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Vertical dramas are changing the future of filmmaking—and AI is making them more accessible than ever. In this episode of The Director's Commentary, we sit down with AI director Paulo to break down how he adapted the novel January's Cowboy Slade by Eve London into a compelling vertical series using Movie Machine. Learn how to structure addictive 60–90 second episodes, create powerful cliffhangers, build storyboards, generate cinematic AI shots, and overcome the challenges of AI filmmaking.
Join Movie Machine 2.0: https://www.creatorwood.tv/
Chat with our VIP Production Team about turning your story into a movie: https://www.creatorwood.tv/vip
Read the Creatorwood book, all about building a movie business with AI, for free: https://www.blog.creatorwood.tv/subscribe
Read Beyond the Book, 100 ideas to make money beyond selling books, for free: https://blog.creatorwood.tv/p/free-book-100-ideas-to-make-money-from-your-stories
Join the Creatorwood Discord: https://discord.gg/tTmWv23C9q
Join the Six-Figure Film Accelerator: https://learn.creatorwood.tv/
EPISODE CHAPTERS:
00:00 Vertical Drama Boom
01:24 Sneak Peek Episode One
03:05 Series Setup and Paulo Intro
04:25 Paulo Filmmaking Origins
08:18 From Film to AI Skills
10:18 What Makes Verticals Work
12:59 Adapting a Novel to Hooks
19:50 Storyboards and Start Frames
27:33 Models Audio and Costs
ABOUT MICHAEL:
He has published 12 sci-fi novels, helped authors make $1 million+/year in memberships, and even worked on the Strategy Team for MrBeast.
ABOUT CREATORWOOD:
Creatorwood is the home for storytellers to turn their writing into films, discover new viewers, and run a film business.
The Movie Machine by Creatorwood integrates with the top AI video, image, audio, and storytelling models to help transform your writing into immersive worlds, incredible characters, and gripping films with significantly less time and cost.
Creatorwood also makes it easy to make money from your films inside our Streaming Platform. Specifically, Creatorwood allows you to upload your episodes, set them as free or paid (any price you’d like). Creators keep 80% of the revenue they earn on Creatorwood, and we pay out to creators in 130+ countries and accept payments from viewers globally.
You can join Creatorwood here: https://creatorwood.tv/
By CreatorwoodVertical dramas are changing the future of filmmaking—and AI is making them more accessible than ever. In this episode of The Director's Commentary, we sit down with AI director Paulo to break down how he adapted the novel January's Cowboy Slade by Eve London into a compelling vertical series using Movie Machine. Learn how to structure addictive 60–90 second episodes, create powerful cliffhangers, build storyboards, generate cinematic AI shots, and overcome the challenges of AI filmmaking.
Join Movie Machine 2.0: https://www.creatorwood.tv/
Chat with our VIP Production Team about turning your story into a movie: https://www.creatorwood.tv/vip
Read the Creatorwood book, all about building a movie business with AI, for free: https://www.blog.creatorwood.tv/subscribe
Read Beyond the Book, 100 ideas to make money beyond selling books, for free: https://blog.creatorwood.tv/p/free-book-100-ideas-to-make-money-from-your-stories
Join the Creatorwood Discord: https://discord.gg/tTmWv23C9q
Join the Six-Figure Film Accelerator: https://learn.creatorwood.tv/
EPISODE CHAPTERS:
00:00 Vertical Drama Boom
01:24 Sneak Peek Episode One
03:05 Series Setup and Paulo Intro
04:25 Paulo Filmmaking Origins
08:18 From Film to AI Skills
10:18 What Makes Verticals Work
12:59 Adapting a Novel to Hooks
19:50 Storyboards and Start Frames
27:33 Models Audio and Costs
ABOUT MICHAEL:
He has published 12 sci-fi novels, helped authors make $1 million+/year in memberships, and even worked on the Strategy Team for MrBeast.
ABOUT CREATORWOOD:
Creatorwood is the home for storytellers to turn their writing into films, discover new viewers, and run a film business.
The Movie Machine by Creatorwood integrates with the top AI video, image, audio, and storytelling models to help transform your writing into immersive worlds, incredible characters, and gripping films with significantly less time and cost.
Creatorwood also makes it easy to make money from your films inside our Streaming Platform. Specifically, Creatorwood allows you to upload your episodes, set them as free or paid (any price you’d like). Creators keep 80% of the revenue they earn on Creatorwood, and we pay out to creators in 130+ countries and accept payments from viewers globally.
You can join Creatorwood here: https://creatorwood.tv/