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Why Filmmakers Must Study Birdman: Lessons in Screenwriting, Dark Humor, and Storytelling
Happy New Year! Let's Talk Goals!
Embracing Unexpected Opportunities In Your Career
Paradise Falls: A Christmas Story - A Journey of Dreams, Collaboration, & Gratitude
Stage 32 Certification at Focus London 2024!
Coffee & Content: When They Double Down, You Triple Down!
Celebrate the November 2024 Stage 32 Community’s Successes
5 Tips For Writing Your Life Story
Announcing the 10th Annual Short Film Contest
A Stage 32 Success Story: My Adventures Writing My First Horror Movie
And The Oscar Nominations Are In....
The nominations for the 90th Annual Academy Awards were announced yesterday and we're proud to recognize some of the amazing execs and companies we work with whose films received much deserved nominations. This year as we all watch the Oscars we have 7 films we can root for that have been worked on by our execs & their companies! Please join us in congratulating the amazing group of talent in the Stage 32 family. And, we'll be launching our Oscars contest on Stage 3…
Talking Filmmaking Across The Pond and Around the World - The Filmmakers Podcast
Recently our fearless leader, RB, had a chance to chat with Giles Alderson from The Filmmakers Podcast from London and the conversation could not be more fun! If anything, you have to tune in for their accents. Together on the podcast they chatted about film-making, screenwriting and crowdsourcing your film, building your tribe, your army, your boots on the ground and the most important factors of being a filmmaker. They discuss how to bring value to a project, how to stan…
What Is a Recoupment Schedule For Your Film or TV Production?
Independently produced films and TV series generally work with a Recoupment Schedule for the allocation and distribution of revenues to multiple beneficiaries. Each film or TV series is different in set-up, with its own unique production team and financing structure. Usually, production financing is put together from several separate sources which may include so called soft money, debt financing, equity investments, tax credit financing, or pre-sales. Financiers of the project, t…
Coffee & Content - Taking Your Filmmaking to the Next Level & The Clues to a Great Story
Another Sunday, another edition of Coffee & Content. I'm going a little French press style this morning...How about you? I'm truly excited about this week's C&C. I have two vids that are simply off the charts. To kick things off, I have a video from the fine creatives from Mango Street. This one is titled Take Your Filmmaking to the Next Level, and as per usual with their content, I think you'll find there's something to take away no matter what your experienc…
5 Realities of Raising Capital for a Feature Film
The difficulty in raising capital for any venture is two fold: first off, the market is crowded with opportunities that are currently earning strong returns. The stock markets, the bond markets and the traditional high yield sectors of real-estate, speciality finance and lending all present solid outlooks financially. Second off, speculation is the killer of many financial deals. Being pragmatic and logical – who wants to invest in an opportunity when the return not only i…
Get Great Content! - FilmHub's 10 FilmTweeters You Need to Follow!
One of the best ways to further your creative pursuits and to stay on top of all the latest industry news is to consume quality content. But in this day and age, finding reliable sources can prove to be quite challenging. Luckily, our good friends at FilmHub have compiled a murderers' row of film related creatives posting incredible content on Twitter. We're proud to present their list of 10 FilmTweeters to Follow as a Creative in 2018! Our very own CEO, RB, rings in at number 9! To fin…
Our National Screenwriter's Day Panel Video is LIVE!
On January 5th, for the second straight year, we were proud to celebrate National Screenwriter's Day with our friends from Screenwriting U. Hal Croasman led a spirited online panel with TV writer, Nicole Ranadive (24, THE LIBRARIANS, HAWAII FIVE-O, SMALLVILLE), Patrick Raymond, Development Executive for Mandalay Pictures (BIRTH OF A NATION, BURNING SANDS) and yours truly. Over 500 writers attended the nearly 2 hour event. As you might imagine, we covered a ton of ground including …
Happy New Year! What Are Your Goals?
On behalf of the entire Stage 32 team, I'd like to wish you all a very Happy New Year! So what are your goals for the year? Have you laid them out? Broken them down? Arranged them in a sensible fashion which will make the journey fun and rewarding as opposed to filled with pressure and anxiety? I'd love to hear what you're looking to attain in the coming 12 months. Further, for those willing, I'd also love if you'd share your strategies designed to set yourself up for…
Coffee & Content - 9 Award Hopeful Screenplays to Download!
Hey guys. Welcome to the weekend. Is there anything better on a cold winter's morning than curling up with a hot cup of coffee and a good screenplay? If you answered "Yes", too bad, that's all I have for you. For the rest of you, I'm happy to provide you with links to NINE screenplays hoping to get some recognition this awards season. As always, I welcome remarks and discussion in the Comments section below. But more importantly, this is the season of giving, so…
RB Featured in The Huffington Post - Prepare to be Inspired!
We're excited to announce that our fearless leader has been featured on The Huffington Post with an in-depth interview from journalist Yitzi Weiner. In the interview RB talks about his background in the industry, his recent book that has just been published, Crowdsourcing For Filmmakers: Indie Film and The Power Of the Crowd, building a brand and an audience, the Stage 32 platform, the importance of community for all creatives and best practices toward achieving your goals.&nbs…
Announcing Our 3rd Annual Short Film Contest
Today we open up our call for entries for the Third Annual Stage 32 Short Film Contest. We hear all the time from many of the 500+ executives we work with here at Stage 32 that short films have become a huge part of their recruitment model when searching for new talent or ideas which can be stretched to feature length. Over the last couple of years, we’ve polled thousands of filmmakers who are members of the Stage 32 community and asked them what they most need to move the nee…
Bondit Media Capital + Stage 32 Launch Film Finance Master Class Series
For the last few months I have been proud to work with the CEO over at Bondit Media Capital, Matthew Helderman on a 4-part Film Finance Master Class, which we are now officially launching. Stage 32 and Bondit have partnered to develop a comprehensive series featuring top producers in the industry today including Matthew Helderman, CEO of Bondit Media Capital, Robert Ogden Barnum, Co-Founder of Fortitude International and e2b Capital, Jordan Yale Levin, President of Yale P…
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