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Stage 32 Now Certifying El Paso, Texas!
Coffee & Content: Know Who You Are, Know Who You’re Pitching To
Insider Intel: The Studio War & The Rise of Indies
Talking Business: Key Agreements in Film Financing Part 2
The Author + Screenwriter Collaboration: Adapting A Novel Into A Screenplay
From Beats to Boards: A Systematic Way to Plan Your Screenplay
Stage 32 Now Certifying the Dallas Film Commission!
Happy New Year! Let's Talk Goals!
11 Tips For Bringing Your Animated Characters To Life
Making Our First No-Budget Feature: The Pure Vortex Production Chaos (Part 2)
Call Sheets To The Rescue: 5 Tips for Saving Your Film Set
We’re all looking for a hero. This is especially true on a film set where all too often, chaos reigns, but not every superhero jumps around in spandex and underwear. Indeed, one hero carries a more unsuspecting symbol of hope. That hero is you—the 2nd AD! Your on-set weapon for combating chaos: the call sheet! but how can you get the most out of this secret weapon? Strap yourself in; we’re about to tell you how to take your set to the next level. &nbs…
Camera Update by PlanetMitch - Pick The Right Tool For The Job! - January 2016
Greetings Earthlings! For those of you who may not yet know me, I hail from the universe of planet5D and I am the legendary planetMitch - the only guy who can claim he is his own planet! Actually, I make a lot of jokes with this 'planet' thing but it is just a little fun that hopefully gets you to enjoy what we're doing and not think of me as some boring old gas giant about to die out in a blaze of a supernova. The team at Stage32 invited me to be your guide thru some of the events goi…
Aligning the Synergy of a Creative Production: 4 Key Components
It was one of my (mostly) daily tips in the screenwriting lounge that spawned this post, but it was also mentioned that perhaps the community would be interested in things I’ve learned and could relay in regards to my experience. So, I put the two thoughts on the simmer burner of my brain and when I went to check the pot, I remembered that both my creative approach to projects and my personal approach to professional accomplishment, are one in the same and that is the most valuable…
How Can You Network Better? Our Fearless Leader on 'Acting Up Radio'
No Weekend Blog this week as RB attends to Stage 32 and personal business at the Sundance Film Festival. Should be noted, the Stage 32 panels have been incredibly well received. We'll be posting clips over the coming weeks! In the meantime, we wanted to bring you a recent interview RB did for the radio show Acting Up Radio hosted by Will Roberts. In this interview RB goes over when he was producing the Sundance Award-Winning film, Another Happy Day, how that helped spur the idea of Stag…
Part II: The Diary Of A Sundance-Bound Madman
Today we bring you the 2nd installment of The Diary Of A Sundance-Bound Madman (if you missed Part I click here). This week Stage 32 producer Ross Putman, has screened his film The First Girl I Loved for the first time at Sundance, directed by Kerem Sanga and starring Dylan Gelula (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) and Brianna Hildebrand (Deadpool). He has decided to catalog his journey before, during and after the Sundance Film Festival so you, the Stage 32 community, can see - in his words -…
Know Your Material & Know Your Market - On Stage With RB Now Available!
Today we are excited to announce that the January 2016 edition of the On Stage With RB online broadcast is now available to watch on-demand! This advice-packed 3 hour session has been widely considered one of the best On Stage With RB broadcasts! In this webacst RB had on 2 incredible industry guests: Up first was Daniel Kendrick, manager and development executive at Chatrone (Robot Chicken, Spongebob Squarepants, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and The Lego Movie) who talked about Chatro…
Sundance Update - 'Equity' - The First Female-Driven Wall Street Film (By Stage 32 Member)
For those of you that have been in the community for a while, you will know that Stage 32 encourages gender equality in the creative industry. When Stage 32 exec, member, actress and producer Alysia Reiner (Orange Is The New Black, Sideways) formed her own production company Broad Street Pictures last year we were in full support. Together with her producing partner Sarah Megan Thomas, they sought out to "find wildly entertaining and thought provoking tales about brilliant women doing r…
Sundance Update - 'The Birth Of A Nation' (By Stage 32 Execs)
If you've been living under a rock for the last 24 hours, yesterday marked an unparalleled day for the Sundance Film Festival as The Birth Of A Nation was acquired by FOX Searchlight in a record-breaking purchase of $17.5 million. The Birth of a Nation is an epic historical biopic about Nat Turner who lead the first slave rebellion in 1831. This passion project was seven years in the making and the first feature for Nate Parker who wrote, directed, produced AND starred in the film.…
8 Film Festival Do's and Don'ts
I’ve been fortunate to have my work screened at some pretty amazing festivals. Thin Line in Texas. The London Underground Film Festival. And most recently at TRIFI in my home state of Washington. It’s not only a thrill to know people will be watching your work on the big screen. It’s also exciting to be in the audience with them. To do a Q&A afterward. To rub shoulders with other filmmakers. To visit a new city. The whole package. But sometimes your expectations d…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (January 22, 2016)
Welcome to the weekend, everyone! Gearing up for Sundance and our panels and parties at the festival, so let’s get right to it! Jumping right in…This week under ENTERTAINMENT NEWS: a plethora of news out of Sundance; Idris Elba eloquently tackles the Oscar diversity issue; a guide as to were to watch the Oscar nominated films; a look at how The Hateful Eight came together; John Landgraf isn’t happy; Dick Wolf isn’t happy; Spotlight and Mr. Robot win big at the C…
Part I: The Diary Of A Sundance-Bound Madman
Producer Ross Putman, a long-time Sundance attendee, now with a film there for the first time, will check in with us before, during, and after the festival so you can see - in his words - "the complete degeneration of his mental well-being." He also hopes that you can get a feel for the coolness and craziness of America's best film festival. Ross's film, First Girl I Loved, directed by Kerem Sanga and starring Dylan Gelula (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) and Brianna Hildebrand (Deadpool) wi…
Stage 32 Is Headed to Park City During the Sundance Film Festival!
Stage 32 is excited to descend upon Park City, UT for the 2016 Sundance Film Festival! In addition to the first ever Stage 32/Jacob Krueger Studio house off of Main St., we are excited for an entire week filled with industry panels, parties and networking! Mark Your Calendars! Here's the Agenda for the Stage 32/Jacob Krueger Studio House at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival: Seminar - "What Sports and Porn Can Teach You About Screenwriting" Date: Monday, January 25…
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