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Marked For Success: Networking on Stage 32 Leads to Feature Film Collaboration
Good Morning, Stage 32! It's time for another Monday Success Blog. This one is, dare we say, quite thrilling. And yes, that pun was intended.Here's the story:Karen Blaney is a script editor. Tim Williams is a filmmaker and the founder of Popcorn Trailer, an entertainment production company launched as a way to green light his movie productions. Both are proud Stage 32 members who are excited about the world premiere of William's film, Marked for Trade. The Red Carpet release of the film…
Why Executives Will Always Hear About Your Best Scripts
Good morning Stage 32 Family! On Thursday, our network of over 500 industry executives were sent into the weekend with homework from Stage 32. Each executive received a copy of the Stage 32 “Double Recommend” Lookbook which contained the titles and loglines for some of the best projects to come to the Stage 32 Script Services team over the last month. Every month, Stage 32 Script Services receives hundreds of screenplays from writers all over the world for coverage, consu…
Meet 2 Industry Executives Making a Difference in the Lives of Our Writers
Good morning, Stage 32 Family! We hope you have had a productive weekend and were able to carve out some time for your creative pursuits. It’s Monday, which means we are kicking off the week with a few more success stories from our Stage 32 community. For our stories this week, I wanted to highlight two executives who have been instrumental in helping some of our members push their projects forward. Of course, all of the executives who work with Stage 32 are incredibly knowledg…
Stage 32 Writers Meet with Producers, Managers, and Financiers in March
Good morning Stage 32 Fam! We’ve got a big month of creative endeavors ahead of us. Executives who work with Stage 32 are currently in production on projects and there are even some Stage 32 members who are prepping for shoots to go in the upcoming weeks! We’re all in this together and a success for one is a success for all. In that spirit, we want to congratulate everyone who had success with a pitch or project in the Month of March. Your hard work and dedication to the …
Indie Feature Writer Breaks Into Television With Help From Stage 32!
Happy Monday, Stage 32 Family! Let's kick off the week with another exciting Stage 32 success story! We are happy to introduce Caytha Jentis from New York, who is a woman of many talents. Caytha came to Stage 32 four years ago after having completed 3 feature films. Her first indie feature And Then Came Love was licensed to Warner Bros. and her last feature, Bad Parents is now on HBO and Hulu! But Caytha wanted to break into television with an original series. The problem was…
Monday Motivation: A Pitch Session Leads to a Meeting During the Beverly Hills Film Festival
Good morning Stage 32! It’s Monday morning and time for another excited success story from one of our Stage 32 members. This week’s story comes from Danielle R. Erlich from Arizona who told us a fantastic story about how a Stage 32 pitch session with producer Miguel Valenti has the potential to turn into something much larger. “I only had 8 minutes, and he was my second professional pitch,” Danielle explained. “He was extremely friendly and just so happe…
Announcing the Gidden Media & Stage 32 Romantic Comedy Contest Winner
Good morning Stage 32 Fam! Today is the big day! Birds are chirping! Bells are ringing! Someone is getting twirled in a park somewhere! And at Stage 32, we're excited to announce the winner of the Gidden Media & Stage 32 Romantic Comedy Contest! We all love romantic comedies because they unlock the mysteries of relationships and help us settle the age old debate, "can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em." Our judges enjoyed reading the hundreds of entries from around …
The Final Road - How Gratitude & Passion Rounded Out WHAT LIES AHEAD (Part 5)
For the past month the creators of 'What Lies Ahead' have taken us on a journey of the creation of their film, through to the film's launch this week. In their final post the filmmakers talk about gratitude and passion, two things that are just as important as the filmmaking process itself. If you missed any of the previous posts, here they are: Part 1 Click HERE. Part 2 Click HERE. Part 3 Click HERE. Part 4 Click HERE. 'What Lies Ahead' was put together with no less than a dozen Stage 3…
Monday Motivation: Stage 32 Writers Meet with Whitewater Films, Chatrone, Bohemia Group Originals, & More!
Happy Monday Stage 32 Family! This is the first Monday Blog of March and we wanted to kick the week and the month off by reflecting on all of the success our members had over the month of February. We have a fantastic network of over 500 development executives, managers, producers and agents who educate, mentor, and offer script services to our members. These executives offer valuable industry advice and help our writers figure out where their projects will best fit in the market. Some…
Behind The Scenes - How the Cast & Crew Pulled Together for WHAT LIES AHEAD (Part 4)
Hello, all. Here's the fourth entry in our blog series chronicling the remarkable ride of What Lies Ahead leading into its theatrical and VOD release on March 1st and March 5th respectively. This has been an incredible journey for yours truly. To see so many Stage 32 members, execs and even management come together to push this film across the finish line has been, as you might imagine rewarding as hell. My thanks once again to all of you who have shown support via email and DM's.…
Monday Motivation: Two Oscars Stories You Never Heard
Hello Stage 32! The Oscars were last night and there is no better way to kick off a Monday Motivation than by reliving some moments from the big event. While there were plenty of memorable moments from last night’s ceremony, I want to take this opportunity to reflect on two Oscar stories that have a special place in my heart. A young filmmaker could not get funding for his feature film. Despite his best efforts, no one believed that this first time director’s niche story w…
On Set Production - How to Overcome Obstacles: The Making of WHAT LIES AHEAD (Part 3)
Another week, another entry in the WHAT LIES AHEAD journey. Once again, I would like to thank all of you who have dropped notes or made posts on Twitter and IG expressing your support. I've shared your messages with the team and we're all most grateful. In part 3 of our series we move into physical production. Short preparation time and filming in 90 degree weather in Kentucky presented some massive challenges and had the crew searching for quick, logical and non-costly solution…
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