{"podcast":{"title":"Inside Vertical Short Dramas","slug":"inside-vertical-short-dramas-7433066","podcast_index_feed_id":7433066,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/inside-vertical-short-dramas/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.shortdramaalliance.com","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/inside-vertical-short-dramas/20250825_080827_68f6a46b2d1b2157baa88bdb5ac2e912.jpg","author":"Short Drama Alliance with Maggie Han","episode_count":53,"summary":"🎙️ Go behind the scenes of the global vertical short drama boom. Hosted by producer Maggie Han, founder of the Short Drama Alliance, this podcast explores the rise of vertical short dramas through interviews with creators, producers, and industry leaders worldwide. Featuring conversations from the Short Drama Forum and the YouTube channel Short Drama Decode . Find us on Tiktok,Instagram, Facebook,X or threads — just search Short Drama Alliance .","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-vertical-short-dramas-7433066"},"episode":{"title":"25Q4 | The 3-Hour Lesson from China That Changed How I Make Short Dramas","slug":"25q4-the-3-hour-lesson-from-china-that-changed-how-i-make-short-dramas","published_at":"2025-12-20T13:07:53+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-vertical-short-dramas-7433066/25q4-the-3-hour-lesson-from-china-that-changed-how-i-make-short-dramas","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-vertical-short-dramas-7433066","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/inside-vertical-short-dramas/2402398","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/341358/2402398/inside-vertical-short-dramas/2025_12_20_13_06_34_74f1476d-b424-4987-9e62-e939d9ea766a.mp3","summary":"🌍 Short Drama Alliance — Learning Resources & Industry Insights 📘 Essential Industry Book Short Drama Writing 101: Write What Platforms Want Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FX45ZXK7 📙 Self-Paced Online Course Short Drama Writing 101: A Practical Course with Real Case Studies https://maggie-han.mykajabi.com/short-drama-bootcamp-1?preview_theme_id=2166150379 🎬 4-Week Online Bootcamp (with Real Feedback) Short Drama Bootcamp https://maggie-han.mykajabi.com/short-drama-bootcamp 🌏 Industry & China Market Insights Future Playbook: China’s Short Drama Ecosystem and Insights for Global Business Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FX5QBY3Y Today’s episode comes from our 2025 Q4 Short Drama Forum, featuring Judah Ray — founder of Butterfly and an ex-MGM development executive who has worked across more than 100 productions. In this conversation, Judah breaks down how he approaches Westernizing short-drama IP, what makes vertical storytelling fundamentally different from traditional filmmaking, and why formulas, retention mechanics, and data matter more than genre or style. He also shares insights from shadowing major platform shoots, what he learned directly from Chinese teams, and his candid thoughts on the future of vertical drama in the U.S.","meta_description":"🌍 Short Drama Alliance — Learning Resources & Industry Insights 📘 Essential Industry Book Short Drama Writing 101: Write What Platforms Want Amazon: h…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3578,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/inside-vertical-short-dramas-7433066/episodes/25q4-the-3-hour-lesson-from-china-that-changed-how-i-make-short-dramas/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-vertical-short-dramas-7433066/25q4-the-3-hour-lesson-from-china-that-changed-how-i-make-short-dramas.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}