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GrayPass YC F26

GrayPass · Oct 2026 · 1:42 · AI-annotated · YC Fall 2026

00:00:00 / 01:42:22

A moody live-action short that stages a bar as a stand-in for a payment session, intercutting talking-head founders with a hijack scenario played twice, once without the product and once with it. Coral kinetic labels and glowing motion trails annotate real hands and devices to make invisible behavioral signals visible, while a warm red palette and steady locked-off shots keep the tech pitch feeling like a noir vignette.

Footage neededEstimated needs: 2 capture groups — your screens or recordings · 1 official logo — reused across the film · 42 filmed passages — shoot, supply or replace

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GrayPass YC F26, scene by scene

· 46 scenes as text
  1. 01 · Hook · 0:00–0:00

    A woman with long wavy hair stands behind a dimly lit bar counter, smiling as she looks down at a small card in her hand. A man in a striped shirt sits in the blurred foreground, facing her.

    Camera: Static

  2. 02 · Hook · 0:00–0:01

    A young man in a dark fleece jacket sits in a dim, orange-lit lounge holding an open laptop, raising his right hand to signal as he looks off-camera. He wears a blue wristband; a tufted bench and a shelf of bottles sit blurred behind him.

    Camera: Static

  3. 03 · Hook · 0:01–0:01

    A bartender in a white shirt, black vest and tie stands behind a bar lined with backlit bottles, smiling at a person off camera. A blurred figure occupies the left foreground while a POS terminal sits on the counter.

    Camera: Static

  4. 04 · Hook · 0:01–0:02

    A close-up of a man's face in warm red light, eyes cast down over a dark screen, cuts to his hand reaching across a perforated metal bar top toward a glass of amber drink beside a closed notebook.

    Camera: Static

  5. 05 · Product intro · 0:02–0:04

    A hand turns a bar menu card aside to reveal two men standing at a bar; the younger man in a striped polo speaks to camera while a name lower-third and a bottom caption fade in.

    On-screen text: “This bar”, “Arav Mathur”, “Founder and CEO of Graypass”, “is like your payout app”

    Camera: Static

  6. 06 · Product intro · 0:04–0:05

    A hand holds a blue-cased iPhone toward the camera, its screen showing an Amazon Business checkout page with a yellow order button and a $13.40 total. Behind, a person in a plaid shirt sits out of focus. A white subtitle sits at the bottom of the frame.

    On-screen text: “is like your payout app,”

    Camera: Static

  7. 07 · Product intro · 0:05–0:05

    A young man in a striped polo speaks to camera in a dim bar, raising his wrist to display a blue band. A taller man in a black shirt and sunglasses stands behind him. Lower-left captions name the speaker; a bottom caption reads and this wristband.

    On-screen text: “Arav Mathur”, “Founder and CEO of Graypass”, “and this wristband”

    Camera: Static

  8. 08 · Product intro · 0:05–0:07

    Close-up of a raised fist wearing a blue wristband, held steady against a dark background of warm bokeh lights. A red leader line runs from the label 'Authenticated session' to the band, while white subtitles play along the bottom edge.

    On-screen text: “Arav Mathur”, “Founder and CEO of Graypass”, “and this wristband”, “Authenticated session”, “my authenticated session.”

    Camera: Static

  9. 09 · Product intro · 0:07–0:17

    A man in a striped polo speaks to camera at a bar entrance, gesturing, while a man in a black shirt and sunglasses stands behind him. Subtitles run along the bottom. The speaker turns and walks through the door into a red-lit room, followed by the second man.

    On-screen text: “Arav Mathur”, “Founder and CEO of Graypass”, “my authenticated session.”, “He checked me once”, “and now I am trusted for the night”, “But what if this”, “ends up”, “on someone else's wrist?”

    Camera: Push in

  10. 10 · Feature reveal · 0:17–0:19

    A man in a striped sweater walks right through a dim, red-lit lounge as the camera pans to follow him past a tufted cream booth. A white caption holds at the bottom of the frame.

    On-screen text: “Graypass looks beyond the wristband”

    Camera: Push in

  11. 11 · Feature reveal · 0:19–0:22

    A young man in a black fleece jacket sits on a tufted beige couch against a dark wall, speaking to camera. The camera tilts up from a low angle to a medium shot. A white lower-third names him on the left while white subtitles roll along the bottom.

