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Part II: Advice from Stage 32's "Happiest" Writer
We now continue with Part II of Frank Ponce's blog. If you missed Part I of Advice from Stage 32’s “Happiest” Writer, click here. In this entry, Frank speaks the rapid movement of his career after he placed 2nd in the Stage 32/Blood List Search for New Blood Screenwriting Contest. The exposure he received from that placement led him to developing a new short film starring Danny Trejo, which he will direct this summer. It gets better...His script has been picked up for …
Part I: Advice from Stage 32's "Happiest" Writer
Today's blog is from producer, director, screenwriter and Stage 32 member, Frank Ponce, from Hollywood, California. In this entry Frank talks about how he used Stage 32 to cast and crew his short film, a film that eventually placed in the top 10 of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s Project Greenlight. And, most recently, how improving his skills through Stage 32 Next Level Education, discussing his craft with people in the Stage 32 Lounge and working with the Stage 32 Happy Writers led…
How Applying “Shark Tank" Principles to Your Acting Career Will Make You Successful
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 this entry, Jennifer talks about the intense competitiveness of the industry and provides valuable advice on how to impress intimidating executives in an effort to stand above the competition. I thank Jennifer for …
Surviving 'Roar': The Most Dangerous Film Ever Made
Today's blog comes from director, cinematographer and Stage 32 member, Randolph Sellars. Randolph resides in Portland, Oregon and has worked in the film industry for more than 30 years, contributing to over 23 feature films as a First/Second-Unit Director of Photography. He has completed projects for such major networks as NBC, CBS, ABC, PBS, BBC, HBO, Showtime, Discovery and National Geographic. In today's blog, Randolph discusses his time working on the 1981 film, Roar, what led to it…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (April 17, 2015)
Welcome to the weekend everyone. It’s been a terrific week out in NYC. Over 300 people attended the Stage 32/Film Interchange fireside chat and crowdfunding/crowdsourcing panel last Monday night. And Stage 32 has had a fantastic presence around the Tribeca Film Festival. My thanks to Jen Mello of Film Interchange and all the awesome Stage 32 members who have made the last few days so memorable. This week on the Weekend Blog under ENTERTAINMENT NEWS I have all the latest film festival n…
Introducing Pitching Perks
Stage 32 is thrilled seeing the hundreds of success stories that continue to roll in as we uncover talented creatives from all over the world. More short films, features, plays, TV shows and new media than ever before are being created because of the incredible networking and collaboration happening on Stage 32. In addition, The Stage 32 Happy Writers recently has been uncovering extremely impressive new talent including: Just last week writer Frank Ponce (Los Angeles) signed a shop…
The Power of Believing
Today's blog comes from Stage 32 member Harun Shah. Harun is a producer, assistant director, author and screenwriter from Maple Ridge, Canada. Harun's path almost took a completely different turn when he got an Electrical Engineering degree while living in Fiji. But, it was writing his first novel that made him fall in love with being a creative. With no prior filmmaking experience, Harun adapted his novel into a screenplay. He then used the internet and Stage 32 to learn how to develop…
Part II: From There to Here : An Oscar Winner's Journey
We continue now with Part II of sound mixer Thomas Curley's's blog, From There to Here: An Oscar Winner's Journey. Thomas discusses the day he set foot in Los Angeles and what obstacles he had to overcome. He takes us through all the steps he took to get to the point leading to his Oscar win this year for Best Sound Mixing on Whiplash. If you haven't yet, make sure to read Part I by clicking here. Enjoy, RB
Part I: From There to Here : An Oscar Winner's Journey
We are incredibly honored to present today's blog from Academy Award-winning sound mixer and Stage 32 member Thomas Curley. Thomas has had a prolific career in sound mixing , working on such projects as Entourage, Community, The Spectacular Now, and more recently, Whiplash, for which he received an Oscar. In today's blog, Thomas details the origins of his fascination with filmmaking and the personal incentive which helped him make it to the top of the Hollywood A-list as a sound mixer. …
You're So Vain
Today we are announcing an exciting new feature on Stage 32 - Vanity (Personalized) URL's. If you are a frequent viewer of my On Stage With RB webcasts, you often hear me speak of "closing the circle" on social media by making certain you list the URL's of your other social media accounts with your bio on each platform you utilize. Having a shortened Stage 32 vanity URL will make it easier to post the link to your profile on social media platforms where limited space…
Filmmakers - See Breaking News From NAB LIVE on Stage 32!
EXCITING UPDATE! Stage 32 will be broadcasting a breaking news LIVE feed from the 2015 NAB show in Las Vegas, NV all week long! NAB is the premier conference to discover emerging technologies and latest innovations in digital media, film, entertainment, post-production and more! We'll be bringing you the latest and greatest from: Blackmagic Design, Kinefinity, Canon, Zacuto, Atomos, Vinten, G-Tech, Sony, Convergent Design, Datavideo, smallHD, Anton/Bauer,…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (April 10, 2015)
Welcome to the weekend, everyone. In this edition of the Weekend Blog under ENTERTAINMENT NEWS: 50 film festivals well worth the entry fee; a teenager lands an Oscar nominated actor for his indie film; how producers can stay ahead of the ever changing film landscape; the writer/director of Nightcrawler shares some behind the scenes secrets; the CAA/UTA battle continues; a look back at some untold stories from 7 seasons of Mad Men; the sequels Hollywood wants you to forget; New Mexico …
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