,
         other labor troubles or any other cause beyond the  reasonable  control
         of Landlord.

26.      NAME

         Tenant  shall not use the name of the  Building  for any purpose  other
         than as the address of the  business or  profession  to be conducted by
         Tenant in the Premises.

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27.      SEVERABILITY

         Any  provision  of this Lease which shall prove to be invalid,  void or
         illegal  shall  in no  way  affect,  impair  or  invalidate  any  other
         provision  hereof and such other  provisions shall remain in full force
         and effect.

28.      ATTORNEY'S FEES

         If  Landlord  or Tenant  should  bring suit for any relief  against the
         other arising out of this Lease, then all costs and expenses, including
         reasonable  attorney's  fees,  incurred by the prevailing party therein
         shall be paid by the other party,  which obligation on the part of such
         other  party  shall  be  deemed  to  have  accrued  on the  date of the
         commencement  of such action,  and shall be enforceable  whether or not
         the action is prosecuted to judgment.

29.      ADDITIONAL GOODS/SERVICES

         Tenant agrees to pay for any goods and/or  services it may request from
         Landlord,  beyond those which are specifically provided to Tenant under
         the  provisions  of this Lease,  at  Landlord's  standard and customary
         charges therefor.

30.      TIME OF ESSENCE

         Time  is of the  essence  with  respect  to the  performance  of  every
         provision of the Lease in which time of performance is a factor.

31.      HEADINGS

         The captions contained in this Lease are for convenience only and shall
         not  be  considered  in  the  construction  or  interpretation  of  any
         provision.

32.      INCORPORATION OF PRIOR AGREEMENTS; AMENDMENTS

         This Lease  contains all of the  agreements of the parties  hereto with
         respect  to the  subject  of this  Lease,  and no  prior  agreement  or
         understanding  pertaining to any such matter shall be effective for any
         purpose.  No  provision of this Lease may be amended or added to except
         by an  agreement  in  writing  signed  by the  parties  hereto or their
         respective successors in interest.

IN WITNESS  WHEREOF the parties have  executed this Lease the day and year first
above written.

"Landlord"
UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS, INC.

By: /s/ Terry White
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   Vice President

"Tenant"
BELLACASA PRODUCTIONS

By:  /s/ Frank LaLoggia
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Title: President, CEO

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                                   EXHIBIT "A"
                                PARKING AGREEMENT

TENANT or persons  designated by TENANT shall be entitled to parking as provided
in Paragraph l(f) of the Lease, as such rate and/or parking locations may change
from time to time,  upon  advance  notice  from  LANDLORD.  TENANT may  validate
visitor parking by such method of methods as the undersigned may approve, at the
validation rate generally applicable to visitor parking.

A condition of any parking  shall be compliance by the parker with parking rules
and  regulations,   including  any  sticker  or  other   identification   system
established by LANDLORD as its Parking Operator.  LANDLORD reserves the right to
modify  and/or  adopt  such other  reasonable  and  nondiscriminatory  rules and
regulations  as it deems  necessary  for the  operation.  LANDLORD may refuse to
permit any person who violates the within rules to park in the parking facility,
and any  violation of the rules shall  subject the car to removal.  In either of
said events,  LANDLORD  shall  refund a pro rata portion of the current  parking
rate and the sticker, or any other form of identification  supplied by LANDLORD,
will be returned to LANDLORD.  LANDLORD  shall have no obligation to provide any
parking spaces for campers,  trailers,  motor homes or other  non-standard sized
vehicles.

RULES AND REGULATIONS

1.       Hours  shall be 7:00  A.M.  to 7:00  P.M.,  on Monday  through  Friday,
         excluding holidays.

2.       Cars must be parked entirely within the painted stall lines.

3.       All directional signs and arrows must be observed.

4.       The speed limit shall be 15 miles per hour.

5.       Parking is prohibited:

         (a) in areas not striped for parking;
         (b) in aisles;
         (c) where "no parking" signs are posted;
         (d) on ramps;
         (e) in crosshatched area;
         (f) in such other areas as may be designated by LANDLORD or
         Landlord's Parking Operator.

6.       Parking stickers or any other device or form of identification supplied
         by  LANDLORD  shall  remain the  property  of  LANDLORD.  Such  parking
         identification  device must be displayed  as  requested  and may not be
         mutilated   in  any   manner.   The  serial   number  of  the   parking
         identification   device  may  not  be  obliterated.   Devices  are  not
         transferable  and any  device  in the  possession  of any  unauthorized
         holder will be void.  There will be a replacement  charge to the TENANT
         or person  designated  by TENANT  of  $35.00  for loss of any  magnetic
         parking card. Any automobile parked without such identification  device
         or  stickers  may be towed away at the expense of the OWNER as provided
         by the applicable City or County Ordinance.

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7.       Monthly  rate for rental of parking  space is payable  one (1) month in
         advance and must be paid prior to the first day of each month.  Failure
         to do so will  automatically  cancel parking privileges and a charge at
         the prevailing daily rate will be due. No deductions or allowances from
         the monthly  rate will be made for days  customer  does not use parking
         facilities.

8.       Parking  managers or attendants are not authorized to make or allow any
         exceptions to these Rules and Regulations.

9.       Every   parker  is  required  to  park  and  lock  his  own  car.   All
         responsibility for damage to cars is assumed by the parker.

10.      Loss or theft of parking  identification  devices from automobiles must
         be reported  to the garage  manager  immediately,  and a lost or stolen
         report must be filed by the customer at that time.

         (a)      Any parking  identification  devices  reported  lost or stolen
                  found  on any  unauthorized  car will be  confiscated  and the
                  illegal holder will be subject to prosecution.

         (b)      Lost or stolen devices found by the purchaser must be reported
                  to the office of LANDLORD or its Parking Operator  immediately
                  to avoid confusion.

11.      Spaces rented to persons are for the express purpose of parking one (1)
         automobile  per space.  Washing,  waxing,  cleaning or servicing of any
         vehicles by the customer and/or his agents is prohibited.

12.      The LANDLORD or its Parking  Operator  reserves the right to refuse the
         sale of monthly stickers or other parking identification devices to any
         TENANT or person  and/or his agents or  representatives  who  willfully
         refuse to comply with the above Rules and  Regulations and all unposted
         City, State or Federal ordinances, laws or agreements.

13.      LANDLORD  shall not be liable  and  TENANT  hereby  waives  any and all
         claims for theft,  fire  damage,  or loss of use to any  automobile  or
         motor  vehicles or for  articles  left  therein  while parked in any of
         LANDLORD's parking facilities.

14.      LANDLORD  shall not be liable to TENANT for damages or  otherwise,  not
         shall LANDLORD be in default  hereunder,  because of TENANT's inability
         to park in the parking  facility  and/or any assigned space therein due
         to force  majeure or any other cause  beyond  LANDLORD's  control,  and
         there shall be no abatement of the parking charge unless such condition
         continues for at least five (5) consecutive business days.

15.      TENANT  agrees to acquaint all persons to whom TENANT  assigns  parking
         spaces with these Rules and Regulations.

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                                   EXHIBIT "B"
                      STANDARDS FOR UTILITIES AND SERVICES

The following are the  Standards for Utilities and Services.  LANDLORD  reserves
the  right  to  adopt  such  reasonable  non-discriminatory   modifications  and
additions hereto as it deems appropriate.

As  long  as  TENANT  is not in  default  under  any  of the  terms,  covenants,
conditions,  provisions or agreements of this Lease,  LANDLORD shall, subject to
limitations and provisions hereinafter set forth in this Exhibit B:

         (a)      ELEVATORS:

                  Provide manual or automatic  elevator  facilities during usual
                  business  hours from 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.  and have at least
                  one (1) elevator available at all other times.

         (b)      HVAC

                  Provide to the Premises,  during usual  business hours (8 a.m.
                  to 6 p.m. on business days  excluding  Saturdays,  Sundays and
                  holidays),  heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC),
                  when in the  judgment of  LANDLORD it may be required  for the
                  comfortable occupancy of Premises for general office purposes.
                  The HVAC  system  achieves  maximum  cooling  when the sliding
                  glass  doors and  drapes  are  closed.  LANDLORD  shall not be
                  responsible for room  temperatures if TENANT does not keep all
                  sliding  glass  doors and drapes in the  Premises  closed,  if
                  TENANT's  lighting and receptacle  load exceed those listed in
                  Paragraph (c) hereof,  or if the Premises or portions  thereof
                  are used for other than the particular use for which they were
                  originally designed.

                  Landlord shall,  upon  reasonable  advance notice from Tenant,
                  furnish  Tenant HVAC  services at any time or times other than
                  the regular hours specified above. Such overtime service shall
                  be furnished  to Tenant at a reasonable  hourly rate card cost
                  to be established by Landlord.

         (c)      ELECTRICITY:

                  Furnish  to  the  Premises,  during  the  times  specified  in
                  Paragraph  (a)  hereof,  electric  current as  required by the
                  Building    standard    office    lighting   and   receptacles
                  (approximately three (3) watts per square foot).

         (d)      WATER:

                  Furnish water for drinking fountains and restrooms provided by
                  LANDLORD.

