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4 Reasons To Have Audio Description On Your Film
The Stage 32 Community Open House Returns This November — and You’re Invited!
Don't Let the Momentum of November Write Club Die: How to Stay Active Into 2026 & Beyond!
Coffee & Content: Why Your Pitch Needs to Be Human
Coffee & Content: Why Your Next Step Matters More Than the Perfect Step
Green Lights and Grey Areas: Expanding Creative Collaboration in Publishing
Wearing Many Hats As A Creative
What Stage 32's Community Is Really About (Beyond Scripts, Sets, and Showreels)
Stage 32 + DramaBox Join Forces to Launch World's First Vertical Drama Incubator
How Modern Franchises Became Our New Religion
The Biggest Creative, Business & Networking Event of the Year
Hey guys. A quick reminder that Film Con Hollywood (hosted by Stage 32 and the LA Acting Studio) takes place this Saturday at the LA Convention Center. The buzz is high, the stage is set and we’re fired up to bring you a full day of keynotes, panels, workshops, networking, pitching, screenings and more. Whether you’re an actor, screenwriter, filmmaker, producer, content creator, film financier or are looking to further your career in the film, television or content c…
Coffee & Content - Ridley Scott on Directing & 10 Important Lessons on the Craft of Screenwriting
Hello, my fellow creatives. Happy Sunday. Hope you are all enjoying and participating in what has been a very lively Introduce Yourself Weekend! Today for Coffee & Content, I'm bringing you some voices with years of experience talking directing and screenwriting. First up, legendary director, Ridley Scott waxes poetic on the craft of directing. As usual, no pulled punches from Sir Ridley. Nothing more for you to do with this one than pour yourself a full cuppa an…
Have You Read the Oscar Nominated Screenplays Yet? Let's Discuss!
Hey guys! Last month, I posted the 10 Oscar nominated screenplays right here on Stage 32. Since that day, over 50,000 of you have hit the page! Good on you for investing in yourself by using your valuable time to read and explore these acclaimed works. As much as we learn from reading great screenplays, we can learn even more by discussing them. So whaddaya say we do that today and this weekend leading up to the broadcast on Sunday. Which screenplay was your favorite…
Scaring Up Funds: How to Acquire Investors For Your Horror Film, the Most Profitable Genre of Them All
We’ve all heard the stories. Paranormal Activity, a film with a budget slightly less than a used Honda, made $193 million worldwide and launched a profitable franchise. That film’s progenitor, The Blair Witch Project, had a $60K budget and turned out a $250 million box office haul. The most profitable films from 2010 to 2015 were all horror films. 10. The Last Exorcism ($68M gross vs. $1.8M production budget) 9. Annabelle ($257M vs. $6.5M) 8. Chernobyl Diaries ($37M vs…
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…
Stage 32 Happy Writers: A Year of Success
Stage 32 Happy Writers: A Year of Success The last year of Stage 32 Happy Writers has been one full of success stories, but truth be told, we haven’t been the best about telling those stories. This year, we want to be better about letting you know how our pitch sessions, script coverage, consultations, contests and more are leading to Stage 32 Writer’s successes every day. So let's start by celebrating your successes from 2017! What Is a…
Network TV is Not Dead
It's been a busy and exciting week here at Stage 32 and it extends into tomorrow with our webinar hosted by Anna Henry from Andrea Simon Entertainment called How to Write a Pilot & Pitch to Network TV. We've been working on this one for quite some time and due to the content, we were quite excited and interested to see how certain shows performed at the Emmys, particularly the network shows which were nominated. It's not news that cable and streaming won the day. But according …
Sydneys Buzz: Toronto International Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival is the most important film festival in North America as it opens the season of movie celebrations and the film business after a relatively quiet summer. Taking place September 7 to the 17, screening are sold out to the huge numbers of the Canadians who go so far as to take their vacations just so they can watch movies. The festival's People's Choice Award has become a predictor of awards-season success. Past recipients of this audience accolad…
It's Show Reel Share Day - Share Your Reels With the World
Today on Twitter and Instagram, it's #ShowReelShareDay - That means whether you're an actor, filmmaker, cinematographer or other creative with a reel, today is the day to showcase your talents to the world. Let's show the social world that we are the most creative community on the planet! We're asking all our members who have reels and either a Twitter or Instagram account (or both) to help promote Stage 32 while promoting yourselves! All you have to do is share your reel link her…
Stage 32 & Michael Wiese Productions Present: The Future of Story - Los Angeles
On Thursday, August 3rd in LA, Stage 32 and Michael Wiese Productions are thrilled to bring you an intimate and educational evening with some of the industry's top writers, coaches and teachers working today. Join Jen Grisanti, Steve Kaplan, Christopher Vogler, Alvaro Rodriguez and Richard Botto for a timely panel on the craft and business of screenwriting in 2017 . Our esteemed panelists will be covering a wide range of topics including the current state of the industry, what’s h…
Coffee & Content - Storytelling of INSIDE OUT & More
Happy Sunday, everyone. And for those celebrating in the States, a Happy 4th of July weekend. For Coffee & Content this week, I'm sharing two terrific videos I'm sure you'll all find enormously entertaining and informative. First, it's the Personal Storytelling of INSIDE OUT. I'm sure many of you are familiar with the painstaking process all Pixar scripts go through from concept to screen. This video provides some more insight into why INSIDE OUT was Oscar nominat…
Join Stage 32 at Warner Bros. in July for AT&T SHAPE
We've been working with our great friends at AT&T and they have put together an incredible filmmaking weekend at Warner Bros. Studios that we are excited to share with the Stage 32 community. July 14-15, 2017 AT&T is bringing you SHAPE - the ultimate entertainment & tech expo featuring some of our industry's most influential filmmakers. If you can make it to LA, you are in for a real treat filled with lots of learning, creativity, technology and innovation in f…
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