Talent discovery for film and TV
Find the next storyteller before anyone else does.
DugOut finds independent filmmakers and creators on YouTube and Vimeo, scores them on IP, audience and storytelling, and matches them to the projects your team is developing.
Kade Pearson@KadePixels · Analog horror · WorldbuilderWatch
IPAudienceStory
Momentum, 90 days+18
DiscoverUndiscovered creators on YouTube and Vimeo, ranked by the three pillars
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| # | Creator | Archetype | IP | Audience | Story | Then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kade Pearson@KadePixels · Analog horror | Worldbuilder | 92 | 81 | 88 | Indie studio feature |
| 2 | Denny & Mick Phillipson@RacketRacket · Horror, Comedy | Audience builder | 74 | 95 | 79 | Speak to Me |
| 3 | Daniel F. Sandborg@ponysmusher · Horror shorts | Storyteller | 86 | 63 | 91 | Lights Off |
| 4 | Fede Alvaro@fedealvaro · Sci-fi, Action | Storyteller | 81 | 58 | 87 | Dead Evil reboot |
Fictional profiles inspired by real YouTube breakouts, scored the way DugOut would have seen them before the break. Names, scores and outcomes are illustrative; no real creator is affiliated with DugOut.
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From a thousand uploads to the five people worth a meeting.
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FitKade PearsonFit for Night Shift · horror feature
- Single-location horror shorts with the slow-dread tone of your comps
- Not repped yet
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Kade Pearson posted a new Back Halls entry.
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