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Talking Business: Key Agreements in Film Financing Part 2
Hollywood! Give Us Back Our Zombies!
Today's guest blog comes from Stage 32 member Kelly Hughes, an author, director and screenwriter from Seattle, Washington. Kelly first gained notoriety back in the early 90s for his Grunge-era series Heart Attack Theatre, a weekly horror/suspense anthology he wrote, directed, and edited for Seattle public access TV. Since then, he has filmed two features as well as a documentary of this early work titled Heart Attack! (2012), which has been playing the film festival circuit, including sc…
Most Likely Reason Why People Fail At Crowdfunding
Last month, the awesome owners of Film Courage came to the Stage 32 offices to interview our CEO, RB Botto. The wide ranging, over 3-hour interview covered a plethora of subjects including screenwriting, filmmaking, acting, distribution, indiefilm, the state or the industry, crowdfunding, crowdsourcing, social media, and networking in person, online and outside of LA to name a few. Film Courage has begun releasing the interview in segments and we're happy to announce that we'll …
How To Book A Role As A Series Regular While Having No Previous Credits
Today's blog comes from acting teacher, casting director and Stage 32 member, Jennifer Rudolph, from New York. Jennifer has cast over 40 films and television shows and has helped jump-start the careers of numerous celebrities, including Kate Bosworth and Ian Somerhalder. In her last Stage 32 Guest Blog, she discussed How Applying Shark Tank Principles To Your Career Will Make You Successful and why you need to treat your career as a creative like a business. Her entry got an an overwhelm…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (May 15, 2015)
Welcome to the weekend, everyone. Exciting week around Stage 32. The second weekend of our two-weekend event with the Producers guild to shine a spotlight on female-centric projects was a smashing success. We're in full swing at the Cannes Film Festival, where Stage 32 has been invited to present at the NEXT Pavilion highlighting companies bringing the gap between entertainment and tech. We've seen a wonderful response to the launch of our new Education section. Those are just some of t…
The Power of Visualization in Manifesting Dreams
Today's guest blog comes from Stage 32 member Cali Gilbert. Cali is an international best-selling author as well as an award-winning photographer whose work has been featured in multiple art galleries across America. Additionally, Cali is an immensely inspirational member of the Stage 32 community who proves that being discouraged is a choice, and that with hard work and determination you can lead your life down any path you choose. In today's blog, Cali discusses how she has used the t…
The First Anniversary Edition of On Stage With RB is Now Available To Watch On-Demand!
We're proud to announce that April was the 1st Anniversary of On Stage With RB! We can't believe it's already been a whole year, and we want to say thank you to all who have participated in one of our free monthly broadcasts. As we've stated before, providing free educational opportunities to the community is a priority for us, and we're thrilled to let you know that On Stage with RB (April) is now available to view on-demand! The April edition of On Stage with RB was jam-packed with g…
Taking Care of Business... the BUSINESS of Acting
Today’s blog comes from actress, writer, director, producer and Stage 32 member Veleka Gray from New Orleans, Louisiana. Veleka is a former soap opera star and in addition to the titles mentioned, has also worked as a script consultant, voice artist, and acting coach. For today’s blog, Veleka discusses her incredibly versatile career up to now and explains how she managed to find tremendous success after being fired from The Young and the Restless. What Veleka’s blog shows here, an…
How To Use Social Media As A Filmmaker
At the TriBeCa Film Festival 2015, Stage 32 paired up with Film Interchange for a fantastic 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 not everyone was able to attend our Fi…
How I Sold My First Screenplay and Almost Died Trying: A True Tale of Hollywood, Gangsters and Baseball
Today's blog comes from screenwriter, WGA member and Stage 32 member Ken Krauss from Manhattan, New York. Ken has had the great fortune of working with some of the biggest Hollywood studios and producers such as Scott Rudin and Joel Silver. His most recent movie, Tom Dick and Harriet, was nominated for a Nymphe d'Or at the prestigious Monte Carlo Film Festival for Best Movie and Best Actor. It was also nominated for Best TV Movie at the Vancouver Leo Awards. In today's blog, Ken talks a…
Happy 100th Birthday Orson Welles!
Those of you who have been around the site for a while know that Orson Welles and Citizen Kane played a significant role in why I named the platform Stage 32. (For those unfamiliar with the history, you can read all about it here. May 6th would have been the iconic filmmaker’s 100th birthday. As a result, Welles has been front and center in the news this past week.Besides a special tribute and screening of a new 4K version of The Third Man at Cannes (as well as other screenings across t…
A Reminder: Stage 32 at The 2015 Cannes Film Festival
Just a reminder that Stage 32 has been recognized as a leader in the convergence of entertainment and tech at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. Alongside great companies such as Netflix, Stage 32 will be featured in the NEXT Pavilion and will be hosting a discussion on crowdsourcing and the importance of using social media as a filmmaker. And, we'll be having a cocktail event and Stage 32 meetup for those who attend our discussions. If you missed the Blog announcement with all the details …
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (May 8, 2015)
Welcome to the weekend, everyone. Exciting week around Stage 32. The first weekend of our two-weekend event with the Producers guild to shine a spotlight on female-centric projects was a smashing success. This weekend is shaping up to be even better. We’re also prepping for Cannes where Stage 32 has been invited to present at the NEXT Pavilion highlighting companies bringing the gap between entertainment and tech. And we launched our new Education section. Those are just some of t…
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