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- Editor Open
- Director of photography Filled
STUD Entertainments
Technology for the people who make films.
STUD Entertainments is a startup that blends technology with filmmaking. We are the parent company behind a growing family of platforms, products and a filmmaking community. Some are live today, and the rest we are building now.
Cinergia
The professional network for filmmakers. Find the people to make your film with.
Whatever your film needs, it's all here.
- Your profileReels, stills, scripts, credits.
- Crew callsPost a film, fill the roles.
- SearchBy role, language and city.
- MessagesTalk to your crew in one place.
DOP, Telugu, Hyderabad
Director of photographyTeluguHyderabad
Get an early invite
We are opening Cinergia to a small group first. Help us shape it: email your name, role, city and a link to your work.
Products · by STUD
Cinematech
Software that takes the long, manual parts of filmmaking off your hands, while you keep control of every decision. Our tools pass work to each other, so one picks up where the last one stopped. All of them are launching soon.
Launching soon
Lyra
A full video editor with an AI agent built in. Tell it what you want from your footage, and it plans and makes the edit. You review every change and decide what stays.
- Edit with a promptDescribe the edit in plain words, like "cut a 45-second trailer from the best takes", and it builds it on the timeline.
- Git for video editingEvery change is saved as a version. Compare versions, go back to any point, and try ideas without losing your work.
- Local, not cloudYour changes and the AI run on your own computer. Your footage and projects never leave it.
- You approve every changeThe agent suggests, you decide. Nothing is final until you accept it.
- Smart cuts and captionsRemove silences and filler words, and turn dialogue into captions.
- Everything an editor needsTimeline, trimming, transitions, colour, audio mixing and export.
Launching soon
PodCut
A podcast is often shot on three cameras: one on the host, one on the guest and a wide shot of both. Editing it by hand means watching all three at once and deciding which angle to show at every moment. PodCut makes those decisions for you, and the result stays fully editable.
3 hours
15 minutes
- Three angles inThe host, the guest and the wide shot.
- Shot by shotIt picks the right angle for every moment.
- Your cutChange any choice it made. Customise the result.
- On to LyraSend the cut straight to Lyra to finish it.
Launching soon
Storyboard builder
Give it your script. Get a finished storyboard. Every step from the first to the last is automatic, and every step is yours to change: define your characters, adjust how they look, and rework any scene.
- ScriptUpload your screenplay. That's all it needs.
- ScenesSplit from your script, each with a visual description you can edit.
- CharactersDefined for you. Customise how each one looks.
- FramesDrawn scene by scene. Redo or change any frame.
- StoryboardIn order, with scene numbers and dialogue captions, ready as a PDF.
+ More coming
More tools for filmmakers are on the way from STUD Entertainments. Want to hear about them first? Write to us.
The STUDent filmmaking community
A home for college filmmaking clubs, envisioned by Nag Ashwin, director of Kalki 2898 AD.
The community brings college filmmaking clubs across the region together. Students make short films together, meet people from the industry, exchange ideas and put their work in front of people who can back it, including investors.
- Chitrostav 2K25
- Nag Ashwin
- Chalana Chithram Club
Meet the co-founder
Vikram
Penmetsa Yashwanth Sai Murthy Raju
Co-founder and CEO of STUD Entertainments.
Vikram co-founded STUD Entertainments to bring technology and filmmaking together, and leads everything STUD builds.
One parent company
This is only the first reel.
More products and companies are coming out of STUD Entertainments. For partnerships, investment, press or anything else, talk to us. Want to build with us? We are hiring.
FAQ
Questions, answered
What is STUD Entertainments?
STUD Entertainments is a startup that blends technology with filmmaking. It is the parent company of Cinergia, Lyra, PodCut, the storyboard builder and the STUDent filmmaking community. It is registered as STUD Entertainments LLP (LLPIN ACQ-1718) in Hyderabad, Telangana.
Can I try Cinergia now?
Cinergia is in its early phase and we are inviting a small group of filmmakers to try it and help us improve it. Email your name, your role in film, your city and a link to your work to hello@studentertainments.com with the subject "Early invite to Cinergia". Ask for an early invite.
Can I use Lyra or PodCut today?
Not yet. Lyra, PodCut and the storyboard builder are being built and launch soon. Write to us to hear when they do.
Does Lyra upload my footage?
No. Lyra's editing and AI run on your own computer, so your footage and projects never leave it.
How do PodCut and Lyra work together?
PodCut picks the right camera angle for every moment of a multicam podcast. You can change any choice it makes, then send the cut straight to Lyra to finish the edit.
How can my college film club join the community?
Follow @stud.filmcommunity on Instagram and write to us with your club's name and college.
Are you hiring?
Yes. We are looking for two full stack developer interns to build Cinergia. See the careers page for details and how to apply.
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