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Cinapse

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Cinapse is reimagining the production schedule: the foundation of every film and TV project. We’re building the OS of Hollywood, starting with the tool that filmmakers use every day. Besides the script, nothing is more foundational to filmmaking. There’s no accurate budget without a schedule. No execution plan without one. The schedule is the ma

Founded 2020Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-15

Overview

Cinapse is reimagining the production schedule: the foundation of every film and TV project. We’re building the OS of Hollywood, starting with the tool that filmmakers use every day.

Besides the script, nothing is more foundational to filmmaking. There’s no accurate budget without a schedule. No execution plan without one. The schedule is the map that takes us from idea to image.

Cinapse helps filmmakers draw that map better, faster, and together.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08
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Product & workflow

"The ability for multiple users to collaborate in real-time has completely transformed our workflow.

Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-16

Founders & team

Herman Phillips

Founder

Co-founder and CEO @ Cinapse. Previously in the Assistant Directors department on major films and television series including Disney+'s The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett; HBO's Silicon Valley, Euphoria, and Insecure; Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans; and various other Netflix, HBO, Apple, Disney, and Hulu productions.

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Roger Tran

Founder

COO @ Cinapse UX, Architecture, Real Estate Development, Locations Rentals, Stanford, Harvard. Los Angeles / San Francisco.

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Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedLos Angeles, CA, USA; Remote
Pricing evidenceA pricing page was detected
Maturity: Operating · 4 of 6 areas documented

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The company website explicitly reports customer or user adoption. This is a source-based assessment of a company claim; scale and revenue are not independently verified.

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