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9 Success Stories in 10 Days
It's been an incredible week and a half here on Stage 32 for a number of members of our remarkably talented community. In the past 10 days a director in Amsterdam was hired by a producer in New York, a Director and a DP met on Stage 32 and are in post production on a film starring Ed Asner and Danny Trejo, three writers were signed, two scripts were picked up and 1 script received a green light and will go into production next month! These success stories were accomplished f…
LA Stage 32 Meetup & Screening of CUT! this Sunday
A special announcement to our Stage 32 members in and around the LA area. Stage 32 member, director David Rountree, will be premiering his film, CUT! at the Arena Cinema in Hollywood (next to the Egyptian Theater) this Sunday, February 15, 2015, followed by a live Q&A panel with Rountree, Stage 32 Founder/CEO Richard "RB" Botto, David Banks, Chriss Horgan and Matt Chassin. Immediately following will be a very special Stage 32 member meetup at the world famous Pig 'n Whi…
5 Tips for Writers & Creatives Based Outside of Los Angeles
Today's guest blog comes from Stage 32 member James Hughes. As a London based screenwriter and director, James knows how easy it is to think that distance from Hollywood is distance from success or, at least, that LA writers have a tremendous advantage. He is also proof that this statement is false. He has sold three screenplays and won't stop there. He has perfected the business of making the world a smaller place for creatives. In this blog, James shows how some of the most …
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (February 6, 2015)
Another week in the books…Welcome to the weekend, everyone. It was a terrific 10 days or so up at the Sundance Film Festival. The buzz all over town was about the resurgent independent film scene. Sales were brisk and passion was high. Under ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, I have full coverage of the event including all the winners, which films sold and for how much, the movies from the fest which will have an impact on next year’s Oscars, the creative minds who stole the show and…
Stage 32 Founder & CEO, RB, on the Cover of Robert McKee's STORY Magazine
We are honored to announce that Stage 32 Founder & CEO, Richard "RB" Botto was featured on the cover of the February 2015 issue of Robert McKee's STORY Magazine. Inside the magazine is an exclusive interview with RB. Some of what RB discusses includes his professional background, his journey from acting, writing and producing to starting Stage 32 and what the future holds for the site and the community. He also tells the story of how he met his manager, Davi…
Blogging About the Blog
Since our inception way back in the latter half of 2011, we’ve taken particular pride in our award winning blog. Since the very early days when Rex Pickett, author of Sideways, offered me the exclusive 6 part series of his incredible insider tale, My Life on Spec: The Writing of Sideways, we’ve been blessed with stories and advice from some incredible Hollywood insiders and up and coming amateur voices alike. Early on, a Stage 32 Blog post averaged about 2,000 reads. Today…
My Most Unusual Encounter With An Actor (LA, the Mob and Acting)
Today's guest blog comes from long time Stage 32 member and contributor Stephen Mitchell. Stephen is a director, screenwriter, and producer with plenty of independent films to his name, as well as an incredibly successful television series and an upcoming documentary, to list just some of his projects. In addition, Stephen is an expert in acting technique and branding. He founded and ran his entertainment industry think tank The New Hollywood Studio System for twenty years. In tod…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (January 30, 2015)
Greetings from balmy Park City and the Sundance Film Festival. Hope you all had a wonderful week and are gearing up for the weekend! In this edition of the Weekend Blog, I have a ton of Sundance news including Robert Redford ringing in on what he views as “Hollywood’s diversity problem”. This while a new poll from The Hollywood Reporter claims that 7 of 10 in the industry believe that Hollywood is not biased against minorities. I can tell you straight out, this has bee…
Improve Your Skills and Perfect Your Craft
Stage 32 was recently called “Lynda meets LinkedIn” by Forbes Magazine, due to its unparalleled education and access to professionals to help improve your craft. Thousands of our members from all over the world have participated in the education we offer and feedback has been nothing short of amazing from our members and our teachers. In case you aren't aware, Stage 32 offers live and interactive online classes and labs taught directly by executives and professionals w…
Top 10 Beginner Mistakes Made at Music Studios
Today's guest blog comes from Sam Estes and Michael Hobe (Sonicsmiths), composers and sound designers who have worked on several major titles (Inception, Dark Knight, American Horror Story, etc) and have lent their "musical sound design" to many of LA's top composers, including Hans Zimmer, Michael Giacchino, Junkie XL (Tom Holkenborg), Danny Elfman, and Christopher Lennertz to name just a few. In this blog, we asked them to compile a list of the top 10 mistakes they…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (January 23, 2015)
Greetings from the Sundance Film Festival and welcome to the weekend, everyone. This week Amazon announced they were getting into the movie business and if you happened to attend this month’s On Stage With RB, you know my feelings on the subject. I keep saying it’s an exciting time to be a creative and it seems that each week there’s fresh news supporting my theory. Under ENTERTAINMENT NEWS this week, I have all the 411 on the Amazon move including a great piece by A…
Making the Most of Your Networking Time
Registrations for the January 2015 On Stage With RB were in high demand, smashing all previous records. As you know, we normally open registration to the first 1000 members. We almost always hit capacity, but this time we were well above. As a result, many Stage 32'ers were shut out from the broadcast. We apologize for this inconvenience! In an effort to make things right, we've taken the following steps: 1 - We've converted the video at record speed and it is now…
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