Every beat earns its place.
Build a clear dramatic arc through performance, escalation and precise editing.
Stas Mareev · Director / GenAI Filmmaker
VERTICAL
CINEMA.
Director-led GenAI storytelling for vertical drama, microseries and mobile-first narrative.
Watch the episode ↓Featured project · Season 1 / Episode 1
System Malfunction
9:16 · 01:12 · English subtitles
A robot malfunction turns a domestic encounter into escalating sci-fi action comedy. SYSTEM MALFUNCTION brings a director’s approach to the mobile screen: clear staging, purposeful shots and a story that moves.
- Project
- THE BOTMATES — S1E1: SYSTEM MALFUNCTION
- Filmmaker
- Stas Mareev
- Focus
- Narrative pacing · Character continuity · Action choreography · GenAI production
The directing approach
A SMALLER FRAME.
THE SAME CINEMATIC INTENT.
Compose for 9:16.
Stage characters, camera movement and action for the vertical frame from the start.
Keep the world coherent.
Carry character identity, screen direction and visual logic across generated shots.
Vertical series / Commissioned work
LET’S BUILD
THE NEXT STORY.
Open to vertical drama series, microdrama pilots and GenAI episodic production across action, thriller, sci-fi and horror.
Discuss a vertical project ↗Ljubljana, Slovenia · Europe & remote