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Finishing Strong: Practical Strategies That Help Filmmakers Complete Their Short Films
Film Contracts Made Simple: Expert Tips To Protect Your Work
Stage 32 Certification Featured In IndieWire!
Coffee & Content: Know Who You Are, Know Who You’re Pitching To
Insider Intel: The Studio War & The Rise of Indies
The Author + Screenwriter Collaboration: Adapting A Novel Into A Screenplay
Insider Intel: 2025- Your Year of Breakthroughs (+ What's Coming in 2026)
Stage 32 Now Certifying the Dallas Film Commission!
Forbes Spotlights Stage 32 Certification!
Talking Business: Key Agreements in Film Financing Part 2
Advice From an Agent at Gersh
Part of why I love overseeing Stage 32's education is because of the incredible array of talent that I get to meet. Recently when Stage 32 hosted the 2018 Film Con Hollywood conference we had the pleasure of working with some incredible executives, including Adam V., a talent agent at the Gersh Agency. Adam works in the TV literary department and has a strong eye for what's happening in the TV space, but he also has great knowledge of the entire industry right now. We took a few minutes…
The Stage 32 Writers' Room: Learning the Lingo of Script Development
As the Stage 32 Writing Services Coordinator, I spend most of my time talking to development executives, producers, managers and agents about the kind of material they want, specialize in, or think is the next big thing. And I have to admit that sometimes it feels like I need a translator. High-concept? Grounded? Smart? Supernatural... but not horror? A Ten-by-ten? What the heck are these people talking about? Luckily, I've googled my head off, asked a ton of questions, immersed myself i…
Coffee & Content - How Should Characters Talk? & 10 Favorite Rule Breaking Films
Happy Sunday, guys. Before we get to the coffee and the content, a reminder that I will be a guest on Scriptchat tonight at 5PM PST. We'll be talking screenwriting for at least an hour. You can find all the details on how to join here. First up, they say that all dialogue should sound natural and specific to that character. Are there exceptions? The good people at Now You See It break it down with their Dialogue in Film - How Should Characters Talk? video. …
Let's Talk Screenwriting!
Hey guys, You all know I love to talk, but there are few topics I enjoy talking about more than screenwriting. And based on many of the questions submitted for the AMA this past week, many of you are looking for some direction, clarity and productive strategies as it relates to the craft and business of screenwriting. That's why I'm excited to announce that I will be returning as a guest on Scriptchat this coming Sunday at 5PM PDT. What's Scriptchat? Well, it's an hou…
Cannes Roll Call - Who's Going? Who Has Films?
Well, this is exciting. As you all know Stage 32 has has worked directly with and have had an official presence at the Cannes Film Festival for the last 4 years. This year, our role with Cannes has grown. We are thrilled to announce that we are an official education workshop partner with the Cannes Marche du Film! Stage 32 will be presenting an official workshop to producers, filmmakers and other content creators on the importance of audience building, branding and crowdsourcing at…
How I Took My Acting Career to Hong Kong
I caught the travel bug early in life and have been blessed with the number of places on this planet I have visited. It’s more than a lust for vacation, but it is a desire to see the world, learn from the people, and tally up some great stories. I'm sure there are plenty of you out there who have the same desire to hike Machu Picchu and Angkor Wat and photograph the penguin colonies in Antarctica. But there is always something that stands in the way, the lack of travel funds and th…
Getting The Call: Me and the Machine
Getting the Call It started, as it always does, with a phone call. I was driving down Sunset, it was a beautiful day in Hollywood; and I was feeling good. I had been in Los Angeles for five years, after having moved from Minneapolis. I had some great success back home and was expecting to jump right into the business when I go out here, but I was in for a bit of a surprise. I booked a guest star after only a couple of months, but then things really dried out. I spent the next five year…
Coffee & Content - The Best Acting Lesson in the World & The Storyteller in All of Us
Happy Sunday to all. Hope you are all enjoying and taking advantage of Introduce Yourself Weekend! Back with another 2 videos designed to entertain and educate. First up, New York Acting Coach John Windsor-Cunningham with an acting lesson he says saved his own career. The vid is titled The Best Acting Lesson in the World (I don't name 'em folks) and I'll be very interested to get your feedback. Next up, a TEDx talk from Zach King: The storyteller in all of us. …
Join Stage 32 at the NYC Independent Film Festival in May
It's going to be an exciting time in New York City at the beginning of May. If you live in or around the area, come join Stage 32, as we are a proud partner with the 9th Annual NYC Independent Film Festival. Join us May 7-13 as the NYCIndieFF presents 27 World Premieres and screens 250 films this year! They will also have a free VR showcase and live sketch comedy performance! The 2018 official selections will be representing 35 different countries, from dramatic feature f…
Hey! Whaddaya Say We Get Together and Talk Film?
Hello, my dear, creative friends. It's been a long time since we had a FREE On Stage With RB webcast. I'm appreciative of all of you who have written in asking when the next one was going to air. It's been a busy few months for yours truly. There have been many project meetings - progress on a few, and a couple of false starts. I've seen and heard much throughout and I'm anxious to share what I've learned out there with you. In addition, so many of you have sent in such incredib…
Follow our Stage 32 Feature Writing Contest Winner!
Bring out the congratulation banners and the fanfares! This week we bring to you a video made by our one and only 3rd Annual Stage 32 Feature Screenplay Contest winner, Jonathan Jordan. Like our previous contest winners, we had him record his journey as he went through his meetings with our illustrious judges including: Rachel Crouch, development executive for Cold Iron Pictures whose line of work includes SWISS ARMY MAN and DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL, David Harris, an independent producer…
The “Magic Touch” in Booking Commercials
My name is David Banks and I’ve booked over 100 national commercials. Recently, I was a featured guest at Film Con LA and was asked how it’s seemed so easy for me to book spot after spot and what’s my magic touch. How it’s easy? That’s quite funny. Although it may appear like I have some kind of “magic touch,” my current method never fell into my lap. It was derived from MANY years of hearing no after no after no and having no clue how to remed…
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