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twentyfour26 · Nov 2026 · 1:42 · AI-annotated · YC Fall 2026

00:00:00 / 01:42:09

Desaturated live action in an empty warehouse and workshop intercuts with dark 3D renders of manufacturing cells and white line-art parts that assemble and fill with orange. Pacing is steady at about 144 bpm with a hard cut every few seconds, driven by a single voiceover and bottom subtitles, and closed by a slow bridge pan into the logo.

Footage neededEstimated needs: 1 capture group — your screens or recordings · 1 official logo — reused across the film · 24 filmed passages — shoot, supply or replace · 3 graphic passages — draw or supply · 12 3D passages — build or supply

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twentyfour26 launch, scene by scene

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

    Two men stand side by side in a dim, high-ceilinged industrial warehouse, facing the camera. The left wears a black hoodie with hands clasped; the right wears a white tee and black cap with arms crossed. Static, evenly lit framing.

    Camera: Static

  2. 02 · Hook · 0:00–0:07

    Two men stand in an empty warehouse, the one in a black hoodie gesturing as he speaks, the other in a white tee and cap with arms crossed. White technical line drawings of machines and a satellite fade in around them while subtitles run along the bottom.

    On-screen text: “The next industrial”, “revolution will not be limited”, “by what we can design.”, “It will be limited by what we can manufacture.”

    Techniques: Morph

    Camera: Static

  3. 03 · Product intro · 0:07–0:08

    On a black field, a geometric 24/26 logomark and the wordmark twentyfour26 brighten from dim gray to white at center. A white caption sits at the bottom, then clears. The frame is locked off.

    On-screen text: “It will be limited by what we can manufacture.”

    Camera: Static

  4. 04 · Product intro · 0:08–0:18

    The twentyfour26 logo opens centered over a workshop shot, then name lower thirds appear for the two founders. The speaker in white talks with arms crossed while his co-founder runs the CNC machine behind him. Subtitles follow the voiceover, then a cut to a close-up of him walking.

    On-screen text: “twentyfour26”, “Hemant Mahendru”, “CEO/ Co-founder”, “Sam Mathew”, “CTO/ Co-founder”, “We are building fully”, “autonomous factories in America,”, “starting with on-demand”, “CNC machining”

    Camera: Static

  5. 05 · Problem · 0:18–0:22

    A man in a cap and white sweatshirt talks to camera in an empty warehouse. Large white words 'hardware companies' and 'are on track to raise' pop in beside him, then a giant '$120' scales up behind his head, 'billion dollars this year' stacked at right. Subtitles line the bottom.

    On-screen text: “hardware companies are on track”, “hardware companies”, “are on track to raise”, “to raise $120 billion this year.”, “$120”, “billion dollars”, “this year”

    Techniques: Kinetic type

    Camera: Static

  6. 06 · Problem · 0:22–0:22

    A blurred article scrolls up, yellow highlights hopping between headlines, while a black panel with a huge white $10 and the caption 'billion dollars this year' slides from right to left. A bottom subtitle reads 'to raise $120 billion this year.'

    On-screen text: “billion dollars this year”, “to raise $120 billion this year.”, “$10”

    Techniques: Kinetic type

    Camera: Static

  7. 07 · Problem · 0:22–0:23

    A blurred news webpage scrolls upward in the background while a sharp black headline sits still on the right, the figure $600M highlighted in yellow. The out-of-focus feed and the locked-off title create a flat depth split.

    On-screen text: “This startup's self-driving excavators help dig up $600M in new funding”

    Techniques: Parallax

    Camera: Static

  8. 08 · Problem · 0:23–0:23

    A defocused close-up of a news article page. The bold headline with the amount highlighted in yellow sits left of a table of contents and a dark newsletter box, all held in shallow depth of field.

    Camera: Static

  9. 09 · Problem · 0:23–0:24

    A rocket lifts off a coastal launch pad, seen from a high aerial angle, its base flame pushing out a billowing cloud of orange smoke. The caption 'Rockets, robots, defense tech' sits still at the bottom of the locked-off frame.

