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Coffee & Content: Low Stakes Stories, High Stakes Decisions
Making Our First No-Budget Feature: The Pure Vortex Production Chaos (Part 2)
Stage 32 Certification Featured In IndieWire!
Green Lights and Grey Areas: Expanding Creative Collaboration in Publishing
Want Success in the Entertainment Industry? Start Writing Your Own Narrative
Coffee & Content: The Genius of Weapons and How to Know When Your Script Is Ready
7 Life Hacks For Creatives
Insider Intel: 2025- Your Year of Breakthroughs (+ What's Coming in 2026)
Stage 32 Now Certifying Centro de Portugal Film Commission!
Insider Intel: Packaging your Project- The Chicken or the Egg Dilemma
Seven Essentials for Projects “Based on a True Story”
“Based on a True Story.” Five very powerful words. But also kind of complicated… Yet, despite the complications and often polarizing reviews when “true stories” debut, there’s no denying there’s something about a “true” story that’s value-added. The voyeurism intrinsic to our psychology is essential to engaging with Narrative, and those five words enhance the marketing, anticipation, and audience experience. Take the…
Read the 2020 Oscar-Nominated Screenplays
No matter what role(s) you play in the entertainment industry, it is essential to stay tuned into market trends and top-performing projects. As you have likely heard, the 2020 Oscars® nominations were announced yesterday. When it comes to "what's hot" in Hollywood - Oscar nominations take the cake. So, as a well-informed industry aficionado, take some time this week to do your homework and check out some of the industry's favorite films of the past year. Today, we have …
How to bypass the Gatekeepers by Making Your Own Content
Several years ago I decided that I wanted to get a degree in film and television from the highly competitive film school at New York University. There was one major obstacle though... I was a high school drop out. What are the odds of my being accepted into this school and program? Not very good, but I decided (call it naivety, blind faith, insanity or whatnot) it was not only possible, but it was going to be my reality. I put one foot in front of the other, busted my butt as if it were …
Expanding Your Vision in 2020
On New Year's day, Richard Botto challenged us as members of the Stage 32 community to discuss our strategies for 2020. The point of Stage 32 is to help members see new possibilities to expand their craft, make connections and produce entertainment that audiences love. What strategies are you planning on implementing toward reaching your goals? I'd love to know more about them, and I'm sure others in the community would as well." - Richard "RB" Botto, Founder and CEO of S…
3 Strategies to Help Build Creative Intimacy
Creativity requires you to stay present and connected with all that you are - your talents, skills, and vision, as well as your feelings, thoughts, and inspiration. Your most private experiences and aspects of your internal life all come together and, one creative moment at a time, they become your art. As an artist, you know what it’s like when you merge with your art. You and your art flow together and become one. It almost feels like magic. You enter into a state of creative b…
AMA with Stage 32's Richard Botto: How can Stage 32 Script Services Help Filmmakers?
Hello Creative Army! As many of you know, our Stage 32 CEO, Richard "RB" Botto, offers a free webinar called 'Ask me Anything'. This week - we are featuring a question that might help you start your New Year off right: How can Stage 32 Script Services help Filmmakers? Are you a screenwriter with a script you would like some professional industry notes on? Are you a director or a producer with a project you would like some feedback on before committing it to film? Stage 32 sc…
Why Every Filmmaker Should Do A 48 Hour Film Project
Seven years ago, the 48 Hour Film Project first crossed my radar. A friend told me about it and I thought the idea of making a movie in 48 hours was crazy. Five films later, I still think it’s crazy - but that’s not the point. What Is The 48 Hour Film Project? As stated above, the 48 Hour Film Project is an event where filmmakers make a film from start to finish in 48 hours. Different cities do them different weekends, so sometimes teams participate in several a year. Ther…
Script Developed & Pitched Through Stage 32 Going into Production in March with Eli Roth Producing
Welcome to 2020, Stage 32 Family! It’s the big first Monday of the year, and we’re coming out guns blazing with a big Stage 32 success story. If you’re looking for some inspiration for getting your work out there in the new year, listen to this story from Stage 32 member Laurie Ashbourne who has been a Stage 32 member for over 8 years. Now Laurie has not one, but two projects set up through Stage 32! One of which is going into production in March with a massive genre …
Calling All Screenwriters - Join Us for National Screenwriting Day Tomorrow!
Tomorrow, January 5th, is National Screenwriters Day. And for the 4th straight year, Stage 32 is joining forces with Screenwriting U to present what has become one of the most popular online panels of the year. Our CEO and fellow screenwriter, Rich "RB" Botto, our Director of Script Services, Jason Mirch, and literary manager Krista Sipp, will join moderator, Hal Croasmun, CEO of Screenwriting U for a lively and inspirational discussion on all things screenwriting. The panel will …
2020 Vision: Making New Years’ Resolutions Stick for your Creative Goals
Welcome to the new decade! The holidays are the perfect opportunity to take inventory of all the activities you have done this year and examine what has worked for you and what you need to improve on. A Resolution is only as good as the plan devised to execute it. And before the planning, comes the soul searching. Every activity we undertake in this life, be it professional, or personal, has an opportunity for growth at its core. I am offering below some questions you may want to ask…
Happy New Year - Let's Talk 2020 Goals!
Happy New Year, everyone. Hope you all had a terrific holiday season and are now ready to launch into 2020. Those of you who have been around the site for a while know that on New Year's Day we utilize the Stage 32 Blog to discuss and share our plans for the coming year. So, what are you looking to accomplish in 2020? What are your creative goals? What skills are you looking to learn? What fears are you looking to overcome? What strategies are you planning on implementing toward reachin…
It's Been A Great Year!: Recapping the Best Stage 32 Success Stories of 2019 (Part 2)
Welcome to the last Monday of this decade! I hope everyone had a safe, happy and healthy holiday week! And obviously, we’re just around the corner from the big one! I am really excited for all that 2020 holds and I am sure you are right there too. But man, what a year it has been! Many members of the Stage 32 community have been blessed with success over the course of the year. In fact, there were so many that I had to break this blog into two parts. If you missed Part One of the b…
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