What is micro drama? 

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It's episodic, short-form content designed to be consumed on mobile phones.

Filmed in a vertical format, these shows are like snack-sized TV series.

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The most common characteristics of micro dramas:

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⏰ Episodes are usually 1 - 3 minutes long.

📆 Seasons run from 50 to 100 episodes.

​🪝 Story premise is high-concept, hook-based.

📺 Most popular genres are romance & supernatural.

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The tone of micro dramas is usually melodramatic; think fast-paced soap opera with lots of twists, turns & cliffhangers.​

BUT, there's lots of scope to use other genres like drama, comedy and comedy-drama. 

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Why make micro dramas?

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It's a format that is really taking off. We've written about the explosion of micro dramas on dedicated apps in the Asian and U.S. markets here.

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But besides the versions found on apps, micro dramas are a very accessible way to create fictional content. They:

 

• Cut through the noise of social media

• Encourage people to follow along to watch the next instalment

• Offer seamless opportunities for brand collaboration and awareness.​

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Why take this workshop?

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This workshop is for writers and content creators who want to experiment with this new storytelling format.

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It's also for companies and influencers who would like to leverage the power of serialized story to promote their brand online.​​​

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It's designed to be a low-cost introduction to micro dramas and web series, offering guidelines on how to get started creating a concept and characters.

 

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→ A broad overview of the format.

→ Insight into how & why the industry is growing.

→ Examples of brands using micro dramas for social media. 

→ Valuable advice on how to create a concept & characters.

→ The fundamentals of script formatting.​​

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Workshop Tutor: Kristina Jilly, writer, screenwriter & teacher, who has extensive experience creating, developing & writing TV drama series for HBO Europe as well as soap operas & telenovelas for RTL Television.

Kristina has a deep interest in micro drama & how it's impacting episodic storytelling. 

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🛠 Discover what makes this story format different.

💡 Be inspired to brainstorm & generate ideas.

 📒 Learn the basics of formatting a screenplay.

🖌 Create a concept for your own micro drama.

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When:            ​

Next workshop coming soon. Register interest below.

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Workshop is live. 

​Don't miss your chance to level up your storytelling skills with this exciting new format. 

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