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Want Success in the Entertainment Industry? Start Writing Your Own Narrative
State of the Industry 2026 Now On-Demand: RB & Geoff Break Down What’s Next for Writers!
Find Your Footing on Stage 32: Join Our December Community Open House
Insider Intel: The Studio War & The Rise of Indies
The Author + Screenwriter Collaboration: Adapting A Novel Into A Screenplay
Coffee & Content: Why Your Pitch Needs to Be Human
Stage 32 Certification Featured In IndieWire!
From Beats to Boards: A Systematic Way to Plan Your Screenplay
Stage 32 Is My Magic Key To International Networking And Education
11 Tips For Bringing Your Animated Characters To Life
How to Build a 30-Year Career in the Industry
This past Saturday, we were proud to welcome 30-year film industry veteran, Jason Roberts, DGA AD, as he hosted a free 60-minute Q&A webinar for hundreds of members of the Stage 32 community. In his over 3 decades in he business, Jason has amassed 70 credits as an Assistant Director or Second Unit Director. Just some of the big budget blockbusters, indiefilm darlings and well respected television shows Jason has worked on include Jurassic World, Batman v Superman: Dawn of…
Crowdfunding for Filmmakers - A Career for Breakthrough
Fundraising for a movie is the most difficult thing I have ever done in my life. I am an Emmy-award winning director and member of the Directors Guild of America. My films have screened at Cannes and I made a feature film in 35mm, yet, even with all I have accomplished, there has been nothing more difficult and, at the same time, more helpful for a director then a Kickstarter. Because it's not just about the money, it's all the PR packaging that a fundraise can give you. I knew abo…
Quentin Tarantino's INGLORIOUS BASTERDS Screenplay - The Elements of Suspense
Hey guys. Happy Friday. Also, Happy Introduce Yourself Weekend. I wanted to share a video I found most intriguing. It's a look at the elements of suspense within Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds screenplay, most notably its 17-minute opening scene. What makes this scene so effective? Why does it work so well? I look forward to your thoughts in the Comments section below. Like this blog post? Please share it on social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, email…
Congratulations to Last Night's Oscar Winners
Last night brought us one of the most memorable moments in Oscars history when the wrong film was announced as Best Picture. Many anticipated a La La Land victory, but it was Moonlight, a film made for under $5MM, that brought home the top gold! 2016 brought on some of the most spectacular cinema we've ever seen. We want to congratulate all the creatives involved, including our 13 Stage 32ers who worked on films nominated (more on that here). Ultimately w…
Stage 32 TV Contest Quarterfinalists Announced
The Stage 32 2nd Annual Happy Writers TV Writing Contest brought in some of the best TV material we've read in a long time. Writers were curiously creative this round, and we received everything from original pilots with historical flair to supernatural underdog tales and meticulously crafted TV specs based off of some of today's greatest TV shows on air. Our writers brought their A-game!We're proud to announce the TV specs and original TV pilots that made it to the next stage in the Sta…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (February 10, 2017)
Welcome to the weekend, everyone. Hope you all had a terrific week and are ready to dig into some film, indiefilm & Stage 32 content. As always, I invite you to share this content with other creatives in your realm through social media and any other means possible. And, of course I welcome remarks and feedback in the Comments section below. Have a fantastic and creative weekend! RB
The Silent Majority
What makes a classic film? Ask a hundred people, you'd likely get a hundred answers. For me, it's a movie that is near perfect in every technical aspect - from the writing to the casting to the directing to the editing - and rewards you with every viewing. A movie that no matter when you come upon it, you can't help but be sucked into its vortex. "Groundhog Day" is one of those films, a perfect marriage of high concept, brilliant casting, superior acting and precision execution. It's a …
Top 10 @Femscriptintros Tweets
You may or may not be familiar with producer Ross Putman's Twitter feed @femscriptintros. Ross, having been in the industry for many years decided that he would call out the way that female characters are portrayed in the scripts that he's reading. He takes actual script introductions of female characters and replaces them with "JANE" to protect the writers. For those of you who don't know Ross, he's a Stage 32 Educator, and a successful producer having recently won the Sundance N…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (February 3, 2017)
Hope you all had a fabulous week and are ready for the weekend. Up ahead, my usual collection of news, tips, tricks and more. I do hope you’ll take the time to share the Weekend Blog with those you believe would benefit from the content. And, as always, I welcome your thoughts, musings or rantings in the Comments section below. Have a terrific and creative weekend! Cheers! RB
Stage 32 Announces $20k Winning Script in Short Film Contest
Stage 32 and the St. Petersburg/Clearwater Film Commission are pleased to announce the grand prize winner of their Short Film Script Contest, screenwriter/director Tanya Carleton Lovrics for her screenplay DOLPHIN GIRL. Lovrics will be flown to Florida and mentored by Sundance alum writer/director, JT Mollner. Production company, Digital Caviar will manage production. A native of Niagara Falls, Canada, Lovrics is a graduate—with honors—from Sheridan's Illustration Program an…
SXSW Roll Call - Who's Going? Who Has Films?
Hey guys. As we all know, yesterday SXSW announced their 2017 film lineup. For the 5th straight year Stage 32 will be at SXSW. This year is exciting for us as we are part of a panel with the European Film Commissions Network, Scandinavian Locations and Little W Productions featuring 8 Stage 32 filmmakers that we are entering into a Global Co-Production Matchmaking Program (more about that here). If you're headed to SXSW and/or have a film playing at the festival,…
Go Play. Go Shed. Go Create. Go Book. GO BE.
Alysia Reiner is just one of those people. You know the kind. They illuminate the room and leave a vapor trail of positive energy in their wake. Their indomitable spirit infuses all who come in contact. Some people just have "it" ... Alysia has "it" in spades. Alysia is an award winning actress, producer, mother, humanitarian, and outspoken environmentalist. She tackles each of these endeavors with passion, intelligence, determination, and a whole lotta heart. As an actress, Alysia has…
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