First Look

ADVISORY

Where emerging technology meets established media

Oded Turgeman  ·  Ben Havey

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The Opening Frame

Media and technology no longer move on separate tracks. The studios that thrive will be the ones that adopt the right tools early — and the technology companies that break through will be the ones that learn to speak the language of story, production, and distribution.

First Look Advisory sits in that gap. We bring emerging technology to the creators and studios who can use it, and we bring product and commercial discipline to the technology companies trying to enter media. One relationship, looking in both directions.

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Advisors, not agents

Hands-on product and commercial strategy — we sit on your side of the table.

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A two-way street

Tech moving into media; media discovering tech. We work both directions.

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Built on credibility

Four decades of studio, platform, and venture experience between us.

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The Two-Way Street

Most advisors point one direction. Our value is that traffic flows both ways through the same relationships.

Emerging Tech → Media

For early-stage technology companies

  • Socialize products with the creators and studios who matter
  • Translate raw capability into production-ready use cases
  • Open doors to decision-makers across film, TV, and animation
  • Shape the product so it fits how studios actually work
Media → Emerging Tech

For studios and content companies

  • Scout, vet, and pilot the right tools — before competitors do
  • Run business development against a curated tech landscape
  • Provide product strategy for in-house innovation efforts
  • De-risk adoption with hands-on integration guidance

Studio and content clients sit on the demand side. Emerging platforms sit on the supply side. We are the connective tissue.

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The People Behind the Lens

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Oded Turgeman

Business Development & Sales Strategy
  • Entrepreneur, TV creator, and content executive. Founder & President of The Operating Room, with deals at DreamWorks, Fox, Paramount, Technicolor, and WildBrain.
  • Co-founder of New Legend Entertainment, partnered with Meitav — one of Israel's largest institutional funds — to invest in content across Israel and the US.
  • Co-founded an Israel-based accelerator with Netflix, Disney+, HBO, A+E Studios, and ZDF.
  • Former Director of Business Development, North America for the Jerusalem Development Authority's Film & TV Fund.
  • MFA, AFI Conservatory · Sam Spiegel Film & Television School.
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Ben Havey

Product Development & Technology Strategy
  • Emmy Award-winning technology and innovation executive. 25+ years building media product teams across Netscape, Apple, Disney, and NBCUniversal.
  • VP, Innovation & Products at Universal Pictures, leading DTC and AI-integrated studio workflows.
  • Founder of Disney's StudioLAB — the R&D hub serving Lucasfilm, Marvel, Pixar, and Disney Studios.
  • Creative executive on immersive firsts including Vader Immortal and Coco VR. Holds 14 patents.
  • Board member, Creators Guild of America & Infinity Festival Hollywood. Advisor to IMGN.ai and Playbook.
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What We Do

Two complementary disciplines, delivered as one engagement.

Oded

Business Development

Sourcing, structuring, and closing the right partnerships. Studio and platform relationships built over two decades, put to work.

Oded

Sales Strategy

Go-to-market and commercial strategy for media deals — positioning, pricing, and the path from first meeting to signed agreement.

Ben

Product Development

Turning capability into product. Roadmaps, use cases, and production-ready features that fit real studio and creator workflows.

Ben

Technology Strategy

Where to place bets and why. Technical due diligence, AI and platform strategy, and adoption guidance grounded in studio reality.

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Case Study — IMGN.ai

Our first client — and the template for how First Look engagements work.

IMGN unifies production management and AI content creation into a single platform built for film and TV professionals — script to screen in record time.

One relationship, both sides
  • Product & technology strategy
  • Business development & partnerships
  • Delivered as a single, coordinated contract

The setup

Ben and Oded each already advise IMGN.ai independently — Ben on product and technology, Oded on business development and partnerships.

The opportunity

Two overlapping engagements, one company. Consolidating under First Look gives IMGN a single, coordinated advisory relationship instead of two.

The proposal

Renew both contracts as one First Look agreement — combining product strategy and commercial development into a single, accountable engagement.

Give us the first look.

The first call when a studio needs the right technology.
The first introduction when a technology is ready for media.

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