\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div> \t\t\t\t\tDavid Freeman<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMax S. Gerber<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tGraviteur\u2019s focus will be on the genre side horror films, YA, anime, comedy, horror, YA, romance, sci-fi and sports. The partners see opportunity to tap into the well-established and loyal fandoms of key creators who have the vision to lead projects that can hold the stage beyond social media. A key difference for Graviteur will be in how they prioritize \u201cspeed-to-market\u201d in content creation.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cIt\u2019s not about talking about the project the way that legacy [media] does, three to four weeks ahead of the release doing a big P&A push. It\u2019s about bringing that audience in day one and bringing them through the development phase and the script-writing phase and the production phase to make them feel like with these creators who they know and love so authentically are really feeling like they\u2019re part of the project. So that when we distribute, we really build up an excitement heading into that release weekend \u2014 which could be theatrical, or it could be streaming,\u201d Freeman said. <\/p>\n \n\tFreeman, who was formerly a top digital executive at CAA, and O\u2019Dowd have known each other for years as friends and business associates. They\u2019ve both worked in different areas of the digital realm and both have broad experience developing content and products tied to youth culture and the kind of strong fandoms that creators can engender.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cWe really want to move the process along quicker, more faster, be more nimble to get to green light, be more nimble to get into production, and not necessarily track to legacy filmmaking,\u201d Freeman said. \u201cPart of the creator movement is the nimbleness, the freedom to go, and we very much want that to be at the heart of what Graviteur stands for. These audiences that creators have built for us are not used to waiting years for new IP. They\u2019re used to much shorter timelines. So speed to market and audience-first marketing are at the heart of who Raboteur is.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tGraviteur is developing an initial slate of scripted projects, including its first feature film, \u201cCrush Party,\u201d which is described as a YA thriller written by Johnny Saras. Graviteur is looking to cast the movie with creator talent, with negotiations are under way.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tBill O\u2019Dowd<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tAn important selling point of Graviteur is the level of ownership that creators will enjoy with titles and franchises.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI really wanted to build something that gave creators and talent ownership, true back-end ownership and alignment,\u201d Freeman said. \u201cBill was my first call because of his incredible background of understanding independent film financing and international distribution.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tO\u2019Dowd\u2019s Dolphin Entertainment is a collection of entertainment-focused PR, marketing, event and promotions firms that work together to support the ambitions of clients. Graviteur can plug into the Dolphin flywheel that spins across support firms such as 42West, The Door, Shore Fire Media, Elle Communications, Special Projects, and The Digital Dept.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cIf ever there was an idea that combines what we\u2019ve done for 30 years and financing and production and distribution of content with the marketing team we built, it\u2019s this. The whole operation of Dolphin will be behind Graviteur,\u201d O\u2019Dowd said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source variety.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dolphin Entertainment and Kynetic Media Ventures have launched Graviteur Studios, a production venture designed to tap into the creator economy to produce modestly budgeted movies and TV projects. 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