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Chad Sanders Vertical Show Episode 1: Sofia & Kevin

Starring: @eriingermaine & @chinstrumentals (special thanks to them for jumpstarting this adventure with me.)

Shot on iPhone 17 Pro Max

How I made it:

1. I wrote the pilot (3 pages total)
2. Linked to the pilot in my bio
3. Made individual videos calling for actors to self tape for the two roles and post to instagram
4. Chose my cast and agreed on compensation
5. Picked location (outside of Dick and Jane’s on Malcolm X in Bed Stuy
6. Shot with cast for three hours
7. Edited episode entirely on iPhone using the phone’s video editing features and the instagram Edits app
8. Created the @chadsandersverticalshow account
9. Wrote this caption and collab’d with the show page and cast

What comes next:
1. Promoting the episode on socials
2. Call to action for my audience to share with others
3. Call to action for creatives and backers to reach out to me to help me build out the world

If you want to make your own Vertical Series or Microdrama click the link in my bio. Weeeeeeee 🪼🎪

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Ever wonder why Hollywood makes TV shows for Black people so basic? It’s not because we’re basic and it’s not because our writers are basic. It’s because networks keep them that way.

Why? What’s your best guess…

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My book How To Sell Out is available here: tinyurl.com/chadsand

Yall told me to speak on Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross, Soulja Boy and Nelly. Here it is. No graphics, just bars.

If you feel me, pass it on.

I have loved and been a fan of every one of those artists. We got choices to make.

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You need to build your audience right now.

If you want to build an audience so you can support yourself as an independent creative, comment AUDIENCE.

The window is now and it’s closing.

If you don’t own your own name and connection to an audience very soon, you will be pushed out of Hollywood, entertainment and the creative industries.

Big corporations with ai tools are looking to replace the nameless faceless creative work for hire.

Don’t be on the outside looking in.

Comment AUDIENCE. 🪼⚡️

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If you want to launch a vertical series, comment VERTICAL under this post.

Vertical Series are today’s way into Hollywood for talented creatives.

Today, decision-makers need to see proof of concept to believe and invest in what you can do as a storyteller.

Words on a page are not enough.

A vertical series exposes your voice so that you can get in rooms and make more of your projects.

Don’t think of a Vertical Series as your entire offering.

Think of it as the entryway you can afford today that brings people into a world of stories and offerings you’ll give to them over time.

If you want to launch one now, comment VERTICAL under this post. 🪼⚡️

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My boy @ylannoel is a star but he been a star 🪼😤🚀✨

Go check out Nemesis on Netflix right now.

Shout out to @courtneyakemp who is a prolific inspiration.

Thought it was a drought 🤷🏾‍♂️

#hollywood #creatives #entrepreneurs #writers #newyork

My boy @ylannoel is a star but he been a star 🪼😤🚀✨

Go check out Nemesis on Netflix right now.

Shout out to @courtneyakemp who is a prolific inspiration.

Thought it was a drought 🤷🏾‍♂️

#hollywood #creatives #entrepreneurs #writers #newyork

My boy @ylannoel is a star but he been a star 🪼😤🚀✨

Go check out Nemesis on Netflix right now.

Shout out to @courtneyakemp who is a prolific inspiration.

Thought it was a drought 🤷🏾‍♂️

#hollywood #creatives #entrepreneurs #writers #newyork

My boy @ylannoel is a star but he been a star 🪼😤🚀✨

Go check out Nemesis on Netflix right now.

Shout out to @courtneyakemp who is a prolific inspiration.

Thought it was a drought 🤷🏾‍♂️

#hollywood #creatives #entrepreneurs #writers #newyork

This is the studio where we shot the Hacking Hollywood ad.

I paid $500 bucks to have it for 6 hours.

A crew of 2 people… me and Sam.

More on this later… but ive been on sets with 100 people and other sets with dozens of people that made stuff that never came out.

A lot of frowny faces and egos.

It was way less fun than this.

You can promote your business independently without spending a fortune.

You need a voice, a couple bucks and a talented friend or two.

More soon. 🪼⚡️

All links in bio

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Part 1:

I shot an ad for Hacking Hollywood at a studio in east Williamsburg (also known as… Williamsburg).

*This* is evolving.

I’m opening up this world by working with creatives I admire and trying new things with my voice and storytelling.

I’m trying to help yall get what you want by showing and telling.

As ever, all links are in my bio. 🪼⚡️

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COLMAN DOMINGO you’re the man.

My bad on misspelling your name.

Meta captioned it with a typo.

I shoulda fixed it.

No excuses.

Peace and Love,

CHAD SANDERS 🪼⚡️

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If you want to call your own number, comment AUDIENCE.

If you’d rather wait for lightning to strike, go away.

Patience is a virtue, they say.

But there is nothing noble about waiting when you have everything you need to start now.

Comment AUDIENCE to learn how.

Shout out to Colman Domingo. I really liked him in Zola, Euphoria, Michael and more.

But his story won’t be yours.

Today, creators make themselves the stars of tomorrow.

This is the end of the Hollywood movie star.

Comment AUDIENCE. 🪼⚡️

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I wrote this about Season 4 of Euphoria, Sydney Sweeney, Hollywood, pimps, middle managers, Shannon Elizabeth, OnlyFans and the Creator Economy…

What do you think? 🪼⚡️

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If you want to rehearse your pitch with me for direct feedback, comment REHEARSAL.

If you want my exact TV Show PITCH DECK template that I’ve used to sell my own shows, comment PITCH.

You can get what you want in Hollywood. But you won’t get it doing what you’re doing.

Come on 🪼⚡️

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