    On-screen text: “Aditya Ranjan”, “Founder and COO of Graypass”, “Graypass looks beyond the wristband”, “at patterns that he creates”, “without even thinking.”

    Camera: Push in

  12. 12 · Feature reveal · 0:22–0:25

    A man in a striped sweater walks up to a warmly lit bar and a bartender hands him a paper menu, which he opens and reads. A laptop on the counter shows a colorful menu app. A white subtitle reads at the bottom.

    On-screen text: “How he scrolls,”

    Camera: Pull out

  13. 13 · Feature reveal · 0:25–0:26

    A close-up of a tablet shows a beer menu scrolling as a finger swipes up the screen. A coral “Analyzing scrolling” label sits top-left while a glowing ring pulses at the touch point. White captions read along the bottom edge.

    On-screen text: “Analyzing scrolling”, “How he scrolls,”, “he's changes in direction,”

    Techniques: Cursor demo

    Camera: Pan

  14. 14 · Feature reveal · 0:26–0:28

    A hand holds a phone showing a restaurant menu and scrolls it, while glowing dotted and solid trails trace the finger's path across the screen. A pink title sits top left and a white caption runs along the bottom.

    On-screen text: “Analyzing scrolling”, “he's changes in direction,”, “his speed,”

    Camera: Pan

  15. 15 · Feature reveal · 0:28–0:29

    Extreme close-up of a man's eyes behind a dark screen edge, red light on one side, a pink label top left and a white caption at bottom. Cut to a top-down view of a phone lying on a perforated metal desk.

    On-screen text: “Analyzing scrolling”, “his pauses,”, “How he moves a cursor,”

    Camera: Static

  16. 16 · Feature reveal · 0:29–0:33

    A hand slides a small glass of amber liquor across a perforated steel bar tray, speeding up and pausing like a cursor. A person in a striped sweater sits opposite with arms folded. A pink “Analyzing cursor” label holds top-left while white subtitles caption the motion.

    On-screen text: “Analyzing cursor”, “How he moves a cursor,”, “his acceleration,”, “his hesitation,”, “and his path”

    Camera: Static

  17. 17 · Feature reveal · 0:33–0:37

    Over-the-shoulder shot in a dim red-lit bar. A man in a striped shirt sits at the counter holding a phone, facing a smiling woman with long wavy hair behind the bar. The camera holds a locked-off frame as the two exchange glances while subtitles caption the line at the bottom.

    On-screen text: “and also how he types.”, “Hi.”, “The timing between keys”

    Camera: Pull out

  18. 18 · Feature reveal · 0:37–0:38

    Tight close-up of two hands holding a red-cased phone; the dialer shows a number filling in as a thumb taps keys, each pressed key flaring with a blue glow. A second hand blurs in the dark background. The shot is locked off and steady.

    On-screen text: “Analyzing keystroke”, “The timing between keys”, “and also how he corrects himself.”

    Camera: Static

  19. 19 · Feature reveal · 0:38–0:39

    Macro close-up of a phone dialer held in a hand. A fingertip presses the 9 key, lighting it blue, then slides toward the green call button. A pink Analyzing keystroke label holds top left over the dark frame.

    On-screen text: “Analyzing keystroke”, “and also how he corrects himself.”

    Camera: Static

  20. 20 · Feature reveal · 0:39–0:49

    A man in a striped sweater stands at a bar counter, gesturing as he speaks. A second man in a black fleece walks in from the left and leans on the bar. A bartender works behind the counter. White subtitles appear line by line at the bottom.

    On-screen text: “Thank you.”, “None of these signals”, “prove who I am”, “on their own.”, “But together”, “over time”, “they help Graypass”, “assess whether control”, “of the session has changed.”

    Camera: Push in

  21. 21 · Feature reveal · 0:49–0:51

    A pair of hands folds a blue band over a perforated metal tray on a wooden table, with a second arm resting at the left edge. The shot stays locked off and close as the band is bent and tucked.

    On-screen text: “of the session has changed.”

