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Coffee & Content: Low Stakes Stories, High Stakes Decisions
7 Life Hacks For Creatives
November Write Club Week 4: The Art of the Pitch- What Managers & Execs Actually Want to Hear
A Practical Guide for Actors: Tips & Advice Every Performer Should Know
Insider Intel: Packaging your Project- The Chicken or the Egg Dilemma
Happy Thanksgiving From Stage 32: We Are Thankful For YOU
4 Reasons To Have Audio Description On Your Film
Insider Intel: 2025- Your Year of Breakthroughs (+ What's Coming in 2026)
Coffee & Content: The Genius of Weapons and How to Know When Your Script Is Ready
Talking Business: Key Agreements in Film Financing Part 2
How to Network & Build a Lasting Career in Entertainment: Part 1
I recently gave some thought to what actions and strategies had made the most significant impacts in my success over the years. I was surprised to realize how it really was not the things most of us expect. Not agents. Not union membership. Not publicity. Not awards or accolades. Not proactive networking. The reality is far more subtle, nuanced and more powerful than any of those things. It took decades of perspective for me to recognize the indisputable…
Stage 32 in Yahoo! Finance: "How This Social Platform Became The LinkedIn Of The Entertainment World"
Happy Wednesday Creative Army! Since 2011, the Stage 32 team has been working tirelessly to help you stay connected, creative, motivated, and informed. As always, we are committed to bringing you networking opportunities, education and mentoring from top-level industry executives and professionals, and access to decision-makers around the globe all from the comfort of your own home. Recently our efforts have been noticed by the media in a big way. We are incredibly proud and honored th…
How to Have a Healthy Relationship with Criticism of Your Art/Work
As an artist, you’re called to show up in the world. Whether it’s on stage, making a pitch, submitting your screenplay, putting on an art show, you make yourself vulnerable to others over and over again. Making art is a unique process. The initial stages of creating are deeply personal, but, eventually, you need the attention of your audience to bring your creative work to life. Though it began as something private, your art only achieves its purpose and full potential when …
Announcing the 1st Annual Romantic Comedy Screenwriting Contest
Watching a Rom-Com is like drinking a mug of hot cocoa - soothing and sweet. If you’ve been working on a romantic comedy script, it’d be our treat to read it. Give us the pleasure of reading your work, and we’ll make sure others get to read it too! We’re looking for Romantic Comedies like recent hits TO ALL THE BOYS I’VE LOVED BEFORE, CRAZY RICH ASIANS, or THE BIG SICK to spread the joy this year. With 90’s nostalgia spreading through all of pop cultu…
How to Promote Yourself as a Screenwriter
It’s not uncommon to dream about becoming a screenwriter. You see your words and ideas come to life on TV and movie screens worldwide. That’s fascinating. Have fun with it and never let go! However, Hollywood has changed in the past years, so screenwriters have to know how to promote themselves. If you don’t have an agent or a manager to help you out, then it might be difficult to establish yourself as a successful professional. You’ll have to do everything on yo…
Filmmaking Tips from MONSTER Cinematographer Steven Bernstein
Steven Bernstein is the cinematographer of White Chicks and Oscar-winning Monster, writer/director of Last Call with Rhys Ifans and John Malkovich is also a screenwriter, an actor, teacher, the author of the best-selling book “Film Production”, a writer for various film magazines, a lecturer and a motivational speaker. With over thirty years of experience in the biz, he is creating Instagram posts that are a “film school” goldmine to any Stage 32 member. I kno…
14 Steps to a DIY Screenwriting Diploma
I remember watching Jane the Virgin for the first time three years ago. Do you remember the flashback when Jane meets Rafael for the first time? If you’ve never seen it, just stick with me for a sec. Rafael asked Jane about what she wants to be in her life. She replies, Well, it depends. Am I being practical or brave? He says, Practical. She says, I'm a teacher. Then he says, Brave. She says, I'm a writer…I have never said that out loud before! He smiles at her and leans i…
‘Insecure’ Writer Mike Gauyo And Stage 32 Reteam For Black Boy Writes/Black Girl Writes Mentorship Initiative
Happy Wednesday Creative Army! I am incredibly proud to announce that Stage 32 is partnering with Stage 32 educator and writer Mike Gauyo (Insecure, Ginny & Georgia) and Black Boy Writes Media to bring you the Black Boy Writes & Black Girl Writes Mentorship Initiative. Launched at the beginning of 2021, the Black Boy Writes & Black Girl Writes initiates aimes to bring industry access and resources to budding WGA Black writers. The application for the class of 20…
How to Get Creative Control
Welcome back, filmmakers of Stage 32! Most of you know me by now, either for my achievements or for my infamy, so I’ll spare you the branding prologue. If anyone needs a little reassurance that I actually do know what I’m talking about, I can tell you I’ve written two screenplays since my last blog and that I was paid to my satisfaction for both of them. If you’d like to check my receipts a little more thoroughly, I’ve got a brief bio and a list of all the a…
Connecticut-Based Screenwriter Options TWO Scripts Through Stage 32!
As writers, we sometimes tell ourselves that we will, “get back to writing later “, or “there will be plenty of time to write later". My later lasted twenty-seven years. I love reading and writing, and during my teenage years and into my early twenties, I spent many a day doing both. I wrote short stories about superheroes, medieval duels, animals with telepathy, and treasure hunts in my own neighborhood. My need to write burns like a fire that can’t be extingui…
Coffee & Content: Jessica Chastain on THE EYES OF TAMMY FAY & Tips from THE GOOD FIGHT Showrunners
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, Film Independent recently hosting an Q&A with Jessica Chastain and producer Kelly Carmichael about their new film The Eyes of Tammy Fay. In this exclusive interview, Jessica talks about how she first got the rights to the projects back in 2012, the process of preparing for the role, and…
How To Brew A Family of the Arts and Why it’s so Important
Happy Autumn Creatives! Growing up, I was known for my tiny stature and enormous personality, pretty much what I’m known for now. I loved making friends, family, and old people smile. I spent most of my time with my grandmother, the best storyteller, seamstress and soul fool chef on the planet. I enjoyed the sweet smells of sweet potato custard and homemade biscuits baking in the oven while she taught me how to sew lace on a doll dress. When we were finished, I’d follow her…
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