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Rubbrband is a creative agency producing high quality video advertisements for a new generation of brands. Built by a team of creatives from Hollywood, we bring that level of production to fast growing companies.
Active Founders
Jeremy Lee
Jeremy Lee
Founder
CEO at Rubbrband. Previously: UC Berkeley, Cape Analytics
Abhinav Gopal
Abhinav Gopal
Founder
CTO @ Rubbrband. Prior to Rubbrband, I was a graduate student in UC Berkeley, studying deep reinforcement learning. I have worked on and shipped ML/software products at Google and PayPal.
Darren Hsu
Darren Hsu
Founder
COO, Co-Founder Rubbrband, UC Berkeley. Building creativity at Rubbrband
Company Launches
Rubbrband - Make movies using AI
See original launch post

Hey YC, we’re Rubbrband from the W23 batch! We’re building a new way to make movies using AI.

Here’s a quick demo:

https://youtu.be/m48rxBNuhQc

What is Rubbrband?

Rubbrband helps you turn a script into a film.

You control dialogue, sound, and shots.

Heres how it works:

Upload a script. Lock in characters and costumes. Record or upload voices for each character. Generate OST. Export an MP4.

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Who are we?

We’re college roommates from UC Berkeley!

  • Jeremy — worked on ML + audio at CNMAT.
  • Darren — ML researcher (MRI focus) at Berkeley.
  • Abhinav — RL/ML at BAIR.

The problem

It’s currently hard to make long-form movies using AI tools.

Filmmakers need one place where the world, the shots, the voices, and the music stay in sync.

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Our solution

A tool that keeps context on a film and lets you generate inside it.

  • Script breakdown: characters, scenes, dialogue.
  • Character design: bring your art or generate; lock a base look + costumes.
  • Voices: record or clone. One default voice per character.
  • Shot list: type, lens, angle, move.
  • OST: generate cues per scene; loopable; stems when supported.
  • Final movie: assemble into a timed cut with dialogue + music. Export MP4

Our ask

  • Comment me for early access (we’re rolling seats out weekly) at jeremy@rubbrband.com
  • Intros to directors, showrunners, or previz leads are welcome
Previous Launches
Rubbrband allow creatives to design steps for generating images in their unique style, repeatably.
Meet Rubbrband: The tool that enables users to rapidly train the latest ML models
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Jobs at Rubbrband
San Francisco, CA, US / Remote (US)
$20 - $40 / hourly
Any (new grads ok)
San Francisco, CA, US / Remote
$20 - $40 / hourly
1+ years
San Francisco, CA, US / Remote (US)
$80K - $120K
0.10% - 0.40%
1+ years
San Francisco, CA, US / Remote
$80K - $120K
0.10% - 0.40%
1+ years
San Francisco, CA, US / Remote (US)
$80K - $120K
0.10% - 0.40%
1+ years
Rubbrband
Founded:2022
Batch:Winter 2023
Team Size:3
Status:
Active
Location:San Francisco
Primary Partner:Jared Friedman