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Acting, Advice, Cinematography, Coffee & Content, Composing, Contests, Distribution, Featured, Filmmaking, Financing, Inspirational, Networking, Producing, Screenwriting, Success Stories, Tips, Trending,The February edition of On Stage With RB was our highest attended yet! Nearly 2200 viewed the webcast LIVE! Incredible! I was honored to have two incredible guests on the show - independent film producer, David Harris, and writer, actor, producer, David Paterson. Both provided an amazing amount of information and inspiration. The entire webcast can be viewed here, but for the purpose of today's blog, we've broken down my interview with David Harris into 6 segments (as well as t…
It's the moment you have all been waiting for! It's time to announce the Stage 32 4th Annual Oscars Contest winners! We thank everyone who participated.With more entries than ever this year, we had a grand total of 40 winners! First up, we have a 16-way tie with 16 correct for 3rd place and a 17-way tie with 17 correct for 2nd place. And finally, with a BIG congratulations to our top prize winners, we have a 7-way tie for 1st place with 18 correct! Leading the group is our very ow…
The Oscars have finally arrived and for the 5th straight year, I’ll be live blogging the awards over on Twitter. From nominee loves to nominee snubs to everything in between (and we all know that there's a lot of "in between"), I will be calling it like it is as I see it as it all unfolds. Let's make these 3+ hours as fun as possible, OK? To follow the action, please follow me on Twitter here. And then Sunday night, pour yourself your favorite libation or a cup of java and come j…
It's that time again! The 4th Annual Stage 32 Oscars Contest is now live! This is your opportunity to vote for who you think will win each Oscar this year. All you have to do is go down the list, point, click, and submit. It's that simple! The top 3 Stage 32 members with the most correct will win the following prizes: 1st place - Grand Prize Winner – A Stage 32 Prize Pack from the Stage 32 Store (bag o' swag!) and 1 free Next Level Webinar of your choice  …
Tomorrow, live from the Stage 32 offices (more specific, from RB's office!), we're talking Oscars! We're excited to announce that Stage 32 will be hosting an exclusive FREE live online webcast hosted by our fearless leader, Rich "RB" Botto, and the founder of the Indie Film Hustle podcast, Alex Ferrari. Two of your favorite industry experts will be breaking down all things Oscars from diversity to snubs to upset possibilities, they'll be covering everything from script to scr…
Many of you are aware the Stage 32 hosted a bunch of film industry related panels at the Sundance Film Festival this year. Today, we are excited to announce that we are making those panels (filmed live at the Stage 32 House) available to view exclusively right here on the Stage 32 Blog for free! Up first is an hour-long panel on the correct way to use social media as a filmmaker to brand yourself as a creative. Our Founder & CEO, Richard Botto, led the charge with 3 accomplished ind…
Can you believe it’s 2016 already? We have a lot of learning and growing to do. Here we go! Every year we kick off the new year with the Stage 32 Next Level Education: New Years Resolution Series filled with some of the best webinars and classes - and this year is no exception! So far we have created an amazing lineup of webinars and classes taught by some of the industry's leading executives to kick your 2016 off right! I am SUPER pumped to bring you the following e…
Hey guys. A couple of months ago, we posted the screenplays for Ex Machina (which we're breaking down on Tuesday - click here for more details! and 4 other indie darlings here. Today, we're back with 10 more screenplays, all with awards buzz, available for free including Spotlight, Straight Outta Compton, Carol, The End of the Tour, Trainwreck and more. No matter what your discipline, there's something to be gleaned from reading successful screenplays. And for screenwriters, it'…
Happy New Year, everyone. Hope you all had a terrific holiday season and are now ready to launch into 2016. Those of you who have been around the site for a while know that on New Years Day we use the Stage 32 Blog to discuss and share our plans for the coming year. So what are you looking to accomplish in 2016? What are your creative goals? What skills are you looking to learn? What fears are you looking to overcome. Everything and anything is up for…
Those who know me well know that I only like to look in the rear view in an effort to learn from the past. There is always one exception to my self-imposed rule, however - the end of the year. There's no better time to take some time to reflect on and celebrate one's accomplishments. On a personal and professional level, Stage 32 was not only a terrific year for yours truly, but a banner year for many of our members. Let's take a look back together, shall we? Some S…
Today we bring you some of our favorite (and most popular) blogs from this year as chosen by the Stage 32 staff . From motivational to educational, to fun and inspiring, this was a banner year for the Stage 32 Blog. Our guest writers selflessly shared their knowledge, insight, experience, and a few even bared their souls in an effort to inspire the entire community. If there's one message that can be taken away from this collection of blogs, it's that when it comes to your creativ…
Hey guys. Right before the holiday, we posted a link to the Actor's Anonymous podcast. Many of you wrote in wondering where the video podcast was available. Well, we rushed into things a bit unaware that the video had not yet been made live. But, now it has, and we're happy to say that you can not only listen to the podcast, but watch it as well! (Note: Recorded from my office!) Enjoy! RB