RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (February 27, 2015)

This weekend, we're bringing the Big Dogs back for our Online PitchFest XXX! This is our fourth installment of Big Dogs and this time on tap we have The Weinstein Company, Dimension Films, Legendary TV, Scott Free, Alcon Entertainment, Millennium Films, producer Jimmy Skodras (with a first look deal with ImageMovers), Ridley Scott Films and three exclusive private pitch sessions! We are thrilled to bring you this line up! To read more and sign up, click here: Online PitchFest XXX


NEXT LEVEL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
Thursday 3/5 at 1pm PST Stage 32 Next Level Webinars presents How To Find Distribution For Your Indie Film: The Ever-Evolving Worldwide Distribution Process and How to Secure the Right Home for Your Feature Film hosted by Tiffany Boyle, VP of Packaging Sales at Ramo Law with over 50 film credits. In this webinar, Tiffany will get into the details of what the independent distribution process looks like. She will go over how to get the right representative, foreign sales agent, and domestic distribution, and the different options for each based upon the size, genre and execution of a film. She will also discuss what the key points are to look at when reviewing a foreign sales agent and/or domestic distribution deal. Filmmakers should be making an informed decision when choosing who will be handling the licensing of their film for the next 3-25 years, and Tiffany is here exclusively for Stage 32 to help you navigate the ever-evolving world of indie distribution. To read more about the webinar, see a video from Tiffany, and to register, click here: How To Find Distribution For Your Indie Film

Saturday 3/7 at 11am PST Stage 32 Next Level Webinars presents The Business of Acting: How To Build A Strong Professional Acting Career hosted by Cheryl Texiera, actress, writer and producer best know for her roles in It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Girl Meets World, The Mentalist and Shameless. In this webinar, Cheryl will share with you everything that she wished someone had shared with her when she was first starting out acting professionally. From how to get your SAG-AFTRA card, to how and when to approach representation, to how to create a stand out reel, all the way to the best websites actors should be using to build their career, Cheryl will show you the behind the scenes but vitally important aspects of creating a strong professional acting career. To read more about the webinar, see a video from Cheryl and to register, click here: The Business of Acting: How To Build A Strong Professional Acting Career

Keep your eye on the Education Section, as we have some incredible webinars coming up in the next few weeks! Some topics include: how to get a screenwriting agent in the UK, tips on producing low budget horror films, why you're not getting signed, how to write a romantic comedy, and much much more. See upcoming educational opportunities here: Stage 32 Next Level Webinars


 STAGE 32 SUCCESS STORIES

• Foley Artist hired through Stage 32 Jobs
• Editor hired through Stage 32 Jobs
• Music Composer hired through Stage 32 Jobs
• Actor hired through Stage 32 Jobs
• Camera Operator hired through Stage 32 Jobs
• Cinematographer hired through Stage 32 Jobs
• Gaffer/Lighting Technician hired through Stage 32 Jobs
• Line Producer hired through Stage 32 Jobs
• Visual Effects Artist hired through Stage 32 Jobs
• Crew hired through Stage 32 Jobs
• Assistant Production Office Coordinator hired through Stage 32 Jobs
• Music Composer hired through Stage 32 Jobs
• The Codex
• CUE 3 PRODUCTION hired a Stage 32 actor! This is a paid job.
• So glad I found Stage32
• short script LIMBO optioned and cast
• Requested by Lantrica
• Requested by RATPAC!!!
• Optioned
• Requested!!
• Pitch sessions work!!
• Quested by Ghost House Pictures!
• "The Valkyrie Saga" request
• Requested by color force!!!!!!

