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Ideas Are Nothing: Action Is Everything!
The Writer As An Entrepreneur: Building Your Audience & Creating A Community
Breaking And Entering: How To Get A Job In Animation
Stage 32 Certification’s Pittsburgh Program: A Recap of Training Production Accountants
6 Steps To A Successful Writing Partnership
Unlocking the Secrets of Film Grants: The Ultimate Guide Every Filmmaker Needs!
5 Tips For Creating Great Characters In Your Screenplay
Your Brand Is You: How Screenwriters Can Create a Personal Brand That Sells
Coffee & Content: Your Mission- Create Boldly, Stay on Your Path
Top 5 Ways I Fumbled My First Short Film
The Actor’s Beat: Your Missing Link Between Script and Screen
When you write with the beat in mind, actors lean in—and so do the people looking for scripts that play. Defining 'the Beat' One of the most common yet elusive concepts in the craft of creating films, series, and theater is the "beat." It's a term screenwriters, actors, and directors throw around freely, but its meaning often varies depending on who you ask. To make this foundational concept crystal clear and practical for screenwriters, let's explore its historical roots, common…
Coffee & Content: When the Work Is Good Enough, It Finds the Light
Happy Sunday, Creative Army! Have you had a creative weekend so far? Whether you’ve been writing, filming, editing, or simply dreaming up your next big idea, I’ve got some inspiring content to fuel your passion and keep you moving forward. So grab your coffee, and let’s dive in. This week’s featured video essay comes from FilmStack and takes a closer look at the quiet brilliance of Cillian Murphy. Most actors spend their careers chasing the spotlight. Cillian Mu…
Coffee & Content: Action, Insight & Audience- What YouTube Can Teach Every Creator
Happy Sunday, Creative Army! Have you had a creative weekend so far? Whether you’ve been writing, filming, editing, or simply dreaming up your next big idea, I’ve got some inspiring content to fuel your passion and keep you moving forward. So grab your coffee, and let’s dive in. This week’s featured video comes from Corridor Crew: Stuntmen React to THE KARATE KID (ft. Ben Wang). Corridor Digital founder Niko Pueringer and professional stuntman Gui Silva (Black P…
Unlock Everything Stage 32 Has to Offer: Join Us For This Friday's Live Community Open House!
Hey, Stage 32 Community! Are you feeling lost on Stage 32? Whether you’ve just joined the platform or you’ve been here for a while wondering how to make the most of everything Stage 32 has to offer, you’re not alone. With so many resources, opportunities, and community spaces to explore, it can feel a little overwhelming at first. That’s exactly why I’m inviting you to join me for a special Free Stage 32 Community Open House this Friday! Register for fre…
Dear Actors, You Are Enough
Dear Actors, you are enough… But do you really believe that? Following over 25 years of working in the performing arts industry as an actress myself, I have also had the opportunity to assist directors, train with incredible coaches, and view the problems that arise for most actors time and time again. It’s an elusive art form acting and what it takes to be a great actor seems to be equally puzzling because great acting looks so simple. But don’t be deluded into th…
Mastering The Art Of The Self Tape
No matter where you are based as an actor, given the state of the industry over the past few years you have undoubtedly submitted a self-tape audition (or 1,000). If you're based in LA or NYC, before COVID you may have only occasionally been required to self-tape, and when that happened, perhaps you used your cell phone or went to a buddy’s house to have them tape you. I, on the other hand, am based in Atlanta. And in addition to being a full-time actor for almost 20 years, I have…
Tune In For Cannes Film Festival Updates - Live Behind The Scenes!
And...we're off! The 2025 Cannes Film Festival is in full swing, and Stage 32 is all over the Croisette! For those of you who weren't able to make it to France this year, we want to make sure that you, too, are part of the action. Stop what you're doing right now, pick up your phone, and go follow our fearless leader, Richard "RB" Botto, and Managing Director Amanda Toney: Instagram @stage32 @rbwalksintoabar X @stage32 @rbwalksintoabar Facebook @stage32 We …
Announcing More Access & Opportunities with Executives on Stage 32
Happy Tuesday, Creative Army! As the world continues to get smaller we love bringing together our community together every day through our platform. We wake up every day intending to give you all the tools and resources you need to help with your professional development as a creative. That's why I’m incredibly excited to share a major development that will elevate how we serve you here at Stage 32. As of yesterday, Monday, May 5th, we have officially migrated all of our co…
Working With Actors: The Casting Conundrum
Beginning a new relationship can be both exciting and challenging. In the world of filmmaking, we directors initiate many relationships, the most vital and crucial being the ones we have with actors. Director/actor relationships are like none other in life. Their goal is to create believable characters that exist in a fictional world. These relationships are, by design, temporary and short-lived, lasting only for the span of the production. The curious thing is that these director/act…
Coffee & Content: The Power of Long Takes and a Community Built by You!
Happy Sunday, Creative Army! Have you had a creative weekend so far? Whether you’ve been writing, filming, editing, or simply dreaming up your next big idea, I’ve got some inspiring content to fuel your passion and keep you moving forward. So grab your coffee, and let’s dive in. First up, I want to share a video essay from Vanity Fair: When the Long Shot Is Actually Clever. You’ve been there, you’re deep into a movie or a series, and suddenly it hits you&h…
How To Stop Creative Burnout: 3 Somatic Experiments That Can Help!
She sat at her large, dark pine desk, wrapped in her brown knit cardigan. Her shoulders were hunched, as usual. Her jaw was tight. “I’m running out of time. I need to maximise my time and do as much as I can. I need to hurry up and write,” she thought. But everything from the neck down felt like a ton of bricks. She felt beyond tired. Beyond depleted. And filled with nothing but dread about the day ahead. A day where she would likely produce nothing at all, or at least…
Free Ask Me Anything Webcast with Stage 32 CEO Richard “RB” Botto: The Current State of the Industry
What’s up, Creative Army! It’s been a wild start to 2025 for the entertainment industry as a whole. And I know many of you have been feeling it, too. Between my travel schedule, the LA fires that hit close to home, the ongoing M&A (mergers and acquisitions) activity reshaping the business, and the powerful resurgence of independent film, I’ve been on the ground, in the meetings, and having conversations with industry leaders every single week. And let me tell you&…
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