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Stage 32 + DramaBox Join Forces to Launch World's First Vertical Drama Incubator
Making Our First No-Budget Feature: The Pure Vortex Production Chaos (Part 2)
Coffee & Content: Reinvent the Story, Reinvent the Industry
Insider Intel: The Studio War & The Rise of Indies
Stage 32 Certification Featured In IndieWire!
Stage 32 Now Certifying Centro de Portugal Film Commission!
Green Lights and Grey Areas: Expanding Creative Collaboration in Publishing
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
Coffee & Content: Low Stakes Stories, High Stakes Decisions
Wishing You and Yours a Very Happy Thanksgiving
On behalf of the entire Stage 32 family, I'd like to wish all celebrating a very Happy Thanksgiving. We're extremely thankful for this amazing community and all the inspiration you provide all of us every single day. As I mentioned last year, while today is all about spending time with family and friends and counting life's blessings, I always take a few minutes every Thanksgiving evening to reflect and take stock of my creative goals. With 5 weeks left in the year, I find…
Major Announcement - Top Comedy Icons Working With Stage 32!
The beauty of comedies is that a good comedy can make you forget about your troubles. Your problems seem to dissipate as you laugh along with and at the characters on the screen. When I think of comedies that pull this off successfully I think of Old School, Airplane!, Starsky & Hutch, My Best Friend’s Wedding, Naked Gun and The Hangover. So when Stage 32 Happy Writers decides to launch a comedy contest, we decided to go right to the filmmakers behind these…
Stage 32 November 30-Day Write Club: The Homestretch - Week 4
After three weeks of maintaining progress, staying motivated, working through setbacks and pushing forward, Stage 32 Write Club participants have reached the precipice, the climax, the final battle of our November writing exercise. The end is right around the corner. The final week: How are you doing? Has your project changed or grown? Any last hurdles to jump over? Or will you coast through to the finish? Will your month’s achievements get you one step closer to an overall goal? …
The "30 Minutes With..." Winter Series Exclusive to Stage 32 Members
The holiday season is upon us and it’s a time of reflection. What have you learned this year? How have you grown as a creative? What types of leaps did you make in the past 12 months? Like any good movie, what type of arc did you have? But, the year is not over yet and there is still a lot to learn. Over the summer we introduced our inaugural "30 Minutes With..." Summer Series. Exclusive to Stage 32 I hosted over a dozen educational webinars with some of our favorite execu…
On Stage With RB (November 2015) Announced!
It's that time again! We are excited to bring you the November edition of On Stage With RB - a FREE Stage 32 online webcast hosted by our Founder & CEO, RB. This is available FREE to the first 2,000 Stage 32 members who register. Whether you have a been long time Stage 32 member or just joined, this is an exciting educational (and entertaining) webinar we offer once a month free to our members. Each On Stage with RB has maxed out and had 2,000 members attend from all over the world.…
How To Build A Community And Stay Creative Even If You Don’t Live In A Big Movie Town
Do you ever feel isolated and alone? That your creative juice is slowly drying up as big ideas come and go without ever seeing the day of light? Are you looking at a growing pile of projects in which nobody has shown interest to, wondering if maybe you are in the wrong field? That maybe it is in fact not your calling? If the answer to one or more of these questions is “yes”, you’re not alone. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Your limitations are wher…
Stage 32 November 30-Day Write Club: Halfway There - Week 3
During the second week of Stage 32 Write Club, many November participants pushed forward with steady progress and unwavering fortitude despite illnesses, power outages, exhaustion, setbacks, project changes and additions. Like the arduous rising action of Act Two, we’re now at the heart, the meat of the matter, the midpoint of our writing exercise. From this point forward we must carry through to the end. Halfway through the month: How are you doing? Have you alte…
Stage 32 November 30-Day Write Club: Forging Ahead - Week 2
The first week of Stage 32 Write Club started off strong with feverish creative energy and genuine camaraderie. Projects and personal goals were announced. Stakes were claimed. Many 30-Day Club participants are making great strides: pounding out pages, fine-tuning outlines and rewrites, and finalizing prep work before taking the November plunge. As we head into the second week, maintaining momentum and steady progress will become more challenging than ever. But…
Creatives Need To Know Producers Are Looking At Their Social Media
You can tell a lot about a person the way he or she handles themselves online. Today our Founder & CEO, RB, goes over why it is so important that you "complete the circle" of who you are online on social media. He talks about how it is a key place for producers and employers to look at who you are and why you should put your best foot forward. In this 7-minute clip (which is part of his Film Courage interview series), RB goes over why you shouldn't do anything online tha…
Post and Sort Your Loglines and Screenplays
Hey guys. We've vastly improved the interface for posting and uploading your loglines and screenplays. Also, we've added the ability to assort your loglines in any manner you see fit. See below for more details! Big thanks to Stage 32 developer, Julie Zhou, for building the structure and senior web developer Tomasz Mieczkowski, for tightening the screws. RB Here's an overview on how it works: How to add a logline: OR &n…
Ex Machina and Four Other Indie Darling Scripts Available Online
If you've been around this site for a while, you've heard me say that reading screenplays, good and bad, is, without question, the best way to hone your craft. And, of course, a good screenplay compared against the film produced from said screenplay can serve as a masterclass for filmmakers, cinematographers, editors, sound designers, actors and other film creatives as well. Today, I'm happy to share that the red hot production, distribution and financing company, A24, has made the scre…
Starting Up Your Own Animation IP
Today I welcome regular contributor Einar Gabbassoff, a seasoned technical artist and creative director, back to the Stage 32 Blog. Einar made his debut on the Stage 32 Blog with Jurassic Park - 22 Years Later (the CGI Evolution). If you haven't given that one a whirl, do so, it's a phenomenal read. And, for that matter, so is today's entry! I think you'll agree. Today's post came from Einar's impressive blog Renderstory and I'm excited to share it with you. Enjoy! RB
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