         (e)      JANITORIAL:

                  Provide janitorial services to the Premises, provided the same
                  are used  exclusively as offices,  and are kept  reasonable in
                  order by  TENANT.  If  Premises  are not used  exclusively  as
                  offices,  they shall be kept clean and in order by TENANT,  at
                  TENANT's expense, and to the satisfaction of LANDLORD.  TENANT
                  shall pay to  LANDLORD  the cost of  removal  of any  TENANT's
                  refuse and  rubbish,  to the extent that the same  exceeds the
                  refuse and rubbish usually  attendant upon the use of Premises
                  for general office purposes.
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                  No  data  processing   equipment,   other  special  electrical
                  equipment,  air  conditioning  or heating  units,  or plumbing
                  additions (Additional Equipment) shall be installed, nor shall
                  any  changes to the  Building  HVAC,  electrical  or  plumbing
                  systems be made without prior written approval of LANDLORD and
                  LANDLORD  reserves the right to designate  and/or  approve the
                  contractor  to be used.  In the event  TENANT  desires  to add
                  Additional   Equipment  in  the  Premises,   such   Additional
                  Equipment   shall  be  at  TENANT's  sole  cost  and  expense,
                  including   installation,   connection  to  Building  systems,
                  operational  costs and  maintenance.  During  the term of this
                  Lease,  provided that TENANT is not then in default hereunder,
                  LANDLORD  agrees to provide  TENANT,  and TENANT agrees to pay
                  the cost of, the necessary utilities from the Building systems
                  for the operation of such Additional Equipment.

                  TENANT  shall be  responsible  for any and all  damages of any
                  kind or nature to the Premises,  Building,  Common  Areas,  or
                  other TENANTs' Premises  (including without  limitation,  real
                  and personal  property) and for injuries of any kind or nature
                  to  any  person  arising  out  of,  or as a  result  of,  such
                  Additional   Equipment,   its   operation,   maintenance,   or
                  installation.

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                                   EXHIBIT "C"
           RULES AND REGULATIONS WHICH CONSTITUTE A PART OF THE LEASE

1.       The sidewalks,  entrances,  passages,  courts,  elevators,  vestibules,
         stairways,  corridors or halls shall not be  obstructed or used for any
         purpose  other than ingress and egress.  All doors  opening onto public
         corridors,  plazas and patios shall be kept closed,  except when in use
         for egress or ingress.

2.       No awnings or other  projections shall be attached to the outside walls
         of the  Building.  No  curtains,  blinds,  shades or  screens  shall be
         attached to or hung in, or used in connection  with, any window or door
         of the  Premises  other than  LANDLORD  standard  drapes.  All electric
         ceiling  fixtures  hung in offices or spaces along the perimeter of the
         Building must be fluorescent, of a quality, type, design and bulb color
         approved by LANDLORD.  Neither the interior nor exterior of any windows
         shall be coated or otherwise  sunscreened  without  written  consent of
         LANDLORD.

3.       No  sign,  advertisement,   notice  or  handbill  shall  be  exhibited,
         distributed,  painted  or  affixed  by any  TENANT  on any  part of the
         Premises  of the  Building  without  the prior  written  consent of the
         LANDLORD. In the event of the violation of the foregoing by any TENANT,
         LANDLORD  may remove  same  without any  liability,  and may charge the
         expense  incurred in such  removal to the TENANT  violating  this rule.
         Interior  signs on  doors  and  directory  tablet  shall be  inscribed,
         painted or affixed  for each  TENANT by the  LANDLORD at the expense of
         such TENANT,  and shall be a size,  color and style  acceptable  to the
         LANDLORD.  The directory  tablet will be provided  exclusively  for the
         display of the name and location of TENANTS only. Nothing may be placed
         on the  exterior  of  corridor  walls  or  corridor  doors  other  than
         LANDLORD's standard lettering.

4.       The sashes, sash doors,  skylights,  windows, and doors that reflect or
         admit light and air into halls,  passageways  or other public places in
         the Building shall not be covered or obstructed by any TENANT.

5.       The toilets and wash basins and other  plumbing  fixtures  shall not be
         used for any purpose other than those for which they were  constructed,
         and no sweepings,  rubbish,  rags, or other  substances shall be thrown
         therein. All damages resulting from any misuse of the fixtures shall be
         borne by the TENANT who, or whose servants, employees, agents, visitors
         or licensees, shall have caused the same.

6.       No TENANT shall mark, paint,  drill into, or in any way deface any part
         of the  Premises or the  Building.  No boring,  cutting or stringing of
         wires or laying of linoleum or other similar floor  coverings  shall be
         permitted, except with the prior written consent of the LANDLORD and as
         the LANDLORD may direct.

7.       No  bicycles,  vehicles,  birds or animals of any kind shall be brought
         into or kept in or about  the  Premises.  No  cooking  shall be done or
         permitted by any TENANT on the Premises, except that the preparation of
         coffee,  tea,  hot  chocolate  and similar  items for TENANTS and their
         employees  shall be  permitted  provided  power  shall not exceed  that
         amount which can be provided by a 30 amp circuit. No TENANT shall cause
         or permit any unusual or objectionable odors to be produced or permeate
         the Premises.

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8.       The Premises shall not be used for  manufacturing or for the storage of
         merchandise, except as such storage may be incidental to the use of the
         Premises for general office purposes.  No TENANT shall occupy or permit
         any  portion of his  Premises  to be occupied as an office for a public
         stenographer  or  typist  or for the  manufacture  of  sale of  liquor,
         narcotics,  or tobacco  in any form,  or as a medical  office,  or as a
         barber or manicure shop, or as an employment bureau without the express
         written  consent  of  LANDLORD.  No  TENANT  shall  engage  or pay  any
         employees  on the  Premises,  except  those  actually  working for such
         TENANT on the Premises,  nor advertise for laborers  giving any address
         at the  Premises.  The  Premises  shall  not be  used  for  lodging  or
         sleeping, or for any immoral or illegal purposes.

9.       No TENANT shall make, or permit to be made,  any unseemly or disturbing
         noises,  or odors,  or disturb or interfere  with  occupants of this or
         neighboring  buildings or premises or those having  business with them,
         whether  by the  use  of any  musical  instrument,  radio,  phonograph,
         unusual noise, or in any other way.

10.      No TENANT nor any of TENANT's servants,  employees, agents, visitors or
         licensees,  shall at any  time  bring or keep  upon  the  Premises  any
         inflammable, combustible or explosive fluid, chemical or substance.

11.      All persons  operating  vehicles or working  within the confines of the
         Studio  property  shall comply with the  reasonable  directions  of the
         Studio's security personnel which are designed to insure the safety and
         security of all persons and businesses, as well as the smooth operation
         of the Studio.

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                                   EXHIBIT "D"
                   SQUARE FOOTAGE DEFINITIONS AND CALCULATIONS

     The square footage of the Premises has been calculated on the basis of
    Rentable Area. The following definitions shall apply in said calculation:

1.       USEABLE AREA shall mean the following area or areas of space within the
         Premises, calculated as follows:

         (a)      Useable  Area for a  Single-tenant  Floor  shall mean the area
                  exclusively   used  and  occupied  by  Tenant   calculated  by
                  measuring  from the center line of the outer glass wall of the
                  Building  to the center  line of the  opposite  glass wall and
                  shall include all areas within such outside walls;  excepting,
                  however,  toilet rooms, electrical and mechanical closets, and
                  fan,  air-conditioning  and maintenance rooms,  public stairs,
                  elevator shafts, elevator machine rooms, flues, vents, stacks,
                  pipe  shafts  and  vertical  ducts and their  enclosing  walls
                  (measured to the centerline of such walls).

         (b)      Useable  Area for a  Multi-tenant  Floor  shall  mean the area
                  exclusively   used  and  occupied  by  Tenant   calculated  by
                  measuring  from the center line of the outer glass wall of the
                  Building  to the  center  line of  partitions  which  separate
                  adjoining Common Areas or adjoining  premises (as the case may
                  be),  with no deductions  therefrom for columns or projections
                  necessary to the Building.

2.       RENTABLE  AREAS shall mean the following  area or areas of space within
         the Premises or the Building, calculated as follows:

         (a)      Rentable Area for a Single-tenant Floor shall be determined by
                  measuring  from the center line of the outer glass wall of the
                  Building to the center line of the  opposite  outer glass wall
                  and  shall  include  all  areas  within  such  outside  walls,
                  including,  without  limitation,  all toilet  rooms,  elevator
                  lobbies, corridors, janitor closets, electrical and mechanical
                  closets,  and fan, air conditioning and maintenance rooms, and
                  shall  exclude only the areas within the Building  occupied by
                  public stairs, fire towers,  elevator shafts, elevator machine
                  rooms, flues,  vents,  stacks, pipe shafts, and vertical ducts
                  and their enclosing walls, measured to the center line of such
                  walls,  but including in rentable square feet any such service
                  areas which are for the exclusive  use or specific  benefit of
                  the tenant,  such as special stairs,  shafts or elevators.  No
                  deductions shall be made for columns or projections  necessary
                  to the Building.

         (b)      Rentable Area for a Multi-tenant  Floor shall be determined by
                  measuring  from the center line of the outer glass wall of the
                  Building  to the  center  line of the  wall  separating  areas
                  leased by or held for lease to other  tenants or Common  Areas
                  located on the same floor plus  Tenant's  Proportionate  Share
                  (as defined  hereinbelow),  of the Common Areas on such floor,
                  other  than  public  stairs,  fire  towers,  elevator  shafts,
                  elevator machine rooms, flues, vents,  stacks, pipe shafts and
                  vertical  ducts  and their  enclosing  walls  measured  to the
                  center line of such  walls.  No  deductions  shall be made for
                  columns or projections necessary to the Building.