• ACTING: Reel?
• ACTING: Stunt Coordinators, Stunt Actors and Stunt Performers
• ACTING: 9 Great Actors' Audition Tapes
• ACTING: LA headshot recommendation?
• ACTING: Offered a spot as an Extra on upcoming film?
• ACTING: Where can I find a list of agents/managers in LA?
• ACTING: The Office's Jenna Fischer's Advice to Actors
• ACTING: Acting: Oscar-winning actress learns (too late) how Hollywood works, what she did wrong
• ACTING: Actors and Depression
• ACTING: I'm Stuck
• ACTING: Having a reel
• ACTING: Do looks score?
• ACTING: Vocal training
• ACTING: Where I can find theatre plays scripts for free?
• ACTING: I am mourning the demise of the word "actress"!!!
• ACTING: Audition websites
• ACTING: Reel speech and duration
• ANIMATION: No. I won't do your VFX/Animation for FREE.
• ANIMATION: Are there any Stop Motion Animation Artists out there?
• CINEMATOGRAPHY: Any tips on filming a computer screen?
• CINEMATOGRAPHY: To buy or not to buy?
• CINEMATOGRAPHY: A quick look at my GH2 with the new Tascam DR60D Mk2
• CINEMATOGRAPHY: Sundance 2015 cinematographers
• CINEMATOGRAPHY: These Static Frames from Oscar Contender 'Ida' Show Why Composition is King
• CINEMATOGRAPHY: Brief Look at the Cinematography of "Birdman"
• CINEMATOGRAPHY: Demystifying The Camera
• CINEMATOGRAPHY: Bts look at how the mesmerising “parallax” superbowl commercial was photographed
• CINEMATOGRAPHY: Can you recommend a Panasonic GH3 guide and lenses?
• COMPOSING: 12 Film Composers to Watch
• COMPOSING: Automation in Mixing
• COMPOSING: Synthesizers Killing Film and TV Music?
• COMPOSING: What is a realistic budget percentage one needs for music composition?
• COSTUME DESIGN: Predictions for Best Costume Design
• COSTUME DESIGN: Post-Apocalyptic Badass Heroine
• COSTUME DESIGN: 100 Years of Beauty - Episode 3 (Iran)
• CREW: Does anyone have a good story from their first time on set?
• CREW: Being a PA on set
• DEVELOPMENT: Advice on finding a producer
• DEVELOPMENT: Budgets
• DEVELOPMENT: Pilots
• DEVELOPMENT: Simple Methods to Help Start Your Film Project in 2015
• DEVELOPMENT: Screenplay Rights
• DISTRIBUTION: Selling A film to Distribution before It's Filmed...
• DISTRIBUTION: Tips on Film Distribution
• DISTRIBUTION: TV stations that buy short film in the U.S?
• DISTRIBUTION: VHX.TV - Have you used them?
• EDITING: How much should a new editor charge for this...
• EDITING: Mr. Grey from Fifty Shades of Grey is a killer!
• EDITING: 10 Tips for Video Editing
• EDITING: 5 Master Editing Techniques That Appear in Everything From 'Psycho' to 'Hugo'
• FILMMAKING: Writer/actor
• FILMMAKING: What's Next For This Year's Oscar Winners
• FILMMAKING: Internship
• FILMMAKING: 10 Zero Budget Filmmaking Tips
• FILMMAKING: Female Filmmakers - Mind boggling statistics
• FILMMAKING: Equipment
• FILMMAKING: Does the look/size matters?
• POST-PRODUCTION: 25 Years of Photoshop
• POST-PRODUCTION: Convert SWF Flash files to MOV files on a Mac
• POST-PRODUCTION: Grading in an old version of Premiere Elements
• PRE-PRODUCTION: Budgeting
• PRODUCING: Better Call Saul- Networks move into Transmedia Storytelling
• PRODUCING: Acquiring Screenplays
• PRODUCING: Best way to recruit Producers?
• PRODUCING: Producer Workshops?
• PRODUCING: 15 Tips on making your first micro-budget film
• PRODUCING: Are Producers Ever Credited as Exec Producers Too?
• PRODUCTION: 7 Ways to Improve Your Work When You’re Not Working
• SCREENWRITING: Importance of Other Factors in Script
• SCREENWRITING: Copyright and Co-Writers
• SCREENWRITING: First 10 pages
• SCREENWRITING: Acquiring rights
• SCREENWRITING: Loglines
• SCREENWRITING: How to find the energy to write after an 8 hour work day.
• SCREENWRITING: How Big of a Risk is This ? ...and can it be prevented ?
• SCREENWRITING: Following up with Producers
• SCREENWRITING: Birdman Wins
• SCREENWRITING: The Chair
• SCREENWRITING: City or no city.... that is the question
• SCREENWRITING: Another Great Opportunity - HBO Launches Writing Fellowship
• SET DESIGN & PROPS: How long does it take to build these amazing sets?
• SET DESIGN & PROPS: Creating the Hotel in "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
• SOUND EDITING: Sound advice...
• SOUND EDITING: The Sound design/Editing Behind the Film Inception
• SPECIAL EFFECTS: Special effects it's so hard
• SPECIAL EFFECTS: Learning After Affects
• SPECIAL EFFECTS: How can I do this in after effects?
• SPECIAL EFFECTS: Main Road Post VFX breakdown for Winter Olympics Sochi 2014 Opening
• VOICE ACTING: How to market oneself as a "newbie" voice over actor
• VOICE ACTING: Rate Sheets

• AUSTIN, TX: Sxsw
• HUDSON VALLEY, NYC: Hudson Valley / NYC
• LAFAYETTE, LA: Lafayette, LA Meet Up
• LAS VEGAS, NV: Las Vegas meet up
• ORANGE COUNTY, CA: Orange County, Ca Screenwriter's Group
• RICHMOND, VA: Saturday Night Live in Va
• TAMPA, FL: Tampa, Florida anyone?
• CANNES, FRANCE: Cannes
• RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL: Meetup do Stage32 no BRAZIL - Rio de Janeiro
• SOUTH LONDON, UK: Meet up with anyone into experimental film in south london

• Can an Oscar Speech Spark Social Change?
• American Snoozer: The Dull, Earnest Predictability of the 87^th Academy Awards
• How to Fix the Oscars in 5 Easy Steps
• Analyze This: Why Birdman Beat Boyhood & More on Oscar Fallout
• Oscars 2016: It’s Never Too Early for the Next Best Picture Predictions
• Here Are the Cameras Used by this Year’s Oscar Nominated Cinematographers
• 50 Great Movies That Were Not Nominated for Any Oscars
• 20 Celebrated Filmmakers Who Never Won a Best Directing Oscar
• Why the FCC’s Net Neutrality Vote Matters to Hollywood
• Report: Audiences Demand More Diversity in Film and TV
• 9 Biggest Pilot Trends of 2015: Diversity, Movie Adaptations, Generation Gaps
• Pilot Trend: Networks Look for New Seinfeld With Autobiographical Projects
• Machinima Pacts With Vimeo, Which Commits at Least $500,000 to Original Video Content
• Tom Rothman Replaces Amy Pascal at Sony Films
• Netflix: Here are the Movies and TV Shows Coming and Leaving in March
• Cuba is Teeming With Talent, But It’s Film Business Needs Reforms
• Nathan Lane to the Rescue, Returns to It’s Only a Play

• Get Close With Paul Thomas Anderson in this Supercut of Boogie Nights
• Sesame Street Parodies House of Cards
• The Trailer for Welcome to Me

• Filmmakers: Martin Scorsese Shows How to Make a Film With an iPad
• How to Make a Quality Feature Film for $10,000
• 5 Tips to Write Better Characters Into Your Screenplay
• 3 Low Budget Editing Tips for Action Movies
• 21 Casting Tips for Directors