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Coffee & Content: Reinvent the Story, Reinvent the Industry
Stage 32 + DramaBox Join Forces to Launch World's First Vertical Drama Incubator
Find Your Footing on Stage 32: Join Our December Community Open House
Coffee & Content: Why Your Pitch Needs to Be Human
Insider Intel: The Studio War & The Rise of Indies
Stage 32 Featured at the 43rd Torino Film Festival!
Insider Intel: Packaging your Project- The Chicken or the Egg Dilemma
Forbes Spotlights Stage 32 Certification!
Insider Intel: 2025- Your Year of Breakthroughs (+ What's Coming in 2026)
7 Life Hacks For Creatives
Announcing our 5th Annual Sci-Fi & Fantasy Screenwriting Contest
If there is anything that audiences are most in need of right now, it’s pure escapist entertainment. So, trust us when we say that two of the most sought after genres in Film and Television right now are Sci-Fi and Fantasy! Nearly every streaming service, production company, and studio is looking for an original Sci-Fi or Fantasy concept. Netflix has gone on the record to say they want their version of the STAR WARS and HARRY POTTER franchises. Universal is rebooting THE GREEN HORN…
Coffee & Content: The Rom-Com Formula & How to Do Visual Comedy
Happy Valentine's Day Creative Army! Have you had a creative weekend so far? I have some valentine's inspired content here for you that is sure to get the creative juices flowing, so grab your coffee and let's dive in. First up, The Take recently did a deep dive into the romantic comedy genre and outlined the formula for the perfect swoon-worthy rom-com. Both lovers and haters of the rom-com genre will learn a thing or two about writing romance from this video essay. You will see examp…
Use What You Have and Make Your Own Damn Movie!
I wasted 8 months of my life, along with a large sum of money, on empty promises and fraudulent contracts from a so-called "producer" who claimed he could get my movie done on a 5 MM budget. He was an incredibly good storyteller but with bad intensions. You see, he was a very skilled con artist that dismantled the hopes and the creativity of many filmmakers. He has been selling lies for years and many innocent people have fallen victim to his scams and still continues to do it to thi…
Tips and Tricks for Creating a Narrative Podcast in 2021
A Love Letter to 2020: Tips and Tricks for creating a Narrative Podcast in 2021 I was going to start this blog with a clever send-up of all my missteps and foibles in the production of my podcast, Piercing Time, of which there were many. It was going to be a funny, wry and rueful story, with all of the tried and true ingredients that charm and engage readers on the page. But then I realized that I wanted to write a different kind of story, one about faith and friendship across cont…
Inspiration and the Will To Work
Happy February, Stage 32! By now, I think most of the readers on this site know me pretty well! For those who don’t, I’m a screenwriter, a playwright, a director, a producer, a script doctor of growing repute, a game designer, a novelist, and in all respects a worldbuilder and storyteller. By now, I’ve worked as an executive for more than a decade and I’ve written more than 40 feature film scripts. My personal backstory is a bizarre and twisted odyssey of l…
An Open Letter to Screenwriters Everywhere
Please, Think About What You Write I understand that times are tough right now. You feel you have to write towards trends. What's hot. What's popular. Where the industry is headed. Believe me, I get it. But, please, I beg of you, for the love of all that is sacred, please do not write more quarantine dramas right now. No romances during a pandemic. No more "Love in the time of Corona" type stuff. Please, for the love of God. We are about to be inundated with this genre and it's infuriat…
Stage 32 + Netflix TV Pitch Workshop: Now Available On-Demand for FREE!
Happy Monday, Creative Army! Last week, we hosted our FREE Netflix TV Pitch Workshop, and I am thrilled to report that we had 25,763 entertainment creatives (screenwriters, filmmakers, actors) and professionals (managers, agents, development execs, producers) from over 175 countries register for this epic virtual event. Christopher Mack, the Director of Talent Investment and Development at Netflix, provided over three hours of exclusive insider information and tips on how to pitch …
Read the 2021 Golden Globes Nominated Feature 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 2021 Golden Globes nominations were announced earlier this week. The entertainment world has been abuzz all week with nomination snubs, surprises, and Netflix's continued awards season domination (despite the lack of nods towards their current leading lady, Bridgerton). So, as a well-informed industry aficionado,…
Tips on Breaking Into the Entertainment Industry from Talent Manager & Producer Brian Dobbins (BLACK-ISH)
Happy Tuesday Stage 32! We recently had the pleasure of chatting with talent manager and producer Brian Dobbins (Black-ish, Grown-ish, Mixed-ish) about how to break into the entertainment industry. Between his own successful career as a producer and as a talent manager to some major A-listers (Martin Lawrence, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Anthony Anderson are on his roster) Brian has helped countless careers blossom in this highly competitive industry. In this interview, Brian talks ab…
Stage 32 Joins Forces With Netflix - An Invitation for You
Good morning Creative Army, As you know, for the last 10 years, Stage 32 has been at the forefront of the democratization of the entertainment industry. As both our creative and professional community continues to grow, many companies, networks and streamers are turning to Stage 32 to find new talent and material. To that end, we're extremely proud to announce that we have joined forces with Netflix. This Thursday at 11am PST, we will be hosting a free Netflix TV Pitchi…
Coffee & Content: How Aaron Sorkin Creates Musical Dialogue & Roger Deakins on Practical Lighting
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 at StudioBinder recently released a video exploring how cinematographer Roger Deakins (1917, Skyfall, Blade Runner 2045, No Country for Old Men) uses practical lighting in his work. This video explains what practical lighting is, how you can achieve a "natural" look on camera, h…
How to Succeed in the Entertainment Industry in 2021
Happy Saturday Stage 32! As many of you know, our fearless leader and CEO Richard "RB" Botto regularly hosts "Ask Me Anything" webinars. RB's AMA's are packed with inspirational, no-bs shop talk about all aspects of the entertainment industry. Naturally, there was no better way to say hasta la vista to 2020 and hello to 2021 than with a special Ask Me Anything" F@#$ 2020 Edition from RB. I wanted to take a moment to share with you some of the highlights that are s…
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