RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions, and Other Fun Stuff (July 11th, 2014)

 STAGE 32 NEWS

The latest edition of On Stage With RB is now available FREE On Demand. Some of the topics covered include:

• New navigation bar
• Searching the Lounge by keyword
• How to set up and search for Stage 32 Meetups
• How to best complete your profile
• How to promote your Stage 32 profile to other social media to "complete the circle" of promotion
• Happy Writers pitch sessions

I also answered nearly 2 hours of Stage 32 community questions. To view the FREE webinar, click here: On Stage With RB –July

Stage 32 joined forces with i4software to exclusively launch their Prizmia app for GoPro. We are selecting 50 Stage 32 filmmakers as first adapters. To learn more and to submit your name, click here: Stage 32 and i4software Present Prizmia for GoPro

We have two exclusive Next Level Webinars coming next week:

First, it’s GET CONSIDERED: Learn How Studio Executives, Producers & Reps Evaluate Your Script So You Can Get Signed & Sold with Nikki Levy, Vice President of Wedge Works at Fox. For more info and to register, click here: Get Considered!

Next, it’s Preselling and Packaging Your Project with Manager of Production and Acquisitions of Myriad Films, Theresa Won. For more info and to register, click here: Preselling and Packaging Your Project

We have online pitch sessions all weekend long with the likes of Panay Films, Level 1 Entertainment, Gotham Group, Alloy Entertainment, Ghost House Pictures and more! To see the full lineup and to register, click here: Online Pitch Sessions

Also, our sale on Coverage by an Executive continues all month long! YOU choose the exec that best fits the genre of your script! For more information, click here: Coverage by an Executive

And we have 3 LIVE Stage 32 Happy Writers Classes Available:

• How to Write a TV Pilot That Can Get You Staffed
• Faith-Based and Inspirational/Aspirational Film Writing
• Proper Formatting and Structure

All classes are LIVE and interactive.  Space is limited!  To learn more and to register, click here: Stage 32 Happy Writers Classes

And finally, we were profiled in FORBES this week. We ask all Stage 32 members to help share the article through social media (new buttons at the top of the Stage 32 Blog). For all those who sent such heartfelt notes in the Comments section, thank you so very much. If you haven’t seen the blog post or read the article, please click here: Stage 32 CEO Featured in Forbes

 STAGE 32 SUCCESS STORIES

• A Girl Walks Into a Pitch Session
• Composers!
• Found an Agent
• Pitching My Pants Off
• Developing News From Valencia, California
• Found Two Amazing People for My Film Capsized
• Thank You Dear Julie for Asking Me to Put Forward My Experience Here
• Screenwriting
• Gotta Love Stage 32!
• A Fabulous Online Class With Garrick Dion…and a Paying Gig…All Through Stage 32!
• Screenwriter
• A Step in the Right Direction
• Greetings From California, Missouri 65018
• Benderspink Requested My Script!
• Screenplay Request
• The Land of Nen-Us-Yok
• On the Way at Last
• Happy 4^th

