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What Stage 32's Community Is Really About (Beyond Scripts, Sets, and Showreels)
Coffee & Content: Why Your Next Step Matters More Than the Perfect Step
Coffee & Content: Low Stakes Stories, High Stakes Decisions
Forbes Spotlights Stage 32 Certification!
Coffee & Content: The Genius of Weapons and How to Know When Your Script Is Ready
Insider Intel: The Studio War & The Rise of Indies
Stage 32 Is My Magic Key To International Networking And Education
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Stage 32 Now Certifying Centro de Portugal Film Commission!
Coffee & Content: Wes Anderson on Writing and Directing Films & WHIPLASH vs. BLACK SWAN: The Anatomy of the Obsessed Artist
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, our friends over at StudioBinder have a series called "The Director's Chair" where they highlight key tips from successful film directors. In this episode, they feature Wes Anderson (The French Dispatch, Rushmore, Moonrise Kingdom, Fantastic Mr. Fox) and his unique and distinctive styl…
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 bl…
7 Items You Must Include in Your Netflix Pitch Document
Today's blog comes from our fearless leader Richard "RB" Botto. Over on his Medium he has broken down the 7 items you must include in your Netflix pitch document and he is bringing them exclusively to you, the Stage 32 community. He has posted this exclusive information over on his Medium account, and we've provided an excerpt below... Enjoy Creative Army!
How Stage 32 Helped Me Find My Screenwriting Community
It’s crazy! I never really honed in on writing until I was getting serious about animation. I was all about the illustration and making things move side, but then while I was doing that, I realized,”Oh man, I actually should write out actual episodes!” So I wrote out a pilot for my animation, Reap’d, which I’m currently pitching left and right on Stage 32. Coming from a digital arts background I never really practiced writing, but I guess in a sense, I&rsq…
Coffee & Content: Nicole Kidman on BEING THE RICARDOS & Behind the Scenes of DOWNTOWN ABBEY Locations
Happy Sunday Creative Army! I've got my coffee in hand and your weekly dose of content coming in hot - grab your coffee of choice and let's dive right in. First up, The Tonight Show recently interviewed Nicole Kidman about her recent role play Lucille Ball in Aaron Sorkin's Being the Ricardos. Nicole talks about the complexity of playing such an iconic person - and the different approaches to playing the off screen version of "Lucille" versus playing "Lucy" as depicted on I Love L…
5 Ways to Make Your Own Screenwriting Opportunities
A couple of steps are preached within the screenwriting sector that newbies need to follow before finding their feet in the industry. Many screenwriters have been frustrated out of their passion because they’ve done everything they are asked to do to no avail. They’ve followed the process verbatim and are yet to land anywhere or anything meaningful. This can be frustrating, mainly because it forces the screenwriter to think that their success and breakthrough in Hollywood a…
How Perfectionism Kills Your Craft & Crushes Your Spirit
At age 17, my artist-father was taught a mantra. ‘Near enough isn’t good enough. It has to be perfect.’ So he slaved for his mentor, re-doing work over and over again until one day, the mentor was moved to tears and whispered; ‘now it’s perfect. And that’s near enough.’ But the damage was done. Over 60 years of painting, dad couldn’t bring himself to have an exhibition. Nothing was perfect. It robbed him of so much joy and satisfaction and…
Read the 2022 Critics Choice Award-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 Critics Choice Awards-nominated original screenplays and adapted screenplays! Below, you…
3 Steps Social Networks Can Take to Foster Community - Richard Botto for Fast Company Executive Board
Happy Tuesday Creative Army! My first article as a Fast Company contributor - Three Steps Social Can Take to Foster Community - was published recently and I wanted to share it with you.Having run Stage 32 for over 10 years, I couldn't be more proud of our amazing community of nearly 1 million members and even more so that the business world has recognized our community as the shining example of positivity and productivity anywhere on the planet. It's been amazing to he…
How Writing a Stage 32 Blog Helped Me Get Distribution for My Transmedia Film Project
Today's success story comes from Las Vegas-based filmmaker and transmedia producer, Owen Ratliff. Back in October, Owen wrote a blog for the Stage 32 community about his experience developing his transmedia film project Black Salt. Now, Owen is back with an extremely excited Stage 32 Success Story - he procured distribution for his project after connecting with an agent who had read his blog on Stage 32! As the blog editor here at Stage 32, these success stories simply make my hea…
Coffee & Content: What Makes a Great Screen Villain & How to Book and Nail Meetings
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'…
How to Attract Allies in the Film Industry: The New Approach to Goal-Setting
Have you ever fallen in creative love? Perhaps you idly chat about your favorite director (like this fun getting-to-know-you post), only to discover that you both love their most obscure film the most. Over your first coffee date, you playfully square off about who has the worst set stories, but you share a laugh over the resiliency it takes to keep going. Now you're about to start a project and your new creative ally is firmly entrenched in your corner. 'How in the world did I get so fo…
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