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It Started With Finding $600 In George Carlin's Filing Cabinet
Producing a film consists of a million moving parts. To make a production purr like a Swiss watch, everything has to be in sync. Some people believe that meticulous planning is the key to a production's success. Others prefer to lean on less traditional methods. Today's guest blog contributor, Jeff Harman, believes that astrology cycles play a large part in a production's success. Starting his career working for George Carlin who called him "uncommonly honest", Jeff has worked over 40 ye…
An Investment In Knowledge Pays The Best Interest
Hello everyone, Shannon here. For those of you who don’t know me yet, I am the Director of Education here at Stage 32. If you've ever wondered who puts together all of our Next Level Webinars and Classes, that's me. If you ever have questions about our education, how to watch an on-demand video or Stage 32 in general, that's also me. It’s been an incredible past couple of months for Stage 32 Next Level Education and we’ve seen record-breaking attendance in our Next Level Webinars and C…
Crutch: The Journey Of A Disabled Artist
For those of you who have been on this site for a while, watch the On Stage With RB webcasts, or know me personally, you've surely heard me speak of my love for personal stories and, therefore, my love for documentaries. As I've said many times in the past, the most nourishing thing a creative can receive is support. It's the foundation on which this site was built. For any creative the process of getting your project made can be challenging. But being a creative with a disability prese…
Crowdsourcing & Crowdfunding Your Indie Film
To kick off this year's TriBeCa Film Festival, Stage 32 paired up with Film Interchange to host an educational and entertaining Filmmakers Lounge. During the evening, we had two excellent panels on using social media as a filmmaker and crowdsourcing & crowdfunding your film, which included industry executives from Stage 32, Film Interchange, Indiegogo and Seed & Spark on the panels. Over 400 Stage 32 members RSVPed for the event and it was a smashing success! However, we know no…
Surviving 'Roar': The Most Dangerous Film Ever Made
Today's blog comes from director, cinematographer and Stage 32 member, Randolph Sellars. Randolph resides in Portland, Oregon and has worked in the film industry for more than 30 years, contributing to over 23 feature films as a First/Second-Unit Director of Photography. He has completed projects for such major networks as NBC, CBS, ABC, PBS, BBC, HBO, Showtime, Discovery and National Geographic. In today's blog, Randolph discusses his time working on the 1981 film, Roar, what led to it…
Laying the Groundwork to Get Work
Today I welcome award-winning filmmaker, journalist, teacher and my good friend Marty Lang to the Stage 32 Blog. Marty shares with us on how important it is to lay the groundwork to get work when you live outside of a major production hub like Los Angeles, New York, London, Toronto, Mumbai, etc. Marty goes over 3 vitally important pieces of advice on how to go about getting work. Plus, he gives specific examples of where to look. Marty has over 14 years experience in all aspects…
Stage 32 Worldwide Online Release: CUT!
Stage 32 is proud to annouce one of the coolest and groundbreaking events in our 3 1/2 year history. After a sold-out theatrical run, we are pleased to announce that Stage 32 will host the exclusive worldwide online release of CUT! co-written and directed by Stage 32 member David Rountree. David hired over 30 Stage 32 members for the production. On Thursday, February 26th, the Stage 32 community will be able to watch the film online LIVE from anywhere in the world.&n…
Improve Your Skills and Perfect Your Craft
Stage 32 was recently called “Lynda meets LinkedIn” by Forbes Magazine, due to its unparalleled education and access to professionals to help improve your craft. Thousands of our members from all over the world have participated in the education we offer and feedback has been nothing short of amazing from our members and our teachers. In case you aren't aware, Stage 32 offers live and interactive online classes and labs taught directly by executives and professionals w…
Making the Most of Your Networking Time
Registrations for the January 2015 On Stage With RB were in high demand, smashing all previous records. As you know, we normally open registration to the first 1000 members. We almost always hit capacity, but this time we were well above. As a result, many Stage 32'ers were shut out from the broadcast. We apologize for this inconvenience! In an effort to make things right, we've taken the following steps: 1 - We've converted the video at record speed and it is now…
What Are Your 2015 Goals?
Welcome to the first weekend of 2015, everyone, and a very Happy New Year to you all. Due to travel and time constraints, there is no Weekend Blog this week. Instead, I thought it would be a great time to discuss and share our plans and goals for the coming year. Some of what I am planning on accomplishing in 2015 includes writing 2 scripts, completing my crowdsourcing book for Focal Press, dipping my toes back into acting, filming a short and implementing a myriad of Stage 32 init…
New Years 2016 Resolution Webinar Series
Welcome to 2015. This is it. This is YOUR year. You are going to achieve all you've ever wanted to do creatively and Stage 32 is here to help. The New Year is a time for setting goals, getting a fresh start and achieving all that you've wanted in film, television or theater. This month we are bringing you the best possible webinars with top teachers on all aspects of the business including: Navigating your Film into a Major Film Festival taught by Amanda Johnson Ze…
And I Would Walk 500 More
Today's guest blog comes from Stage 32 member Colin MacDougal . Colin currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California and has given up the title of "Jack of all trades" to be the master of one - Production - now actively working as a Production Assistant. In his blog, Colin takes us on the 500 mile journey of how he went from working in food service (and how he feels it can help solve world peace!) to working in a career 30,000 feet in the air. And, while…
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