Angela Liu | What Is a Vertical Film? Micro-Dramas & the Boom in Mobile Storytelling: TVB Episode 1
Description
What is a vertical film? In the premiere episode of The Vertical Buzz, Buzz Leer sits down with Angela Liu (Head of Production at FlareFlow) to explain the rise of vertical dramas / micro-dramas and how mobile-first storytelling is changing the industry.
In this episode:
Defining vertical films and micro-dramas
Where the format came from and why it’s booming
Key production realities (framing, “stacking,” pacing, fast schedules)
The business growth behind the trend (from $178M to nearly $700M in U.S. revenue in about a year)
What’s next as Hollywood starts paying attention
Notes…
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