Development
Story logic prototyped like software.
Writers, directors, and researchers co-author beat maps that output shot lists, casting notes, and emotional KPIs.
Short Drama Development · London
We concept, pre-produce, shoot, and master ultra-short dramas end-to-end.
PICODRAMA builds film-grade micro stories for vertical, 16:9, and immersive canvases. Our team fuses writers-room speed with production craft so every capsule feels like a cinematic launch.
- Capsule runtime
- 30–150 sec
- Stages online
- 4 hybrid units
- Deliverables / week
- 9 masters
Production
LED + location units sync nightly.
Virtual walls mirror real sets so short dramas keep cinema texture while staying agile.
Finishing
Color, sound, QC—all within the sprint.
Dolby Vision grades, Atmos cues, and platform compliance export in one automation pass.
Short drama stack
Every module is tuned for rapid film-grade output.
We treat short drama development the same way we treat final delivery—tactile, cinematic, and measurable.
Writers Pulse Lab
Beat-by-beat outlines pair with mood reels to calibrate tone before a single frame is shot.
- Live dramaturgy sessions
- Conflict heatmaps
- Dialogue cadence reviews
Previz & blocking
Shot plans render in Unreal scenes so directors can stage vertical, square, and widescreen variants at once.
- LED wall mockups
- Lens + LUT testing
- Stunt visualization
Dual-unit shoots
Location and studio crews share live color pipelines, ensuring continuity across micro episodes.
- Alexa 35 + FX3 rigs
- Realtime LUT syncing
- On-set audio pods
Finish & deployment
Editors, colorists, and sound leads sit on the same timeline, outputting platform-specific masters overnight.
- Dolby Vision grade
- Atmos + binaural stems
- Localization toolkit
Original Capsules
Stories engineered for the scroll yet built like cinema.
From casting to mastering, every capsule is treated like a flagship short drama launch.
Neon Pause
Two strangers remix voice notes to decode synchronized blackouts.
- Format: 3 × 110s
- Dolby Vision vertical
- Interactive ending toggles
Redact Mode
A QC editor finds frame glitches that predict the future—unless the audience blinks.
- Format: 5 × 95s
- Binary color system
- Spatial whisper track
110% Battery
A delivery rider who never powers down becomes the fixer for digital-age heartaches.
- Format: 4 × 120s
- Dynamic typography overlays
- Localized in 8 languages
Night Shift Sprint
Maintenance staff livestreams prophecies from a silent soundstage.
- Format: 6 × 88s
- Infrared inserts
- Multi-ending exports
Frame 29
An actress discovers a missing frame that reveals alternate takes of her life.
- Format: 3 × 75s
- LED volume shoot
- Atmos + silent mix
Glitch Chorus
A street choir keeps singing after an audio dropout leaves only echoes.
- Format: 4 × 100s
- Binaural capture
- Realtime pitch FX
Production architecture
Soundstages tuned for short drama builds.
We run modular soundstages in London with mirrored remote teams—perfect for limited-series drops and sprinted pilots.
- Dual camera crews synced through live grade nodes.
- LED ceiling + floor for parallax-accurate reflections.
- Prop lab for tactile inserts and macro b-roll.
- Remote director village with calibrated monitors.
Launch system
From idea to global drop in 28 days.
We treat every short drama like an industrial design sprint—rapid prototyping, calibrated production, and premieres that feel inevitable.
- Day 01 Concept lab + biometric table reads.
- Day 07 Virtual set design + location capture.
- Day 14 Dual camera shoot with on-set color.
- Day 21 Adaptive edit passes + motion language.
- Day 28 Platform mastering + launch comms.
Lookbook
Actual productions from our short drama slate.
Development slate
Micro seasons in progress.
We greenlight limited slates each quarter to keep attention on quality and speed.
Q1 · Carbon Choir
Underground singers swap oxygen credits through analog tape drops.
- Stage
- Principal photography
- Runtime
- 5 × 100s
- Delivery
- International FAST
Q2 · Orbit Mail
A courier collective routes emotional packages via weather balloons.
- Stage
- Writers room
- Runtime
- 4 × 85s
- Delivery
- Vertical first
Q3 · Hollow Codec
An archivist discovers emotions embedded in vintage security footage.
- Stage
- Post-production
- Runtime
- 6 × 92s
- Delivery
- Immersive galleries
Toolkit
Film technology we deploy on every capsule.
Capture
Alexa 35, Mini LF, and FX3 vertical rigs with Cooke anamorphic + Atlas Mercury glass.
Motion
MoSys + Stype tracking for LED volumes, drone + steady rigs for kinetic transitions.
Sound
888 field recorders, DPA lav kits, Foley pods, and Atmos-ready mix stages.
Finishing
Resolve cloud, Baselight passes, caption intelligence, and QC automation per platform.
PICODRAMA LIMITED
Pitch a short drama slate with us.
Open a development room in London or remote—your capsule blueprint arrives in the first working session.