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Using AI-Powered Tools to Build Stronger In-Person Relationships
The Role Of An AD (Assistant Director) On Set!
Feature Film in Pre-Production after Completing Stage 32 Certification - Now Casting!
Celebrate the July 2024 Stage 32 Community’s Successes!
6 Tips To Know Before Editing Your First Feature
Coffee & Content: Is Social Media The New Age Portfolio?
How Independent Filmmakers Build & Manage Their Relationships
July Filmmakers Club Week 5: Staying Motivated Against All Odds
15 Powerful Tips to Embrace Abundance in Your Creative Journey
Stage 32 Presents: To Stream or Not to Stream... That is the Distribution Question
An Investment In Knowledge Pays The Best Interest
Hello everyone, Shannon here. For those of you who don’t know me yet, I am the Director of Education here at Stage 32. If you've ever wondered who puts together all of our Next Level Webinars and Classes, that's me. If you ever have questions about our education, how to watch an on-demand video or Stage 32 in general, that's also me. It’s been an incredible past couple of months for Stage 32 Next Level Education and we’ve seen record-breaking attendance in our Next Level Webinars and C…
A Complete Stage 32 Member Production - 'Brooklyn Haunting' Short Film
Today's guest blog comes from actor, photographer, singer and Stage 32 member Felicia Mariah D'Ascanio from Astoria, New York. Felicia Mariah is a glowing example of how networking online (and in this case, right here on Stage 32) opens up doors and possibilities previously unavailable, and how connections made online can lead to connections, jobs and more opportunities in the "real world". Felicia Mariah discusses how she moved to New York with no contacts, yet almost immediately got in…
Taking Care of Business... the BUSINESS of Acting
Today’s blog comes from actress, writer, director, producer and Stage 32 member Veleka Gray from New Orleans, Louisiana. Veleka is a former soap opera star and in addition to the titles mentioned, has also worked as a script consultant, voice artist, and acting coach. For today’s blog, Veleka discusses her incredibly versatile career up to now and explains how she managed to find tremendous success after being fired from The Young and the Restless. What Veleka’s blog shows here, an…
Ask, Believe, Receive.
Today’s blog comes from Stage 32 member Chandre Laura Cloete of Hollywood. About a year and a half ago, Chandre decided to move from South Africa to LA to pursue her creative dreams. She has since built up a very versatile career working as an actress, boom operator, set crew member, and assistant director. In today’s very inspiring blog, Chandre shares her experiences since she arrived in LA including insight into her recent successes. In addition, she shares 3 special wo…
5 Tips for Writers & Creatives Based Outside of Los Angeles
Today's guest blog comes from Stage 32 member James Hughes. As a London based screenwriter and director, James knows how easy it is to think that distance from Hollywood is distance from success or, at least, that LA writers have a tremendous advantage. He is also proof that this statement is false. He has sold three screenplays and won't stop there. He has perfected the business of making the world a smaller place for creatives. In this blog, James shows how some of the most …
Top 10 Beginner Mistakes Made at Music Studios
Today's guest blog comes from Sam Estes and Michael Hobe (Sonicsmiths), composers and sound designers who have worked on several major titles (Inception, Dark Knight, American Horror Story, etc) and have lent their "musical sound design" to many of LA's top composers, including Hans Zimmer, Michael Giacchino, Junkie XL (Tom Holkenborg), Danny Elfman, and Christopher Lennertz to name just a few. In this blog, we asked them to compile a list of the top 10 mistakes they…
Making the Most of Your Networking Time
Registrations for the January 2015 On Stage With RB were in high demand, smashing all previous records. As you know, we normally open registration to the first 1000 members. We almost always hit capacity, but this time we were well above. As a result, many Stage 32'ers were shut out from the broadcast. We apologize for this inconvenience! In an effort to make things right, we've taken the following steps: 1 - We've converted the video at record speed and it is now…
On Stage with RB - January 2015 Announced!
It's time! Tuesday of next week is the January 2015 broadcast of On Stage with RB. We are inviting 1,000 Stage 32 members to join us LIVE Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 1pm PST for On Stage with RB. RB will be covering some of the latest and greatest site features, speaking to members of the community and spending at least 90 minutes answering questions about the industry, your chosen discipline and just about anything else that's on your mind. Plus, RB will have on 2 special…
What Are Your 2015 Goals?
Welcome to the first weekend of 2015, everyone, and a very Happy New Year to you all. Due to travel and time constraints, there is no Weekend Blog this week. Instead, I thought it would be a great time to discuss and share our plans and goals for the coming year. Some of what I am planning on accomplishing in 2015 includes writing 2 scripts, completing my crowdsourcing book for Focal Press, dipping my toes back into acting, filming a short and implementing a myriad of Stage 32 init…
New Years 2016 Resolution Webinar Series
Welcome to 2015. This is it. This is YOUR year. You are going to achieve all you've ever wanted to do creatively and Stage 32 is here to help. The New Year is a time for setting goals, getting a fresh start and achieving all that you've wanted in film, television or theater. This month we are bringing you the best possible webinars with top teachers on all aspects of the business including: Navigating your Film into a Major Film Festival taught by Amanda Johnson Ze…
And I Would Walk 500 More
Today's guest blog comes from Stage 32 member Colin MacDougal . Colin currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California and has given up the title of "Jack of all trades" to be the master of one - Production - now actively working as a Production Assistant. In his blog, Colin takes us on the 500 mile journey of how he went from working in food service (and how he feels it can help solve world peace!) to working in a career 30,000 feet in the air. And, while…
The Journey of Becoming an “Overnight Success”
Today’s guest blog comes from Stage 32’er, Writer/Director/Producer David Rountree. Starting out as an actor, David came to realize his true passion was directing. He now owns and runs Psycho Rock Productions and has written and produced 5 feature films, directing 4 out of those 5. David is currently assisting with development for Multiplexing with Hilary Duff, John Heder, Danielle Panabaker, and Rob Schneider. But what David most often gets noticed for his past acting …
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