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Coffee & Content: Hans Zimmer on Composing the DUNE Score & Oscar Nominee Overview
Happy Oscar Sunday Creative Army! With the 2022 Oscars taking place later today, naturally, I have some Oscars-themed content for you today. I've got my coffee in hand and your Oscars content coming in hot - so grab your coffee of choice and let's dive right in. First up, The Washington Post shares a quick video highlighting the nominees for the 2022 Oscars. They cover several different categories including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay, Best Orig…
Why Winning an Oscar Isn't My Goal as a Filmmaker Anymore
The first great movie I ever saw was Dead Poets Society at around the age of eight, two years before I decided I wanted to make movies. There was just something about it that raised the bar compared to other movies. Its excellence involved vocabulary and concepts that I wasn’t familiar with at the time—cinematography, casting, score. But when I found out what an Oscar was, I knew that Dead Poets Society deserved one. When I started to write screenplays two years later, I kne…
How to Deal with Writer's Block
The famous and dreadful writer's block! One of the many writers’ pet peeves. If it makes you feel any better, many writers, musicians, composers and artists in general have suffered from it, such as authors F. Scott Fitzgerald and Charles M. Schultz (the very productive creator of Charlie Brown and Peanuts), to name a few. Moreover, the notion is rather recent. The idea is thought to have originated in the nineteenth century, and the term "writer's block" was coined in 1947 by Dr.…
What I Have Learned from The Oscars Over the Years
As we get ready to take in the Academy Awards this Sunday, I am tempted to think about some of my own memorable Oscar Moments and the lessons that those moments have taught me over the years. And, not only are they some of my fondest memories to date, but they read like a list of what to do and what not to do. As you can see below, I got to hoist Ernie Borgnine’s Best Actor Oscar from 1956 that he won for portraying the title character in Marty. That was nearly a decade ago. I am…
How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome as a Creative
What’s up, Creative Army! Over the last few months, I’ve seen an uptick in questions sent to me here, on Instagram, and on Twitter revolving around the subject of overcoming imposter syndrome. As creatives – which, as I always say, makes us entrepreneurs – we are constantly dealing with executives and gatekeepers questioning our decisions and our creative choices. For those hanging out on broad based social media platforms, you deal with a constant barrage of &ld…
Worldwide Virtual Premiere of the of the 6th Annual Short Film Program
It is an honor and a privilege to bring you the worldwide virtual premiere of the 6th Annual Stage 32 Short Film Program! Below you will find nine amazing short films to watch that were carefully curated by Stage 32's panel of leading industry executives. Our esteemed panel of judges is made up of top producers, managers, development executives, and Oscar-winning filmmakers. Our winning filmmakers hail from all over the world, and we could not be more excited to share their undeniable t…
Coffee & Content: CODA Script Breakdown & DRIVE Cinematographer on Visual Storytelling
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 Women’s History Month and Learning from Different Perspectives
Happy Women’s History Month! Or, for anyone outside the United States, happy March! Are you sensing a theme? Perhaps one of unity through celebrating our differences? That is the goal of celebrating, after all. During the celebration, we put aside our grievances, our woes, and even our agendas to appreciate the good work that has already been done. Perhaps even a return to work? You can start your Women’s History Month celebration with our recent International Women’s D…
Read the 2022 Oscar-Nominated Screenplays
For the past two years, long time Stage 32 member and screenwriter Alan C. Baird has been providing his fellow Stage 32 members award-nominated screenplays to read and learn from. In case you missed it, check out the 2021 Golden Globes-nominated screenplays, 2021 Writers Guild Award-nominated screenplays, and 2021 BAFTA-nominated screenplays Alan shared with us. Now, Alan has collected the 2022 Oscar-nominated original screenplays and adapted screenplays! Below, you will find the nomine…
Less Woo and More Do: The Four P’s to Achieve Results in Your Entertainment Career
Less Woo and More Do: The Four P’s Four Practical Habits to Help Creatives Stay Grounded and Achieve Consistent Results. "It is better to take many small steps in the right direction than to make a great leap forward only to stumble backward." - Chinese proverb As actors, we all have huge dreams and aspirations: one day winning an Oscar, being on a Broadway stage, getting into Marvel-ready shape, or getting that top-tier agent. For better or worse, we think big and relentlessl…
The Trick That Changed How I Write
About a year ago, I was officially diagnosed with Chronic Intractable Migraine after about eight months of various doctors, tests, and medicine. In layman’s terms, it means that I constantly have a headache. All-day. Every day. This has dramatically affected how I write. Honestly, there are days when I hate it. Long gone are the times when I could plop into my desk chair and write for hours on end and crank out thousands of words at a time. Brian fog has killed that. …
The Power of Mentorship in the Creative Journey
As creatives, we can all probably remember the first person who took notice of the unique turn of our minds and chose to affirm it – whether that was a teacher, a parent, a friend, a sibling, or an early fan of our work. This person’s words might have given us exactly the encouragement we needed at exactly the right time. The truth is, it’s very easy for the self-doubt, the self-criticism, Imposter Syndrome, fear, and the inner forces of Resistance to win the day. Ther…
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