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Stage 32 Now Certifying Houston, Texas!
Our Past TV Comedy Winners Got Signed to IAG and Hired on SNL. You Could Be Next!
Why Stage 32 Feels Like a Choose Your Own Adventure
Insider Intel: Commercial Films Are Going Indie. Where Does That Leave Arthouse Films?
The Numbers Don't Lie: What the WIFTI Summit, IWD & Women's History Month Are Telling Us to Do Next
You Might Land on TV or in a Magazine If You Never Give Up!
Coffee & Content: Why Taking Big Creative Risks Still Matters
Dubai Is Not Just a Backdrop. It Is a Film Scene in the Making!
By the Numbers: 40 Different Writers Have Met with Producers & Managers via Stage 32 Contests This Year (It's Only March)
Eyes Like Cameras - Predicting Future Trends
Lessons From a 76-Minute Single-Take, Single-Character Film
How One Film Rewrote My Idea of Cinema As a producer and co-director of An Order from the Sky, I’ve learned that every film changes you in some small way, but once in a while, a film resets your entire understanding of what filmmaking means. An Order from the Sky did that to me. The idea began years ago, during my work as part of the team behind Pebbles: The film that went on to win the Tiger Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2021. There was a long take in Peb…
Our Past TV Comedy Winners Got Signed to IAG and Hired on SNL. You Could Be Next!
Exclusively on Stage 32, the FUNNIEST TV Comedy Screenwriting Contest in the World is Back! And we're excited to share our 3rd Annual TV Comedy winners Maxwell Gay & Tucker Flodman signed to Literary Agency IAG (after a meeting Stage 32 set them up on), and IAG got them hired on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE! Hey Stage 32 Community! Ever dreamt of seeing your TV Comedy script come to life and stream on flat-screens in living rooms across the country? This is your chance to turn that d…
Coffee & Content: Making Great Work Is Only Half The Battle
Happy Sunday, Creative Army! I hope your weekend has been a creative one so far. Whether you have been writing, filming, editing, or sketching out the next spark of an idea, I have got something today that will give you a boost. So grab your coffee, and let’s dive in. This week’s featured video comes from Film Courage- Hollywood Is Not A Movie Making Town. In the interview, filmmaker Pedro Correa shares a perspective that may feel jarring at first, but it is one every creat…
Why Emotion Regulation In Acting Is Important
There is no shortage of acting techniques for the actor in training. From Stanislavsky and Chekov to Demidov and Meisner and Adler to Strasberg and everything in between. There is a shortage, however, of methods for safely accessing and regulating emotion in the process of using these acting techniques when developing a Character. The Traditional Traditional acting techniques have their own philosophies on how to access emotion. From Demidov’s “passively surrendering&rdquo…
The 10 Pillars Of A High Achiever
In over 15 years of working in the entertainment industry, I’ve learned that there will be many ups and downs in a dream pursuit. There will be obstacles, and good days, and opportunities, and rejections. The High Achiever (a.k.a. you!), needs a game plan through it all. The High Achiever needs to handle all of these moments intentionally and carefully, in a way that effectively keeps them on the path to success. That’s why I developed the 10 Pillars of the High Achiever. Her…
The Skill That Will Change Your Career: Training Your Reading Brain
If you want to work in TV or Film development, writing coverage, content acquisitions, production, or you simply want to become a stronger, more strategic writer, there is one skill that quietly separates professionals from hobbyists: Your ability to read like an executive. Not just to enjoy material. Not just to react to it. But to evaluate it through the lens of the marketplace. Your reading brain. This Is Why Everyone Starts With Coverage There’s a reason so many internship…
Insider Intel: Stop Pitching Blind- Why Matchmaking Is the Most Underrated Tool in Your Career
Most writers spend months perfecting a script and minutes figuring out who to send it to. That’s backwards. And it’s one of the most common reasons great material never finds its audience. The entertainment industry is not a lottery. It is a marketplace with real signals, active mandates, and specific needs at any given moment. Studios are greenlighting certain things right now and passing on others. Managers are building particular kinds of rosters. Producers are attached t…
Stage 32 Now Certifying Houston, Texas!
I am thrilled to announce our new partnership with Stage 32 Certification, now bringing their world-class, industry-endorsed online training courses directly to our Houston creative community. This exciting collaboration comes at a transformational moment for our region, as Houston's film and media scene continues to expand, building on our city's incredible energy, diversity, and can-do spirit. Stage 32 Certification offers top-level training built specifically for both emerging and es…
Getting The Best Out Of Stage 32: As Easy As Do-Re-Mi
I’m curious: if we were to poll 1,000 regular users of Stage32, how many of them jumped in and learned all of the resources right away? My guess is that 8 out of 10 new members were more like me: tiptoeing into the waters. Maybe you’re wondering, “There are so many incredible options, and how do I pick?" I felt like a kid in a candy store, and I wasn’t focusing. Plus, I really wanted to learn it all at once! The good news is: if we can get over THE NEW‑KI…
Coffee & Content: Why the Creative Process Is Meant to Change & Challenge
Happy Sunday, Creative Army! I hope your weekend has been a creative one so far. Whether you have been writing, filming, editing, or sketching out the next spark of an idea, I have got something today that will give you a boost. So grab your coffee, and let’s dive in. This week’s featured video comes from Variety- How 'Wicked: For Good' Composer Wrote 'The Girl in the Bubble' & 'No Place Like Home' And if you listen closely, there’s a powerful lesson here that go…
7 Tips for Self-Tape Audition Success
There’s no doubt about it—self-tape auditions are all the rage and certainly here to stay. And, with pilot season fast upon us, the timing is perfect for talking about what makes a self-audition submission likely to succeed. A quick Internet search will yield an abundance of self-tape how-to articles and videos, which is great, and I encourage you to watch and read them. But they mostly focus on the technical aspects of the process (cameras, lighting, sound, setup) and far l…
Dubai Is Not Just a Backdrop. It Is a Film Scene in the Making!
Dubai is often described in images before it is described in ideas. The skyline. The scale. The architecture. The speed. The polish. For many people outside the region, the city registers first as a visual spectacle, a place that looks expensive, futuristic, and immediately cinematic. What it is rarely known for, at least not yet, is narrative filmmaking. That gap between perception and reality is exactly what makes Dubai so interesting. Because beyond its image, beyond the obvio…
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