What are Vertical Dramas?

Do you love film and television but struggle to find time for hour-long episodes? Well, we have just the thing for you, Vertical Dramas! It’s the tropes you love packed into 30 second episodes that you can watch anywhere.

Vertical Dramas have gained popularity in the digital landscape over the last 5–10 years. As COVID-19 forced us to search for digital connection and entertainment, our attention became a battleground between televisions, laptops, and phones. Ultimately, it was the fast paced, high stakes nature of Vertical Dramas that captured our focus, leading to their continued boom.

Unlike your TikTok for you page or Instagram explore feed Vertical Dramas offer an immersive and engaging experience tailored specifically for your phone. With each episode lasting around 30 seconds to 1 minute it’s easy to watch and you can pick a Vertical Drama with the same themes as your longer form television series with less commitment.

The Stories

Are you an avid reader? A lover of steamy romances, rom coms and the occasional Hallmark movie? Then Vertical Dramas could be the perfect fit for you. Lending themselves to established tropes (vampires and werewolves included) Vertical Dramas offer a world of fresh new concepts to explore. As the world of Vertical Dramas grows so do the storylines, with writers bringing in bigger and bolder stories and reimagining classics like Reelshort with their series ‘Pride and Prejudice’ and spy storylines.

Although they lend themselves to extreme storytelling, vertical productions run like any other. They require a talented cast and crew to bring them to life as well as industry standard equipment. The only real difference between vertical and horizontal production is the amount of time there is to shoot, with a feature or HETV the crew would shoot around 5 pages of script a day whereas with vertical its 15 pages and up.

So, now you know about the world of Vertical Dramas are you tempted to watch? You can catch our latest Vertical Dramas on Shorten and let us know what you think!