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Red Carpet Roll-Out: October 2024's New Executives at Stage 32!
Coffee & Content: The Secret To Opportunity Is Building Relationships
Stage 32's October 2024 Education Schedule!
Coffee & Content: What Are 3 Things That Motivate You?
More Pitchin’, Less Bitchin’: How I Found Representation & Partnerships Through Stage 32!
5 Rules For Writing Horror
How Stage 32 Was An Essential Tool For Making My Short Film!
Coffee & Content: Are You Feeling Too Overwhelmed To Try?
Preparing for Auditions: 7 Guided Script Approaches That Land You The Job
What I’ve Learned About Screenwriting From Stage 32!
How To Get Commissioned for British TV Right Now!
Stranger Things is killing it among the industry people I know right now. Almost everyone who watches it drinks it straight down. I thought I'd try half an ep to see what it felt like. I watched five episodes non-stop, then finished the series off the following evening. Same with the recent Ashley Pharoah show The Living and The Dead from the BBC. I watched it as fast as I possibly could. One is glorious 1980s nostalgia, one is a heart-achingly beautiful journey into Thomas Hardy …
Part II: Reality Checks from an Inspirational Cripple
Given my particular challenges and handicaps, the only way I am going to make a contribution to our community and our culture that truly fulfills me is if I focus my labor with absolute precision and efficiency. (If you missed it, check out Part 1 here) My career has constantly nudged me to reduce the workings of our industry down to their most essential strengths and to make those strengths my own. Now that my tolerance for unnecessary risk is completely eradicated and I've broken my wo…
7 Elements For A Successful Film Business Plan
In the film industry, you'll need a solid business plan for the projects you take on. A business plan is a document which clearly identifies your understanding of where your project fits into the film industry and the market it is targeted to. It should state the financial requirements of the venture; what is required from the investors; how they are to be repaid; what compensation they will receive and when and from where. Other areas within the document will include the experience of t…
Robert McKee Teaching LIVE! - Exclusive to Stage 32! - Special One Day Event!
Hey Guys! I am very excited to continue our tradition of bringing you the best education in the industry by working with legendary author and story authority, Robert McKee on a very special and exclusive one day only LIVE event here on Stage 32! For our Masters of Craft Series, Mr. McKee will be teaching you how to write believable, engaging & impactful dialogue. Here's a video from me with more information! Since 1984, more than 100,000 students have taken M…
Writing Contracts, Audio Book Narration and Shooting Film in LA
It's an active week here at Stage 32 Next Level Education. I've brought in some great teachers for our writers, actors, producers and filmmakers! Writing Contracts: What You Need To Know Tuesday, August 16 at 1pm PDT I've brought in Jordan Barel, an entertainment attorney and development executive to go over 3 types of writing contracts: Purchase Agreement, Option Agreement and Negative Pickup agreement. Reading To Earn: An Audiobook Narration Primer Thursday, August 18 at…
Breaking into Screenwriting: Features vs. Television
When approaching the industry strategically, many writers consider not only what they enjoy writing or what format speaks to them, but also where they might have greater odds for building a tangible, sustainable, screenwriting career. Judging by the numbers, there are more opportunities in television than there are in film. In 2014, over 4,000 WGA members claimed income generated from working in the television sector; by contrast, only 1,800 WGA scribes made their money in the feature fi…
Stage 32 + Hollyshorts Film Festival - Events All Week!
We have an exciting week of events lined up at the HollyShorts Film Festival beginning this Friday! If you are in or around the Los Angeles area, you are more than welcome to come join us for any one or all of our special Stage 32 panels, parties and screenings! "HollyShorts is the benchmark most up-and-comers are striving for - and the festival is impressively dedicated to advancing the careers of its filmmakers", says Daniel Sol, Co-Founder of HollyShorts. "We are equally impressed, d…
What's New with Stage 32 Education This Week
It's a great week here on Stage 32 with 2 extremely informative webinars for filmmakers, writers and producers, and for those members based in or around LA, we have an educational panel on Friday at the Hollyshorts Film Festival! Let's get to it! Distribution: Amazon, Hulu, and Netflix 101 - Wednesday, August 10 If you are interested in distributing your project via a VOD platform, I've brought in Chad Miller, who has spent over a decade in on-demand entertainment and…
Vision Films Enters into a Distribution Deal with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Vision Films, an international sales agent and North American distributor for independent feature films and feature length documentaries, has signed a deal with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) to distribute their new feature film releases across home entertainment platforms in the United States and Canada. Lise Romanoff, Managing Director/CEO of Vision Films states, “We are so pleased to be joining the SPHE family who has a proven track-record of success in the U.S…
Hebe Tabachnik Named Artistic Director Cine Latino Minneapolis Saint Paul Film Festival
Hebe Tabachnik has been named Artistic Director of the Cine Latino Minneapolis Saint Paul Film Festival presented by the The Film Society of Minneapolis-St. Paul. Hebe Tabachnik The showcase will present some 30 Latino and Ibero American films, panels, workshops and special events with the invited filmmakers and talent. Minneapolis, Minnesota and Saint Paul, Minnesotaare home to an incredible diverse population with great passion for the arts. Says Tabachnik, “I can’t wait …
T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival: New Horizons Studio 2016
Organized within the framework of the 16th T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival, the 7th edition of the New Horizons Studio took place from 24 to 26 July in Wrocław, the 2016 European Capital of Culture. The most important training program of the T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival has two objectives: to teach, during three days, young European directors and producers about the workings of the international film market, particularly producti…
Black Lens Program Lineup Announced by Milwaukee Film Festival
The Black Lens Program Showcases fiction and documentary films from emerging and established African-American directors. The 8th Annual Milwaukee Film Festival (September 22 — October 6)announced the return of the Black Lens Program for a third year. Featuring work from both emerging and established African-American filmmakers, this series presents eight programs of short and feature-length fiction and documentary films. In 2015, Black Lens film screenings attracte…
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