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FrameCut: Fall 2025 Burton D. Morgan Finalist
FrameCut was a Top 10 Fall 2025 Burton D. Morgan finalist and $3,000 standout concept focused on turning long recordings into authentic short-form clips.
Historical finalist profile — Fall 2025. This page was published in 2026 from founder and competition sources.
FrameCut was a Top 10 finalist and received a $3,000 standout concept award.
Team: Shubham Agarwal and Bhushan Udaykumar
What FrameCut was building
Purdue's competition recap and Bhushan Udaykumar's founder post describe the Fall 2025 pitch as a story-aware AI system that turns long recordings into authentic short clips without losing the creator's voice.
The concept addressed a real content workflow: converting long-form material into short-form video is time-intensive, while generic automation can strip away context or tone.
FrameCut's public description positioned the product around preserving story and voice rather than simply producing more clips.
From idea to final
The founders described the Burton Morgan process as a progression from a raw idea through user stories, customer interviews, execution, and an investor-facing pitch.
FrameCut finished among the Top 10 from a field of 120 teams and received $3,000.
Sources
- Bhushan Udaykumar's finalist and award recap
- Shubham Agarwal's Top 10 recap
- Purdue's 37th competition recap
- Purdue Fall 2025 final event