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RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (October 23, 2015)
Welcome to the weekend, everyone. A very full slate in this edition of the Weekend Blog. Plenty of content to peruse and discuss. Under ENTERTAINMENT NEWS this week: Martin Scorsese talks female-centric films; casting directors for Scorsese and other top directors share their secrets; Project Greenlight continues to take its lumps; the EEOC begins interviews in their discrimination probe; Jennifer Lawrence is taken to task on her recent diversity rant; a look at whether Paramount&rsquo…
Manage Your Networking!
Hey guys. Many of you have written in asking if we could aggregate the network requests you receive on Stage 32 into one daily email. I'm happy to announce today that we have implemented this system. Starting today, all Stage 32 members have automatically been set to receive a single email a day with all network requests. Keep in mind, you have full control of these settings. So if you would still like to receive a single email for every network request sent to you on Stage 32, you can …
The 10 Most Common Reasons Why Scripts Are Rejected
One of the most frustrating things for any screenwriter (believe me, I know) is getting a pass on a script with no explanation. The dreaded "Not for me" leaves us guessing as to what didn't connect and questioning our confidence in the material. Sometimes, however, if we're willing to be honest with ourselves, the answers can be easily found and remedied. Today, I welcome Corey Mandell, a teacher of screenwriting at UCLA and a Stage 32 Next Level Education instructor (check out his webi…
Know Thy Elevator Pitch!
Good morning, all. Hope your week is off to a terrific start! On the request of a screenwriting manager friend, I recently published a story on Medium titled Know Thy Elevator Pitch! about an experience I had shared with him over lunch. He believed he could use the tale as a teaching experience not only for his clients, but for other managers in his firm to share with their clients as well. By request of quite a few screenwriters who use our Happy Writers services, today, I am al…
Special Guests Announced - Free Webinar Tuesday
Don't forget this Tuesday, October 20 is the FREE monthly online webcast hosted by our fearless leader, Richard Botto. This is FREE to our first 2,000 Stage 32 members that register. Every month RB goes over tips to best utilize Stage 32 for your networking and education, has on 2 industry guests and opens it up to answer questions from our Stage 32 community about the industry and your craft. Join us at 1pm PDT for the October Edition of On Stage With RB by registering here! &…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (October 16, 2015)
Welcome to the weekend, everyone. Hope you all had a terrific week. Kicking off this edition of the Weekend Blog, many of you have heard me preach about the fact that more creatives are taking their career into their own hands by filming a short as proof of concept. One of the most recent and high profile examples of this was Damian Chazelle filming Whiplash as a short and submitting it to Sundance. Not only was the film accepted, but it won its category at the fest. This allowed Chazel…
Welcome to Hollywood: Getting a Gig
Today I welcome back regular Stage 32 Blog contributor, Dennis Coleman. Dennis is a writer, producer and director with decades of experience in broadcast television and feature films. If you missed my announcement welcoming Dennis to the Stage 32 family, you can read about it here Enjoy! RB
On Stage With RB (October 2015) Announced!
It’s that time again! Time for the October 2015 edition of On Stage with RB. Every month our Founder & CEO, RB, in an online webinar setting brings on special guests who work in the industry, such as filmmakers and executives to offer advice to our community, and he goes over the best way to use Stage 32 to help your career. Afterwards, he opens up the floor to you for a live Q&A session about anything and everything in the industry. Best of all, this is FREE, exclusi…
Stage 32 Search For New Blood Contest - Deadline at Midnight!
Tonight is the final deadline for our Stage 32 Happy Writers Search for New Blood Contest. Do you have a horror, thriller, action or sci fi feature that you think could be the next break out hit? We have hand selected 9 executives from the most sought after companies in the industry including Blumhouse Productions, The Safran Company, Cross Creek Pictures, Energy Entertainment, Ghost House Pictures, Revolver Picture Company, Unique Features and Dimension Films to just our final round of …
Get Down And Sweat When The Going Gets Rough
From Saturday Night Live to Woody Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters all the way to David Mamet's Speed the Plow, today's Stage 32 guest blog contributor, Mark Burchard, has worked as a leading costume and wardrobe designer and supervisor for some of the top talent in the industry. Having played a part in some of the most classic television, feature film and theater productions of the last two decades, Mark's knowledge is beyond broad, and today he shares it with you, his fellow Stage 32 cre…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (October 9, 2015)
Welcome to the weekend, everyone. Diversity in the industry is again at the forefront this week. Now the Feds are involved. Yep, you heard me. Yet, there’s proof that female driven films are doing well at the box office, so why aren’t more being made? Well, Variety suggests it all starts with the men in power. You getting all this? Don’t worry, you can find all of these articles under ENTERTAINMENT NEWS. Other items in that section include Kristin Dunst championing te…
Guest Blog: Tyler Ruggeri - What's On Your Desert Island Movie List?
One of my favorite features on Stage 32 is the “Desert Island” section of the user profiles. For a site that’s dedicated to facilitating connections between creatives, there’s no better icebreaker than forcing everyone to commit to a perversely short list of only ten films to be stranded with until the end of time. Of course, I spent about an hour putting together my list while I was supposed to be doing other things – and the end result was surprising. If …
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