    Camera: Static

  22. 22 · Problem · 0:51–0:51

    A young man in a dark jacket sits in a dim, warm-lit lounge holding an open tablet. He lifts his right hand, palm out, revealing a blue wristband on his wrist.

    Camera: Static

  23. 23 · Problem · 0:51–0:53

    A bartender in a black vest and tie leans slightly forward behind a bar, addressing a customer whose head fills the left foreground. Warm backlit shelves of liquor bottles and a POS terminal sit behind him. A subtitle reads his line at the bottom.

    On-screen text: “what can I get for you?”

    Camera: Static

  24. 24 · Problem · 0:53–0:54

    A young man in a dark jacket holds an open menu in a dim bar bathed in warm red light. He looks down at the menu, then lifts his gaze and speaks as a white subtitle fades in at the bottom.

    On-screen text: “Can you put this on my tab?”

    Camera: Static

  25. 25 · Problem · 0:54–0:55

    A bartender in a white shirt, black tie and vest stands behind a bar lined with glowing bottles. He glances down, then up with a faint smile. A payment terminal rests on the counter at left. A caption appears at the bottom.

    On-screen text: “What's your name?”

    Camera: Static

  26. 26 · Problem · 0:55–0:56

    A young man in a dark zip-up jacket raises a clenched fist while holding an open laptop, lit by warm orange light in a dim room with a tufted bench behind him. The locked-off frame holds a static caption at the bottom.

    On-screen text: “Arav.”

    Camera: Static

  27. 27 · Problem · 0:56–0:57

    A raised fist with a blue wristband fills the foreground as a smiling bartender in a vest and tie stands blurred behind the bar. The fist drops out of frame and focus shifts to the bartender, who leans in. A subtitle reads I got you.

    On-screen text: “I got you.”

    Camera: Static

  28. 28 · Problem · 0:57–1:00

    A bartender in a white shirt and black vest stands behind a warmly lit bar lined with liquor bottles, then bends down out of frame. Bright red text “Arav's tab +$40” pops in at the upper left, and small white captions appear at the bottom.

    On-screen text: “I got you.”, “Arav's tab”, “+$40”, “The bar verified me at the door”

    Camera: Static

  29. 29 · Feature reveal · 1:00–1:09

    Two young men sit side by side in a dim red-lit bar, facing the camera. The man in the striped sweater gestures with his hand as he speaks, while the man in the dark jacket listens and then answers. White subtitles run along the bottom.

    On-screen text: “The bar verified me at the door”, “but it's letting him”, “spend my money.”, “Having a session”, “doesn't give me permission”, “to spend.”, “Let's retry that,”, “this time”, “with GravePass.”

    Camera: Static

  30. 30 · Feature reveal · 1:09–1:10

    Two young men sit on a red couch in a dim, warm-lit room, one in a striped sweater, one in a dark fleece. Cut to a man in the striped shirt walking through a doorway into a darker room with shelves, red lamps and hanging bulbs.

    Camera: Static

  31. 31 · Feature reveal · 1:10–1:11

    A man in a striped sweater and baggy jeans stands in a dim, red-lit room beside a tufted booth, tilting his head back to look upward. White subtitle captions appear centered at the bottom of the frame.

    On-screen text: “This time”, “Graypass combines those”

    Camera: Static

  32. 32 · Feature reveal · 1:11–1:12

    At a dim bar, a man in a striped sweater turns toward a bartender in a white shirt and black vest. The bartender gestures with both hands over a tablet on the counter showing a colorful bar chart, while shelves of bottles glow red behind them.

    On-screen text: “Graypass combines those”, “those behavioral patterns with”

    Camera: Static

  33. 33 · Feature reveal · 1:12–1:12

    A hand holds an open menu, the index finger pointing at the beer list on the right page. The shot is a tight, slightly tilted close-up with shallow depth of field. A white subtitle sits at the bottom of the frame.

    On-screen text: “those behavioral patterns with”

    Camera: Pan

  34. 34 · Feature reveal · 1:12–1:13

    A tight close-up holds on a curly-haired man looking down at a screen, his face split by warm key light and a red rim on the left. The dark top edge of a monitor fills the foreground. Subtitles run along the bottom.

    On-screen text: “those behavioral patterns with”, “with device and session signals.”

