{"id":93303,"title":"Rubbrband - Make movies using AI","tagline":"Create movies from screenplay, while controlling dialogue, sound, and shots.","body":"Hey YC, we’re Rubbrband from the W23 batch! We’re building a new way to make movies using AI.\n\nHere’s a quick demo:\n\nhttps://youtu.be/m48rxBNuhQc\n\n# What is Rubbrband?\n\nRubbrband helps you turn a script into a film.\n\nYou control **dialogue**, **sound**, and **shots**.\n\nHeres how it works:\n\nUpload a script. Lock in characters and costumes. Record or upload voices for each character. Generate OST. Export an MP4.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post\u0026id=93303\u0026key=user_uploads/270510/4e1366a9-3350-4d55-9ea1-54730355e673)\n\n---\n\n# Who are we?\n\nWe’re college roommates from UC Berkeley!\n\n* **Jeremy** — worked on ML + audio at CNMAT.\n* **Darren** — ML researcher (MRI focus) at Berkeley.\n* **Abhinav** — RL/ML at BAIR.\n\n---\n\n# The problem\n\nIt’s currently hard to make long-form movies using AI tools.\n\nFilmmakers need **one place** where the world, the shots, the voices, and the music stay in sync.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post\u0026id=93303\u0026key=user_uploads/270510/3862baa2-530a-4d40-b7aa-f0a043afdbef)\n\n---\n\n# Our solution\n\nA tool that keeps context on a film and lets you generate **inside** it.\n\n* **Script breakdown:** characters, scenes, dialogue.\n* **Character design:** bring your art or generate; lock a base look + costumes.\n* **Voices:** record or clone. One default voice per character.\n* **Shot list:** type, lens, angle, move.\n* **OST:** generate cues per scene; loopable; stems when supported.\n* **Final movie:** assemble into a timed cut with dialogue + music. Export MP4\n\n---\n\n# Our ask\n\n* **Comment me for early access** (we’re rolling seats out weekly) at [jeremy@rubbrband.com](mailto:jeremy@rubbrband.com)\n* Intros to directors, showrunners, or previz leads are welcome","slug":"OGt-rubbrband-make-movies-using-ai","created_at":"2025-08-25T14:48:03.203Z","updated_at":"2026-05-25T03:53:30.042Z","total_vote_count":11,"url":"https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/OGt-rubbrband-make-movies-using-ai","share_image_url":"https://www.ycombinator.com/media/?type=post\u0026id=93303\u0026key=user_uploads/270510/3862baa2-530a-4d40-b7aa-f0a043afdbef","company":{"id":27583,"name":"Rubbrband","slug":"rubbrband","url":"https://rubbrband.com","logo":"https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/5720d48d89fcdf16b2887231b42541c2a4f1da5b.png","batch":"Winter 2023","industry":"Consumer","tags":["Artificial Intelligence","Video","Advertising"],"search_path":"https://bookface.ycombinator.com/company/27583"}}