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Coffee & Content: Low Stakes Stories, High Stakes Decisions
7 Life Hacks For Creatives
4 Reasons To Have Audio Description On Your Film
Stage 32 Featured at the 43rd Torino Film Festival!
My Stage 32 Story: Persistence, Healing, & Creative Breakthroughs in Year 3
Stage 32 Now Certifying the Dallas Film Commission!
Forbes Spotlights Stage 32 Certification!
Coffee & Content: Why Your Pitch Needs to Be Human
Stage 32 Now Certifying Centro de Portugal Film Commission!
Coffee & Content: Why Your Next Step Matters More Than the Perfect Step
Mind's Eye Entertainment Options Three Projects After Connecting with Writers Through Stage 32!
Good morning Stage 32 Creative Crew! For those in the States, happy Labor Day weekend! While this signals that summer is coming to a close, it does not mean our momentum has slowed when it comes to advancing our careers. This was an extra special summer for three writers who connected with Thomas Pemberton of Mind’s Eye Entertainment through Stage 32 and had their projects optioned! This story is proof of the power of the platform as all of these writers connected to Mind’s E…
Coffee & Content - Acting "Survival" Jobs & Ethan Hawke on Creativity
Happy Sunday Creative Army! I hope you are having a great Labor Day Weekend so far. This fine Sunday morning, I invite you to take in some film content while you sip your daily dark roast. Let's dive in, shall we? First up, Kurt Yue of Acting Career Center recently interview 10 actors about what "survival job" side-hustles keep them working between acting gigs. Kurt does a great job providing examples of folks working part-time, full-time, independently, or for a company. He goes one s…
How to Balance Wearing Multiple Hats in the Entertainment Industry
Happy Three Day Weekend Stage 32! As many of you may know, I host an Instagram LIVE every week on @stage32online highlighting some amazing Stage 32 members from all over the world. This week, I had the supreme pleasure of chatting with Australia-based actor, producer, and screenwriter Annisa Belonogoff. Annisa recently wrote an article for the Stage 32 community called "Producer/Director/Writer/Actor - You Can Do it All... But Should You? At one point or another, you are going to be th…
Is Everything You Learned About Screenwriting Wrong?
It was lunchtime on a Wednesday afternoon. Finished eating at my desk, I sat in my car, in a nearby parking lot, about to crack open a book that would help change the direction of my life. A book so powerful that it would open my eyes, helping make things clear that I once couldn’t see. A book on screenwriting. Reading Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting by Syd Field was the first time I had been introduced to three act structure and specifically the hero’s journey.…
Producer/Director/Writer/Actor - You Can Do it All... but Should You?
You’ve heard the saying “Jack of all trades, master of none”? I’m going to start with something controversial, I hate that quote. This quote has been preached to me on many occasions throughout my career and I can imagine it will continue for the rest of my years. Why this quote? Because my creativity is hard to grasp, I do many things, and can do many things well, does this sound like you?. Your creativity doesn’t fit in the societal norms of occupation, …
How To Wake Up on the Right Side of the Writers' Desk
How To Wake Up on the Right Side of the Writer’s Desk: Ideas on how to get re-motivated to work on that script you’ve been ignoring this entire pandemic. If your quarantine has been anything like mine, then all the grand plans you had for finishing that script, taking that online class, and working on your yoga game have turned into finishing that pint of ice cream, taking that random personality quiz, and working on your watching everything in your Netflix queue game.…
Announcing the Stage 32 "That's a Movie" Logline Contest!
CONGRATULATIONS! HERE ARE THE WEEK 5 WINNERS! FORCES OF DECADENCE by Phillip Hollins "A military cop chronicles a series of incredible events as a lawyer preps a high-profile international smuggling court-martial involving an attempted assassination case against one of the most decorated Green Berets in U.S. history." THE NIGHT WITCHES by Steven Prowse "With wood and canvas biplanes, no radio, no lights, no defenses and no parachutes, just bombs, these WW2 p…
You Don't Need Hollywood's Permission (or Money) to Make a Movie!
Back in 2006, a buddy of mine had an idea. He loved horror movies, he knew someone with a camera, and he had been writing horror-themed stories since he was a teenager. He’d also been acting in theater productions around the region, and figured he could get a few people together for a weekend here and there. And that’s exactly what he did. He turned one of his stories into a script. He pulled a few folks together. He started filming. Many people do this sort of home-grown …
How To Produce An International Pilot During COVID - Part 2: Production
Black Creek originated as a writing exercise during quarantine. Now, it’s an independent TV pilot with network actors, Sundance Fellows, and a cutting-edge health and safety solutions company attached. Michael Goitanich and Connor Pannell, the Canadian/American co-production duo behind Black Creek, discuss what they learned throughout production, virtual post-production, and their plans for distribution. This article focuses on what we learned during production, to learn how we ha…
How to Know When It is Time to Walk Away from a Project
One of the things I’ve noticed as I’ve created books and scripts is that no matter what the project is or what your role in the project is, you leave a piece of yourself in everything. We can’t help it. Any undertaking leaves a piece of us, a signature of sorts. With filmmaking, projects come and go and sometimes, you have to walk away. Sometimes, it’s before the project sees the light of day. And to be honest, that’s when it can be the hardest. Today, I…
A Summer of Stage 32 Success: August Has Been Red Hot for Writers!
Good morning Stage 32 Creative Crew! I hope you had a fulfilling weekend and carved out some time to introduce yourself to the Stage 32 community during “Introduce Yourself Weekend” while enjoying the remaining days of summer. If you did not get a chance to say “Hello” yet, there is still time! Can you believe in this whirlwind year, we have blazed right through summer and it has been incredibly busy for members of our Stage 32 community, even while the indus…
Coffee & Content - Christopher Nolan's 10 Rules for Success & How Tarantino Writes Scenes
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 in to this week…
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