AI video creation tool for TV shows and movies
Focal is an AI video creation tool that allows anyone to create and share TV episodes and movies. We combine existing video, audio, and language models to make this process simple and straightforward. Check out our most recent demo: https://youtu.be/GFaN96OMlb0
Active Founders
Robert Cunningham
Building Focal, an AI video creation tool that allows anyone to create and share TV episodes and movies. Previously math and physics at MIT.
Company Launches
Focal is an AI movie studio. We build tools that help users convert books and screenplays into movies. Eventually we will distribute these shows on our platform, similar to Netflix.
🎥 Focal
Focal manages the entire process of turning a book into a movie, including:
- using language models to adapt books into screenplays
- generating video clips and stitching them together
- generating audio clips to match video
- keeping characters consistent across clips
- lip-syncing characters with dialogue
👥 Team
Robert and Felix are high school classmates.
Robert studied math and physics at MIT. He helped build Dark Forest, the first zero-knowledge proof-based game with significant traction.
Felix studied math and computer science at Stanford. He previously worked at Tecton on ML infrastructure.
📢 Our Ask
We would love introductions to anyone with experience in the film or TV industry. We are specifically interested in meeting with screenwriters, directors, cinematographers, editors, sound designers, and producers.
You can reach us at founders@focalml.com. Follow us on Twitter for updates!