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7 Life Hacks For Creatives
Making Our First No-Budget Feature: The Pure Vortex Production Chaos (Part 2)
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Green Lights and Grey Areas: Expanding Creative Collaboration in Publishing
11 Tips For Bringing Your Animated Characters To Life
Stage 32 Now Certifying the Dallas Film Commission!
Put Matters Into Your Own Hands
3 hours. 2 industry expert guests. 20 questions answered about everything from distribution, producing, screenwriting, acting, composing and more. And...it's free. That's the July 2015 edition of the On Stage With RB online broadcast. And it is now available on demand in our Education section! (To find it, on your menu bar, click EDUCATION, then click ON STAGE WITH RB). This over 3-hour edition of On Stage With RB is jam packed with tons of information, tips and advice! RB has…
3 Crowdfunding Mistakes That Will Cost You Thousands
Crowdfunding can be an excellent way to raise funds for your film and get your project made, but many filmmakers shoot themselves in the foot by making simple mistakes that either leave them short of their goal or, if they choose an "keep what you raise" platform, cost them thousands of dollars - dollars that could be used toward their projects. Today, Stage 32 member Jodie Bentley discusses the top 3 mistakes she sees creatives make when launching a crowdfunding campaign. Jodie has suc…
Advice on Receiving Script Coverage
There are a lot of things that go into being a successful writer and having an outside person review your material for coverage is inevitably part of the process. If you are a writer yourself, or if you are working on a project with a writer, you will come to learn that often times writers can be precious of their material. Today, Stage 32 Founder & CEO, RB, discusses how that mindset isn't always the best tactic for the business. In this 8-minute clip RB goes over all the emo…
Working With Child Actors: A Unique Perspective
If you think you work hard, I can tell you that 10-year-old Anthony Michael Hobbs might have us all beat. With only a decade of life on Earth, Anthony has already been acting for 6 years and, get this, has written and directed his own short film One Nation, that has screened in five film festivals in five different states and won two awards.Do I have your attention? Procrastinate much?Talk about motivation to just get out there and do it! Today, Anthony shares how filmmakers should handl…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (July 31, 2015)
Welcome to the weekend, everyone. Hope you all had a terrific week. In this edition of the Weekend Blog, under ENTERTAINMENT NEWS a look at how to succeed in the indiefilm world; how Sean Parker took used his iPhone to create indiefilm magic; the 5-year battle to get Southpaw to the screen; the Revenant shoot is plagued by even more issues; a cool story regarding the iconic poster art for Jaws; the original article that inspired the original Vacation; the financiers of Wolf of Wall Stre…
I Live For Independent Film
Today I welcome a Stage 32 member that really needs no introduction, producer, writer, director and the Founder of the Raindance Film Festival, Elliot Grove. Elliot has been around the industry for over 20 years through his festival and has helped debut many critically acclaimed independent films including What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Once, and even Christopher Nolan's first film The Following. It's Elliot's undying love for independent cinema and the independent filmmaker that has earne…
It Started With Finding $600 In George Carlin's Filing Cabinet
Producing a film consists of a million moving parts. To make a production purr like a Swiss watch, everything has to be in sync. Some people believe that meticulous planning is the key to a production's success. Others prefer to lean on less traditional methods. Today's guest blog contributor, Jeff Harman, believes that astrology cycles play a large part in a production's success. Starting his career working for George Carlin who called him "uncommonly honest", Jeff has worked over 40 ye…
Special Guests Announced - Free Webinar Thursday
If you haven't signed up for Thursday's free On Stage With RB free online webinar broadcast, make sure you do soon. Only the first 2,000 Stage 32 members are able to attend the online broadcast for free. Spots are filling fast! On Stage With RB - July 2015 Edition Thursday, July 30 1pm PDT Register here (spots limited!) Special guest Jen Grisanti Joining RB is Jen Grisanti, a former studio executive, Story/Career Consultant and Writing Instructor for Writers on the Verge at…
We Help The World Most When We Do What We Do Best
Today we bring you a guest blog from Stage 32 member Pete Stone. Pete is a screenwriter living in North Carolina who also teaches English at a critical needs school. In this entry, Pete discusses his pilgrimage from film school to med school and back again. Like many, Pete went down the road in life he thought he should be taking, only to do a complete 180 once he realized he was pursuing his goals for the wrong reasons. By sharing his story, Pete hopes to save others time and money by …
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (July 24, 2015)
Welcome to the weekend, everyone. Hope you all had a killer week. In this edition of the Weekend Blog, under ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, we have yet another “Best of” list to debate. This time around it’s the BBC Culture’s 100 Greatest American Films of All Time. Plenty of the usual suspects on the list, but, no surprise, a few stunners as well. Yeah, it’s fluffy fun, but I welcome your thoughts in the Comments section below. Also under ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, the sto…
On Stage With RB (July 2015) Announced
It’s that time again! Time for the July 2015 edition of On Stage with RB. Every month our Founder & CEO, RB, in a webinar setting brings on special guests who work in the industry, such as literary managers and development 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, exclusively…
Networking in Hollywood
Today we're excited to bring you another clip in the 3-hour installment of our Founder & CEO RB's Film Courage interview, which discusses how to best network with people of influence. In this 5-minute clip, Hollywood Networking Advice, RB goes over the keys to networking with people of influence in a creative market such as Hollywood. He touches on the key points of looking at networking from the other person's perspective in order to increase your chance for success. Plus, he gives…
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