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Stage 32 Now Certifying Centro de Portugal Film Commission!
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Coffee & Content: Why Your Next Step Matters More Than the Perfect Step
Coffee & Content: The Genius of Weapons and How to Know When Your Script Is Ready
30 Minutes With... Agustine Calderon | Studio Level Comedies
This summer I ran the popular "30 Minutes With..." series where I interviewed some of the executives we work with at Stage 32 Happy Writers. In each of these highly informative interviews I went over all things screenwriting, development, marketplace and the industry. Today I'm bringing you my interview with Agustine Calderon, who is a creative executive in the feature film development department at RatPac Entertainment. At RatPac, Agustine has been responsible for bringing in var…
Stage 32 Takes You Backstage Today - Live on Periscope!
We're excited to bring you behind the scenes today as we stream live on Periscope for the very first time! Join us in this new capacity as we stream what happens live in the Stage 32 office before, during and after our popular monthly broadcast! Today we'll be giving you backstage access to On Stage with RB with special guests Joe Bohn and James Kicklighter. No matter where you're at anywhere in the world, you can tune in see the behind-the-scenes! If you ever wonder w…
The Road to the Oscars
Sometimes the filmmaking process provides unexpected detours that even the most seasoned professional needs to be prepared for. When today's guest contributor, actor, writer and producer Steve Dawson, set out to film his feature Abyss of Being, he knew nothing was going to come easy. What he didn't expect was that his crowdfunding campaign would be such an uphill climb. Don't think for a second this stopped Steve from plowing forward. Not at all. What he decided to do was pivot by turn…
Please Vote for Stage 32 at SXSW 2015
For the past 2 years Stage 32 Founder & CEO, RB, was a mentor at SXSW and helped dozens of individuals one-on-one with advice about their careers and the industry. This year we want to expand the reach of Stage 32 to creatives who attend the conference and we need your help. If you haven't done so already, can you please pay it forward and vote "thumbs up" for our proposed panel at SXSW? It's as easy as 1-2-3! Please vote for the panel we have submitted: Build Heat for You…
Giving Yourself a Quick, Competitive Advantage
Hey guys. Hope you're all having a fantastic Sunday. As you know, we're in the midst of our monthly Introduce Yourself Weekend networking event. This edition has been a record breaker already. We've already surpassed the number of posts, network requests and network connections for a single weekend and we still have over a dozen hours to go. This seems like a perfect time to revisit a Stage 32 Blog post I made last month called The Most Important Page on Stage 32. As many …
Crowdsourcing vs. Crowdfunding
Today we bring you another installment in the Stage 32 Film Courage series on Crowdsourcing vs. Crowdfunding for filmmakers. Stage 32 Founder & CEO, RB, talks about how to identify, engage and move your audience. In this 9-minute clip, RB goes over the definition of crowdsourcing for filmmakers, and why it's different than crowdfunding. He shares a case study of Mile, Mile and A Half, and how they crowdsourced to help spread the word of their film. He talks about cultivating yo…
Jurassic Park - 22 Years Later
Most of us fell in love with the visual effects featured in the original Jurassic Park some 22 years ago. The impact our favorite computer generated dinosaurs made on the film industry was undeniable. This year, Jurassic World was released exploring new VFX horizons. Leave it to someone in our incredibly talented Stage 32 community to have the skills, experience and wherewithal to break down the evolution of these incredible effects, including that of our favorite guy, the T-Rex, from th…
Stage 32 Short Film Contest - Deadline at Midnight
The response to our announcement of the Stage 32 Short Film Contest has been nothing short of incredible. We have received short film entries from all over the world, proving that Creativity Is Universal! If you haven't submitted your short film into competition, you have until midnight tonight (August 12) to enter. We are searching for all short films between 3 - 25 minutes. The Top 8-10 Short Films Will: Be screened theatrically in a special Stage 32 Shorts Program at the 2015 23…
Battling Ron Burgundy
Opportunity knocks in the strangest of places, and sometimes it knocks multiple times. For Stage 32 member Fred Galle, opportunity knocked while mowing his lawn, and then again later in life at the Coca Cola 600 NASCAR race. Having been an actor and model earlier in life, Fred decided to take a different career turn for his 9-5 so he could retire early. After working in and retiring from the telecommunications industry Fred took advantage of his free time to get involved in various diff…
Join Us This Friday - HollyShorts Film Festival
Stage 32 has partnered with Film LA to kick off the keynote panel for the 2015 HollyShorts Film Conference in Los Angeles this week. The conference is set for August 14-21 at IgnitedSpaces in Hollywood, CA. Stage 32 has brought in some incredible panelists to talk about filming and financing in LA. Method Studios Presents: 11th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival Panel Conference Los Angeles 101: What you need to know about Filming and Financing in LA In today's independent …
Put Matters Into Your Own Hands
3 hours. 2 industry expert guests. 20 questions answered about everything from distribution, producing, screenwriting, acting, composing and more. And...it's free. That's the July 2015 edition of the On Stage With RB online broadcast. And it is now available on demand in our Education section! (To find it, on your menu bar, click EDUCATION, then click ON STAGE WITH RB). This over 3-hour edition of On Stage With RB is jam packed with tons of information, tips and advice! RB has…
Advice on Receiving Script Coverage
There are a lot of things that go into being a successful writer and having an outside person review your material for coverage is inevitably part of the process. If you are a writer yourself, or if you are working on a project with a writer, you will come to learn that often times writers can be precious of their material. Today, Stage 32 Founder & CEO, RB, discusses how that mindset isn't always the best tactic for the business. In this 8-minute clip RB goes over all the emo…
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