Client: KalosTV and Minishorts
Production Country: UK
Project Type: Vertical Short Series
Service Type: Full Production
To produce the UK’s first-ever English vertical short series, tackling the unique demands of a completely new storytelling format while assembling a capable team in an untested market.
Commissioned by KalosTV and Minishorts, My Very Royal Romance marked a groundbreaking milestone as the first English vertical series filmed in the UK. First Tone managed every stage of production, from adapting the novel Bought By the Billionaire Prince into a script tailored for vertical storytelling to overseeing production and post-production. Within its first week of release, the series amassed over 3 million views, demonstrating the success of our innovative techniques, pioneering team, and ability to deliver polished, audience-driven content.
Shot and completed in early 2024, My Very Royal Romance is the UK's first-ever vertical short series.
Production services provider: First Tone Ltd
Commissioned by: Minishorts
Cast:
India Davies
Jordan El-Balawai
Cavan Clarke
Poppy Janisch
Max Luck
Pete Gallagher
Hannah Boyde
Lea Des Garets
Jack Chambers
Supporting Artists:
Ingrid Evans
David De La Rosa
Marcel Jortzik
Luke J I Smith
George Kreitem
Laura Telles
Jake Herbert
Rhys Horan
V.O. Artist: Adi Alfa
Writer: Greg Simmons
Exec Prod/Director: Zhizi Hao & Hui Zhang
Producer: Anastasia Savinova
Production Coordinator: Winfred Wang
Production Assistant: Ianthe Wainer
1st AD: Jack Haynes
2nd AD: Otto Shed
Floor Runner: Alisa Tritenko
Casting Director: Amy Jackson
Script Supervisor: Shawn S.X. Zhou
DOP/ A Cam Op: Fyras Slaiman
B Cam Op: Dominika Besinska
A Cam AC: Vaimiti Lebrere
B Cam AC: Tom Xu
2nd AC: Niels Halle
2nd Unit DP: Cathy Ye
DIT/Assemble Editor: Florian Kaperski
Gaffer: George Tsamis
Spark: Mark Lane
Costume Designer: Frankie Farmer
Stylist Daily: Hannah Coughlin
MUA: Madalina Elena
MUA Assistant: Simone Gillmore
Production Designer: Mimi Vlaovic
Art Assistant: Andre Mâncio
Sound Recordist: Ali Kivanch
BTS: Henry Hu
Camera rental: Cameraworks
Lighting rental: Green Kit London
Props rental: Modern Props