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3.       COMMON AREAS means,  on individual  floors of the  Building,  the areas
         devoted  to  corridors,   foyers,  lobbies,  electrical  and  telephone
         closets, restrooms, mechanical rooms, janitor closets and other similar
         facilities when used in common with other tenants.

4.       TENANT'S   PROPORTIONATE  SHARE  means,  for  a  tenant  on  any  given
         multi-tenant  floor, an equitable  percentage  allocation of the Common
         Areas on such floor,  derived by comparing the Useable Area of Tenant's
         Premises with the remaining  Useable Area on said floor which is either
         leased or available for lease to other tenants.BELLACASA PRODUCTIONS, INC.
                             1998 STOCK OPTION PLAN

         1.       PURPOSE

         This BellaCasa Productions, Inc. 1998 Stock Option Plan ("the Plan") is
intended to promote the interests of the Corporation by providing eligible
individuals who are responsible for the management, growth and financial success
of the Corporation or who otherwise render valuable services to the Corporation
with the opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest, or increase their
proprietary interest, in the Corporation and thereby encourage them to remain in
the service of the Corporation.

            Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to
such terms in Paragraph 5.

         2.       ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

         (a) The Plan shall be administered by the Board. The Board, however,
may at any time appoint a committee ("Committee") of two (2) or more Board
members and delegate to such Committee one or more of the administrative powers
allocated to the Board pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. Members of the
Committee shall serve for such period of time as the Board may determine and
shall be subject to removal by the Board at any time. The Board may also at any
time terminate the functions of the Committee and reassume all powers and
authority previously delegated to the Committee.

         (b) The Plan Administrator (either the Board or the Committee, to the
extent the Committee is at the time responsible for the administration of the
Plan) shall have full power and authority (subject to the provisions of the
Plan) to establish such rules and regulations as it may deem appropriate for the
proper plan administration and to make such determinations under, and issue such
interpretations of, the Plan and any outstanding option grants or share
issuances as it may deem necessary or advisable. Decisions of the Plan
Administrator shall be final and binding on all parties who have an interest in
the Plan or any outstanding option or share issuance.

         3.       ELIGIBILITY

         (a) The persons eligible to receive option grants pursuant to the Plan
(each an "Optionee") are limited to the following:

         (1) key employees (including officers and directors) of the Corporation
(or its parent or subsidiary corporations, if any) who render services which
contribute to the success and growth of the Corporation (or any parent or
subsidiary corporations) or which may reasonably be anticipated to contribute to
the future success and growth of the Corporation (or any parent or subsidiary
corporations);

         (2) the non-employee members of the Board or the non-employee members
of the board of directors of any parent or subsidiary corporations; and

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         (3) those consultants or independent contractors who provide valuable
services to the Corporation (or any parent or subsidiary corporations).

         (b) The Plan Administrator shall have full authority to determine, with
respect to the option grants made under the Plan, which eligible individuals are
to receive option grants, the number of shares to be covered by each such grant,
the status of the granted option as either an Incentive Option or a
Non-Statutory Option, the time or times at which each granted option is to
become exercisable and the maximum term for which the option may remain
outstanding.

         4.       STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

         (a) The stock issuable under the Plan shall be shares of the
Corporation's authorized but unissued or reacquired Common Stock, $0.0001 par
value (the "Common Stock"). The maximum number of shares which may be issued
over the term of the Plan shall not exceed Three Million (3,000,000) shares of
Common Stock. The total number of shares issuable under the Plan shall be
subject to adjustment from time to time in accordance with the provisions of
Section 4(c).

         (b) Shares subject to (i) the portion of one or more outstanding
options which are not exercised or surrendered prior to expiration or
termination and (ii) outstanding options canceled in accordance with the
cancellation-regrant provisions of Section 9 will be available for subsequent
option grants or stock issuances under the Plan.

         (c) In the event any change is made to the Common Stock issuable under
the Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares,
exchange of shares or other change affecting the outstanding Common Stock as a
class without receipt of consideration, then appropriate adjustments shall be
made to (i) the aggregate number and/or class of shares issuable under the Plan
and (ii) the aggregate number and/or class of shares and the option price per
share in effect under each outstanding option in order to prevent the dilution
or enlargement of benefits thereunder. The adjustments determined by the Plan
Administrator shall be final, binding and conclusive.

         (d) Common Stock issuable under the Plan may be subject to such
restrictions on transfer, repurchase rights or other restrictions as may be
determined by the Plan Administrator.

         5.       DEFINITIONS

         The following definitions shall apply to the respective capitalized
terms used herein:

         BOARD means the Board of Directors of BellaCasa Productions, Inc.

         CODE means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

         CORPORATION means BellaCasa Productions, Inc. and its successors.

         CORPORATE TRANSACTION means one or more of the following transactions:
(a) a merger or consolidation in which the Corporation is not the surviving
entity, except for a transaction the principal purpose of which is to change the
state of the Corporation's incorporation, (b) the sale, transfer or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, or (c)
any reverse merger in which the Corporation is the surviving entity but in which
fifty percent (50%) or more of the Corporation's outstanding voting stock is
transferred to holders different from those who held the stock immediately prior
to such merger.

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         EMPLOYEE means an individual who is in the employ of the Corporation or
one or more Parent or Subsidiary corporations (if any). An optionee shall be
considered to be an Employee for so long as such individual remains in the
employ of the Corporation or one or more Parent or Subsidiary corporations,
subject to the control and direction of the employer entity as to both the work
to be performed and the manner and method of performance.

         EXERCISE DATE shall be the date on which written notice of the exercise
of an outstanding option under the Plan is delivered to the Corporation. Such
notice shall be in the form of a stock purchase agreement.

         FAIR MARKET VALUE of a share of Common Stock on any relevant date shall
be determined in accordance with the following provisions:

         (a) If the Common Stock is at the time listed or admitted to trading on
any stock exchange, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling
price per share of Common Stock on the date in question on the stock exchange
determined by the Plan Administrator to be the primary market for the Common
Stock, as such price is officially quoted in the composite tape of transactions
on such exchange. If there is no reported sale of Common Stock on such exchange
on the date in question, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling
price on the exchange on the last preceding date for which such quotation
exists.

         (b) If the Common Stock is not at the time listed or admitted to
trading on any stock exchange but is traded in the over-the-counter market, the
Fair Market Value shall be the mean between the highest bid and the lowest asked
prices (or, if such information is available, the closing selling price) per
share of Common Stock on the date in question in the over-the-counter market, as
such prices are reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers
through its NASDAQ National Market System or any successor system. If there are
no reported bid and asked prices (or closing selling price) for the Common Stock
on the date in question, then the mean between the highest bid and lowest asked
prices (or closing selling price) on the last preceding date for which such
quotations exist shall be determinative of Fair Market Value.

         (c) If the Common Stock is at the time neither listed nor admitted to
trading on any stock exchange nor traded in the over-the-counter market, or if
the Plan Administrator determines that the valuation provisions of subparagraphs
(a) and (b) above will not result in a true and accurate valuation of the Common
Stock, then the Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Plan Administrator
after taking into account such factors as the Plan Administrator shall deem
appropriate under the circumstances.

         INCENTIVE OPTION means an Incentive Stock Option which satisfies the
requirements of Section 422 of the Code.

         NON-STATUTORY OPTION means an option not intended to meet the statutory
requirements prescribed under the Code for an Incentive Option.

         PARENT corporation means any corporation (other than the Corporation)
in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Corporation, provided each
such corporation in the unbroken chain (other than the Corporation) owns, at the
time of the determination, stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the
total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other
corporations in such chain.

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         PERMANENT DISABILITY means the inability of an individual to engage in
any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable
physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which
has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than
12 months.

         PLAN means this BellaCasa Productions, Inc 1998 Stock Option Plan.

         PLAN ADMINISTRATOR means the Board or the Committee, to the extent the
Committee is responsible for plan administration in accordance with Section 2.

         SERVICE means the performance of services for the Corporation or one or
more Parent or Subsidiary corporations by an individual in the capacity of an
Employee, a non-employee member of the board of directors or an independent
consultant or advisor, unless a different meaning is specified in the option
agreement evidencing the option grant or the purchase agreement evidencing the
purchased option shares. An Optionee shall be deemed to remain in Service for so
long as such individual renders services to the Corporation or any Parent or
Subsidiary corporation on a periodic basis in the capacity of an Employee, a
non-employee member the board of directors or an independent consultant or
advisor.

         SUBSIDIARY corporation means each corporation (other than the
Corporation) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the
Corporation, provided each such corporation (other than the last corporation) in
the unbroken chain owns, at the time of the determination, stock possessing
fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of
stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.

         TEN PERCENT SHAREHOLDER means the owner of stock (as determined under
Section 424(d) of the Code) possessing ten percent or more of the total combined
voting power of all classes of stock of the Corporation or any Parent or
Subsidiary corporation.

