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RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (May 20, 2016)
Greetings from sunny Cannes! Welcome to the weekend, everyone. This will, again, be a quick intro. We’re still out here wall-to-wall with meetings and events. It’s been amazing to connect with so many Stage 32 film creatives! Over 250 attended our rooftop party and we've now learned that 33 Stage 32 members (that we know of) have films at Cannes! You can see all of our Cannes video updates on the Blog. (https://www.stage32.com/blog) One other quick point – …
Stage32.com Party At the 2016 Cannes Film Festival - Meet our Members
Meet Stage 32 members from all over the world who have had success using Stage32.com! Like this blog post? Please share it on social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, email etc) by using social media buttons at the top of the blog. Or post to your personal blog and anywhere else you feel appropriate. Thank you. As always, we welcome thoughts and remarks on ANY of the content above in the Comments section below...
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (May 13, 2016)
Greetings from the Cannes Film Festival! Deep in the planning for our panels, parties and meetups, not to mention a full slate of meetings on the agenda, so no big opening this week. But, fear not! I’ve still collected a wide and varied list of news and information for you to enjoy this weekend. As always, I welcome discussion and debate on any of the content below in the Comments section! Bonjour! RB
From 'Real to Reel': The Three E’s of an Independent Filmmaker
If I ever told my mother that I was homeless when I stayed in Savannah, GA for film school, she would have killed me. I remember the day I graduated from Virginia State University and thinking to myself… 'What the hell am I going to do now that I graduated school?' I just received my bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Management, but I knew that was not what I wanted to do. My heart wasn’t in it at all. I knew what I wanted to do, what I wanted to be, but I just d…
OFF THE PAGE - The Anatomy of a Table Read
One of the great joys for a playwright or screenwriter is seeing and hearing our stories come to life. While a full production of your screenplay might not be in the immediate future, a table read is a simple and accessible way to hear and evaluate your work. I recently organized a table read of my new screenplay 'The Manny'. The screenplay had already received coverage, been submitted and placed in several contests, but I felt I now needed to hear the completed work read in order to ho…
Exclusive Interview With Independent Film Producer David Harris - February On Stage With RB Now Available On Demand
The February edition of On Stage With RB was our highest attended yet! Nearly 2200 viewed the webcast LIVE! Incredible! I was honored to have two incredible guests on the show - independent film producer, David Harris, and writer, actor, producer, David Paterson. Both provided an amazing amount of information and inspiration. The entire webcast can be viewed here, but for the purpose of today's blog, we've broken down my interview with David Harris into 6 segments (as well as t…
The Flipside Of Film
The casting agent said all I had to do was show up and the role of the prosecuting attorney in 'Lincoln Lawyer’ was mine. I remember that call very distinctly. It’s the call every actor waits for, as they drag themselves from audition to audition. The difference was that a week before I had decided I was not going to act any more. Shocked? You should have heard the riot act the casting agent read me. After she calmed down, she explained that the first actor they had selected…
Mid Year Check-In
Well, we are now officially past the mid point of 2015. 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? I’d be happy to get things rolling. Back in January, in the blog referenced above, I identified the following as my partial list of 2015 goals: Some of what I am planning on accomplishing in 2015 includes writ…
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…
Revisiting Forrest Gump
We have a few announcements on tap this week. While we prepare them, let's have a little fun. This past week Forrest Gump returned to theaters in celebration of the film's 20th anniversary. Not surprisingly, many critics decided to sharpen their pencils and take aim at the Best Picture winner. I remember Gump being almost universally revered when it first opened. Roger Ebert famously opened his four star review of the film with: "I've nev…
Part II: Gender Inequality in the Industry
Today we welcome back Producer Shaun O'Banion for his 2nd and final installment of Gender Inequality in the Industry (Part II). We've appreciated the intelligent debate in the Comments section and look forward to more today. If you missed Part I, click here. Enjoy, RB
Part I: Gender Inequality in the Industry
Today's guest blog comes from producer and Stage 32 member, Shaun O'Banion, Shaun's previous blog, Tragedy on Set: Remembering Sarah Jones, was enormously popular and met with immense support from the Stage 32 community. Today we welcome Shaun back with a post about gender inequality in Hollywood... a topic that may just spur some debate. Shaun is an independent film producer and member of the Producers Guild of America. He has produced three films: Dakota, Dakota Skye and…
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