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Coffee & Content - The Coen Brothers: Deconstructing Funny & M. Night Shyamalan on Motivation and Belief
Happy Sunday, everyone. Hope you're all well rested and ready for some quality content. In this edition of Coffee & Content, we begin with the comedy of the Coen Brothers. For my money, no filmmakers have embraced a wider range of comedy over the last 30 years than the Coens. Sometimes darkly funny, other times broadly humorous, the Coens manage to mine laughs out of just about any scenario. How do they get it done? Our first video deconstructs the ins …
A Conversation With Orange is the New Black's Alysia Reiner
I first met Alysia Reiner at SXSW about 5 years back. I was immediately taken by her energy, spirit and determination. We spoke for a long while about a life pursuing creative success and best practices on navigating the business. We discussed how the most successful creatives find ways to eat excuses for breakfast and figure out how to control more than they relinquish. Alysia has been a huge fan of the Stage 32 mission and has contributed to the platform in man…
Advice on Sending Out a Script from Director/Producer Michael Polish
When you have a completed script in hand and need to decide how you're going to go out into the market, there are many options to consider. Our fearless leader, RB, sat down with award-winning director/producer Michael Polish to talk to him about breaking into the market once the script is done. Today, we're featuring it today on the Stage 32 YouTube page. To get more incredible content from some of the best minds working in the industry today, be sure to head over to our YouTube page a…
Mid-Year Check In
Well, we are now officially past the mid point of 2018. Incredible. Wasn’t it just yesterday we were all discussing our goals for the year? I thought now would be a good time to do a mid-year check-in and see how you’re all doing thus far. Are you on track? Do you need a push? Did you change direction entirely? Let's talk about it in the Comments section below. And, of course, if there is the opportunity to assist another member of the community toward accomplishing h…
Coffee & Content - The Screenplays for Sicario, Hell or High Water & Wind River
Hello, creative army. Happy Sunday. Earlier this week, I published a blog called First Time Screenwriter at 41, Oscar Nominated at 46 which chronicled the journey of arguably the hottest screenwriter on the planet, Taylor Sheridan. The blog was extremely well received (give a read through the comments section for the wide variety of opinions and personal stories) and served as a source of inspiration and motivation for many. It also led to me receiving numerous emails asking…
Finding and Pursuing your Passion
Today I welcome long time Stage 32 member Justin Sloan to the Stage 32 Blog. Justin is a video game writer, novelist, and screenwriter and currently writes full time for Telltale Games on such titles as Tales from the Borderlands and Game of Thrones. Justin studied his craft at the Johns Hopkins University MA writing program and at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television's Professional Program in Screenwriting. Additionally, he has published short fiction and poetry. As if all th…
The Hustle: Taking Meetings Around Hollywood
As the saying goes "The dream is free. The hustle sold separately." It takes an incredible amount hustle to move a project forward, as evidence by everything we share here on Stage 32. Today I wanted to share with you a video from Kevin Bachar, who was the winner of our 4th annual Search for New Blood screenwriting contest for his incredible script BLOOD RELATIVE. After Kevin won the contest, we flew him out to LA and set him up on a slew of meetings all around town with people who are i…
First Time Screenwriter at 41, Oscar Nominated at 46
Over the course of nearly 7 years running Stage 32, I have received (literally) hundreds of DM's from creatives complaining about ageism, sexism and just about every other -ism. The deck is stacked. The game is rigged. All that jazz. Anyone who has been around these parts for a while or knows me personally probably have a solid idea as to how I respond: Content and talent wins the day. Positive energy defeats negative perception. Less excuses, more work. For …
Coffee & Content - Sidney Lumet on Making Movies & How to Write a Fight Scene
What's up, my creative friends? Ready for some more killer content to push you through the remainder of the weekend and get you fired up for the week ahead? Good. Let's roll. For many filmmakers, Sidney Lumet's book, Making Movies, is a beloved treasure. Today I bring you a fantastic (and rare) interview featuring Lumet speaking about his process. This is one I have no doubt you'll bookmark for repeat viewings - and deservedly so. Next, one of the bigger l…
The Future of Independent Film
I was fortunate enough to be an integral part of the 90s Independent Film Movement (producing David O. Russell’s Spanking the Monkey, Scarlett Johansson’s breakout role in Manny and Lo, and IFC’s seminal independent film series Split Screen, etc.) and I really believe a new very exciting opportunity for independent film is on the horizon, and not many people are talking about it. There are many ways to raise money for films, for example - foreign sales, grants, studio…
Manager Gives 3 Pieces Of Advice To Help Your Career
Our good friends over at Buffalo 8 have had an incredible run recently with film premieres at Sundance, Berlin, Toronto and SXSW. Their team is one of the hardest working in the industry! Recently, we sat down with Steven Adams, the head of management and producer for Buffalo 8 to talk about advice that will help your career in film, TV and digital. Prior to joining Buffalo 8, he worked in Paris for BUF on features such as THOR, AVATAR and LIFE OF PI. Today on our YouTube page we …
Bringing Creativity Into Your Set
I have been a Stage 32 member for approximately 5 years. I love being around creative people and it takes a lot of different types of creative people to make art. For me, it has long been a dream of mine to open a versatile space that was like a blank canvas for artists to make their vision a reality. I wanted a place for industry professionals to transform into whichever location they needed to visit in their film and photo universe, and a place for individuals to create lasting memorie…
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