    On-screen text: “Rockets, robots, defense tech”

    Camera: Static

  10. 10 · Problem · 0:24–0:25

    A worker in a blue uniform and safety glasses fits a tool into a gray machine at a cluttered workbench. The locked-off frame holds while a caption sits at the bottom.

    On-screen text: “Rockets, robots, defense tech”

    Camera: Static

  11. 11 · Problem · 0:25–0:26

    A locked-off low angle looks up at a fixed-wing drone's spinning propellers as it passes overhead, then cuts to the aircraft small against a pale gradient sky. White captions at the bottom read “Rockets, robots, defense tech” and “medical devices.”

    On-screen text: “Rockets, robots, defense tech”, “medical devices.”

    Camera: Static

  12. 12 · Problem · 0:26–0:26

    Locked-off macro shot of a brass cylindrical mechanism with a silver clamp and small lever, mounted on a black base, against a blurred teal and blue workshop background. Shallow depth of field keeps the hardware sharp. The caption reads at the bottom center.

    On-screen text: “medical devices.”

    Camera: Static

  13. 13 · Problem · 0:26–0:27

    Two grey fighter jets fly in formation over open water, noses angled toward the camera, with the caption 'Entirely new' scaling at the bottom center. The shot ends in a fast whip-pan motion blur.

    On-screen text: “Entirely new”, “medical devices.”

    Techniques: Kinetic type

    Camera: Static

  14. 14 · Problem · 0:27–0:28

    A yellow industrial robot arm works over a motor stator on a bright factory line, then the shot cuts to a black close-up of a glossy car panel with a glint running along its edge. Subtitles appear at the bottom of the frame.

    On-screen text: “Entirely new”, “categories of hardware products.”

    Techniques: Light sweep

    Camera: Static

  15. 15 · Problem · 0:28–0:28

    A man in a pale t-shirt bends over a small wheeled rig with a tall sensor mast in a vineyard, adjusting its body. Bare vine rows recede into the distance beneath a pale dusk sky. The camera holds a static wide shot of the field.

    On-screen text: “categories of hardware products.”

    Camera: Static

  16. 16 · Problem · 0:28–0:30

    A mustached man in a dark cap and white t-shirt stands in an empty warehouse, talking to the camera. Concrete columns with yellow bases and rows of ceiling lights fill the blurred background. The locked-off medium shot holds as he blinks and shifts his head slightly.

    On-screen text: “categories of hardware products.”

    Camera: Static

  17. 17 · Problem · 0:30–0:31

    A man in a black hoodie stands in an empty warehouse with high ceilings and yellow column guards, gesturing with both hands as he speaks to camera. The shot is a static medium frame. White subtitles appear at the bottom.

    On-screen text: “categories of hardware products.”, “Factories have spent decades”

    Camera: Static

  18. 18 · Problem · 0:31–0:33

    Close-up of white metal sheets clamped on an industrial machine bed, mechanical arms and fixtures holding them; the camera pans right to reveal the full automation rig. White subtitle captions track the voiceover along the bottom.

    On-screen text: “Factories have spent decades”, “automating mass production,”, “but most hardware”

    Camera: Pull out

  19. 19 · Problem · 0:33–0:34

    A dark automation rig of robotic arms and metal fixtures sits on a platform against a black void, with red indicator lights below. The camera drifts slowly across the machinery while white subtitles change at the bottom and a small white 24 mark holds in the top right.

    On-screen text: “24”, “but most hardware”, “companies are not manufacturing”

    Camera: Pull out

  20. 20 · Problem · 0:34–0:38

    A man in a black hoodie and glasses stands in an empty warehouse, speaking to camera and gesturing with both hands. The locked-off medium shot holds while white subtitles change at the bottom of the frame.

    On-screen text: “companies are not manufacturing”, “millions of an identical product.”

    Camera: Static

  21. 21 · Problem · 0:38–0:38

    A white technical schematic with a fine grid fills the frame, component callouts like TH-14 and MO-03 scattered across it. The camera pans and racks focus from a blurred field of labels to a sharp black power module with two amber cylinders, while white subtitles read the voiceover along the bottom.

    On-screen text: “They need”, “hundreds of different components”, “millions of an identical product.”

