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Forbes Spotlights Stage 32 Certification!
Green Lights and Grey Areas: Expanding Creative Collaboration in Publishing
Stage 32 Now Certifying Centro de Portugal Film Commission!
Want Success in the Entertainment Industry? Start Writing Your Own Narrative
Insider Intel: Packaging your Project- The Chicken or the Egg Dilemma
Stage 32 + DramaBox Join Forces to Launch World's First Vertical Drama Incubator
Stage 32 Certification Featured In IndieWire!
Insider Intel: The Studio War & The Rise of Indies
Find Your Footing on Stage 32: Join Our December Community Open House
Coffee & Content: Why Your Next Step Matters More Than the Perfect Step
How A.I. Can Benefit Hollywood
The entertainment industry might be the final one disrupted by Machine Learning, but if done right it can be as revolutionary as the camera. Act 1 — The Machine Learning Revolution You don’t need to follow tech news to know that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is finally arriving, after so many “AI winters”. It’s going to impact every aspect of humanity in the coming years, and how could it not? The first Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) will be the only…
How to Connect 1 Million+ Entertainment Industry Professionals - Richard "RB" Botto on The Jake Dunlap Podcast
Happy Wednesday! Our fearless leader and CEO, Richard "RB" Botto recently had the pleasure of being a guest on The Jake Dunlap Show. In this exclusive podcast interview RB discusses How to Connect, Train, and Coach 1 Million+ Entertainment Industry Professionals. Specifically, RB talks about the origins of Stage 32, how our partnership with Netflix came about, how to make yourself and your content stand out amongst the sea of competition, and much more. Click here …
How to Start Writing Your Script ... and Finish It!
In my years of experience as a writer of novels and scripts, I have encountered many challenges, as have my colleagues. One of the biggest: finishing my stories! Starting to write a novel or a script is not very complicated. Almost anyone can do it. But it takes time, patience, focus and energy. It can be easy to get discouraged during the process and the real challenge is getting to the end. Here’s a few tips that can help you make yours happen. Stay Disciplined This is probabl…
Animator and Filmmaker Collaborating on Animated TV Show After Connecting on Stage 32!
Having won awards for my artwork and writing in high school, I knew my career path was to be a storyteller in some capacity. However, that road was not linear and took many incarnations. This included being a journalism major in college, a professional opera singer (you read that right), owning a graphic design studio, teaching ancient history & religion seminars and finally working as a personal trainer. This last vocation was the turning point. While training myself during a lunch…
Coffee & Content: 5 Tips for Filming Yourself & 7 Ways to Memorize Lines Fast
Happy Sunday Creative Army! First of all, congratulations to all of you who have already participated in our monthly Introduce Yourself Weekend! Thousands of connections have been made between entertainment creatives and professionals from every corner of the globe. Whether you are a long-time member, or brand new to Stage 32, take a moment to pop over to the Introduce Yourself Lounge and say hello before the end of the weekend. Now, grab some fresh coffee and let's dive into this week'…
Celebrating Black History Month and Diversity/Inclusion in the Industry
Happy Black History Month! Or, for anyone outside the United States, happy February! One of the great accomplishments of Stage 32 is providing a safe and welcoming space for creatives all around the world, regardless of age, sex, race, or creed, to gather, network, and build relationships. Naturally, as we began celebrating Black History Month in the Stage 32 Lounges, this poignant question arose - why do we celebrate? In a word… history. In the United States, since celluloid was…
How to Make a Web Series with the Budget of a Ham Sandwich
The entirety of my film experience is with indie filmmaking. To be perfectly honest, most of that experience is making 48 Hour Films. There’s just something about throwing a project together from scratch that thrills me. For years, I’ve wanted to do more. In the last year, I finally got the chance. About a year ago, I read an article about how a person rerouted money in their budget into a savings account for a quarter of a year. They then used that money to make a shor…
How to Run Efficient and Effective Sets
“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” ~ Arthur Ashe “What happens when we go over time?” The room went quiet. The new sound operator repeated himself, “What happens when we go into overtime?” My crew smiled at me as I turned and replied, “We don’t.” I then continued answering and discussing other questions in the pre-pro meeting. Let me preface this by saying this was not a studio film. This was an indie featu…
Celebrating Black Filmmakers for Black History Month
I wanted to share my journey as a black filmmaker for Black History Month. Part 1 I started developing my Black Salt franchise over 10 years ago because I was tired of seeing how they depicted black men in TV and film. I create a black hero who was strong, disciplined and people could look up to. I loved martial arts, so I wanted my hero to have mastered Shaolin Kung Fu and be an Interpol agent, where he traveled around the world with great adventures, defeating the bad guys and stan…
How To Network Without Using People
Happy “Valentimes,” Stage 32! My name is Tennyson, I’ve written more than 50 screenplays, I’ve helped produce some movies, I direct and edit, I’m a working script doctor, and I’ve been working on stage since I was 13 years old. For the last few years, I’ve been blogging for Stage 32 more or less monthly… and this week, we’re going to talk in a little more detail about why I do that. EVERYBODY NEEDS HELP Showbusiness is, and has a…
Stage 32 Contest Winner Hired to Write Basketball Biopic through Stage 32!
Swish! How I’m Making the Most of My Stage 32 Experience. There’s a basketball court near my house. My girlfriend and I pass it on our routine walks around the neighborhood. One day not too long ago, we walked by it and joked that we should get a basketball and play against each other. We like a bit of a competition, and we’re always looking for new games to play against each other. The holidays were approaching, so, I put a basketball under the Christmas tree f…
Coffee & Content: The Art of the Opening Scene & How to Shoot Interviews
Happy Sunday Creative Army! Have you had a creative weekend so far? I have some content here for you that is sure to get the creative juices flowing, so grab your coffee and let's dive in. First up, the folks over at StudioBinder have a great series about the art of opening scenes. In this video, they cover six more ways to begin a film: tragedy, direct address, newsreel, crime, day in the life, and setting. You will see examples from Children of Men, Stranger than Fiction, Zodiac, Arr…
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