         6.       TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS

         Options granted pursuant to the Plan shall be authorized by action of
the Plan Administrator and may, at the discretion of the Plan Administrator, be
either Incentive Options or Non-Statutory Options. Each granted option shall be
evidenced by one or more instruments in the form approved by the Plan
Administrator; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that each such instrument shall comply with
and incorporate the terms and conditions specified below. In addition, each
instrument evidencing an Incentive Option shall be subject to the applicable
provisions of Section 7.

         (a)      OPTION PRICE

         (1) The option price per share shall be fixed by the Plan
Administrator.

         (2) The option price shall become immediately due upon exercise of the
option, and subject to the provisions of Section 11, shall be payable in cash or
check drawn to the Corporation's order. Should the Corporation's outstanding
Common Stock be registered under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "1934 Act") at the time the option is exercised, then the
option price may also be paid as follows:

         (A) in shares of Common Stock held by the optionee for the requisite
period necessary to avoid a charge to the Corporation's earnings for financial
reporting purposes and valued at Fair Market Value on the Exercise Date; or

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         (B) through a special sale and remittance procedure pursuant to which
the Optionee (i) is to provide irrevocable written instructions to a designated
brokerage firm to effect the immediate sale of the purchased shares and remit to
the Corporation, out of the sale proceeds, an amount sufficient to cover the
aggregate option price payable for the purchased shares plus all applicable
Federal and State income and employment taxes required to be withheld by the
Corporation by reason of such purchase and (ii) concurrently provides written
directives to the Corporation to deliver the certificates for the purchased
shares directly to such brokerage firm in order to effect the sale transaction.

         (b) TERM AND EXERCISE OF OPTIONS

                  Each option granted under the Plan shall be exercisable at
such time or times, during such period, and for such number of shares as shall
be determined by the Plan Administrator and set forth in the stock option
agreement evidencing such option. However, no option granted under the Plan
shall have a term in excess of ten (10) years from the grant date.

         (c) TERMINATION OF SERVICE

         (1) The Plan Administrator shall have complete discretion to limit the
period of time that an option granted under the Plan may be exercised should the
Optionee cease to remain in Service for any reason (including death or Permanent
Disability). In no event, however, shall any such option be exercisable after
the specified expiration date of the option term. During such limited period of
exercisability, the option may not be exercised for more than that number of
shares (if any) for which such option is exercisable on the date of the
Optionee's cessation of Service. Upon the expiration of such period or (if
earlier) upon the expiration of the option term, the option shall terminate and
cease to be exercisable.

         (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) above, the Plan Administrator shall
have complete discretion, exercisable either at the time the option is granted
or at the time the Optionee ceases Service, to allow one or more outstanding
options held by the Optionee to be exercised, during the period of
exercisability following the Optionee's cessation of Service, not only with
respect to the number of shares for which the option is exercisable

         (3) Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, any
options granted under this Plan shall terminate as of the date the Optionee
ceases to be in the Service of the Corporation if the Optionee was terminated
for "cause" or could have been terminated for "cause." If the Optionee has an
employment or a consulting agreement with the Corporation, the term "cause"
shall have the meaning given that term in the employment or consulting
agreement. If the Optionee does not have an employment or consulting agreement
with the Corporation, or if such employment or consulting agreement does not
define the term "cause," the term "cause" shall mean: (A) misconduct or
dishonesty that materially adversely affects the Corporation, including without
limitation (i) an act materially in conflict with the financial interests of the
Corporation, (ii) an act that could damage the reputation or customer relations
of the Corporation, (iii) an act that could subject the Corporation to
liability, (iv) an act constituting sexual harassment or other violation of the
civil rights of coworkers, (v) failure to obey any lawful instruction of the
Board or any officer of the Corporation and (vi) failure to comply with, or
perform any duty required under, the terms of any confidentiality, inventions or
non-competition agreement the Optionee may have with the Corporation, or (B)
acts constituting the unauthorized disclosure of any of the trade secrets or
confidential information of the Corporation, unfair competition with the
Corporation or the inducement of any customer of the Corporation to breach any
contract with the Corporation. The right to exercise any option shall be
suspended automatically during the pendency of any investigation by the Board,

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or its designee, and/or any negotiations by the Board, or its designee, and the
Optionee, regarding any actual or alleged act or omission by the Optionee of the
type described in this paragraph.

         (d) SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS. An Optionee shall have none of the rights of a
shareholder with respect to any shares covered by the option until such Optionee
shall have exercised the option and paid the option price.

         (e) TRANSFERABILITY. Unless otherwise specified in the Agreement
relating to an option, options granted hereunder may be transferable (i) by will
or the laws of descent and distribution, (ii) pursuant to beneficiary
designation procedures approved by the Company, (iii) pursuant to a domestic
relations order, (iv) to one or more family members of the optionee, (v) to a
trust or trusts for the exclusive benefit of the optionee and/or one or more
family members of the optionee, (vi) to a partnership in which the optionee
and/or one or more family members of the optionee are the only partners, (vii)
to a limited liability company in which the optionee and/or one or more family
members of the optionee are the only members, or (viii) to such other persons or
entities as may be specified in the agreement relating to an option or approved
in writing by the Committee prior to such transfer. Except to the extent
permitted by the preceding sentence, each option may be exercised during the
optionee's lifetime only by the optionee or the optionee's legal representative
or similar person. Except as permitted by the second preceding sentence, (i) no
option granted hereunder shall be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged,
hypothecated, encumbered or otherwise disposed of (whether by operation of law
or otherwise) or be subject to execution, attachment or similar process and (ii)
upon any attempt to so sell, transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate, encumber or
otherwise dispose of any option granted hereunder, such option and all rights
thereunder shall immediately become null and void.

         7. INCENTIVE OPTIONS

         The terms and conditions specified below shall be applicable to all
Incentive Options granted under the Plan. Incentive Options may only be granted
to individuals who are Employees. Options which are specifically designated as
Non-Statutory Options when issued under the Plan shall NOT be subject to such
terms and conditions.

         (a) OPTION PRICE. The option price per share of the Common Stock
subject to an Incentive Option shall in no event be less than one hundred
percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the grant
date; provided, if the individual to whom the option is granted is at the time a
Ten Percent Shareholder, then the option price per share shall not be less than
one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on
the grant date.

         (b) DOLLAR LIMITATION. The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as
of the respective date or dates of grant) of the Common Stock for which one or
more options granted to any Employee under this Plan (or any other option plan
of the Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary corporation) may for the first
time become exercisable as Incentive Stock Options under the Federal tax laws
during any one calendar year shall not exceed the sum of one hundred thousand
dollars ($100,000). To the extent the Employee holds two or more such options
which become exercisable for the first time in the same calendar year, the
foregoing limitation on the exercisability thereof as Incentive Options under
the Federal tax laws shall be applied on the basis of the order in which such
options are granted.

         (c) OPTION TERM FOR TEN PERCENT SHAREHOLDER. No option granted to a Ten
Percent Shareholder shall have a term in excess of five (5) years from the grant
date.

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         (d) ACCELERATED TERMINATION OF OPTION TERM. The option term shall
terminate prior to the expiration date established by the Plan Administrator
should any of the following provisions become applicable:

         (1) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (2) or (3) below,
should an Optionee cease to remain in Service while his/her option is
outstanding, then the period for exercising his/her option shall be reduced to a
three (3) month period commencing with the date of such cessation of Service,
but in no event shall such option be exercisable at any time after the
expiration date. Upon the expiration of such three (3) month period or (if
earlier) upon the expiration date, the option shall terminate and cease to be
outstanding.

         (2) Should the Optionee die while his/her option is outstanding,
his/her option shall cease to be exercisable, upon the EARLIER of (a) the
expiration of the twelve (12) month period measured from the date of Optionee's
death or (b) the expiration date of the option. Upon the expiration of such
twelve (12) month period or (if earlier) upon the expiration date, the option
shall terminate and cease to be outstanding.

         (3) Should the Optionee become Permanently Disabled and cease by reason
thereof to remain in Service while his/her option is outstanding, then the
Optionee shall have a period of twelve (12) months (commencing with the date of
such cessation of Service) during which to exercise his/her option, but in no
event shall this option be exercisable at any time after the expiration date of
the option. Upon the expiration of such limited period of exercisability or (if
earlier) upon the expiration date, his/her option shall terminate and cease to
be outstanding.

         (4) During the limited period of exercisability applicable under
subparagraphs (1), (2), or (3) above, the Optionee's option may be exercised for
any or all of the option shares in which the Optionee, at the time of cessation
of Services, is vested in accordance with the exercise/vesting provisions
specified in his/her stock option documents.

         (e) TRANSFERABILITY. An Incentive Option shall not be transferable
otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and may be
exercisable during the Optionee's lifetime only by such Optionee or the
Optionee's legal representative or similar person.

         Except as modified by the preceding provisions of this Section 7, all
the provisions of the Plan shall be applicable to the Incentive Options granted
hereunder.

         8. CORPORATE TRANSACTION

         (a) In the event of any Corporate Transaction, each option outstanding
under the Plan shall terminate upon the consummation of such Corporate
Transaction and cease to be exercisable, unless assumed by the successor
corporation or parent thereof.

