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Stage 32 + Cannes Film Festival Marche du Film present a Free Webinar on How to Navigate Cannes!
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Coffee & Content: Do You Know Why Most People Quit Before They Succeed?
Celebrate the March 2025 Stage 32 Community’s Successes
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Coffee & Content: Breakthroughs, Brands, & Letting Go of What Holds You Back
Free Online "Ask Me Anything" with Stage 32 CEO Richard "RB" Botto: Quarantine Edition!
Happy Friday Creative Army! Hoping you are all feeling well and staying safe! As you know, it has been an insane couple of weeks here at Stage 32. Last Monday, we announced that we are screening all films affected by the SXSW cancellation on Stage 32 to our network of financiers, producers, development executives, distributors, and more. The media support has been overwhelming, and our initiative has since been covered by over 75 news outlets including Variety, CNN, Scr…
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Stage 32 to Screen Films Affected by SXSW Cancellation
Hello Creative Army! We really need your help in spreading the word! As you have likely heard by now, the 2020 SXSW festival was canceled due to concerns about the health and safety of attendees and the Coronavirus. As filmmakers, producers, screenwriters, and actors ourselves, all of us at Stage 32 are devastated for everyone impacted by the cancellation of SXSW. Over the last few days, we have heard from hundreds of Stage 32 members who played a part in the films impacted…
Coffee & Content - Nailing Your Movie's Soundtrack & The 7-Minute Scene Challenge
Happy Sunday Creative Army! Here's hoping you have had a productive and creative weekend so far. I've got a full pot of coffee and some piping hot content coming your way. First up, we all know that music can be a powerful way to drive story. In our first piece of content from Studio Binder, they discuss how filmmakers use "needle drops", or bits of popular music at strategic moments, to create impactful, memorable moments. From the toe-tapping 80's throwback soundtrack of Guardians of…
4 Ways Video Games Shaped My Approach to Filmmaking & Music
When you think of great original soundtracks - the best of the best, you probably think of Final Fantasy, Zelda, Skyrim, and even Sonic. Video game music is a genre in itself. It went from 8-bit synthy beeps and bobs to orchestra epic arrangements. The genre has impacted and inspired so many, myself included. I will admit that growing up, I wasn’t into the greats like Final Fantasy or Zelda. I was more into really obscure games such as Spyro, Twisted Metal, Crazy Taxi and such. It…
I Composed Music for 30 Days Straight: This is What I Learned…
Film composer, screenwriter, playwright, and fellow Stage 32 community member, Shanika Freeman, shares knowledge gained from a 30-day composing challenge. I invite all of Stage 32 to join me in starting your own personal 30-day creative challenge! Screenwriters: try to write for one hour every day! Actors: spend an hour practicing self-tapes and reading plays! Producers: practice your elevator pitches every day! No matter what your creative entertainment interests are, I challenge…
Coffee & Content - How to Edit Comedy & Composing Epic Music for Film and TV
Happy First Sunday of 2020! I hope everyone had a wonderful start to the New Year and is now ready to get to work and make some magic in 2020. I've got a hot cup of coffee and am ready to bring you some fresh content this Sunday. 2019 was a huge year for film and television. Among all the amazing stories told this past year, one epic tale also came to a close: Game of Thrones. While the series may be over, the theme song still plays on in our heads. Take a journey with the mind b…
Happy New Year - Let's Talk 2020 Goals!
Happy New Year, everyone. Hope you all had a terrific holiday season and are now ready to launch into 2020. Those of you who have been around the site for a while know that on New Year's Day we utilize the Stage 32 Blog to discuss and share our plans for the coming year. So, what are you looking to accomplish in 2020? What are your creative goals? What skills are you looking to learn? What fears are you looking to overcome? What strategies are you planning on implementing toward reachin…
The John Williams Guide to Writing Epic Film Music
Music can be an incredibly powerful emotional catalyst in a film. A well-placed song has the power to add that perfect little zest to our emotional response to certain scenes. When it comes to music in movies, John Williams is the Granddaddy of all film composition. From the unforgettable Indiana Jones theme to high-octane space chase music in Star Wars, John Williams has personally shaped the way we connect music to movies. Classic FM took a page of sheet music out of John Willi…
Coffee & Content - How A Title will Help You Write & How Music Shapes Your Film
A very Happy Thanksgiving week to you Creative Army! This Sunday, we've got some great content for all you filmmakers out there. My coffee's brewing, how about yours? First on the docket, can your project's title shape how you write your story? Writer/Director Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, Thor: Ragnarok, What We Do in the Shadows) thinks so! Learn more in his interview with our friends over at IndieWire. Next up, film editor Tom Cross (La La Land, Whiplash, First Man, Joy) tells …
Free AMA with Our Very Own Stage 32 CEO Richard "RB" Botto
Let's rock and roll, Creative Army. We've been well overdue to get together live. I've got just the solution. Let's hang AMA (Ask Me Anything) style. Since the last AMA in May, I've been running all over the globe fulfilling Stage 32 partnership responsibilities, conducting business, exploring creative writing/filming/producing opportunities, and mentoring in such places as Cannes, Budapest, Majorca, Paris, Dordogne, Trinidad and Tobago, London, Munich, Hamburg and, of course, r…
You Are the CEO of Your Creative Career - Take Control!
Greetings from London where we just finished our sold-out screening of our 4th Annual Film Program at the Raindance Film Festival. It was fantastic to see so many of our educators and executives in attendance, at our afterparty, and during our meetings throughout the week. We'll be sharing more here on the blog soon. Those of you who know me have heard me stress that too many creatives focus nearly exclusively on their craft. They don't take the time to keep on top of …
Mid-Year Check In (What Are You Up To??)
For the past few years we've been doing a mid-year check in to see where all of you are at. What kind of projects are you working on?Have you been killing it with auditions?Where are you with writing? Networking? Pitching? Let's take a minute to do a mid-year check-in and see how - and what - you’re all doing thus far. Are you on track? Do you need a push? Did you change direction entirely? Let's talk about it in the comments section below. And, of course, if there is t…
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