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5 Proven Ways to Unlock Your Creative Genius
Announcing the 3rd Annual Family Friendly Screenwriting Contest
How To Stay on Top of Casting Directors, Agents & Producers with Google Alerts
Coffee & Content: The Machinery of the Business
The Importance Of Assistant Directors On Your Productions!
Screenwriting Software To Use If You Can't Afford Final Draft
Celebrate the September 2024 Stage 32 Community’s Successes!
Red Carpet Roll-Out: October 2024's New Executives at Stage 32!
Stage 32's October 2024 Education Schedule!
Coffee & Content: It's All About The Comps!
6th Annual Oscars Contest Is Now Live!
It's that time again! The 6th 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! There are many wide open races this time around. You think you've got what it takes to run with the big dogs? Our top record holder of all time is Jovanni Ibarra who set a pretty high bar nailing 21 selections in 2016. Let's see …
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…
Women Creating Change - Alliance of Women Directors, Stage 32 & Hollyshorts
Right now our industry is seeing a seismic shift in a variety of ways and women's voices are stronger than ever before. At Stage 32, our mission has always been to connect, encourage and inspire others to stay strong to their convictions and to never give in where it comes to their creative pursuits. To that end, we've teamed up with our great friends Daniel Sol, Theo Dumont and Nicole Castro from Hollyshorts and Kate Rees Davies at the Alliance of Women Directors for an exciting and tim…
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…
Wishing You The Happiest of Holiday Seasons
On behalf of the entire Stage 32 family, I'd like to wish you a happy, healthy and creative remainder of your holiday season. Hope you're all spending some quality time with friends, family and your creative collaborators! Much love to you all! Like this blog post? Please share it on social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, email etc) by using social media buttons at the top of the blog. Or post to your personal blog and anywhere else you feel appropriate. Than…
It's All About Who You Know
I wanted to take a moment to thank Stage 32 member Sarah Delpizzo for writing an article for her blog "My LA Lifestyle" featuring Stage 32 and our fearless leader, Richard Botto. In the article Sarah has RB take us on a trip down memory lane about the origins of Stage 32, best practices of how to benefit from being on Stage 32 and the evolution of the industry right now. It's a must read for every creative. "There is a famous saying in the entertainment industry, “It&rsqu…
3 Holiday Gifts On the Stage 32 List
Here at Stage 32 we are starting to feel the holiday cheer and we hope you are too! We've come up with a list of 3 gifts to get you in the holiday spirit. Let's end the year off right by nurturing our creative minds and celebrating being part of such a special global creative community. Take advantage of some of the holiday gifts we have available on Stage 32: 1) You can now gift a webinar or class to a fellow creative! Now, you can give the gift of edu…
Podcast: How Do You Get Noticed As A Content Creator?
Our fearless leader, RB, spent some time with Stage 32er Dave Bullis on his uber-popular filmmaking podcast recently. On the podcast, RB and Dave discuss a wide variety of topics including: 1. Why RB thinks it's never been a better time to be a content creator 2. How do you get studios attention? 3. What does star power mean now? 4. With so much content being created and competition, how do you find your tribe (aka audience)? 5.…
A Very Happy Thanksgiving to You All!
On behalf of the Stage 32 team, I'd like to wish all celebrating a very Happy Thanksgiving. We are all extremely grateful for the members of this community and for the incredible relationships and friendships that have bloomed over the years. Truly, we feel blessed. As I've mentioned in past Thanksgiving blogs, I like to use the end of each Turkey Day for some quiet reflecting on the year thus far. What was I hoping to accomplish? What can still be done with the …
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…
3rd Annual November Write Club: The Key is to Just Write
The ides of November are here and it's time to count pages. I'm at 44, and have been for about week. I felt stuck and haven't quite progressed in my latest feature. This one is new for me, and it's scaring me a little. I typically write comedy, albeit horror comedy, sci-fi comedy, action comedy, and things that are full of humor and don't take themselves too seriously. I wanted to challenge myself this month by writing one of my favorite genres of all time, the sci-fi adventure film. Yes…
Literary Editing - Stage 32 Success Story
I received an amazing testimonial recently that really humbled me and gave me such a feeling of success and achievement, that I really feel as though I have 'made it'. There's a saying that says something like... 'Everyone is famous among those they know' and I really do honestly feel like that right now, the testimonial really lifted me and made me feel as though I must be doing something right and I'm so chuffed with it, my head really is too big to get through the door and I am unasha…
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