Skip to playerSkip to main content
Created for the Anthum AI Filmmaking Contest, "That Will Never Work" is a proof-of-concept trailer for a feature-length drama inspired by the origins of Netflix. Through the journey of Marc Randolph and Reed Hastings, the trailer explores the fragile period before success, when an unlikely idea faces skepticism, setbacks, and uncertainty.

#aitrailer #aifilm #netflix

Category

🎈
Fun
Transcript
00:01Most breakthrough ideas do sound ridiculous at first, even to the people closest to you.
00:09What about customized shampoo? Terrible margins.
00:12Dog food online? Heavy.
00:15Movies? Mail delivery movies and no late fees.
00:21That'll never work.
00:25Replay.com. Sounds like sports highlights.
00:28Kibble? Dog food. Your turn.
00:32Direct video. Net-flix? Say that again?
00:38Netflix.
00:39Internet plus movies. DVD delivery to your home.
00:42People like going to video stores. People hate their late fees.
00:46Late fees are where the money is.
00:48At first we thought we were renting movies.
00:51But really, we were changing behavior.
01:04Orders came in. And the system kept moving.
01:09Every order felt small.
01:14Until it wasn't.
01:17We're open to acquisition.
01:19How much?
01:2050 million.
01:32I feel different than I expected.
01:37It's not the end.
01:40Okay, no late fee.
01:42What if they keep it?
01:45I'll figure it out.
01:47I'll see you later.
01:47Good luck.
01:49It's not the end.
01:50I'll read the end.
01:51You're good.
01:52I'll be back.
Comments