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         (b) In connection with any such Corporate Transaction, the Plan
Administrator may, at its sole discretion, (i) accelerate each or any
outstanding option under the Plan so that each or any such option shall,
immediately prior to the specified effective date for such Corporate
Transaction, become fully exercisable with respect to the total number of shares
of Common Stock at the time subject to such option and may be exercised for all
or any portion of such shares, (ii) arrange for each or any outstanding option
to either to be assumed by the successor corporation or parent thereof or to be
replaced with a comparable option to purchase shares of the capital stock of the
successor corporation or parent thereof, (iii) arrange for the option to be
replaced by a comparable cash incentive program of the successor corporation
based on the option spread (the amount by which the Fair Market Value of the
shares of Common Stock at the time subject to the option exceeds the option
price payable for such shares) or (iv) take none of the actions described in
clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above and allow the option to terminate as provided
in Section 2(a) above. The determination of comparability under clauses (ii) and
(iii) above shall be made by the Plan Administrator, and such determination
shall be final and conclusive.

         (c) The exercisability as Incentive Stock Options under the Federal tax
laws of any options accelerated in connection with the Corporate Transaction
shall remain subject to the applicable dollar limitation of subsection 7(b).

         (d) If the outstanding options under the Plan are assumed by the
successor corporation (or parent thereof) in the Corporate Transaction or are
otherwise to continue in effect following such Corporate Transaction, then each
such assumed or continuing option shall, immediately after such Corporate
Transaction, be appropriately adjusted to apply and pertain to the number and
class of securities or other property that would have been issuable to the
option holder, in consummation of the Corporate Transaction, had the option been
exercised immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction.

         (e) The grant of options under this Plan shall in no way affect the
right of the Corporation to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change
its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate
or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

         9. CANCELLATION AND NEW GRANT OF OPTIONS

         The Plan Administrator shall have the authority to effect, at any time
and from time to time, with the consent of the affected Optionees, the
cancellation of any or all outstanding options under the Plan and to grant in
substitution therefore new options under the Plan covering the same or different
numbers of shares of Common Stock but having, in the case of an Incentive
Option, an option price per share not less than one hundred percent (100%) of
such Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the new grant date, or, in
the case of a Ten Percent Shareholder, not less than one hundred and ten percent
(110%) of such Fair Market Value.

         10. EXTENSION OF EXERCISE PERIOD

         The Plan Administrator shall have full power and authority to extend
(either at the time when the option is granted or at any time while the option
remains outstanding) the period of time for which the option is to remain
exercisable following the Optionee's cessation of Service, from the limited
period set forth in the option agreement, to such greater period of time as the
Plan Administrator may deem appropriate under the circumstances. In no event,
however, shall such option be exercisable after the specified expiration date of
the option term.

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         11.      LOANS

         (a) The Plan Administrator may assist any Optionee (including an
Optionee who is an officer or director of the Corporation) in the exercise of
one or more options granted to such Optionee under the Plan, including the
satisfaction of any Federal and State income and employment tax obligations
arising therefrom, by:

         (1) authorizing the extension of a loan from the Corporation to such
Optionee, or

         (2) permitting the Optionee to pay the option price for the purchased
Common Stock in installments over a period of years.

         (b) The terms of any loan or installment method of payment (including
the interest rate and terms of repayment) shall be established by the Plan
Administrator in its sole discretion. Loans or installment payments may be
granted with or without security or collateral; however, any loan made to a
consultant or other non-employee director must be secured by property other than
the purchased shares of Common Stock. In all events, the maximum credit
available to each may not exceed the SUM of (i) the aggregate option price
payable for the purchased shares less the aggregate par value for such shares
plus (ii) any Federal and State income and employment tax liability incurred by
the Optionee in connection with such exercise.

         (c) The Plan Administrator may, in its absolute discretion, determine
that one or more loans extended under the financial assistance program shall be
subject to forgiveness by the Corporation in whole or in part upon such terms
and conditions the Board in its discretion deems appropriate.

         12. AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN AND AWARDS

         (a) The Board shall have complete and exclusive power and authority to
amend or modify the Plan in any or all respects whatsoever. However, no such
amendment or modification shall adversely affect the rights and obligations of
an Optionee with respect to options at the time outstanding under the Plan, nor
adversely affect the rights of any Participant with respect to Common Stock
issued under the Plan prior to such action, unless the Optionee consents to such
amendment. In addition, the Board shall not, without the approval of the
Corporation's shareholders, amend the Plan to (i) materially increase the
maximum number of shares issuable under the Plan (except for permissible
adjustments under Section 4(c)), (ii) materially increase the benefits accruing
to individuals who participate in the Plan, or (iii) materially modify the
eligibility requirements for participation in the Plan.

         (b) Options to purchase shares of Common Stock may be granted under the
Plan which are in excess of the number of shares then available for issuance
under the Plan, provided any excess shares actually issued under the Plan are
held in escrow until there is obtained shareholder approval of an amendment
sufficiently increasing the number of shares of Common Stock available for
issuance under the Plan. If such shareholder approval is not obtained within
twelve (12) months after the date the initial excess issuances are made, then
(i) any unexercised options representing such excess shall terminate and cease
to be exercisable and (ii) the Corporation shall promptly refund to the
Optionees the option price paid for any excess shares issued under the Plan and
held in escrow, together with interest (at the applicable Short Term Federal
Rate) for the period the shares were held in escrow.

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         13. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF PLAN

         (a) The Plan shall become effective when adopted by the Board and
approved by the Corporation's shareholders. If such shareholder approval is not
obtained within twelve (12) months after the date of the Board's adoption of the
Plan, then all options previously granted under the Plan shall terminate, and no
further options shall be granted. Subject to such limitation, the Plan
Administrator may grant options under the Plan at any time after the effective
date and before the date fixed herein for termination of the Plan.

         (b) The Plan shall terminate upon the EARLIER of (i) ten years after
the adoption of the Plan or (ii) the date on which all shares available for
issuance under the Plan have been issued or canceled pursuant to the exercise or
surrender of options granted under the Plan. If the date of termination is
determined under clause (i) above, then no options outstanding on such date
under the Plan shall be affected by the termination of the Plan, and such
securities shall thereafter continue to have force and effect in accordance with
the provisions of the stock option agreements evidencing such Options.

         14. USE OF PROCEEDS

         Any cash proceeds received by the Corporation from the issuance of
shares of Common Stock under the Plan shall be used for general corporate
purposes.

         15. WITHHOLDING

         The Corporation's obligation to deliver shares upon the exercise or
surrender of any options granted under the Plan shall be subject to the
satisfaction of all applicable Federal, State and local income and employment
tax withholding requirements.

         16. REGULATORY APPROVALS

         The implementation of the Plan, the granting of any options under the
Plan, and the issuance of Common Stock upon the exercise or surrender of the
option grants made hereunder shall be subject to the Corporation's procurement
of all approvals and permits required by regulatory authorities having
jurisdiction over the Plan, the options granted under it, and the Common Stock
issued pursuant to it.

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                           BELLACASA PRODUCTIONS, INC.
                             1998 STOCK OPTION PLAN

                         NOTICE OF GRANT OF STOCK OPTION

         Notice is hereby given of the following option grant (the "Option")
made to purchase shares of BellaCasa Productions, Inc. (the "Company") common
stock (the "Common Stock"):

OPTIONEE:  _______________________________

GRANT DATE: _____________________________

VESTING COMMENCEMENT DATE:  ________________________

TYPE OF STOCK:  Common Stock

OPTION PRICE:     $________ per share

NUMBER OF OPTION SHARES:  ____________________________

EXPIRATION DATE:  ______________________________________

TYPE OF OPTION: Incentive / Non-Statutory

EXERCISE SCHEDULE: _____________________________________

Optionee understands and agrees that the Option is granted subject to and in
accordance with the express terms and conditions of the Company's 1998 Stock
Option Plan (the "Plan"). Optionee further agrees to be bound by the terms and
conditions of the Option as set forth in the Stock Option Agreement attached
hereto as Exhibit A.

Optionee understands that the terms and conditions applicable to any Option
Shares purchased thereunder are as set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement
attached hereto as Exhibit B.

Optionee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan in the form attached
to this Notice of Grant.

NO EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICE CONTRACT. Nothing in this Agreement or in the Plan
shall confer upon the Optionee any right to continue in the Service of the
Company for any period of specific duration or interfere with or otherwise
restrict in any way the rights of the Company or the Optionee, which rights are
hereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate Optionee's Service at any time
for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause.

BELLACASA  PRODUCTIONS, INC.                 OPTIONEE:

By: ________________________________         Address:  ______________________

                                                       _______________________

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                                                                       EXHIBIT A

                           BELLACASA PRODUCTIONS, INC.
                             STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

WITNESSETH:

RECITALS

         A. The Board has adopted the Plan for the purpose of attracting and
retaining the services of selected key employees (including officers and
directors), non-employee members of the Board and consultants and other
independent contractors who contribute to the financial success of the
Corporation.

         B. Optionee is an individual who is to render valuable services to the
Corporation, and this Agreement is executed pursuant to, and is intended to
carry out the purposes of, the Plan in connection with the Corporation's grant
of a stock option to Optionee.

         C. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall, unless the context
clearly indicates otherwise, have the meaning assigned to such terms in
Paragraph 20 of this Agreement.

         NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed as follows:

1.       GRANT OF OPTION.

         Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement, the Corporation hereby grants to Optionee, as of the Grant Date, a
stock option to purchase up to that number of Option Shares as is specified in
the Grant Notice. The Option Shares shall be purchasable from time to time
during the Option term at the Option Price per share specified in the Grant
Notice.

2.       OPTION TERM.

         This Option shall expire at the close of business on the Expiration
Date specified in the Grant Notice, unless sooner terminated in accordance with
Paragraphs 5, 6, or 17 hereof; provided, in no event shall this Option have a
maximum term in excess of ten (10) years measured from the Grant Date.

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3.       OPTIONS NONTRANSFERABLE; EXCEPTION.

         Unless otherwise specified in the Agreement relating to an option,
options granted hereunder may be transferable (i) by will or the laws of descent
and distribution, (ii) pursuant to beneficiary designation procedures approved
by the Company, (iii) pursuant to a domestic relations order, (iv) to one or
more family members of the optionee, (v) to a trust or trusts for the exclusive
benefit of the optionee and/or one or more family members of the optionee, (vi)
to a partnership in which the optionee and/or one or more family members of the
optionee are the only partners, (vii) to a limited liability company in which
the optionee and/or one or more family members of the optionee are the only
members, or (viii) to such other persons or entities as may be specified in the
agreement relating to an option or approved in writing by the Committee prior to
such transfer. Except to the extent permitted by the preceding sentence, each
option may be exercised during the optionee's lifetime only by the optionee or
the optionee's legal representative or similar person. Except as permitted by
the second preceding sentence, (i) no option granted hereunder shall be sold,
transferred, assigned, pledged, hypothecated, encumbered or otherwise disposed
of (whether by operation of law or otherwise) or be subject to execution,
attachment or similar process and (ii) upon any attempt to so sell, transfer,
assign, pledge, hypothecate, encumber or otherwise dispose of any option granted
hereunder, such option and all rights thereunder shall immediately become null
and void. Additional transferability restrictions apply to Incentive Stock
Options in accordance with Paragraph 18(a) hereof.

4.       DATES OF EXERCISE.

         This Option may not be exercised in whole or in part at any time prior
to the time the Plan is approved by the Corporation's shareholders in accordance
with Paragraph 17. Provided such shareholder approval is obtained, this Option
shall thereupon become exercisable for the Option Shares in one or more
installments as is specified in the Grant Notice. As the Option becomes
exercisable in one or more installments, the installments shall accumulate and
the Option shall remain exercisable for such installments until the Expiration
Date or the sooner termination of the Option term under Paragraph 5 or Paragraph
6 of this Agreement.

5.       ACCELERATED TERMINATION OF OPTION TERM.

         The option term specified in Paragraph 2 shall terminate (and this
Option shall cease to be exercisable) prior to the Expiration Date should any of
the following provisions become applicable:

         (a) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (b) or (c) below,
should Optionee cease to remain in Service while this Option is outstanding,
then the period for exercising this Option shall be reduced to a three (3) month
period commencing with the date of such cessation of Service, but in no event
shall this Option be exercisable at any time after the Expiration Date. Upon the
expiration of such three (3) month period or (if earlier) upon the Expiration
Date, this Option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding.

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         (b) Should Optionee die while this Option is outstanding, then the
personal representative of the Optionee's estate or the person or persons to
whom the Option is transferred pursuant to the Optionee's will or in accordance
with the law of descent and distribution shall have the right to exercise this
Option. Such right shall lapse, and this Option shall cease to be exercisable,
upon the EARLIER of (i) the expiration of the twelve (12) month period measured
from the date of Optionee's death or (ii) the Expiration Date. Upon the
expiration of such twelve (12) month period or (if earlier) upon the Expiration
Date, this Option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding.

         (c) Should Optionee become Permanently Disabled and cease by reason
thereof to remain in Service while this Option is outstanding, then the Optionee
shall have a period of twelve (12) months (commencing with the date of such
cessation of Service) during which to exercise this Option, but in no event
shall this Option be exercisable at any time after the Expiration Date. Upon the
expiration of such limited period of exercisability or (if earlier) upon the
Expiration Date, this Option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding.

         (d) During the limited period of exercisability applicable under
subparagraphs (a), (b) or (c) above, this Option may be exercised for any or all
of the Option Shares in which the Optionee, at the time of cessation of Service,
is vested in accordance with the exercise/vesting provisions specified in the
Grant Notice or the special acceleration provisions of Paragraph 6 of this
Agreement.

         (e) Notwithstanding any provisions of this paragraph 5 or any other
provision of this Agreement or the Plan to the contrary, any options granted
under the Plan shall terminate as of the date Optionee ceases to be in the
Service of the Corporation if Optionee was terminated for "cause" or could have
been terminated for "cause." If Optionee has an employment or consulting
agreement with the Corporation, the term "cause" shall have the meaning given
that term in the employment or consulting agreement. If Optionee does not have
an employment or consulting agreement with the Corporation, or if such
employment or consulting agreement does not define the term "cause," the term
"cause" shall mean: (1) misconduct or dishonesty that materially adversely
affects the Corporation, including without limitation (i) an act materially in
conflict with the financial interests of the Corporation, (ii) an act that could
damage the reputation or customer relations of the Corporation, (iii) an act
that could subject the Corporation to liability, (iv) an act constituting sexual
harassment or other violation of the civil rights of coworkers, (v) failure to
obey any lawful instruction of the Board or any officer of the Corporation and
(vi) failure to comply with, or perform any duty required under, the terms of
any confidentiality, inventions, or noncompetition agreement Optionee may have
with the Corporation, or (2) acts constituting the unauthorized disclosure of
any trade secrets or confidential information of the Corporation, unfair
competition with the corporation or the inducement of any customer of the
Corporation to breach any contract during the pendency of any investigation by
the Board, or its designee, and/or any negotiations by the Board, or its
designee, and Optionee, regarding any actual or alleged act or omission by
Optionee of the type described in this paragraph.

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         6.       CORPORATE TRANSACTION.

         (a) This Option shall terminate upon the consummation of any Corporate
Transaction, unless expressly assumed by the successor corporation or parent
thereof.

         (b) In connection with any such Corporate Transaction, the Plan
Administrator may, at its sole discretion, (i) accelerate this Option so that
this Option shall, immediately prior to the specified effective date for such
Corporate Transaction, become fully exercisable with respect to all of the
Option Shares and may be exercised for all or any portion of such shares, (ii)
arrange for this Option either to be assumed by the successor corporation or
parent thereof or to be replaced with a comparable option to purchase shares of
the capital stock of the successor corporation or parent thereof, (iii) arrange
for this Option to be replaced by a comparable cash incentive program of the
successor corporation based on the option spread (the amount by which the Fair
Market Value of the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to the Option
exceeds the Option Price payable for such shares) or (iv) take none of the
actions described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above and allow this Option to
terminate as provided in Paragraph 6(a) above. The determination of
comparability under clauses (ii) and (iii) above shall be made by the Plan
Administrator, and its determination shall be final and conclusive.

         (c) The exercisability of this Option as an Incentive Stock Option
under the Federal tax laws (if designated as such in the Grant Notice) shall, in
connection with any such Corporate Transaction, be subject to the applicable
dollar limitation of Paragraph 18.

         (d) This Agreement shall not in any way affect the right of the
Corporation to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise make changes in its
capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or
sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

         7.  ADJUSTMENT IN OPTION SHARES

                  (a) In the event any change is made to the Corporation's
outstanding Common Stock by reason of any stock split, stock dividend,
combination of shares, exchange or conversion of shares, or other change
affecting the outstanding Common Stock as a class without receipt of
consideration, then appropriate adjustments shall be made to (i) the total
number of Option Shares subject to this Option and (ii) the Option Price payable
per share in order to reflect such change and thereby preclude a dilution or
enlargement of benefits hereunder.

                  (b) If this Option is to be assumed or is otherwise to remain
outstanding after the Corporate Transaction, then this Option shall be
appropriately adjusted to apply and pertain to the number and class of
securities that would have been issuable to the Optionee in the consummation of
such Corporation Transaction had the option been exercised immediately prior to
such Corporate Transaction, and appropriate adjustments shall also be made to
the Option Price payable per share, provided the aggregate Option Price payable
hereunder shall remain the same.

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8.       PRIVILEGE OF STOCK OWNERSHIP.

         The holder of this Option shall not have any of the rights of a
shareholder with respect to the Option Shares until such individual shall have
exercised the option and paid the Option Price.

         9.  MANNER OF EXERCISING OPTION.

         (a) In order to exercise this Option with respect to all or any part of
the Option Shares for which this Option is at the time exercisable, Optionee (or
in the case of exercise after Optionee's death, the Optionee's executor,
administrator heir or legatee, as the case may be) or Transferee (in the case of
certain Incentive Options) must take the following actions:

         (1) Execute and deliver to the Secretary of the Corporation the
Purchase Agreement.

         (2) Pay the aggregate Option Price for the purchased shares either by
full payment in cash or check, or any other form approved by the Plan
Administrator at the time of exercise in accordance with the provisions of
Paragraph 14.

         (3) Furnish to the Corporation appropriate documentation that the
person or persons exercising the Option (if other than Optionee) have the right
to exercise this Option.

