JOIN US TODAY, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 10am PST for an exciting LIVE WORKSHOP with our very own @Chris Dyer . Read all about it, then click on the LINK AT THE BOTTOM to join the call. MICRO DRAMAS & THE FUTURE OF STORYTELLING A Live Workshop with Chris Dyer Link to Chris' original post: https://tinyurl.com/chrisdyerliveworkshop What if Vertical Dramas/Micro Series weren’t just “TikTok content”… but a strategic tool to get your REAL Film/TV projects seen, built, financed, or even discovered? In this live workshop, we’ll break down the rapidly growing world of Vertical Storytelling — from platforms like ReelShort and DramaBox to the larger creator economy shift happening across TikTok, YouTube, and beyond. We’ll cover: - Why vertical dramas are exploding globally - How mobile-first storytelling changes writing structure - Hook + cliffhanger engineering - Why audiences get addicted to these formats - The difference between traditional TV writing vs vertical pacing - How creators are using verticals as proof-of-concept IP - AI, creator-owned entertainment, and the future of Hollywood - How verticals could help writers get visibility, build leverage, and create opportunities for their “real” projects - Production, monetization, and viral marketing strategies - A live mini writer’s room + working session where you’ll start building your own concept This is NOT a “TikTok is the future, cinema is dead” lecture. It’s a practical, honest, and slightly rebellious conversation about where storytelling, audience behavior, and creator leverage may be heading next. Whether you’re curious, skeptical, fascinated, terrified, or convinced verticals are destroying civilization… this workshop is designed to challenge your perspective and give you actionable tools for the modern entertainment landscape. Because the future may belong to creators who stop waiting for permission. Be there or be square!!! This will be an information packed workshop where you will leave more informed about verticals/Micro Dramas, Inspired to Take Action and I'm really hoping (or is it hopping... that one always confuses me) that you're at least impressed with my Slides.

Thank you to everyone that came to hang out and chat. Also we got some work done. Even Shopping done. And a bit of studying. ( I have been studying Michael Jackson’s short films. I used to watch them as a kid. And now looking at them as a creative. It’s been so interesting ( but I am such a huge MJ fan already though ) I love this community- just meeting up. Working and chatting. Getting stuff done. Thank you for coming @Chad Desrochers @Thia Markson @Isaac Tut @Chris Dyer @David Hinnebusch @David Stem @Jason Smith hope you all have a great day and I will see you tomorrow 🥰

@Chad Desrochers this was what I was asking about - Transition might still need help, so I can definitely use experience eyes on this. It will be nice to get some direction from David soon since there is lots of assumptions made here.

CONGRATS @David Stem you’re trending! I’m so glad it showed up again so I could screenshot it for you!!

-- What Makes This Work? @Valeria Salas @David Stem @Brittany Pratt Just created a new NotebookLM-generated breakdown called “Anatomy of a Thriller Opening.” Honestly, it did a solid job pulling out the tension mechanics and structure … but I want to hear from you'll. What do YOU think makes a thriller opening actually land? -- Is it the atmosphere? The first shock? The character hook? The pacing? If you watched the breakdown: - What did NotebookLM get right? - What did it miss? - And what parts should be emphasized more if we turn this into a video format for the channel? I want this to be a community-driven breakdown, so drop your thoughts below — even one sentence helps. Let’s build the ultimate thriller-opening formula together. 🔥🎬