    Camera: Static

  35. 35 · Feature reveal · 1:13–1:14

    A person in a striped sweater lifts a glass of amber liquid off a perforated metal bar top, then the shot cuts to a smiling woman with long hair in a red-lit bar. A white subtitle line sits at the bottom of the frame.

    On-screen text: “with device and session signals.”

    Camera: Static

  36. 36 · Feature reveal · 1:14–1:15

    Over-the-shoulder shot at a dim bar bathed in red light. A smiling woman with long wavy hair faces a man, then glances down at the red wristband in her hand. A white caption fades in at the bottom.

    On-screen text: “The wristband hasn't changed”

    Camera: Static

  37. 37 · Feature reveal · 1:15–1:16

    Two hands hold a red-cased phone in dim light, a thumb tapping the dialer keypad. The number (446) 794-979 fills in digit by digit, each key flashing blue on press. A white subtitle runs along the bottom edge.

    On-screen text: “The wristband hasn't changed”

    Camera: Static

  38. 38 · Feature reveal · 1:16–1:17

    Close-up of a hand holding a red-cased phone at an angle; the dialer keypad fills the screen and the thumb taps the green call button. A white caption line sits at the bottom edge.

    On-screen text: “but the way the session behaves”

    Camera: Static

  39. 39 · Feature reveal · 1:17–1:18

    Close-up over a wooden table holding a perforated metal tray. One hand offers a small blue and white card, pinching it between two fingers, as a second hand reaches in from the right to take it.

    On-screen text: “but the way the session behaves”, “has.”

    Camera: Static

  40. 40 · Feature reveal · 1:18–1:20

    A young man in a dark jacket holds an open menu in a dim, warmly lit restaurant. He glances down at the pages, then lifts his eyes to speak. A white caption sits centered at the bottom of the locked-off medium close-up.

    On-screen text: “Can you put this on my tab?”

    Camera: Static

  41. 41 · Feature reveal · 1:20–1:20

    A bartender in a white shirt, black vest and tie stands behind a bar counter with backlit shelves of bottles. He looks down, then lifts his gaze to the camera as he speaks. A locked-off medium shot holds the warm-lit set while white subtitles caption his line at the bottom.

    On-screen text: “Can you put this on my tab?”, “What's your name?”

    Camera: Static

  42. 42 · Feature reveal · 1:20–1:21

    A young man in a dark jacket and blue wristband raises a clenched fist beside his head while holding a tablet, set in a dim room with warm red light and a tufted bench behind him. A white name caption sits at the bottom center.

    On-screen text: “Arav.”

    Camera: Static

  43. 43 · Feature reveal · 1:21–1:26

    A bartender in a black vest and tie stands behind a bar, looking at a hand holding a blue wristband extended toward him. A red warning triangle with 'Handoff detected' appears, then swaps to a red X with 'Sensitive action failed' as he leans on the counter.

    On-screen text: “Handoff detected”, “You sure?”, “I have to see your ID again.”, “Sensitive action failed”

    Camera: Static

  44. 44 · Other · 1:26–1:31

    Two young men sit side by side in a dim red-lit room. The man on the left, in a striped sweater, speaks and gestures; the man on the right, in a black jacket, stays still and glances down. White subtitles run along the bottom of the locked-off medium shot.

    On-screen text: “Graypass flags a change”, “in session behavior”, “so you can verify”, “who's acting”, “before the charge goes through.”

    Camera: Static

  45. 45 · Other · 1:31–1:37

    A young man in a striped polo shirt speaks to camera in a dim, red-lit bar, a man in a black shirt and sunglasses standing behind him to the right. The shot stays locked off at medium length as white subtitles caption his lines at the bottom.

    On-screen text: “before the charge goes through.”, “Authentication checks who got in.”, “Graypass helps verify”, “who's still in control”, “when the action happens.”

    Camera: Push in

  46. 46 · Outro · 1:37–1:42

    The GrayPass lockup holds centered on a near-white background: a red speech-bubble mark with a black shape, the black wordmark GrayPass, and the URL graypass.com beneath it. The frame stays still for the full duration as the sign-off.

    On-screen text: “when the action happens.”, “graypass.com”

    Camera: Static