B Smith's Second Sticks- Daniel Farnam

The concept of "Verticals" has become a hot and polarizing topic in the creator space. Verticals, or Micro-Dramas, is content created and meant to be consumed in a vertical, rather than a horizontal, manner. Think Quibi, which was the most prominent attempt in the US at vertical content, and although failing, was perhaps ahead of it's time. Now, studios and streamers in the United Sates are climbing onto the vertical bandwagon, which is crazy popular in other countries. Non-scripted might become part of this trend; Fox is re-releasing season 3 of its reality show, "Farmer Wants A Wife" in micro-series form (101 episodes in what they call a "mobile-first binge experiment."B Smith's Second Sticks catches up with the mercurial Daniel Farnham, a DP/Director/Writer working in the micro-drama space. We get into Daniel's varied background as a jack-of-all-trades worker in non-scripted and other genres. It's his versatility that helped him adapt to the vertical space, where the on-set productions sometimes resemble that of a everyone-pitch-in student film vibe. Daniel's energy is apparent throughout the interview, as he breathlessly takes us through his micro-drama creator universe, similar in the way Roger Corman and other auteurs made movies quickly and cheaply in the 60's and 70's. It's a fascinating ride, and if you can open your mind to it, maybe it's another way to re-visualize the future of our industry.Show notes:Fox is Divvying Up "Farmer Wants A Wife" Season 3 into 101 Episodes for Holywater's My Drama Microdrama App:https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/farmer-wants-a-wife-microdrama-adapation-mydrama-app-1236765223/Ad links:Take 30% off The Cumin Club, Indian food delivered to your door!https://www.thecuminclub.com/discount/STICKSTake 30% of Zivolife, exclusive patented superfood!https://zivo.life/discount/STICKS