         (b) Should the Corporation's outstanding Common Stock be registered
under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"1934 Act"), at the time the Option is exercised, then the Option Price may also
be paid as follows:

         (1) in shares of the Common Stock held by the Optionee for the
requisite period necessary to avoid a charge to the Corporation's earnings for
financial reporting purposes and valued at Fair Market Value on the Exercise
Date; or

         (2) through a special sale and remittance procedure pursuant to which
the Optionee (i) is to provide irrevocable written instructions to a designated
brokerage firm to effect the immediate sale of the purchased shares and remit to
the Corporation, out of the sale proceeds, an amount sufficient to cover the
aggregate Option Price payable for the purchased shares plus all applicable
Federal and state income and employment taxes required to be withheld by the
Corporation by reason of such purchase and (ii) concurrently provides written
directives to the Corporation to deliver the certificates for the purchased
shares directly to such broker-dealer in order to effect the sale transaction.

         (c) Except to the extent the special sale and remittance procedure is
utilized to exercise this Option, payment of the Option Price must accompany the
delivery of the Purchase Agreement. As soon after such payment is practical, the
Corporation shall mail or deliver to Optionee (or to the other person or persons
exercising this Option) a certificate or certificates representing the shares so
purchased and paid for, with the appropriate legend affixed thereto.

         (d) In no event may this Option be exercised for any fractional shares.

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             10. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

         (a) The exercise of this Option and the issuance of Option Shares upon
such exercise shall be subject to compliance by the Corporation and the Optionee
with all applicable requirements of law relating thereto and with all applicable
regulations of any stock exchange on which shares of the Corporation's Common
Stock may be listed at the time of such exercise and issuance.

         (b) In connection with the exercise of this Option, Optionee shall
execute and deliver to the Corporation such representations in writing as may be
requested by the Corporation in order for it to comply with the applicable
requirements of Federal and state securities laws.

         11. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.

         Except to the extent otherwise provided in Paragraphs 3, 6 and 18(a)
the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding
upon, the successors, administrators, heirs, legal representatives and assigns
of Optionee and the successors and assigns of the Corporation.

         12. LIABILITY OF CORPORATION.

         (a) If the Option Shares covered by this Agreement exceed, as of the
Grant Date, the number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the
Plan without shareholder approval, then this Option shall be void with respect
to such excess shares, unless shareholder approval of an amendment sufficiently
increasing the number of shares of Common Stock issuable under the Plan is
obtained in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Plan.

         (b) The inability of the Corporation to obtain approval from any
regulatory body having authority the Corporation deems necessary to the lawful
issuance and sale of any Common Stock pursuant to this Option shall relieve the
Corporation of any liability with respect to the non-issuance of the Common
Stock as to which such approval shall not have been obtained. The Corporation,
however, shall use its best efforts to obtain all such approvals.

         13. NOTICES.

         Any notice required to be given or delivered to the Corporation under
the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Corporation
in care of the Corporate Secretary at its principal corporate offices. Any
notices required to be given or delivered to the Optionee shall be in writing
and addressed to Optionee at the address indicated below Optionee's signature
line on the Grant Notice. All notices shall be deemed to have been given or
delivered upon personal delivery or upon deposit in the US Mail, postage prepaid
and properly addressed to the party to be notified.

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         14. LOANS.

         The Plan Administrator may, in its absolute discretion and without any
obligation to do so, assist the Optionee in the exercise of this Option by (i)
authorizing the extension of a loan to the Optionee from the Corporation or (ii)
permitting the Optionee to pay the option price for the purchased Common Stock
in installments over a period of years. The terms of any such loan or
installment method of payment (including the interest rate, the requirement for
collateral and the terms of repayment) shall be established by the Plan
Administrator in its sole discretion.

         15. CONSTRUCTION.

         This Agreement and the Option evidenced hereby are made and granted
pursuant to the Plan and are in all respects limited by and subject to the
express terms and provisions of the Plan. All decisions of the Plan
Administrator with respect to any question or issue arising under the Plan or
this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding on all persons having an interest
in this Option.

         16. GOVERNING LAW.

         The interpretation, performance, and enforcement of this Agreement
shall be governed by the laws of the State of Florida.

         17. SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL.

         The grant of this Option is subject to approval of the Plan by the
Corporation's shareholders within twelve (12) months after the adoption of the
Plan by the Board. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT TO THE
CONTRARY, THIS OPTION MAY NOT BE EXERCISED IN WHOLE OR IN PART UNTIL SUCH
SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL IS OBTAINED. In the event that such shareholder approval is
not obtained, then this Option shall terminate in its entirety and the Optionee
shall have no further rights to acquire any Option Shares hereunder.

         18. ADDITIONAL TERMS APPLICABLE TO AN INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION.

         In the event this Option is designated an Incentive Stock Option in the
Grant Notice, the following terms and conditions shall also apply to the grant:

         (a) An Incentive Option shall not be transferable otherwise than by
will or the laws of descent and distribution and may be exercisable during the
Optionee's lifetime only by such Optionee or the Optionee's legal representative
or similar person.

         (b) This Option shall cease to qualify for favorable tax treatment as
an Incentive Stock Option under the Federal tax laws if (and to the extent) this
Option is exercised for one or more Option Shares: (i) more than three (3)
months after the date the Optionee ceases to be an Employee for any reason other
than death or Permanent Disability or (ii) more than one (1) year after the date
the Optionee ceases to be an Employee by reason of Permanent Disability.

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         (c) In the event this Option is designated as immediately exercisable
in the Grant Notice, then except in the event of a Corporate Transaction, this
Option shall not become exercisable in the calendar year in which granted if
(and to the extent) the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the Grant
Date) of the Common Stock for which this Option would otherwise first become
exercisable in such calendar year would, when added to the aggregate Fair Market
Value (determined as of the respective date or dates of grant) of the Common
Stock for which one or more other post-1986 Incentive Stock Options granted to
the Optionee prior to the Grant Date (whether under the Plan or any other option
plan of the Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary corporations) first become
exercisable during the same calendar year, exceed one hundred thousand dollars
($100,000) in the aggregate. To the extent the exercisability of this Option is
deferred by reason of the foregoing limitation, the deferred portion will first
become exercisable in the first calendar year or years thereafter in which the
one hundred thousand dollar ($100,000) limitation of this Paragraph 18(b) would
not be contravened.

         (d) In the event this Option is designated as an installment option in
the Grant Notice, no installment under this Option (whether annual or monthly)
shall qualify for favorable tax treatment as an Incentive Stock Option under the
Federal tax laws if (and to the extent) the aggregate Fair Market Value
(determined at the Grant Date) of the Common Stock for which such installment
first becomes exercisable hereunder will, when added to the aggregate Fair
Market Value (determined as of the respective date or dates of grant) of the
Common Stock for which this Option or one or more other post-1986 Incentive
Stock Options granted to the Optionee prior to the Grant Date (whether under the
Plan or any other option plan of the Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary
corporations) first become exercisable during the same calendar year, exceed one
hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) in the aggregate.

         (e) Should the exercisability of this Option be accelerated upon a
Corporate Transaction, then this Option shall qualify for favorable tax
treatment as an Incentive Stock Option under the Federal tax laws only to the
extent the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the Grant Date) of the
Common Stock for which this Option first becomes exercisable in the calendar
year in which the Corporate Transaction occurs does not, when added to the
aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the respective date or dates of
grant) of the Common Stock for which this Option or one or more other post-1986
Incentive Stock Options granted to the Optionee prior to the Grant Date (whether
under the Plan or any other option plan of the Corporation or any Parent or
Subsidiary corporations) first become exercisable during the same calendar year,
exceed one hundred thousand (100,000) in the aggregate.

         (f) To the extent this Option should fail to qualify as an Incentive
Stock Option under the Federal tax laws, the Optionee will recognize
compensation income in connection with the acquisition of one or more Option
Shares hereunder, and the Optionee must make appropriate arrangements for the
satisfaction of all Federal, state or local income tax withholding requirements
and Federal Social Security employee tax requirements applicable to such
compensation income

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         19. ADDITIONAL TERMS APPLICABLE TO A NON-STATUTORY STOCK OPTION.

         In the event this Option is designated a non-statutory stock option in
the Grant Notice, Optionee hereby agrees to make appropriate arrangements with
the Corporation for the satisfaction of all Federal, state or local tax
withholding requirements and Federal Social Security employee tax requirements
applicable to the exercise of this Option.

         20. DEFINITIONS.

                  The following definitions shall apply to the respective
         capitalized terms used herein:

         (a) BOARD means the Board of Directors of BellaCasa Productions, Inc.

         (b) CODE means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

         (c) COMMON STOCK means the Common Stock of BellaCasa Productions, Inc

         (d) CORPORATION means BellaCasa Productions, Inc, a Nevada corporation,
and any of its successors.

         (e) CORPORATE TRANSACTION means one or more of the following
transactions:

         (1) a merger or consolidation in which the Corporation is not the
surviving entity, except for a transaction the principal purpose of which is to
change the state of the Corporation's incorporation;

         (2) the sale, transfer, or other disposition of all or substantially
all of the assets of the Corporation; or

         (3) any reverse merger in which the Corporation is the surviving entity
but in which fifty percent (50%) or more of the Corporation's outstanding voting
stock is transferred to holders different from those who held stock immediately
prior to such merger.

