8 months ago
AI Company Chronicle Studios Partners With Animator Gabe Hordos
Gabe Hordos is an animator who has worked on big movies like 'How To Train Your Dragon' and 'Kung Fu Panda'.
He made a short film called 'The Old Knight' and put it on YouTube.
A company called Chronicle Studios, which uses AI to help creators find audiences, helped Hordos get more views on his film.
Before, Hordos had about 500,000 people seeing his videos each month, but after working with Chronicle Studios, that number went up to over 6 million.
The first part of 'The Old Knight' got nearly 2.7 million views.
Now, Hordos and Chronicle Studios have teamed up to work together.
Chronicle Studios will help Hordos with his content and make money from it.
Hordos is excited because finding people to watch his films online is hard, and Chronicle Studios made it easier.
The film stars Jay Preston, Dee Bradley Baker, and Megan Ann Hensley, and it's about a knight who wants to be good again after his king stops using him.
Chronicle Studios has also raised a lot of money from investors to help more creators like Hordos.
Gabe Hordos, an animator known for 'How To Train Your Dragon' and 'Kung Fu Panda', partnered with AI company Chronicle Studios.
Chronicle Studios helped Hordos' YouTube channel grow from 500,000 to over 6 million monthly impressions.
The first part of Hordos' film 'The Old Knight' scored nearly 2.7 million views.
Chronicle Studios will now oversee content optimization and monetization for 'The Old Knight'.
Chronicle Studios raised $11.6 million in seed funding from various investors.
- Who
- Gabe Hordos (animator) and Chronicle Studios (AI company)
- What
- Partnership to optimize and monetize Hordos' animated film 'The Old Knight'
- Where
- Online, primarily on YouTube
- When
- After Chronicle Studios helped Hordos gain significant views on YouTube
- Why
- To grow Hordos' audience and create revenue opportunities for his work
Key facts
- Animator
- Gabe Hordos
- AI Company
- Chronicle Studios
- Film
- The Old Knight
- Monthly Impressions Before
- 500,000
- Monthly Impressions After
- 6,000,000
- Views for Part One
- 2,700,000
- Funding Raised
- $11.6M
- Investors
- Patron, Point72 Ventures, Z Ventures, Sands Capital
Quotes
Aaron Sisto
CEO and Co-Founder of Chronicle Studios
“Our vision is to empower storytellers, studios and brands by using AI to find and grow a community of passionate fans, creating meaningful revenue opportunities for creator-led channels and IP. The moment we saw Gabe’s work on YouTube, we knew this was a great opportunity to team up with a gifted filmmaker. The strong early returns on The Old Knight validate our value proposition to creators and point to a promising future for Gabe and his creative vision.”
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Gabe Hordos
Animator and creator of The Old Knight
“The Old Knight has been a passion project of mine for as long as I can remember. While developing, writing and bringing animated content to life is a true joy, the task of finding viewers for your work in the digital realm is daunting. Watching Chronicle Studios’ platform grow the numbers so quickly and deliver a meaningful audience to The Old Knight is extremely exciting.”
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