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Why a feature film isn’t secretly a 60-episode vertical short drama?
Every few months someone says, “A 90-minute movie is basically sixty 90-second episodes. Just cut it up.” The math is tidy. The…
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Vertical Drama Review: Girls Help Girls: Divorce or Die
⚈ ⚈ It’s fresh, it’s muscular, it’s the opposite of the “naïve good girl” template. You feel the show planting a flag. Red Flags, Patriarchs & Payback Join Real Reel (Heads-up: this review contains mild spoilers, consider before reading.) Caroline Smith doesn’t play the victim, she prosecutes the
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NetShort: From Translation Breakout to Local Originals, a Vertical Short Drama Contender to Watch
NetShort is a vertical short-drama app operated by NETSTORY PTE. LTD. (Singapore). On iOS, it’s listed under that seller name and currently…
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Vertical Short Drama Writing Advanced 1
Maxing Out the “Satisfaction Ceiling”: Villains, the Addictive Loop, and “Useful Uselessness”
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July 2025 Vertical Short Drama Market + August Heat Check
July 2025 at a glance: 100M+ downloads, $209M+ in net revenue
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The Global Rise of Vertical Short Drama Platforms (2/2)
In Part 1, we explored: * The definition of international vertical short dramas and their two main content types: local dramas and translation dramas. * The factors driving market growth globally. * The differences between translation and local production in terms of cost, ROI, and audience impact. * The top platforms worldwide and their
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Vertical Short Drama Marketing: What Every Creator Should Know
We all know making a short drama is a rush. You pour your heart into the plot twists, the characters, the emotional…
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The Global Rise of Vertical Short Drama Platforms (1/2)
Previously, we gave a broad overview of short dramas and the current state of the market. Now, in this two-part series, we’ll take a closer…
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Vertical Drama Review: Brace Face Betty
⚈ ⚈ Braces, Bad Boys & Bedroom Heat: The Wild Ride of Vertical Drama Brace Face Betty Feed that hunger, and the series stays glued to the trending list for weeks. Join Real Reel Brace Face Betty plunges us into freshman Betty Brunson’s first-day-from-hell at “the best uni in the state.
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Vertical Isn’t a Format. It’s a Revolution.
Hello everyone! 👋 Real Reel™ is an open playground for all things vertical drama: the craft, the chaos, the hot-takes. If you’ve ever felt thrilled or annoyed about watching stories in portrait, we want to hear from you. Two fresh reads to kick-start the debate: 9:16 — “Vertical Isn’t
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Vertical Drama Review: 30 Years Frozen, 3 Brothers Regret
⚈ ⚈ When this Chinese vertical drama, produced by Shenyang Xinuo Information Technology, slipped onto DataEye’s domestic “heat list” at №28… how raw emotion can outrun plot holes in the global Vertical… Join Real Reel When this Chinese vertical drama, produced by Shenyang Xinuo Information Technology, slipped onto DataEye’s domestic
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Hooked by Ten: The Writer’s Playbook for High-Retention Vertical Dramas
Writing a vertical-screen drama, the first thing that pops into my head isn’t the shot list, it’s the retention curve in the platform…