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How Stage 32 Was An Essential Tool For Making My Short Film!
The Importance Of Assistant Directors On Your Productions!
Coffee & Content: It's All About The Comps!
Coffee & Content: The Secret To Opportunity Is Building Relationships
How To Hire The Right Book Editor
Navigating the Complex World of Film Production Accounting
Stage 32 Certification Welcomes The St. Pete-Clearwater Film Commission!
A Roadmap for Filmmakers: Are You Financing Ready?
Celebrate the September 2024 Stage 32 Community’s Successes!
Avoiding the Rabbit Hole: Story Research Tips
Camera Update by PlanetMitch: Mid-Year Progress Report
2016 has been a very interesting year so far. We are just over half way through and we're bound to have some more tidbits coming our way. So what things might you have missed? Nikon? Well, it appears that Nikon is getting out of the professional video arena blog They ended up pulling out of NAB at the last minute. Financial troubles abound for Nikon and we may even see reductions in other areas. Many may argue that they have never had a very large presence in the first place, bu…
The Biggest Secret Film Score Composers Don't Want You To Know
I want to let you in on a secret that no accomplished composer wants you to know. So why am I telling you? Honestly, it’s because I am a teacher and it’s just in my blood to teach. The thing is, I will actually be making my life much harder by teaching you this secret because as many of you know, it is extremely competitive in the world of film score composing. It’s not because there are just soooo many unbelievably talented composers out there, it’s simply becaus…
Filmmakers: Don't Take This Personally (My Opinions On Opinions)
When you make a film, it is a personal reflection of your vision. This vision is realized with the help of others. Everyone involved leaves a piece of them in the finished project. Everyone will see your film differently and that's a really good thing, but once the film is shown, people will have their own opinion and may offer unfavorable criticism, even the ones that worked on it with you. If these criticisms, the bad and also the good, are not taken personally, they can be used to imp…
The Hype About Type: Six Questions To Get You Thinking About Yours
Lots of actors dread the question, “What’s your type?” Especially when you’re first starting out, there’s a sense that once you figure out your type you’ll magically be given a key to unlock every door to the acting business. In reality, it’s just one more tool for your toolbox, but an important one, and one that will continue to evolve. But the hype is right – understanding your type is essential, as it will guide everything from your hea…
Bang2Write Interview With Happy Writers Coordinator, Erik Grossman: 7 Pitching Secrets
Hello Everyone! Recently, Happy Writers Coordinator, Erik Grossman sat down with Olivia Brennan from Bang2Write, an online screenwriting publication to give some insider secrets to nailing a pitch! Enjoy!
You’re The Voice (Try & Understand It) - A Guide For Budding Voice Over Artists
Three years ago I decided to leave my comfortable and regular employment as an agency director to pursue a long-held ambition to become a voice over artist. I had limited previous experience in voice over work having scripted and provided the voice overs for a few radio adverts and corporate videos. Since that time I have been lucky enough to work with clients such as Disney, Ladbrokes, The World Health Organisation and Soda Stream (to name but a few)…….but the work requir…
SOUND ADVICE - Tips on How to Get Good Sound On Set!
A little about me: (and my 40 year career in sound). I was born in a trim bin. In Hollywood! If you don’t know what a trim bin is then you’re a lot younger than me! I have worked in the industry as a sound editor since 1973. My mother, KAY ROSE, was the first female sound editor to win an Oscar for Best Achievement in Sound Editing for the Mark Rydell directed film, THE RIVER. I was privileged to work with her for about 25 years. My love of movies started with my mom, who was…
How a Stage32 Webinar Brought Me Unexpected Success
A few weeks ago I enrolled in a Stage32 webinar entitled, “Is There A Market For Your Short Film? Distribution, Recognition & Monetization.” It was led by David Paterson, the screenwriter and producer of Bridge to Terabithia. I took the webinar because I had worked on a short film about a soldier battling PTSD, and I was looking for ideas about where to go from there. What comes next is a bit of trip down the rabbit hole. Want to come along? OK, onward then. David&rsqu…
High Concept—It Actually Means Something!
As writers, we have all come up against the agent, publisher, studio hack, or fellow writer who, when asked to give feedback on our story retorts, “Yeah, good idea, but … it needs to pop more. There’s no high concept.” Sigh, and what the heck does that mean? What are you supposed to do with that? People throw this phrase around like the definition is common knowledge, but when asked to explain their sorry selves, these same people only deliver clichés, lik…
Becoming a Writer/Director is Hard, But It’s Very Doable!
Making films wasn’t my first thought on what I wanted to do with my life. An artist, sure, but what kind I had no idea. I floundered around up in Santa Barbara for a decade trying to figure this out. After surviving Isla Vista I found myself downtown taking every art course offered at City College. I took about 12 pages worth when I found myself getting a DJ job at a local radio station. One day it clicked, I love sound, all sounds, pictures also, drawn or photographed. I should th…
When A Mediamaker Should Engage An Entertainment Attorney
Many mediamakers know they need a lawyer out the gate and yet initially they are often fearful of employing a lawyer as they fear they can't afford it. That is why I am frequently asked: "When should a mediamaker engage an entertainment attorney?" As a general rule, this should be done when the client is entering into a contractual relationship with another person or entity, such as two co-producers, two writing collaborators, a producer and a writer, a producer and a director, etc. It …
The Arab World in Cannes
Mohamed Diab’s “Clash” / “Eshtebak” opened Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival this year. It takes place in Cairo during the summer of 2013 - two years after the Egyptian revolution. In the wake of the ouster of Islamist president Morsi, two journalists are grabbed during protests, their cameras and IDs confiscated, and thrown into the back of a police truck. The Clash Full of detained demonstrators of divergent political and religious background…
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