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3 Stoic Principles For Building A Creative Career
Eyes Like Cameras - Predicting Future Trends
Free Ask Me Anything Webcast with Stage 32 CEO Richard “RB” Botto: The Current State of the Industry
5 Tools You Need To Build A Voiceover Business
7 Steps To Making Your First Film!
Announcing the 5th Annual TV Comedy Screenwriting Contest
Your 4 Guideposts for Spiraling Upward!
Stage 32 Certification Joins Forces with 2025 Made inLimpopo Film Hub Film Symposiums
Stage 32's April 2025 Education: Learn from Hollywood Insiders & Level Up Your Creative Career!
Behind the Scenes Part 3: The Making of Catalyst Studios' ALIX with Writer & Director Ana Maria Hermida
The Power of Finding Your Creative Tribe - The Making of WHAT LIES AHEAD (Part 1)
I first met William Viglione right here on Stage 32 back in early 2015. At the time, and in the manner in which most relationships begin, we engaged in mostly small talk - writing, our goals, our strategies toward success, and so forth. Eventually, William mentioned a script he had written called What Lies Ahead. Over the next few months, he took advantage of a Stage 32 webinar about distribution, worked with the Stage 32 Script Services and, eventually, we con…
How Working as a Cook Prepared Me For Meetings With Producers
Who knew fine dining and the film industry were so similar? I’ve worked as a cook for just about three years now. Working in this capacity has taught me a lot of wonderful things about cooking, design, film, and music. So, what lessons did I learn as I prepped meals? Let’s take a look: 1) Prep - Do The Grunt Work if You Want to Move Up Prep work is such an important job to have. Some see it as grunt work, but I see it as the foundation of the kitchen.You have to…
Coffee and Content - All Your Filmmaking, Screenwriting, Acting, Industry Questions Answered (& More!)
Happy Sunday, everyone. This is going to have to be a quick one. As the official film networking and educational partner of the conference, it's been wall to wall for the Stage 32 team at the American Film Market (AFM), and this morning I am leading a talk on independent film financing with the CEO's of Hyde Park Entertainment, Bold Film, Cold Iron and the President of Millennium Entertainment. So, in short, time has been limited. But you know I wouldn't leave you hanging with just you…
Musicians and Composers: Would You Use AI as a Music Collaborator?
The world's first album composed and produced entirety by artificial intelligence was released in August, pushing the term "music collaboration" to a whole new level. The AI, known as Amper, works in collaboration with a human artist. At least one human artist that isn't afraid to step into the technology is Taryn Southern, a YouTube singer and storyteller with close to 500,000 subscribers. Just drop onto her YouTube channel and you'll immediately get a taste of her brand of music. She…
Hollyshorts + Stage 32 Film Conference
Over the past few years, we've been honored to be recognized by many in the industry as the leaders in online education for content creators and film & television professionals. As the education partner for AT&T, Cannes and AFM (to name a few), we've been proud to program a variety of panels, talks and workshops which have been presented to creatives all over the world. Now, we're thrilled to announce we're extending our relationship with Hollyshorts. For the last 3 years, we've…
Coffee & Content - Why You Procrastinate (And How to Stop) & Creating Meaningful Relationships as a Creative
Happy Sunday, guys! Hope you're having a great weekend. It's been an inspiring one around these parts with another lively edition of Introduce Yourself weekend. If you haven't posted or contributed, you're missing out on what's been a July record for new connections made here on Stage 32. Join the biggest online networking party here. For Coffee and Content this week, I have two items I think you'll find inspiring and motivating. First up, I often receive l…
Mid-Year Check In
Well, we are now officially past the mid point of 2018. Incredible. Wasn’t it just yesterday we were all discussing our goals for the year? I thought now would be a good time to do a mid-year check-in and see how 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 the opportunity to assist another member of the community toward accomplishing h…
Why Career Pivots Are More Interesting (To Me) Than Having Singular Focus
I have resented the question “What do you want to be when you grow up?” from as early as I can remember, which lands me in my sixth grade play wearing a tennis outfit, surrounded by classmates dressed up as doctors, lawyers, teachers and other professions that were sure to evoke prideful smiles from their parents, beaming at them from the audience. How the hell was I supposed to know? I was twelve. I liked tennis. I was good at it. And, having just returned to California afte…
Advice On How To Break Into Entertainment
Recently during the 2018 Film Con Hollywood at the LA Convention Center we spent time with Stage 32er and panelist Jennifer Winberg, who is a Digital Specialist from MXM, an entertainment industry marketing & advertising agency. Jennifer has had a storied career in digital and has worked with Lionsgate, SONY, FOX, Gravitas Ventures and more. Today we've posted a video from Jennifer on our YouTube page as she gives advice on how to break into entertainment. Click here to hear Jennife…
Coffee & Content - Screenwriting, Filmmaking, Acting, Financing, Distribution & More!
Hey guys! Happy Sunday. The past week has been consumed by Cannes prep (see all the details here), so I have something a little different for Coffee & Content this week. And it's something for everyone. How about we cover ground on all the following topics: - Why you need to cut the negativity out of your life- Today! - Why you do not need to be micromanaged as a screenwriter or a filmmaker - How you can bring value to every meeting - What I'm hearing …
How About Some FREE Content?
Hey guys, On the AMA last week, many of you asked a number of questions that I have answered on various podcasts over the last few months. Additionally, some of you asked where you could find certain podcast appearances. Allow me to be of service! All of my recent podcasts as well as numerous other webcasts and video content can be found by clicking on Education on the top menu bar and then choosing podcast. You'll find dozens of hours of FREE content you can lis…
3 Ways You Can Create Meaningful Social Media Relationships Today
If there was one subject that dominated the questions asked during my recent Stage 32 AMA, it was about best practices on social media. Many of you wanted to know how to go about creating meaningful relationships that would help accelerate your path to success. You know my feelings on this subject as it relates to launching and maintaining a career in film and content creation: Relationships = Reads Relationships = Jobs Relationships = Financing Relationships = Champions …
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