 POPULAR AND INTERESTING LOUNGE DISCUSSIONS

• ACTING: Advice About Agents
• ACTING: I Am Often Asked “How Do I Remember My Lines?”
• ACTING: Interesting Article on Acting
• ACTING: Jobs
• ACTING: Why Didn’t I Get Cast for That Role?
• ANIMATION: Puppy Raid
• ANIMATION: Motion Graphics 2.5D Animation
• ANYTHING GOES: How to Deal?
• ANYTHING GOES: Is Torrent Downloading a Good or Bad Thing?
• ANYTHING GOES: Just a Thought
• ANYTHING GOES: Question for Entertainment Lawyers – Non-Existent LLC and Script Optioning
• CINEMATOGRAPHY: Camera
• CINEMATOGRAPHY: Lighting
• CINEMATOGRAPHY: Production With A T3i
• COMPOSING: Dealing With Well Known Music for Your Film
• COMPOSING: Director Vs. Composer – Approaching the Language Barrier
• COMPOSING: Online, Cloud Mastering Next Disruption In Digital Music?
• COMPOSING: Scoring Software
• DANCE & CHOREOGRAPHY: Cruise Ship Entertainment Job
• DANCE & CHOREOGRAPHY: How Do You Make Your Character Shoes Not So Slippery?
• DEVELOPMENT: Shhhh…Documentary
• DISTRIBUTION: Aereo Might Be Dead, But the Disruption of Television is Inevitable
• DISTRIBUTION: How Soon is Too Soon?
• EDITING: More Than Just an Editor
• FILM & TV DISCUSSION: Orange is the New Black
• FILM & TV DISCUSSION: Penny Dreadful
• FILM & TV DISCUSSION: Tired of Blockbusters
• FILM & TV DISCUSSION: Where Everybody Knows Your Name
• FILMMAKING: Auditions for Actors
• FILMMAKING: Filmmaking in a Social Media Age
• FILMMAKING: Making a Career in the Industry
• FILMMAKING: Silent Film
• FILMMAKING: What Audio Article Would Benefit You The Most?
• INTRODUCE YOURSELF: Wow
• PLAYWRITING: Any Collaborators Out There?
• PLAYWRITING: UK Competitions?
• PLAYWRITING: Seeking Stage Play Formatting Advice, Resources
• POST PRODUCTION: DVD Burning
• POST PRODUCTION: Licensing Music
• PRODUCING: How Do I Raise Money to Make My Movie?
• SCREENWRITING: Budget
• SCREENWRITING: How Many Rewrites?
• SCREENWRITING: Favorite Script for Dialogue?
• SCREENWRITING: Script Coverage Services
• SCREENWRITING: What Are Some of Your Favorite Movie/TV Titles
• SOUND EDITING: What You Need to Do to Make Your Sound Editor Love You?
• SPECIAL EFFECTS: Any Animatronics Parts Sourcing Out There?
• SPECIAL EFFECTS: EVA Foam for Vacu-Form?
• SPECIAL EFFECTS: Flex Foam-It! Hatchet Thing
• VOICE ACTING: What’s the Ideal Voice Reel?

PLANNED AND PROPOSED STAGE 32 MEETUPS

• NYC
• AUSTIN
• LOS ANGELES
• LOS ANGELES (SOUTH BAY)
• TEMECULA (CALIFORNIA)
• PHOENIX
• SAN JOSE
• TAMPA
• TALLAHASSEE
• PITTSBURGH
• DALLAS
• HAMPTON ROADS (VIRGINIA)
• LONDON
• SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
• PERTH, AUSTRALIA

 ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

• Details of ‘Historic’ SAG-AFTRA New Film and TV Contract
• SAG-AFTRA’s New Deal Unifies TV Coverage, Broadens Basic Cable Agreement
• Emmy Nominations: The Complete List
• Emmy Snubs
• Is This the Death of the Big Screen Documentary?
• Christopher Nolan: Films of the Future Will Still Draw People to Theaters
• Why Hollywood is Making Bank on Cut-Rate Comedies
• Why Mel Gibson Won’t Finance More of His Own Films: ‘I’m Not a Fool’
• Amazon Narrows Gap With Netflix in Hit TV Shows, but not Movies
• Roger Ebert Remembered: 15 Excerpts From His Most Legendary Reviews
• 4^th of July Box Office a Major Dud as Newcomers Fail to Ignite

 VIDEOS

• The Trailer for David Fincher's Gone Girl
• The Trailer for Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken
• The Trailer for Zero Theorem
• The Trailer for Sharknado 2

 TIPS

• 10 Filmmaking Lessons From The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Top 10 Cinematography Tips From Roger Deakins
• 10 Tips From Billy Wilder on How to Write a Good Screenplay

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