Dawnwood / Workshop / Drama Center Ready
FOR TIKTOK DRAMA CENTER UPLOADS

Pass Drama Center review the first time.

Drop in your season. We check every episode against the rules that get short dramas rejected on TikTok Drama Center, fix what we can, and hand you a package you can upload field by field.

Check my episodes free What gets rejected →
Light check free · full check, fixes and package 2 cr per episode · up to 120 episodes
Drop your episodes here
MP4 or MOV · up to 120 episodes · or pick a series you made on Dawnwood
SAMPLE REPORT · THE ALPHA’S DEAD BRIDE · 50 EPISODES
Almost. 3 things need you before you upload.
NEEDS YOUDescription is 1,640 characters (limit 1,500)
FIXEDDark band on the bottom edge, 44 episodes (code 4)
FIXEDWebsite on the end card, 50 episodes (code 6)
THE CHECK, PLAINLY Every episode, every frame band Free light check 2 cr per episode, full check and package 1 zip ready to upload
THE ANSWER

Why short dramas fail Drama Center review.

What does TikTok Drama Center check? Drama Center runs automatic checks on every uploaded episode and reports problems only as a number: 4 for dark edges, 6 for watermarks and web addresses, 7 for the subtitle area. It sends no email, locks episodes while they are under review, and keeps a whole series off if more than 10% of its episodes are restricted.

We learned the rules getting our own 50-episode series through: five rounds of replacements before every flag cleared. Drama Center Ready turns those rounds into checks you run before the first upload.

THE THREE CODES

What gets flagged, and what we do about it.

Code 4
Dark edges

A dark band over 20 px on any single edge for about five seconds. Night scenes and black end cards trip it. We lift every edge by a barely visible amount in the package.

Code 6
Watermarks and web addresses

Your own URL on an end card counts, even when it fades in for a fifth of a second. We find the first dark frame of the card and cut there.

Code 7
Subtitle area

Subtitles should sit at least 200 px above the bottom and stay under 70% of the width. We measure every episode and tell you which ones are outside.

HOW IT WORKS

Check, clear, download, upload.

01 · CHECK
Drop in the season
Every episode is measured: specs, dark edges, end cards, subtitle area and the first frame, which Drama Center uses as the episode cover.
02 · CLEAR
Fix what needs you
A title over 35 characters, a description over 1,500, the music source, or a frame that reads as self-harm. Each item sits at the top of the queue.
03 · DOWNLOAD
Get the package
Fixed episodes named the way Drama Center wants them, a 3:4 series cover, a manifest and a field-by-field upload guide, in one zip.
04 · UPLOAD
Upload in batches
About five episodes at a time. The first review takes about five days with no email, so the guide tells you what to check and when.
QUESTIONS

Before you upload.

What does TikTok Drama Center reject most often?
On our own series it was three automatic checks: a dark band on one edge of the frame for more than five seconds (code 4), a website or logo anywhere in the picture, including a brief end card (code 6), and subtitles too low or too wide (code 7). Story content also matters: forced marriage for money, romanticized confinement and minors in romantic roles are restricted.
Does Drama Center email you the review result?
No. The first review took about five days for us and there was no email; you log in to check. Episodes are locked while under review, and after release only Replace works, which re-reviews the whole series.
What happens if one episode is restricted?
If more than 10% of a series' episodes are restricted, the whole series stays off. One flagged frame in one episode can cost you the season, which is why the check runs on every episode.
What does the check cost?
Specs, dark edges, end-card text, subtitle area, cover frame and metadata are free. The full check adds picture safety on sampled frames and story risks in the dialogue, plus fixes and the upload package, for 2 credits per episode.