RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions, and Other Fun Stuff (July 4th, 2014)
Posted 10 years ago by
Richard "RB" Botto 
To all our American Stage 32'ers, a very happy, healthy, and safe 4th of July weekend. To the rest of the Stage 32 community, a very creative weekend to you all.
Much to cover this week. Let's get to it...
Sad news this week as Louis Zamperini, the subject of the remarkable book, Unbroken, passed away at 97. The Angelina directed film of Zamperini's life will be released on Christmas Day. Zamperini was a hero and an inspiration. May he rest in peace.
Also covered below under Entertainment News, the terrific director, Paul Mazursky, has also left us. He leaves behind a wonderful body of work both behind and in front of the camera; the filmmakers of Midnight Rider have been charged with involunatry manslaughter; the Weinsteins look to spin off their TV division; new health care rules for members of SAG & AFTRA; Aereo continues to fight on; YouTubers have a dilemma; summer box office continues to slump; classic movie theaters in America are fading away (great photos); Community gets yet another lease on life; California finally awards some tax credits; and Seinfeld turns 25! Not that there's anything wrong with that!
I also have a slew of Stage 32 Success Stories - Big congratulations to all! - along with dozens of spectacular Lounge discussions and all the proposed and planned Stage 32 Meetups across the globe.
Plus, some great videos including audition tapes from your favorite stars. And finally, under TIPS, composing, filmmaking, screenwriting and casting pointers.
Feel free to discuss any and all in the Comments section below!
Enjoy!
RB
The 3rd On Stage With RB was attended by over 900 Stage 32’ers. The session will be available Free On Demand shortly. In the meantime, if you’d like to watch the first two sessions, you can do so here: On Stage With RB
Over at The Stage 32 Happy Writers, we have a slew of pitch sessions with high profile execs this weekend from such production companies and management firms as Good Deed Entertainment, Madhouse Entertainment, Millennium Films, The Weinstein Company, and Benderspink. To learn more and to register, click here: Stage 32 Happy Writers Pitch Sessions
We are also running a special for the month of July on all of our exclusive (and enormously popular) screenwriting coverage services from an executive. You choose the genre and the executive. To learn more and receive $10 off, click here: Screenwriting Coverage From an Executive
- Cut Through The BS and Get Right to the Source
- Composers!
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- Screenwriting
- Screenwriter…
- Request to Read From Lee Stobby of Silent R Management
POPULAR AND INTERESTING LOUNGE DISCUSSIONS
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- ACTING: Everything You Seek is Within You
- ACTING: Exhaustion After a Performance
- ACTING: Mono’s
- ACTING: Script
- ACTING: What Are Actors Using in the Way of Video Auditions?
- ACTING: What Technique/Method is Best?
- ANIMATION: Proof 2D is Still Magical
- ANYTHING GOES: Action/ReAction for Singers
- ANYTHING GOES: Question for Entertainment Lawyers – Non-existent LLC and Script Optioning
- ANYTHING GOES: When Art, Money, and Ego Run Amok in Hollywood
- CINEMATOGRAPHY: Distinguishing Between Different Types of Lenses
- CINEMATOGRAPHY: Flycam or Glidecam?
- CINEMATOGRAPHY: Production With a T3i
- CINEMATOGRAPHY: The Evolving State of Deliverables
- COMPOSING: Scoring Software
- COMPOSING: Need Rights – How do I Get Them
- DISTRIBUTION: Simple Basics of Self Distribution or “Four Walling” Your Movie
- DISTRIBUTION: U.S. Supreme Court Pulls the Plug on Aereo’s Streaming TV Service
- EDITING: Best PC Laptop for Editing
- EDITING: Broadcast Questions Please
- EDITING: Workflow?
- FILM & TV DISCUSSION: Any Interesting New TV Shows?
- FILM & TV DISCUSSION: Jersey Boys
- FILM & TV DISCUSSION: Orange is the New Black
- FILM & TV DISCUSSION: Penny Dreadful
- FILM & TV DISCUSSION: Tired of Blockbusters
- FILMMAKING: 5 Qualities of a Good Director
- FILMMAKING: Filmmaking – A New Experience for Me
- FILMMAKING: Know What Movie Rights You’re Buying
- FILMMAKING: Making a Career in the Industry
- FILMMAKING: Slated
- FILMMAKING: What Audio Article Would Benefit You Most?
- PLAYWRITING: Any Collaborators Out There?
- PLAYWRITING: Looking for One Man Play!
- POST-PRODUCTION: Licensing Music
- PRE-PRODUCTION: Canada’s New Work Permit Law Might Affect U.S. Producers
- PRE-PRODUCTION: Do’s and Don’ts in Pre Production…Help!
- PRODUCING: An Apology and A Genuine Discussion Topic
- PRODUCING: Producing Career
- SCREENWRITING: Advice for a Brand New Screenwriter?
- SCRENWRITING: Female Protagonists
- SCREENWRITING: What Else Do You Write?
- SOUND EDITING: Could Use Some Sound Editing Looping Tips
- SOUND EDITING: What You Need to do to Make Your Sound Editor Love You
- SPECIAL EFFECTS: Any Animatronics Parts Sourcing Out There?
- VOICE ACTING: Audiobooks
- VOICE ACTING: The Dreaded Topic for Most, Breaking Into Anime
PROPOSED AND PLANNED STAGE 32 MEETUPS
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- DETROIT
- MURRIETA – HEMET – TEMECULA
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- LOS ANGELES (2)
- LOS ANGELES (3)
- NYC
- AUSTIN
- NASHVILLE
- HAMPTON ROADS, VA
- SOUTH EAST ENGLAND
- LONDON
- R.I.P Louis Zamperini, Olympian War Hero is Subject of Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken
- R.I.P. Paul Mazursky
- Midnight Rider Filmmakers Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter
- Weinstein Company Considering Spinning TV Division Into Separate Company
- New Rule Lets Actors Combine SAG & AFTRA Earnings to Qualify for Health Care
- Aereo CEO Calls On Consumers to Support Its Live Streaming of Free TV
- YouTuber Dilemma: Staying “Authentic” Amid 4K Cameras, Studio Money, Ad Dollars
- Top Box Office Performers for First Half of 2014; Summer Off 14.9%
- America’s Vanishing Historic Movie Theaters
- Community Revived to Air on Yahoo in Fall With 14 Episodes
- 26 Productions Qualify for California Tax Incentives
- What’s New on Netflix Streaming: July 2014
- Seinfeld at 25: What’s Changed and What Hasn’t Since 1989
- Seinfeld’s 25 Greatest Contributions to the English Language
- The Funniest and Best Celebrity Audition Tapes
- The Trailer for Kristen Wiig & Bill Hader in The Skeleton Twins
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- The Trailer for Season 4 of The Killing Airing on Netflix
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