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The intelligence layer for the business of story

Know what connects before it’s made.

KNOWN reads the psychology underneath a story. From the page, it shows whether an audience will connect, where the arc breaks and how to fix it, for film, series, games and every format a character can travel to.

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01 · ReadEvery page, read for who it happens to.
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    Reel 02 · The bet

    Plot is spent on the first watch.Character compounds on every one.

    The business of story bets billions on one question. Will the audience connect? For a century the answer has come from instinct: coverage, notes, a gut read, and a test screening after the money is spent.

    AI has made content infinite, and it still can’t tell you whether any of it is good. The bottleneck has moved from making things to judging them. KNOWN reads connection from the page, before a frame is shot.

    Reel 03 · The 5832 engine

    It reads character the way an audience feels it.

    Three centers of intelligence, eight levels of integration, and the arc of transformation between them. The same read works on a script, a game, a transcript or a library.

    5,832
    Character profiles

    Built by writers over years, never scraped. The knowledge base compounds with every title, talent and transcript it reads.

    8
    Levels of integration
    L1L2L3L4L5L6L7L8

    From integrated to fragmented. Transformation becomes something you can measure, page by page.

    8
    Dimensions of story health
    • Character dimensionality
    • Thematic consistency
    • Arc progression
    • Conflict symmetry
    • Empathic coherence
    • Tonal integrity
    • Narrative economy
    • Emotional novelty
    A story consultant reviews every output before it reaches your team. The system informs. People decide.
    Reel 04 · The instruments

    One engine. Four instruments. Every stage of a story’s life.

    First Draft · Development

    Build it. Then build it better.

    Development intelligence for writers, executives and managers. It finds where the arc breaks and maps the fix.

    The Undertow · integration level by pageSample
    4.9 → 8.4Composite as written, and with three moves applied.
    Lens
    Theme
    Test
    Cast
    Hook
    World
    Bonds
    Arcs
    Tone
    Plot, last
    • Notes anchored to the pageEvery note cites the scene that proves it.
    • A roadmap that fixes the arcSpecific moves, in the order to make them.
    • The buildTen phases from a single character up. Plot comes last.
    Connection Score · Greenlight

    Greenlight it on evidence.

    A predicted audience grade, read from the page before the spend, for every project on the slate.

    Development slate · 5 projectsSample
    Project Predicted grade Call
    ONEAnimated feature
    8.6
    		Greenlight
    RevenantNarrative RPG
    8.4
    		Fix one ending
    Half LightPsychological thriller
    8.4
    		Approve
    NorthboundLimited series
    6.6
    		Hold
    The UndertowDrama, as written
    4.9
    		Fund the rewrite
    • One grade from eight dimensionsWeighted for genre, from character to emotional novelty.
    • How it holds after openingDurability, rewatch and replay, before release.
    • The same gates for every projectCompare a slate on one scale and commit to the strongest.
    Format Map · IP and talent

    Take it everywhere it fits.

    Where a character, an IP or a talent will travel, and where it won’t. In a game, the arc is checked on every path a player can take.

    Revenant · the lead’s arc on every endingSample
    Where the lead travels
    SeriesAnimated seriesPodcast dramaFeature filmFASTBranded
    • One profile, every formatFilm, series, animation, games, audio, FAST and branded.
    • Every branch holdsThe arc is checked on each path, not just the main one.
    • Talent, read the same wayA psychological read of a host or creator, and the formats their IP fits.
    Library · Catalog and licensing

    Make it last. Price what endures.

    Two titles can open the same weekend and part ways for a decade. The read shows which one holds value, before the market finds out.

    Two titles · value after releaseIllustrative
    • Resolved valueA twist, a reveal, a spectacle. Spent on the first watch.
    • Renewable valueA character you want to be near again. It re-pays on every watch.
    • Act on itLicense, renew, program and market on what audiences return to.
    Reel 05 · Who it’s for

    Everyone who bets on a story is in the room.

    Same engine, one integration per vertical. Teams start in development, the daily-use wedge, and expand into licensing and valuation.

    Studios & production

    Greenlight on evidence. Know which projects will connect before the money moves.

    Streamers

    Score a slate for durability and rewatch. Acquire and renew on connection, beyond first-week views.

    Talent agencies

    See which clients’ IP scales across formats, and package it with the read attached.

    Management companies

    Build talent-led ventures from the character up. Choose the next format on fit.

    Game studios

    Hold the arc across every branch. Read whether players will bond and come back.

    Podcast networks

    Read hosts psychologically. Route clips and formats by what builds loyalty.

    Branded content

    Know whether a brand’s story carries a real arc before it is produced.

    FAST & libraries

    Score a catalog for renewable value. Program channels around what re-pays every view.

    Reel 06 · The bigger play

    The connection standard for entertainment.

    Now · the wedge

    Tool

    Development is the daily-use product that puts KNOWN inside studios, agencies and platforms, one read at a time.

    Next · expansion

    Platform

    Libraries, slates and talent rosters on one intelligence layer for development, licensing and valuation.

    Endgame

    Standard

    The number a greenlight, an acquisition and a valuation all cite. The category has no incumbent yet.

    Rotten Tomatoes scored the crowd.

    Nielsen scored the airing.

    KNOWN scores connection, before it exists.

    Reel 07 · The people

    Craft of story. Rigor of systems.

    Portrait of David Kline

    David Kline

    Founder

    Creator of the KNOWN methodology, with a background in screenwriting, script consulting and applied psychology. David validates every output before it reaches a team.

    Sony TelevisionCBSTri-StariHeartRadioIlluminationMosaic
    Portrait of Jeetu Maker

    Jeetu Maker

    Fractional CTO

    Jeetu Maker is a technology entrepreneur and AI executive whose career spans startup growth, successful acquisitions and enterprise transformation. A founding team member and former Director of AI Platforms at Project Liberty, he led engineering at Kuma Capital through acquisition and served as Chief Architect for Honda Finance’s core platform. At KNOWN, he leads technology strategy and engineering, transforming proprietary narrative intelligence into secure, explainable AI for the entertainment industry.

    Project LibertyKuma CapitalMaison Forge
    Reel 08 · Your read

    Bring us a script, a podcast, a game, a slate or a library.

    Tell us what you are deciding and we will show you what the read surfaces. Every engagement starts with a conversation.

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