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The Vertical Buzz
by verticalbuzzdistro
The Vertical Buzz is the media platform covering the rapidly evolving world of vertical entertainment
Episodes
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Richard Sharrah | Hollywood Said No But Verticals Changed Everything: The Vertical Buzz S3E13
What happens when Hollywood tells you hard work isn't enough, but a new entertainment revolution gives you a second chance? 🎬📱 Richard Sharrah has lived through two major shifts in entertainment. From helping create viral YouTube hits Kid History and Kid Snippets to becoming one of vertical...
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Sal Paskowitz | Hollywood Is Doing Vertical Wrong: The Vertical Buzz S3E12
What happens when a Hollywood screenwriter decides the future of entertainment is vertical, but refuses to let an algorithm tell him what stories to make? 📱🎬 This week on The Vertical Buzz, Buzz Leer sits down with Sal Paskowitz, screenwriter, director, producer, and co-founder of Super Punchy...
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Nicole Mattox | The Role That Changed Everything: The Vertical Buzz S3E11
What does it take to become one of the recognizable faces of vertical entertainment in just a few years? 📱🎬 This week on The Vertical Buzz, Buzz sits down with actress Nicole Mattox, whose journey from a painfully shy kid in Texas, to UT Austin, cavern tour guide, and aspiring traditional…
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Nate Thomas | From BattleBots to Vertical Microsports: The Vertical Buzz S3E10
What happens when you build a sport specifically for the way people watch entertainment today? 📱🏆 This week on The Vertical Buzz, Buzz sits down with Nate Thomas, President and co-founder of World 1 Championship, to explore the creation of MicroSports and why the future of sports may be built...
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Kevin Singer | How Vertical Video Is Changing Political Campaigns: The Vertical Buzz S3E9
What happens when political campaigns move from the television screen to the phone? 📱🎥 This week on The Vertical Buzz, Buzz sits down with Kevin Singer, political media strategist and founder of Singer Strategic, to explore how vertical video is changing the way candidates communicate with...
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Zak Shaikh | The Data Is In... Vertical Entertainment Is Exploding: The Vertical Buzz S3E8
What happens when you stop guessing about the future of entertainment and start looking at the data? 📊📱 This week on The Vertical Buzz, we sit down with Zak Shaikh, U.S. General Manager of Ampere Analysis, one of the entertainment industry's leading data, research, and analytics firms. Zak…
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Larry Namer | The E! Founder Who Saw Vertical Coming 8 Years Ago: The Vertical Buzz S3E7
What if the future of vertical entertainment looks a lot like the past of cable television? 📱📺 Larry Namer has seen this movie before. As the co-founder of E! Entertainment Television, Larry helped build one of the world's most recognizable entertainment networks from the ground up. But his…
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Kasey Esser | The Vertical Star Who Took Verticals to The Tonight Show: The Vertical Buzz S3E6
Welcome to The Vertical Buzz, where vertical entertainment finds its voice. This week, host Buzz Leer sits down with Kasey Esser, one of the most recognizable actors and producers in the vertical entertainment space. Kasey's journey to Hollywood started in an unexpected place. After studying...
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Gary & Edmund Entin | Hollywood Twins Go Vertical: The Vertical Buzz S3E5
Welcome to The Vertical Buzz, where vertical entertainment finds its voice. This week, host Buzz Leer sits down with twin brothers Gary & Edmund Entin, the writer-director-producer team behind 90 Degrees Films. The Entin brothers have built careers spanning feature films, television, and the...
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Richard Cambridge | AI, Gran Turismo, & The Future of Film: The Vertical Buzz S3E4
Welcome to The Vertical Buzz, where vertical entertainment finds its voice. This week, host Buzz Leer sits down with British actor, producer, entrepreneur, and technology innovator Richard Cambridge. Richard has spent more than 25 years working across acting, film, television, and entertainment...
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Jackson Tiller | Why Everyone Wants This Leading Man: The Vertical Buzz S3E3
🎙️ This Week on The Vertical Buzz Welcome to The Vertical Buzz, where vertical entertainment finds its voice. This week, host Buzz Leer sits down with one of the breakout stars of vertical entertainment, Jackson Tiller. Jackson's journey to Hollywood was anything but conventional. Growing up in...
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Scott Brown | What MrBeast Taught Me About Storytelling: The Vertical Buzz S3E2
🎙️ Welcome to The Vertical Buzz, where vertical entertainment finds its voice. This week, host Buzz Leer welcomes Emmy-nominated director, writer, and producer Scott Brown, founder and CEO of Second Rodeo Productions. With more than 1 billion organic views across projects featuring MrBeast…
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Brooke Moltrum | How Verticals Changed My Life: The Vertical Buzz S3E1
Welcome to The Vertical Buzz, where vertical entertainment finds its voice. Season 3 begins with one of the brightest stars in vertical entertainment, Brooke Moltrum. Host Buzz Leer sits down with the award-winning actress to talk about her journey from the small town of Camas, Washington, to...
