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Coffee & Content: The Genius of Weapons and How to Know When Your Script Is Ready
My Stage 32 Story: Persistence, Healing, & Creative Breakthroughs in Year 3
4 Reasons To Have Audio Description On Your Film
Stage 32 + DramaBox Join Forces to Launch World's First Vertical Drama Incubator
Stage 32 Featured at the 43rd Torino Film Festival!
Happy Thanksgiving From Stage 32: We Are Thankful For YOU
Making Our First No-Budget Feature: The Pure Vortex Production Chaos (Part 2)
Coffee & Content: Why Your Next Step Matters More Than the Perfect Step
Stage 32 Now Certifying Centro de Portugal Film Commission!
Insider Intel: 2025- Your Year of Breakthroughs (+ What's Coming in 2026)
Meet Stephen, Stage 32's Resident Camera Gear & Equipment Guru! - Come See What's New
Well, I am so excited to announce a newcomer to the Stage 32 family, Stephen Balsley, who we are dubbing Stage 32's Resident "Camera Gear & Equipment Guru". Stephen Balsley began his career at RED Digital Cinema watching it grow from RED One to becoming one of the leading Cinema brands in the world. Although Stephen began at RED, he is well experienced in all types of cameras, including Arri, Canon, Nikon, Blackmagic, and more. He's currently the D…
And The Oscar Nominations Are In....
The nominations for the 90th Annual Academy Awards were announced yesterday and we're proud to recognize some of the amazing execs and companies we work with whose films received much deserved nominations. This year as we all watch the Oscars we have 7 films we can root for that have been worked on by our execs & their companies! Please join us in congratulating the amazing group of talent in the Stage 32 family. And, we'll be launching our Oscars contest on Stage 3…
Happy New Year! What Are Your Goals?
On behalf of the entire Stage 32 team, I'd like to wish you all a very Happy New Year! So what are your goals for the year? Have you laid them out? Broken them down? Arranged them in a sensible fashion which will make the journey fun and rewarding as opposed to filled with pressure and anxiety? I'd love to hear what you're looking to attain in the coming 12 months. Further, for those willing, I'd also love if you'd share your strategies designed to set yourself up for…
Coffee & Content - Framing Relationships in Fargo & Storytelling Through Editing
Hey guys. Happy Sunday. Today, two more videos for you to enjoy with your morning java. First up, it's a look at how the Coen Brothers used very specific framing techniques to define character relationships in Fargo. I love this one...I think you will as well Next up, I have a brilliant look at editing in storytelling. This video is a piece of art unto itself that will no doubt invite repeat viewings. As always, all I ask in return is that you pay it forward and share this content thr…
Stage 32 Celebrates 6,000 Creative Locations With Peerspace
If you haven't seen by now, we have launched Stage 32 Locations - Powered By Peerspace. You can find it on the top menu bar. This is an incredible new tool for our creative community that helps you find locations for your film shoots, writing groups, casting calls or production needs. Stage 32 and Peerspace got together this week to celebrate all the new locations launched in the Los Angeles area, as well as Peerspace reaching a milestone of 6,000 new spaces for cr…
Coffee & Content - P. T. Anderson, Christopher Nolan & More
Happy Sunday to you all. Hope you're having a fantastic weekend. In this edition of Coffee & Content, we go back to P.T. Anderson and a cut by cut breakdown of There Will Be Blood. We also turn our attention to Dunkirk director Christopher Nolan and his pluses and minuses as a filmmaker and storyteller. As always, I ask you to share this content where you can on your other social media accounts through the handy share buttons at the top of this blog. Pay it forwar…
It's Show Reel Share Day - Share Your Reels With the World
Today on Twitter and Instagram, it's #ShowReelShareDay - That means whether you're an actor, filmmaker, cinematographer or other creative with a reel, today is the day to showcase your talents to the world. Let's show the social world that we are the most creative community on the planet! We're asking all our members who have reels and either a Twitter or Instagram account (or both) to help promote Stage 32 while promoting yourselves! All you have to do is share your reel link her…
From England to LA: 3 Simple Rules
Every day in this crazy LA film world I learn something new. I have been here for over 3 years now and have been able to go from a position of not knowing anyone to being able to produce a film that is doing the festival circuit all for a budget of $1,000. Being British has also made things harder. How do you even start when you need to get a social security number a home address and a cell? It can seem daunting. If I can do it, though, then so can you. &n…
Coffee & Content - The Magic of Stanley Kubrick
Happy Sunday to all. Hope you're enjoying your weekend. For Coffee & Content this week, I bring you two videos centered around the magic of Stanley Kubrick. As you know, Kubrick was the complete package - a master storyteller, a visionary in the use of light and sound and, of course, an actor's director. Nearly 20 years after his death, Kubrick's films are gifts that keep on giving and serve as inspiration for film creatives around the world. I hope you enjoy the conte…
Coffee & Content - Storytelling of INSIDE OUT & More
Happy Sunday, everyone. And for those celebrating in the States, a Happy 4th of July weekend. For Coffee & Content this week, I'm sharing two terrific videos I'm sure you'll all find enormously entertaining and informative. First, it's the Personal Storytelling of INSIDE OUT. I'm sure many of you are familiar with the painstaking process all Pixar scripts go through from concept to screen. This video provides some more insight into why INSIDE OUT was Oscar nominat…
Finding Success by Paying it Forward
We see posts here on Stage 32 and elsewhere posing the age-old question of how critical it is to live in LA to be a successful screenwriter/filmmaker and the usual replies are that it is probably beneficial but not necessary. Kinda like if swimming in the ocean is your thing, you should probably live near one. But that overlooks a larger question: How do you define “successful”? If the Holy Grail is Hollywood, get your butt out there. But I’ve discovered other definit…
Coffee & Content - Blade Runner 2049 & The Revenant
Happy Sunday, 32'ers. Hope you're all having a great weekend. For this edition of Coffee & Content, I bring you an article looking at how the screenplay for THE REVENANT came to life over the many years the project was in development and a video featuring the cinematography and world building of the upcoming BLADE RUNNER 2049. A little something for everyone. Grab yourself a dark roast and dig in. As always, we ask that you share this blog entry through with other crea…
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