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A New Way to Make Movies
We've engineered a film production platform that combines Hollywood quality with Silicon Valley efficiency to generate venture-scale returns with fast capital rotation.
A Vision for Creative Communities
The power of storytelling extends far beyond entertainment. Stories shape our cultural identity, drive economic growth, and create opportunities for talented individuals to build meaningful careers. At CO\\OP Studios, we envision a world where creative communities thrive everywhere—not just in Los Angeles or New York, but in places like Idaho, where untapped talent and fresh perspectives await.
I'm a filmmaker and systems builder. I find ways to make complex processes simpler, less risky, and more efficient. Our mission extends beyond producing successful films—we're building an ecosystem that empowers creative professionals, generates sustainable returns for investors, and enriches communities through artistic and economic development.
Every community deserves access to the creative economy. With modern technology enabling global collaboration and distribution, there's no reason the next great American storytellers can't emerge from rural and regional communities. Our studio model creates this pathway—providing education, mentorship, infrastructure, and career opportunities that transform artistic potential into professional success and financial sustainability.
The Promise of a New Model
We developed our film platform to reduce risk and standardize a repeatable approach to generate revenue while maintaining creative and cultural integrity. Our ability to source projects, provide financing, and swiftly bring them to market stands at the center of our process.
The CO\\OP Studios system solves common challenges every film and television production faces by platforming solutions. We function as a film factory where our processes simplify an often overly complex system while enhancing creative possibilities.
Our employee-owned structure ensures that everyone involved—from directors and producers to technicians and support staff—has a stake in the outcome. This alignment of incentives produces extraordinary results: higher quality work, more efficient production, and a culture of innovation that drives continuous improvement.
Consider what's happening in Idaho today. A growing community of creative professionals is choosing to build careers here, attracted by quality of life, affordability, and the unique perspectives that come from living outside traditional entertainment hubs. CO\\OP Studios is harnessing this energy, creating infrastructure that allows these talented individuals to collaborate, create, and connect with global audiences.
The Market Opportunity Before Us
The entertainment industry is experiencing unprecedented demand for content. Streaming platforms need fresh, distinctive storytelling to attract and retain subscribers. Audiences increasingly seek authentic voices and perspectives different from the homogenized output of major studios. This creates a perfect market opportunity for our approach.
While major studios focus almost exclusively on tentpole franchises with budgets exceeding $100 million, a vast untapped market exists for quality films made for less than $10 million. These lower to mid-budget productions—once the backbone of the industry—have been largely abandoned by traditional studios despite their potential for exceptional returns.
The data supports this opportunity. From 2012-2021, Blumhouse Productions invested $251 million across 38 films and generated $3.4 billion in returns. Films like "Get Out" ($4.5M budget → $255M return) demonstrate the extraordinary upside potential of this approach. Our model builds on these successful precedents while improving them through vertical integration, employee ownership, and technological innovation.
Current Industry Challenges
To fully appreciate the opportunity before us, we must understand the structural challenges facing today's entertainment industry. What was once a thriving ecosystem has evolved into a system that serves very few at the expense of many.
Studio consolidation has shifted focus almost exclusively to franchise properties, abandoning the diverse slate of films that once provided both creative vitality and financial sustainability. Independent film financing has become dominated by intermediaries who extract value through complex deal structures, hidden fees, and manipulated accounting that siphons profits from both creators and investors.
The production process itself suffers from vendor price gouging, as service providers exploit project deadlines and artificial scarcity to charge excessive rates. Project financing remains controlled by entrenched gatekeepers who maintain artificial barriers to market entry, stifling innovation and limiting the diversity of available content.
Perhaps most troubling is the industry's exploitation of creative talent. The "starving artist" myth has become a self-fulfilling prophecy as creative professionals are expected to work for minimal compensation while building their careers. Geographic limitations keep opportunity concentrated in expensive coastal cities, cutting off vast reservoirs of talent from the rest of the country.
The result is an unsustainable industry structure producing fewer films at higher costs while alienating both audiences and creators. This creates both a problem and an opportunity for those ready to pioneer a better approach.
Our Platform Solution
CO\\OP Studios is not just another production company—we're a complete reinvention of the film and television fiscal model that addresses these systemic challenges through innovative design.
Our vertically integrated structure eliminates price gouging and aligns incentives across the entire production chain. By owning and controlling the essential services required for production, we maintain quality while significantly reducing costs. Our standardized production frameworks eliminate common failure points while maintaining creative flexibility, allowing us to consistently deliver on time and on budget.
We distribute risk by producing multiple films at controlled budgets, creating a balanced portfolio approach similar to venture capital but with faster returns. This allows us to take creative risks on individual projects while maintaining overall financial stability. Our transparent financing model eliminates predatory practices by creating clear profit participation and honest accounting.
Geographic independence is core to our approach. Modern technology enables our decentralized production method, allowing us to operate from Idaho with global reach and distribution. This not only reduces costs but provides access to fresh perspectives and untapped talent. Our robust talent development programs, including free education and mentorship, build our workforce while creating career paths independent of traditional gatekeepers.
We're not competing with legacy studios—we're building a parallel system that's more efficient, more inclusive to innovation, and ultimately more profitable.
The Investment Proposition: A Venture Capital Approach to Entertainment
For sophisticated investors, our model is best understood through the venture capital lens, but with distinct advantages:
Each film in our portfolio is analogous to a startup company investment. Like VC firms, we follow portfolio theory where outsized successes offset failures. However, unlike traditional venture capital's 7-10 year investment horizons, our films typically monetize within 14-18 months of funding.
While VC firms require company exits to generate returns, our productions create distributable cash flow within 4-5 months of market release. Our model allows for 5-7 "investments" (films) per year, increasing our probability of success and accelerating the feedback loop that drives improvement.
Like venture capital's diversified approach, we make multiple smaller investments to increase hit probability. However, our "hits" can deliver venture-scale returns with significantly shorter time horizons. The key difference lies in speed and liquidity—while VC funds might wait a decade for returns, our model generates continuous revenue streams that can be distributed or reinvested according to investor preferences and market demands.
Building Sustainable Value
CO\\OP Studios creates value on multiple levels, each reinforcing the others:
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Financial Value: Our production approach generates compelling returns while managing risk through diversification, cost control, and accelerated timeframes.
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Intellectual Property Value: Each successful production builds our library of owned content, creating long-term assets that continue generating returns.
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Infrastructure Value: Our physical production facilities, technology systems, and business processes represent significant assets that appreciate over time.
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Talent Value: Our education and development programs create a growing pool of skilled professionals committed to our ecosystem.
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Community Value: Our presence drives economic activity, creates jobs, and enhances quality of life in the regions where we operate.
This multi-layered value creation ensures that our company's worth extends far beyond quarterly financial results. We're building an entertainment ecosystem designed for sustained growth and generational impact.
Join the Creative Revolution
The entertainment industry is in the midst of historic disruption, creating once-in-a-generation opportunities for those positioned to capitalize on the change. CO\\OP Studios offers a unique investment proposition that combines proven models with innovative approaches.
Our exceptional team brings industry experience and proven success records. Our strategic timing positions us perfectly to fill the market gap created by studio consolidation. Our portfolio approach diversifies risk while maximizing potential for outsized returns. Perhaps most importantly, your investment builds sustainable creative infrastructure with lasting cultural significance.
We're not just making films—we're building a new entertainment ecosystem that delivers superior returns while revolutionizing how stories are told and who gets to tell them. The future of entertainment won't come from Hollywood. It will emerge from innovative models like ours that combine creative excellence with business innovation.
We invite you to join us in creating that future.