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Chris Nguyen Campbell | How Great Vertical Films Are Made: The Vertical Buzz S2E13
Welcome to The Vertical Buzz, where vertical entertainment finds its voice. This week, host Buzz Leer sits down with acclaimed director Chris Nguyen Campbell, one of the filmmakers helping redefine what premium vertical storytelling can be. Chris shares his journey from theater and film school to...
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Chris Crema & Matthew Ko | Inside Knockout Shorts at Sunset Las Palmas: The Vertical Buzz S2E12
Welcome to The Vertical Buzz, where vertical entertainment finds its voice. This week, we're on location at the legendary Sunset Las Palmas Studios in Hollywood, California, for our first ever episode filmed outside Glendale Podcast Studio. Host Buzz Leer sits down with Knockout Shorts…
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Chase Mattson | The Dad Behind Vertical’s Leading Man: The Vertical Buzz S2E11
Welcome to The Vertical Buzz, where vertical entertainment finds its voice. This week, host Buzz Leer sits down with Chase Mattson, actor, model, father of four, and one of the most recognizable leading men in vertical entertainment. Chase shares how he was discovered as a teenager while working…
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Blair Bai | Inside DramaWave’s Vertical Revolution: The Vertical Buzz S2E10
Welcome to The Vertical Buzz, where vertical entertainment finds its voice. This week, host Buzz Leer sits down with Blair Bai, Head of Executive Producers for North America at DramaWave and one of the leading creative voices helping define the next stage of vertical storytelling. Blair talks…
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Troy Brookins | Hollywood Goes Vertical with MicroHouse Films: TVB S2E9
Welcome to The Vertical Buzz, where vertical entertainment finds its voice. This week, host Buzz Leer sits down with Troy Brookins, actor, producer, former athlete, and one of the driving forces behind MicroHouse Films. Troy shares the origin story of MicroHouse Films, the new vertical platform…
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Darren Darnborough | From WeAudition to VertiCast: The Vertical Buzz S2E8
Welcome to The Vertical Buzz, where vertical entertainment finds its voice. This week, host Buzz Leer sits down with Darren Darnborough, an actor, entrepreneur, and tech innovator helping shape the future of casting, auditions, and vertical storytelling. Darren shares how a Dr. Pepper commercial…
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Nick Ritacco | Pirates, Shakespeare, and Vertical Fame: The Vertical Buzz S2E7
Welcome to The Vertical Buzz, where vertical entertainment finds its voice. This week, host Buzz Leer sits down with Nick Ritacco, a Chicago-born actor, athlete, baseball fan, and one of the standout leading men in the vertical drama space. Nick shares how a high school injury led him from…
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Paul Ruddy | From Emmy Winner to Vertical Casting: The Vertical Buzz S2E6
Welcome to The Vertical Buzz, where vertical entertainment finds its voice. This week, host Buzz Leer sits down with Emmy Award-winning casting director Paul Ruddy, one of the most influential casting voices in the vertical space today. Paul is currently casting at DramaBox and has worked across...
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Eric Guilmette | Vertical's Most Romantic Leading Man: The Vertical Buzz S2E5
Welcome to The Vertical Buzz, where vertical entertainment finds its voice. This week, host Buzz Leer sits down with Eric Guilmette, one of the most recognizable leading men in the vertical drama world, to talk about the unusual path that brought him from romance novel covers to nearly 50…
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Royce Lundquist | Surfing the Vertical Wave: The Vertical Buzz S2E4
Welcome to The Vertical Buzz, where vertical entertainment finds its voice. This week, host Buzz Leer sits down with Royce Lundquist, one of the most exciting new leading men in the vertical space, to talk about his fast rise as an actor, his creative roots, and the new ventures he is building...
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D'Arcy Smith | Vertical Acting Goes to School: The Vertical Buzz S2E3
Welcome to The Vertical Buzz, where the vertical entertainment world finds its voice. This week, host Buzz Leer sits down with D'Arcy Smith from the University of Cincinnati to talk about a major shift for the vertical space: vertical storytelling is entering academia. D'Arcy is teaching vertical...
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Felix Merback | Vertical's Smoothest Villain: The Vertical Buzz S2E2
Welcome to The Vertical Buzz, where the vertical entertainment world finds its voice. This week, host Buzz Leer sits down with Felix Merback, one of the hottest leading men in vertical storytelling right now, to break down what makes this format so addictive, what acting for closeups really...
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Tina Contogenis | A Talent Agency Goes Vertical: The Vertical Buzz S2E1
This week on The Vertical Buzz, Season 2 kicks off with the person who helped legitimize the vertical space in Los Angeles. Host Buzz Leer sits down with Tina Contogenis, founder of Eris Talent Agency, to break down why vertical is no longer a trend, how the money and views proved the model, and...
