RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions, and Other Fun Stuff (May 30th, 2014)

STAGE 32 NEWS

11 Stage 32 members from 6 countries formed a Stage 32 Meetup at the Cannes Film Festival. We have the story and the photos here: Stage 32 Hits Cannes

Ross Putnam, Creative Executive at Ineffable Pictures, recently signed one of our writers and is in development on his script. Now he’s teaching an exclusive 4 week Master Class for screenwriters: It’s All About Your “Hero’s Journey” – How to Write Memorable Characters. Space is limited. For more information, click here: It's All About Your "Hero's Journey"

Over at the Stage 32 Happy Writers, we have a full slate of pitch sessions this weekend as Level 1 Entertainment, Animal Kingdom, Vice, Fox TV, and more will be in the house hearing your pitches. To learn more and to register, click here: Weekend Pitch Sessions

And we’re seeking all thriller, suspense and horror scripts for our first annual The Search For New Blood Screenwriting Contest. The winner flies to Hollywood to meet with Relativity Media! To learn more and to register, click here: Search For New Blood Screenwriting Contest

STAGE 32 SUCCESS STORIES

• Found Agent
• Got a Contract
• Found and Booked an Awesome Actor
• Pitching – The Only Way Past is Through
• Thanks to Stage 32
• Stephen Foster Jumpstarted His Career Via Stage 32
• Stage 32 for Success
• Found An Agent
• Joey is Awesome
• Happy Writers
• One Week Welcome, So Welcome!
• Thanks to Joey
• Pitch Story From This Weekend
• Stage 32 is a Crucial Website for the Serious Screenwriter

 POPULAR AND INTERESTING LOUNGE DISCUSSIONS

• ACTING: Acting Books
• ACTING: Auditioning for a Physical Role
• ACTING: How Do You GET IN?!
• ANIMATION: Best Editing Software?
• CINEMATOGRAPHY: 5d Mark III Magic Lantern Hack Raw… Is it Worth it?
• CINEMATOGRAPHY: Production With a T3i
• COMPOSING: Scoring Software
• COSTUME DESIGN: Historically Correct Fabrics
• COSTUME DESIGN: We Could Use a Little Advice Please
• DANCE & CHOREOGRAPHY: Just a Question
• EDITING: Fixing Duplicate Frames in Davinci?
• FILM & TV DISCUSSION: Awesome Simple and Cool Quote From ‘24’
• FILM & TELEVISION DISCUSSION: Locke
• FILM & TV DISCUSSION:  Mad Men Season 7 Thread
• FILM & TV DISCUSSION: Penny Dreadful
• FILMMAKING: Help!
• FILMMAKING: If You Had to Give TWO Pieces of Advice ONLY to Someone Interested in Making Films, What Would They Be?
• FILMMAKING: Monopod or Tripod
• FILMMAKING: What Do I Do?
• INSPIRATIONAL & INDUSTRY QUOTES: Just a Thought
• PLAYWRITING: Adapting a Classic That’s Common Domain
• PLAYWRITING: Unwriting
• PRE-PRODUCTION: Crowdfunding
• PRE-PRODUCTION: Eights of a Page
• PRE-PRODUCTION: How Dreadfully Drawn Are Your Storyboards?
• PRODUCING: Letter of Intent – Need an Example
• PRODUCING: Producer Fee
• PRODUCING: The Art of Ice Breaking
• PRODUCTION: $0 To Shoestring
• PRODUCTION: Share Ideas
• PRODUCTION: Tarantino Calls Digital ‘The Death of Cinema’
• PRODUCTION: To Hollywood, All Things Hip Lie in Brooklyn
• SCREENWRITING: How Do I Write Scenes That Are Shown at the Same Time?
• SCREENWRITING: How Many Pages a Day is a Good Day?
• SCREENWRITING:   Looking for Plotting Software Recommendations
• SCREENWRITING: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
• SCREENWRITING: Trading Script Critiques
• SCREENWRITING: Questions for Experienced Screenwriters From a First Timer
• SET DESIGN & PROPS: Making Your Own Props and Set Pieces
• SET DESIGN & PROPS: The Abstract Set
• SOUND EDITING: Dialogue
• SOUND EDITING: Remove ‘thud’ Noise in Dialogue Track
• SPECIAL EFFECTS: Getting Out of the Micro-budget Zone
• VOICE ACTING: Studio Sound Proofing
• VOICE ACTING:  Website

 PROPOSED AND PLANNED STAGE 32 MEETUPS

• LOS ANGELES
• MODESTO, CA
• SAN DIEGO
• SAN JOSE
• SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY
• BOSTON
• DALLAS
• DETROIT
• TORONTO
• EAST LONDON
• LONDON
• ALGARVE, PORTUGAL
• PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

• Winter’s Sleep Wins Palme D’Or – Complete List of Winners From Cannes
• Was Wall Street Too Pessimistic About the Summer Box Office?
• Mad Men Finale ‘Set in Stone’, Matthew Weiner Says; No Spinoff Planned
• Mad Men: Matthew Weiner Talks Midseason Finale, Music and Dream Sequences (Q&A)
• Community May Be Revived for a Sixth Season on Hulu
• Seth Rogan Slams Film Critic for Article About Santa Barbara Shooting Rampage
• Broadway B.O. Soars in $1.27B Season Finale, Posting 11.4% Jump for 2013-2014
• Tony Race Heats Up
• The Sting Will Sing On Broadway in Latest Film-to-Stage Adaptation

VIDEOS

• The Trailer for This is Where I Leave You
• The Trailer for the James Brown Biopic Get On Up
• The Trailer for Annie

TIPS

• The 5 Types of Highly Unsuccessful Screenwriters
• 7 Tips for Filmmakers From SXSW (Dunham, Hope, Blum, Brunetti, etc)
• Stage Acting Tips

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