         (f) EMPLOYEE means an individual who is in the employ of the
Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary corporation. An Optionee shall be
considered to be an Employee for so long as such individual remains in the
employ of the Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary corporation, subject to
the control and direction of the employer entity as to both the work to be
performed and the manner and method of performance.

         (g) EXERCISE DATE shall be the date on which the executed Purchase
Agreement for one or more Option Shares is delivered to the Corporation in
accordance with Paragraph 9 of this Agreement.

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         (h) FAIR MARKET VALUE of a share of Common Stock on any relevant date
shall be determined in accordance with the following provisions:

         (1) If the Common Stock is not at the time listed or admitted to
trading on any stock exchange but is traded in the over-the-counter market, the
Fair Market Value shall be the mean between the highest bid and the lowest asked
prices (or if such information is available, the closing selling price) per
share of Common Stock on the date in question in the over-the-counter market, as
such prices are reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers
through its NASDAQ National Market System or any successor system. If there are
no reported bid and asked prices (or closing selling price) for the Common Stock
on the date in question, then the mean between the highest bid and the lowest
asked prices (or closing selling price) on the last preceding date for which
such quotations exist shall be determinative of Fair Market Value.

         (2) If the Common Stock is at the time listed or admitted to trading on
any stock exchange then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling price
per share of Common Stock on the date in question on the stock exchange
determined by the Plan Administrator to be the primary market for the Common
Stock, as such price is officially quoted in the composite tape of transactions
on such exchange. If there is no reported sale of Common Stock on such exchange
on the date in question, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling
price on the exchange on the last preceding date for which such quotation
exists.

             (3) If the Common Stock is at the time neither listed nor admitted
to trading on any stock exchange nor traded in the over-the-counter market, or
if the Plan Administrator otherwise determines that the valuation provisions of
subparagraphs (a) and (b) above will not result in a true and accurate valuation
of the Common Stock, then the Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Plan
Administrator after taking into account such factors as the Plan Administrator
shall deem appropriate under the circumstances.

         (i) GRANT DATE means the date specified in the Grant Notice as the date
on which the Option was granted to the Optionee under the Plan.

         (j) INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION means an option intended to meet the
statutory requirements of Section 422 of the Code.

         (k) NON-STATUTORY STOCK OPTION means an option not intended to meet the
statutory requirements prescribed under the Code for an Incentive Option.

         (l) OPTION SHARES means the total number of shares of Common Stock
indicated in the Grant Notice as purchasable under this Option.

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         (m) OPTIONEE means the individual identified in the Grant Notice as the
person to whom this Option has been granted under the Plan.

         (n) OPTION PRICE means the exercise price per share to be paid by the
Optionee for the exercise of this Option. The Option Price is indicated in the
Grant Notice.

         (o) PARENT corporation means any corporation (other than the
Corporation) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Corporation,
provided each such corporation in the unbroken chain (other than the
Corporation) owns, at the time of the determination, stock possessing fifty
percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock
in one of the other corporations in such chain.

         (p) PERMANENTLY DISABLED or Permanent Disability means the inability of
an individual to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any
medically-determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to
result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous
period of not less than 12 months.

          (q) PLAN means the 1998 Stock Option Plan of the Corporation attached
to the Grant Notice.

         (r) PLAN ADMINISTRATOR means either the Board or a committee of two or
more Board members, to the extent such committee may at the time be responsible
for Plan administration.

         (s) PURCHASE AGREEMENT means the stock purchase agreement, in
substantially the form of Exhibit B to the Grant Notice, which is to be executed
in connection with the exercise of this Option for one or more Option Shares.

         (t) SERVICE means the performance of services for the Corporation or
any Parent or Subsidiary corporation by an individual in the capacity of an
Employee, a non-employee member of the board of directors or an independent
consultant or advisor. Accordingly, the Optionee shall be deemed to remain in
Service for so long as such individual renders services to the Corporation or
any Parent or Subsidiary corporation on a periodic basis in the capacity of an
Employee, a non-employee member of the board of directors or an independent
consultant or advisor.

         (u) SUBSIDIARY corporation means each corporation (other than the
Corporation) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the
Corporation, provided each such corporation (other than the last corporation) in
the unbroken chain owns, at the time of the determination, stock possessing
fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of
stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.

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                                                                       EXHIBIT B

                           BELLACASA PRODUCTIONS, INC.
                            STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Agreement made as of this ____ day of __________________, 19__, between
BELLACASA PRODUCTIONS, INC., a Nevada corporation (the "Corporation"), and
_________________________ , the holder of a stock option ("Optionee") under the
Corporation's 1998 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan").

All capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the meaning assigned to them
in this Agreement or in the Plan, unless otherwise indicated.

         A. EXERCISE OF OPTION

         1. EXERCISE. Optionee hereby purchases shares of Common Stock (the
"Purchased Shares") pursuant to that certain option (the "Option") granted
Optionee on ____________, 19__ (the "Grant Date") to purchase ______________
shares of Common Stock under the Plan at the exercise price of $_____________
per share (the "Exercise Price").

         2. PAYMENT. Concurrently with the delivery of this Agreement to the
Corporate Secretary, Optionee shall pay the Exercise Price for the Purchased
Shares in accordance with the provisions of the Option Agreement and shall
deliver whatever additional documents may be required by the Option Agreement as
a condition for exercise.

         B. SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE

         1. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION. The Purchased Shares have not been
registered under the 1933 Act and are accordingly being issued to Optionee in
reliance upon the exemption from such registration provided by Rule 701 of the
SEC for stock issuances under compensatory benefit plans such as the Plan.
Optionee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan attached to the Grant
Notice.

         2. RESTRICTED SECURITIES.

         Optionee hereby confirms that Optionee has been informed that the
Purchased Shares are restricted securities under the 1933 Act and may not be
resold or transferred unless the Purchased Shares are first registered under the
Federal securities laws or unless an exemption from such registration is
available. Accordingly, Optionee hereby acknowledges that Optionee is prepared
to hold the Purchased Shares for an indefinite period and that Optionee is aware
that Rule 144 of the SEC issued under the 1933 Act is not presently available to
exempt the resale of the Purchased Shares from the registration requirements of
the 1933 Act.

         3. DISPOSITION OF SHARES. Optionee hereby agrees that Optionee shall
make no disposition of the Purchased Shares unless and until there is compliance
with all of the following requirements:

         (a) Optionee shall have provided the Corporation with a written summary
of the terms and conditions of the proposed disposition.

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         (b) Optionee shall have complied with all requirements of this
Agreement applicable to the disposition of the Purchased Shares.

         (c) Optionee shall have provided the Corporation with written
assurances, in form and substance satisfactory to the Corporation, that (i) the
proposed disposition does not require registration of the Purchased Shares under
the 1933 Act or (ii) all appropriate action necessary for compliance with the
registration requirements of the 1933 Act or of any exemption from registration
available under the 1933 Act (including Rule 144) has been taken.

         (d) Optionee shall have provided the Corporation with written
assurances, in form and substance satisfactory to the Corporation that the
proposed disposition will not result in the contravention of any transfer
restrictions applicable to the Purchased Shares.

The Corporation shall not be required (i) to transfer on its books any Purchased
Shares which have been sold or transferred in violation of the provisions of
this Agreement or (ii) to treat as the owner of the Purchased Shares, or
otherwise to accord voting, dividend or liquidation rights to, any transferee to
whom the Purchased Shares have been transferred in contravention of this
Agreement.

         4. RESTRICTIVE LEGENDS. In order to reflect the restrictions imposed by
this Agreement upon the disposition of the Purchased Shares, the stock
certificates for the Purchased Shares shall be endorsed with the following
restrictive legend:

          "The shares represented by this certificate have not been registered
under the Securities Act of 1933. The shares may not be sold or offered for sale
in the absence of (i) an effective registration statement for the shares under
such Act, or (ii) satisfactory assurances to the Corporation that registration
under such Act is not required with respect to such sale or offer."

         C. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

         1. OPTIONEE UNDERTAKING. Optionee hereby agrees to take whatever
additional action and execute whatever additional documents the Corporation may
deem necessary or advisable in order to carry out or effect one or more of the
obligations or restrictions imposed on either Optionee or the Purchased Shares
pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement.

         2. AGREEMENT IS ENTIRE CONTRACT. This Agreement constitutes the entire
contract between the parties hereto with regard to the subject matter hereof.
This Agreement is made pursuant to the provisions of the Plan and shall in all
respects be construed in conformity with the express terms and provisions of the
Plan.

         3. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of California without resort to that
State's conflict-of-laws rules. The parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to
the jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting in Los Angeles County,
Florida, in any action or proceeding brought to enforce or otherwise arising out
of or relating to this Agreement, and hereby waive any objection to venue in any
such court and any claim that such forum is an inconvenient forum.

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         4. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.

         5. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. The provisions of this Agreement shall inure
to the benefit of, and be binding upon the Corporation and its successors and
assignees and Optionee and Optionee's legal representatives, heirs, legatees,
distributees, assignees, and transferees by operation of law, whether or not any
such person shall have become a party to this Agreement and have agreed in
writing to join herein and be bound by the terms and conditions hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the day and year
first indicated above.

BELLACASA PRODUCTIONS, INC.                   OPTIONEE:

   By: ______________________                    _____________________________
   Title: ___________________

                                                 Address: _____________________

                                                          _____________________

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