What's on the Cutting Room Floor? The Treasure Under Your Roof.
Koobrik's SmartStorage solution aims to unlock the value in creative data discarded during production. By organizing and analyzing this data, it connects forgotten ideas with new opportunities, facilitating a renaissance of creativity across industries.
Koobrik’s SmartStorage solution aims to unlock the value in creative data discarded during production. By organizing and analyzing this data, it connects forgotten ideas with new opportunities, facilitating a renaissance of creativity across industries.
In the creative industries, the phrase “cutting room floor” is a familiar one. It refers to the footage, ideas, and concepts that, for one reason or another, don’t make it into the final product. But what happens to all that creative material? Too often, it becomes dead data, languishing in forgotten folders or dusty archives. At Koobrik, we believe it’s time to change that.
Our SmartStorage solution is designed to recognize the inherent value in the vast amounts of creative data generated by the film, TV, advertising, publishing, and other creative industries. This data is the product of some of the most brilliant and imaginative minds in their fields. It represents countless hours of brainstorming, writing, designing, and dreaming. Just because an idea wasn’t perfect for a particular project at a particular time doesn’t mean it should be lost forever.
Consider the allegorical tale of Aaron Sorkin creating the pilot of “The West Wing” out of deleted scenes from “An American President.” While this is an oversimplification of the actual story, it illustrates a powerful truth: yesterday’s discarded idea could be tomorrow’s masterpiece.
This is where Koobrik comes in. Our mission is to ensure that no creative dream is ever forgotten. By our estimation, there are around 40 million screenplays in Hollywood that have been consigned to oblivion. Each of these scripts represents a project that was once the passion of writers, producers, and actors. They were labors of love that, for whatever reason, stopped being “hot” and faded from memory.
With SmartStorage, we’re giving these forgotten dreams a new lease on life. Our advanced data schemas and proactive intelligence allow us to organize and analyze vast amounts of creative data, surfacing hidden gems and connecting them with new opportunities.
Imagine a screenplay written a decade ago that was ahead of its time. With SmartStorage, that script doesn’t gather dust in a drawer. Instead, it’s cataloged, analyzed, and made available to be rediscovered. When the cultural landscape shifts and the time is right, Koobrik can identify this script and bring it to the attention of the right people.
The same applies across all creative fields. An unused character design from a past animation project could be the perfect fit for a new children’s book series. A discarded melody from a film score could become the basis for a hit song. A rejected advertising concept could transform into a viral social media campaign.
At Koobrik, we believe that the creative data generated by the entertainment and media industries is a treasure trove waiting to be unlocked. With SmartStorage, we’re providing the key. By preserving, organizing, and actively working with this data, we’re not just preventing waste – we’re facilitating a renaissance of creativity.
So the next time you’re in the studio, on set, or at your desk, remember: the cutting room floor isn’t the end. It’s just the beginning. With Koobrik and SmartStorage, the creative possibilities are endless. We’re here to ensure that your best ideas never get lost, and that yesterday’s forgotten projects can become tomorrow’s celebrated successes.
If you’re ready to rediscover the treasure under your roof, we invite you to join us. Let’s work together to resurrect forgotten dreams and give them new life for audiences worldwide. With SmartStorage, the future of creativity is brighter than ever.