EXCLUSIVE: CheehooA technology and entertainment company focused on the supply of creators, artists and IP rights with a new AI compatible platform to reduce the obstacles to animated narration, has been launched in beta.
The founding team of Cheehoo unites the veterans leaders of Hollywood and Silicon Valley, including the producer and former president of DreamWorks Animation Chris Defaria (Coyote vs acme, Mad Max: Fury Road, Happy Feet, Gravity), former scientists of apples and experts in AI / Automatic learning, Dr. Hubert Tsai and Dr Wei-Cheng Kuo, and Decline Co-PDG Michael Lofaso and Jonathan Eirich. The company also hired creative and technological talents in the fields of research, data security, animation and AI / ML game. The pioneering scientist of the Ruslan Salakhutdinov is a high -level advisor. The president of Netflix Film and Rideback, Dan Lin, is also co-founder of Cheehoo.
We hear that Cheehoo has collected funding in the two -digit millions. The studio, named after an excitement of excitement from the Pacific island, plans to transform global animation and interactive franchises by putting the power of AI into the hands of artists and rights and by reconciling the main points of pain in the industry, in particular:
– Creation and iteration of characters animations that maintain their unique artistic style and their coherent identity, with specific control
– Reduced compatibility with professional animation, games and interactive entertainment pipelines
– We compromise copyright protection for data and intellectual property.
Cheehoo is currently joining forces with streamers, studios, brands and IP rights holders to allow them to create their own personalized AI models. This will allow them to transform existing assets into new spin-off or sequential projects, including series, features, games and other digital content.
“The best breakthroughs occur when artists are at the heart of innovation,” said Michael Lofaso. “Our goal is to allow artists and storytellers with new tools and technologies that facilitate the construction of the next wave of animated franchises. The early adoption of our global models helps animators to create more with their characters while keeping total control of their artistic footprint and their artistic vision. ”
“Cheehoo is revolutionizing animation by transparent AI transparent to the nuanced workflows of creatives via deep human interaction tools,” said Brentt Baltimore, director of Graycroft. “The multidisciplinary team behind Cheehoo combines experts in space calculation with globally recognized content creators, and a unique approach to monetize the rich IP.”
“We believe that Cheehoo can bring 3D technology to a new level,” said Ishan Sinha, a partner of Point72 Ventures. “We were really impressed by the in -depth expertise of the founding team and the understanding of the challenges faced by the studios and their vision of creating a more effective production process. We are delighted to support their trip. ”
“Cheehoo is a pioneer of the next generation of animation and intellectual property franchises by transparently integrating the generative AI into creative workflows,” said Chang Xu, partner of Baser Set. “By considerably accelerating iteration and production, they allow creators to give life to their visions faster than ever.”
“The AI Video generation does not manage to capture the colossal effort behind the creation of films – it is not only pretty pixels. Cheehoo understands the real version, and Hollywood is already kissing them to revolutionize animation,” said Joseph Huang, partner of the head of Asia.
Cheehoo will announce its creative employees and its Slate Project in the near future.