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Stage 32 Featured at the 43rd Torino Film Festival!
Stage 32 Now Certifying Centro de Portugal Film Commission!
Coffee & Content: Why Your Pitch Needs to Be Human
Insider Intel: Packaging your Project- The Chicken or the Egg Dilemma
Making Our First No-Budget Feature: The Pure Vortex Production Chaos (Part 2)
Talking Business: Key Agreements in Film Financing Part 2
Coffee & Content: Low Stakes Stories, High Stakes Decisions
Don't Let the Momentum of November Write Club Die: How to Stay Active Into 2026 & Beyond!
Stage 32 Is My Magic Key To International Networking And Education
Introducing the Stage 32 Short Film Contest
Given the remarkable advances in technology and accessibility of resources, it has never been easier to make a film. In this DIY, control your own material world, legions of filmmakers are turning to short films to have their voices heard. Further, with more and more film festivals adding short programs into their lineups and with so many filmmakers shooting short films as proof of concept to showcase their talents, short films are finally getting the attention they deserve. We hear all…
3 Things You Need For Longevity In The Industry
We are thrilled to announce that the June 2015 edition of the On Stage With RB broadcast is now available to watch On Demand! In this jam-packed over 3-hour broadcast, RB had on 2 special guests. Timothy Andrew Edwards is one of the most diverse and accomplished Composers and Music Supervisors working in entertainment today. He has over 75 credits in Feature Film and Network Television, including two Emmy award-winning shows. And, in RB's almost 30-minute interview, Timothy goes over th…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (July 3, 2015)
Welcome to the Weekend, everyone. And a very Happy 4th of July Weekend to all celebrating. Let’s get right to it, shall we? Under ENTERTAINMENT NEWS this week, a radical cry for better movies; how blockbusters have changed the art of screenwriting (someone calling screenwriting an art is news in itself!); a few veteran actress discuss Hollywood’s “woman problem”; the Academy addresses the lack of diversity in their membership; a cool look at how a Pixar story com…
Mid Year Check-In
Well, we are now officially past the mid point of 2015. Incredible. Wasn’t it just yesterday we were all discussing our goals for the year? I thought now would be a good time to do a mid-year check-in and see how you’re all doing thus far. Are you on track? Do you need a push? I’d be happy to get things rolling. Back in January, in the blog referenced above, I identified the following as my partial list of 2015 goals: Some of what I am planning on accomplishing in 2015 includes writ…
How I Learned To Network And Create Great Relationships
Today's guest blog comes from Stage 32 member Adam J. Cohen, founder of the Unofficial Google + Festival. Adam is also a producer, line producer, and production manager and is currently traveling around the world and networking with local film communities in lands such as the United States, Mexico, Vietnam and Indonesia. He's also producing content with filmmakers along the way. You might say Adam is not only a global networker, but a collaborator who knows no bounds. We say here at Sta…
Crowdsourcing & Crowdfunding Your Indie Film
To kick off this year's TriBeCa Film Festival, Stage 32 paired up with Film Interchange to host an educational and entertaining Filmmakers Lounge. During the evening, we had two excellent panels on using social media as a filmmaker and crowdsourcing & crowdfunding your film, which included industry executives from Stage 32, Film Interchange, Indiegogo and Seed & Spark on the panels. Over 400 Stage 32 members RSVPed for the event and it was a smashing success! However, we know no…
Why Creatives Need To Think China
Today's blog is a guest blog from Stage 32 member Mimi Chen. Mimi is a multi-talented actor, singer, and dancer, but is best known for being an FM rock radio DJ. Being an Asian American in the entertainment industry, Mimi has faced frustrating stereotyping and casting - something any minority creative can relate to. In this entry, Mimi points out that creatives who aren't thinking about China and Asian influences are falling behind. She discusses the lack of accurate Asian representatio…
Guests Announced for On Stage With RB Webinar
We are excited to announce 2 very special industry guests for this Tuesday's On Stage With RB FREE online webinar broadcast! On Tuesday, June 30 at 1pm PDT join our Founder & CEO RB for an exciting and jam-packed online broadcast. We will go over new features and improvements of Stage 32 and then RB will interview 2 special guests from the industry - screenwriter & filmmaker Steve Desmond and Composer & Music Supervisor Timothy Andrew Edwards. Steve Desmond Joining RB is…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (June 26, 2015)
Welcome to the weekend, everyone. Steven Spielberg’s Jaws was released 40 years ago this week causing an entire generation to be fearful of the ocean and an entire industry to be fearful of a platform release. OK, maybe the latter part of that sentence is a slight exaggeration, but there’s no questioning Jaws’ impact on the Hollywood summer blockbuster strategy in place for the last 3+ decades. In this edition of the Weekend Blog, I have two great articles speaking to …
On Stage With RB (June 2015) Announced!
It's that time! The June edition of On Stage With RB is scheduled! For those of you who might be new to Stage 32, every month we do a FREE online broadcast with our Founder & CEO, RB. Our community tunes in from all over the world as RB talks about the latest and greatest site features, has on special industry guests and and spends at least 90 minutes answering questions about the industry, your chosen discipline and just about anything else that's on your mind! Previous On Stage W…
Introducing Stage 32 3.0!
Stage 32 3.0 presents a cleaner, sleeker, more manageable posting interface along with easier navigation so you can find and utilize all the resources and features the site has to offer. While there’s plenty to explore (and more on the way), we thought we would cover 2 areas of the site that have been updated or modified. This will offer some clarity on the purpose of each section and how best to use the site: 1 – Main Menu Bar Home Your Home page now has a completely different lo…
Identifying a Narcissist on Social Media
In today's digital age everyone is vying for attention and engagement on social media. 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 identify narcissistic behavior from creatives on social media. In this 4-minute clip, Identifying A Narcissist on Social Media is Easy, RB talks about the characteristics of a filmmaking, acting, producing, screenwriting narcissist and the mistakes they m…
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