    Camera: Static

  22. 22 · Problem · 0:38–0:39

    A dense grid of black-and-white technical component drawings, each tagged with a code, fills the frame. The shot opens dark and soft, then sharpens as the camera drifts across the sheet. A caption sits at the bottom.

    On-screen text: “hundreds of different components”

    Camera: Pull out

  23. 23 · Problem · 0:39–0:41

    Hand-drawn line sketches of mechanical components on light blue graph paper, each framed by dimension lines with millimeter values. A circular pulley drawing is replaced by a bolted flange plate.

    Camera: Static

  24. 24 · Problem · 0:41–0:43

    The camera glides low over a white blueprint sheet covered in technical line drawings, past floating black motors, gears and brackets, then tilts down to rest on a black motor unit inside a wireframe box. A subtitle line appears at the bottom.

    On-screen text: “with new designs coming in every week.”

    Techniques: 3D mockup, Parallax

    Camera: Push in

  25. 25 · Feature reveal · 0:43–0:44

    A white robotic arm stands before a dark manufacturing cell rendered in 3D, its enclosure overlaid with white wireframe schematics. The camera pulls back to reveal the grid floor and surrounding machinery as a subtitle sits at the bottom.

    On-screen text: “We have built standardized”

    Techniques: 3D mockup

    Camera: Pull out

  26. 26 · Feature reveal · 0:44–0:44

    Dark 3D render of a manufacturing cell with a white robotic arm, a worktable, and floating wireframe drawings. The camera pushes in toward the table while a white caption types out along the bottom.

    On-screen text: “We have built standardized manufacturing cells that bring machines, tooling, work holding”

    Techniques: 3D mockup

    Camera: Push in

  27. 27 · Feature reveal · 0:44–0:46

    A dark 3D render of a CNC cell shows a workpiece on the table with a white wireframe overlay that turns orange as a cutting tool path animates over it. A code panel types on the right and a caption sits at the bottom.

    On-screen text: “manufacturing cells that bring machines,”

    Techniques: 3D mockup

    Camera: Static

  28. 28 · Feature reveal · 0:46–0:49

    A dark 3D render of a manufacturing cell: a white robotic arm on a pedestal handles a part on a fixture inside a wireframe enclosure, with a code panel on the right. The camera pulls back to reveal the whole cell.

    On-screen text: “manufacturing cells that bring machines,”, “tooling, workholding and inspection”

    Techniques: 3D mockup

    Camera: Pull out

  29. 29 · Feature reveal · 0:49–0:50

    A dark 3D render of a CNC mill reframes from stacked workholding blocks to the spindle descending onto the part. Small white glyphs float around the workpiece while a monospace data panel on the right and a top-left telemetry readout update. A white caption reads tooling, workholding and inspection.

    On-screen text: “tooling, workholding and inspection”

    Techniques: 3D mockup

    Camera: Static

  30. 30 · Feature reveal · 0:50–0:55

    A dark 3D render of a CNC mill cuts a metal block; a wireframe spindle with a vibration readout hovers at left and a terminal panel lists tooling parameters at right. Small white chip shapes spiral off the cut. A bottom caption cycles through three lines.

    On-screen text: “into a single system.”, “Our models interpret CAD designs,”, “develop machining strategies,”

    Techniques: 3D mockup, Particles

    Camera: Static

  31. 31 · Feature reveal · 0:55–0:58

    A 3D CNC spindle lowers onto a metal billet as the camera pulls back. A telemetry panel on the left updates speed and tool values; a monospace operations log fills the right. White bottom captions swap from 'develop machining strategies,' to 'plan setups, and run the machine'.

    On-screen text: “develop machining strategies,”, “plan setups, and run the machine”

    Techniques: 3D mockup

    Camera: Static

  32. 32 · Feature reveal · 0:58–1:00

    A dark 3D render of a CNC machine, a probe spindle hovering over a workpiece on a grid. The camera orbits the setup while a vibration graph, speed and feed readouts, and a scrolling code log update; a white caption line cycles at the bottom.

