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From Hawaii to Europe: How Stage 32 Helped Make My Dream a Reality
Today's guest blog comes from Stage 32 member Stephanie J. Castillo. Stephanie is an Emmy award winning independent filmmaker who has been developing television documentaries full-time since 1989. In today's blog, Stephanie shares with us how, after 30 years of filmmaking, Stage 32 -- in a click -- helped make her 10th documentary, Thomas Chapin, Night Bird Song, a reality by connecting her with an essential crew member (and filmmaking partner in crime) half way around the wor…
3rd Annual Stage 32 Oscar Contest Results
The Stage 32 3rd Annual Oscar Contest had a record number of entries this year. Thank you to all who participated. We’ve tallied the results and now it’s time to announce the winners. Not only do we have a 9-way tie for 2nd place (all will receive prizes), but we also have a 27-way tie for 3rd place! Originally we were going to give out prizes to the top 10, but the results were so impressive we've chosen to give out prizes to all the Stage 32 members below. B…
Free Webinar Tomorrow - 2 Special Guests Announced!
Just a reminder that tomorrow is the February 2015 edition of On Stage With RB, a FREE online webinar with our Founder & CEO, Richard Botto. We have opened up the webinar to accomodate 2,000 Stage 32 members and spots are filling fast! RB will be covering some of the latest and greatest site features, speaking to members of the community and spending at least 90 minutes answering questions about the industry, your chosen discipline and just about anything else that's on your mind…
Stage 32 Worldwide Online Release: CUT!
Stage 32 is proud to annouce one of the coolest and groundbreaking events in our 3 1/2 year history. After a sold-out theatrical run, we are pleased to announce that Stage 32 will host the exclusive worldwide online release of CUT! co-written and directed by Stage 32 member David Rountree. David hired over 30 Stage 32 members for the production. On Thursday, February 26th, the Stage 32 community will be able to watch the film online LIVE from anywhere in the world.&n…
Final Hours to Get Your Oscar Votes In!
Hey guys. A reminder that the deadline to submit your entries for our 3rd Annual Oscar Contest is 4:30 PM PST today! We've received thousands of entries and by the looks of how you voted thus far, it would seem many categories are up for grabs. To get your Oscar ballot in, click here! Also, a reminder that I will be live blogging the Oscars for the 4th straight year over on Twitter. To watch the Oscars with me, just head over to Twitter and follow my personal account: …
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (February 20, 2015)
Welcome to the weekend, everyone. An Introduce Yourself Weekend and an Oscar weekend at that! Before we get started, a quick word about David Carr, the brilliant New York Times reporter and one of my writing heroes, who died suddenly last Friday at the all too young age of 58. As a writer, Carr entered my orbit while writing for the Atlantic Weekly, New York Magazine and Inside.com. I was taken by his brash, straight forward, no holds barred style of reporting. I was thrilled when …
Stage 32 & Robert McKee's STORY Magazine Issue Release Party
Mark your calendars! Please join Stage 32 and Robert McKee’s STORY Magazine as we celebrate the release of the February 2015 issue featuring our own Founder & CEO, Richard Botto on the cover. Open to all filmmakers in LA who are Stage 32 members, this is a fun meetup talking about film, writing, producing and all the things we love. In addition, there will be some great Stage 32 giveaways! You don't want to miss out! Stage 32 & Robert McKee's STO…
A Plan vs. an Attitude: How Dr. Webber Changed My Approach to My Career
Today we welcome back guest blogger and screenwriter (not to mention, one of my favorite Stage 32 members), CJ Walley. CJ has optioned two short scripts through Stage 32, plus got the offer of a paid assignment in December through connections he made through the site. He also recently had an actress he met on Stage 32 (who's in the new Furious 7 movie) set him up with a read at a production company. CJ is a true advocate of the power of Stage 32, and wrote one extremely cool blog reg…
On Stage With RB (February 2015) Announced
It’s that time again! Time for the February 2015 edition of On Stage with RB. Every month our Founder & CEO, RB, in a webinar setting goes over the best way to use Stage 32 to help your career. He brings on special guests who work in the industry, such as literary managers and development executives to offer advice to our community. 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, exclu…
RB on the Dave Bullis Podcast
A special thanks goes out to Stage 32 member Dave Bullis, who had RB on his popular filmmaking podcast. On the podcast, RB and Dave discuss a wide variety of topics including RB's experiences at this year's Sundance Film Festival, how to market yourself, the state of the film industry and were they think it's headed, RB's latest screenplay and then closed the discussion with RB going into depth about his new book on crowdsourcing. There is a lot of information to le…
New Message System
Hey guys. As you might have noticed, we recently upgraded the private messaging system here on Stage 32. With the sheer amount of new members and increased communication happening within the site over the last few months, we wanted to improve the way our members communicated one on one. I think you'll agree that the new setup allows for not only better navigaton and provides more information about the people reaching out to you, but also allows for easier management of…
3 Contests - Oscars, Features & TV
We have a few exciting contests going on for our Stage 32 members. In case you missed the announcements, we wanted to make sure you were aware of the opportunies that are available. From a fun way to participate in the Oscars to a feature script and teleplay contest, there is incredible opportunity to help improve your craft. First, if you missed our announcement about The 3rd annual Stage 32 Oscar Contest it is now live!Every year we invite our Stage 32 community to vote on your ch…
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