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The Vertical Drama Love Fan Awards | The Vertical Buzz Season 1 Finale: Episode 12
Welcome to the Season 1 finale of The Vertical Buzz. This is a special edition episode and a full preview of the Vertical Drama Love Fan Awards happening this Thursday in Los Angeles. Vertical is moving fast, but the biggest story is even bigger: fans are not just watching anymore. Fans are…
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Rick Shepherd | Pushing Vertical Boundaries: The Vertical Buzz Episode 11
Welcome to The Vertical Buzz. Host Buzz Leer sits down with actor, writer, and director Rick Shepherd to talk about what happens when a traditionally trained filmmaker jumps into vertical storytelling and has to rethink everything for the 9:16 frame. Rick shares his Cleveland performance roots…
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Emma Reinagel | Vertical Acting in 9:16: The Vertical Buzz Episode 10
This week, Buzz is joined by Emma Reinagel, one of the most highly sought-after rising stars in the vertical entertainment world. Emma and Buzz break down what it really takes to act in 9:16, why the format is exploding, and how the next generation of actors is using verticals as a fast-track...
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Noah Fearnley | A Vertical "Love Story" : The Vertical Buzz Episode 9
This week on The Vertical Buzz, host Buzz Leer sits down with Noah Fearnley, one of the most in-demand actors in vertical entertainment right now, to talk about what it takes to work at a high level in two worlds at the same time: vertical storytelling and traditional television. Noah opens up...
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Danny Farber | Directing in 9:16: The Vertical Buzz Episode 8
This week on The Vertical Buzz, host Buzz Leer sits down with Danny Farber, a Chicago-born director, actor, writer, and producer who has been crushing it in vertical entertainment across multiple countries and platforms. They kick things off with a cold open on why vertical is not just a phone...
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Molly Anderson | Welcome to Verticalandia: The Vertical Buzz Episode 7
This week on The Vertical Buzz, host Buzz Leer sits down with Molly Anderson, one of the most dynamic leading ladies in the vertical space, to talk about what it takes to break through, stay relevant, and deliver real performances in a format where you are moving fast, learning tons of pages, and...
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Kylie Karson from CheraTV | A True Vertical Visionary: The Vertical Buzz Episode 6
This week on The Vertical Buzz, host Buzz Leer sits down with Kylie Karson—actor, director, and co-founder of CheraTV—for a deep dive into where vertical entertainment is headed, what’s broken in the current ecosystem, and what it looks like to build something more ethical and creator-first from...
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Cayman Cardiff | The Vertical Acting Playbook: The Vertical Buzz Episode 5
This week on The Vertical Buzz, host Buzz Leer sits down with Cayman Cardiff—one of the leading male actors in verticals—to talk craft, career strategy, and what it really takes to become recognizable (and re-bookable) in a format where you only get seconds to connect. From a surprising pivot…
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Aaron Feder | Coordinating Safety & Intimacy on Vertical Film Sets: The Vertical Buzz Episode 4
Description In filmmaking, some of the most powerful moments can also be the most dangerous—or the most vulnerable. In this episode of The Vertical Buzz, host Buzz Leer sits down with Aaron Feder—one of the leading stunt + intimacy coordinators in the vertical film world—to break down the unseen...
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Michael Naizu | Acting for Vertical Films: What no one tells you: The Vertical Buzz Episode 3 (Part 2)
Description In Episode 3 (Part 2) of The Vertical Buzz, host Buzz Leer continues his conversation with Michael Naizu, an Asian American actor, writer, producer, and director whose work spans film, television, and vertical storytelling. Michael tells stories about his work in Vertical films and…
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Michael Naizu | Acting for Vertical Films: What no one tells you: The Vertical Buzz Episode 3 (Part 1)
Description What does it take to act in vertical films? In Episode 3 (Part 1) of The Vertical Buzz, host Buzz Leer sits down with Michael Naizu, an Asian American actor, writer, producer, and director whose work spans film, television, and vertical storytelling. Together, Buzz and Michael break...
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Amber Neukum | Directing Vertical Films… It’s NOT just turning the Camera: TVB Episode 2
Description What does it really take to direct vertical films? In Episode 2 of The Vertical Buzz, host Buzz Leer sits down with Amber Neukum, LA-based director/writer/producer and a driving force behind Juice Box Films, to break down the pace, platform rules, and on-set realities of directing in...
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Angela Liu | What Is a Vertical Film? Micro-Dramas & the Boom in Mobile Storytelling: TVB Episode 1
Description What is a vertical film? In the premiere episode of The Vertical Buzz, Buzz Leer sits down with Angela Liu (Head of Production at FlareFlow) to explain the rise of vertical dramas / micro-dramas and how mobile-first storytelling is changing the industry. In this episode: Defining...
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The Vertical Buzz: Episode 01: Trailer
A glimpse into the world of Vertical Film with Buzz Leer and guest Angela Liu
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The Vertical Buzz is the media platform covering the rapidly evolving world of vertical entertainment
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verticalbuzzdistro
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