    On-screen text: “plan setups, and run the machine”, “as it cuts”, “It checks its own work”

    Techniques: 3D mockup

    Camera: Push in

  33. 33 · Feature reveal · 1:00–1:01

    A dark 3D render of a CNC mill: the spindle lowers onto a clamped workpiece as an orange probe dot appears. A telemetry readout (rpm, feed, load, tool) and a log of corrections sit on the right. A white caption holds at the bottom.

    On-screen text: “It checks its own work”

    Techniques: 3D mockup

    Camera: Static

  34. 34 · Feature reveal · 1:01–1:03

    A white robotic arm inside a dark 3D factory cell repositions its joints over a workbench, a translucent code log panel floats at right, and the caption sits at bottom center. The camera slowly drifts back, revealing more of the production line.

    On-screen text: “and corrects itself.”

    Techniques: 3D mockup

    Camera: Pull out

  35. 35 · Feature reveal · 1:03–1:09

    A man in a cap and pale t-shirt speaks to camera in a workshop, hands clasped. On the right, white line drawings of machine parts assemble into an exploded view, then fill with orange. Subtitles run along the bottom.

    On-screen text: “Every”, “component runs through”, “its own route in the factory.”, “No changeover or per component setup,”

    Techniques: 3D mockup

    Camera: Static

  36. 36 · Feature reveal · 1:09–1:15

    An isometric dark factory floor with rows of glass machine enclosures and white robotic arms on a yellow grid. White line drawings of four metal parts on the right fade out as the camera tracks slowly across the floor. White caption lines change at the bottom.

    On-screen text: “No changeover or per component setup,”, “so one unit of 100 different designs runs”, “as smooth as 100 units of one.”

    Techniques: 3D mockup, Parallax

    Camera: Push in

  37. 37 · Feature reveal · 1:15–1:28

    Two men sit in a cluttered workshop, one in a white tee and cap, one in a black hoodie and glasses, talking to camera. A white line-art drone assembles from floating parts above their heads. Subtitles run along the bottom.

    On-screen text: “We think of machine time like compute,”, “standardized, dynamically”, “allocated and available on demand”, “from individual components to assemblies.”, “Our goal is to abstract”, “the whole manufacturing infrastructure”, “into a single API”

    Techniques: 3D mockup

    Camera: Static

  38. 38 · Feature reveal · 1:28–1:28

    Two men sit in a dim office, one in a white tee and cap, the other in a dark hoodie gesturing while speaking. The shot fades to black, leaving only the corner logo and the bottom captions.

    On-screen text: “28”, “into a single API.”, “You specify what to build.”

    Camera: Static

  39. 39 · Feature reveal · 1:28–1:34

    A man in a white t-shirt and cap stands in the open doorway of a white building, hand on the door, looking up. He then turns and steps back inside, pulling the door shut. White subtitles sit at the bottom.

    On-screen text: “You specify what to build.”, “Our factories figure out how.”

    Camera: Static

  40. 40 · Outro · 1:34–1:35

    A static shot of a brown metal door in a white building exterior, with a gray utility box and striped pole on the right and a chain-link fence on the left. A small white 24 logo sits in the top right corner.

    On-screen text: “24”

    Camera: Static

  41. 41 · Outro · 1:35–1:36

    A wide landscape of the Golden Gate Bridge and a white coastal house with palm trees, shot from a moving vantage point, begins with heavy horizontal motion blur that settles into a sharp, steady frame.

    On-screen text: “28”

    Techniques: Speed ramp

    Camera: Static

  42. 42 · Outro · 1:36–1:39

    A slow pan across the Golden Gate Bridge, green hills and a red-roofed building with palm trees. White text reading Lovingly supporting and six sponsor logos with names fade in over the sky in two rows.

    On-screen text: “Lovingly supporting”, “Orangewood Labs”, “Normal”, “Darwin Robotics”, “Genie Mobility”, “Hemlock”, “Primordiant”

    Camera: Static

  43. 43 · Outro · 1:39–1:42

    A locked-off wide shot of a suspension bridge, green hills and a red-roofed waterfront building holds as a white stacked numeric logo and the wordmark twentyfour26 fade in, then the frame fades to black.

    On-screen text: “twentyfour26”

    Camera: Static