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The Beginning, Middle and End: Where to Find Them in Your Novel
Stage 32 Has Been My Most Significant Guiding Force
Stage 32 Presents: The 11th Annual Austin Film Festival Rooftop Bash!
Writing For The Stage vs. The Screen
Stage 32 Certification Welcomes Zagreb, Croatia!
How To Set An Intention & Achieve Your Entertainment Goals
November Write Club Week 1: Solo vs. Collaborative Writing - You Are Never Alone
Red Carpet Roll-Out: November 2024's New Executives at Stage 32!
How To Shoot Horror Films That Scare The Bejesus Out Of Your Audience!
The Art of Rejection: Lessons From a First-Time Author’s Publishing Journey
It Takes A Team
What do you do when you don't live in one of the world's main entertainment hubs? You take matters into your own hands and create. That's exactly what Stage 32 screenwriter John Radtke from Spring Green, Wisconsin decided to do. Upon joining Stage 32, John discovered there were a tremendous amount of talented film creatives in his area, so he formed the Midwest Film Group in the Stage 32 Meetup section. After only one meeting the group decided to produce a short film together. Now, month…
Stage 32 November 30-Day Write Club: It’s on!
Brew that fresh pot of coffee, pull up your ergonomic chair, fire up that computer and hunker down over that keyboard, people –– it’s kick-start day! Can I get a hearty “YES!” Please keep in mind: this is not a competition. This is not to be a “win/lose” thing. All projects are different as are writers. There are no parameters other than what you choose to accomplish within the month of November. We’re here to sup…
Stage 32's November 30-Day Write Club!
Writers...We love to procrastinate, don't we? Like all creatives, we do well with a bit of support and a gentle push. That's why when one of my favorite Stage 32'ers, the awesome Beth Fox Heisinger, came up with the idea outlined below, I immediately asked if she would be willing to take it site wide and make it a Stage 32 community event. To no surprise given her selfless and collaborative spirit, she agreed immediately. This is her party, so I'm not going to spoil it. But my extreme t…
Behind 'Fallen Stars': Premiering AFF Opening Night
One of the most exciting things about running Stage 32 is watching our members reach success through networking and hard work. Today I'm excited to share the story of writer/director and Stage 32 member, Brian Jett. Through networking, Brian developed a relationship with Stephanie Marin, a veteran producer and Stage 32 executive. Together they helped bring Brian's latest film, Fallen Stars, featuring Ryan O'Nan (The Iceman, Eat, Pray, Love) to the 2015 Austin Film Festival. As…
Stay Focused and Motivated - On Stage With RB Now Available!
The October 2015 edition of On Stage With RB was almost 3 hours jam-packed with incredible tips and advice! Up first RB interviewed Jeff Kitchen. Jeff Kitchen has been one of the top screenwriting teachers in the film industry for twenty years, and is a sought-after script consultant. He worked as a dramaturg and taught playwriting in New York theater, and is the author of Writing a Great Movie: Key Tools for Successful Screenwriting. Jeff has taught development executives from all the …
Stage 32 At The Austin Film Festival
This week Stage 32 and the Stage 32 Happy Writers descend upon Austin, Texas for the Austin Film Festival. We are proud to be a sponsor of the 2015 Austin Film Festival and we have a week filled with educational panels, events and more! We invite our Stage 32ers to come join us! Here's what's in store: We invite all our Stage 32 members for a fun night to celebrate the most creative community on the planet at the Handlebar Austin Rooftop Patio. This is a 21 an…
Manage Your Networking!
Hey guys. Many of you have written in asking if we could aggregate the network requests you receive on Stage 32 into one daily email. I'm happy to announce today that we have implemented this system. Starting today, all Stage 32 members have automatically been set to receive a single email a day with all network requests. Keep in mind, you have full control of these settings. So if you would still like to receive a single email for every network request sent to you on Stage 32, you can …
Know Thy Elevator Pitch!
Good morning, all. Hope your week is off to a terrific start! On the request of a screenwriting manager friend, I recently published a story on Medium titled Know Thy Elevator Pitch! about an experience I had shared with him over lunch. He believed he could use the tale as a teaching experience not only for his clients, but for other managers in his firm to share with their clients as well. By request of quite a few screenwriters who use our Happy Writers services, today, I am al…
Special Guests Announced - Free Webinar Tuesday
Don't forget this Tuesday, October 20 is the FREE monthly online webcast hosted by our fearless leader, Richard Botto. This is FREE to our first 2,000 Stage 32 members that register. Every month RB goes over tips to best utilize Stage 32 for your networking and education, has on 2 industry guests and opens it up to answer questions from our Stage 32 community about the industry and your craft. Join us at 1pm PDT for the October Edition of On Stage With RB by registering here! &…
Welcome to Hollywood: Getting a Gig
Today I welcome back regular Stage 32 Blog contributor, Dennis Coleman. Dennis is a writer, producer and director with decades of experience in broadcast television and feature films. If you missed my announcement welcoming Dennis to the Stage 32 family, you can read about it here Enjoy! RB
On Stage With RB (October 2015) Announced!
It’s that time again! Time for the October 2015 edition of On Stage with RB. Every month our Founder & CEO, RB, in an online webinar setting brings on special guests who work in the industry, such as filmmakers and executives to offer advice to our community, and he goes over the best way to use Stage 32 to help your career. Afterwards, he opens up the floor to you for a live Q&A session about anything and everything in the industry. Best of all, this is FREE, exclusi…
Get Down And Sweat When The Going Gets Rough
From Saturday Night Live to Woody Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters all the way to David Mamet's Speed the Plow, today's Stage 32 guest blog contributor, Mark Burchard, has worked as a leading costume and wardrobe designer and supervisor for some of the top talent in the industry. Having played a part in some of the most classic television, feature film and theater productions of the last two decades, Mark's knowledge is beyond broad, and today he shares it with you, his fellow Stage 32 cre…
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