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Don't Let the Momentum of November Write Club Die: How to Stay Active Into 2026 & Beyond!
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Stage 32 + DramaBox Join Forces to Launch World's First Vertical Drama Incubator
Insider Intel: Packaging your Project- The Chicken or the Egg Dilemma
Happy Holidays From The Stage 32 Team!
Green Lights and Grey Areas: Expanding Creative Collaboration in Publishing
11 Tips For Bringing Your Animated Characters To Life
Talking Business: Key Agreements in Film Financing Part 2
Stage 32 Certification Expands Partnerships in Spain and Latin America
Coffee & Content: Know Who You Are, Know Who You’re Pitching To
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions, and Other Fun Stuff (September 5th, 2014)
Welcome to the weekend everyone. In this edition of the Weekend Blog we take a look at the future of film as 4 experts ring in on how the movie theater experience will change in 10 years and why Oculus Rift was worth 2B to Facebook. In other entertainment news, I have a look back at American Beauty on its 15th anniversary, Tarantino's Hateful Eight is back on and the Weinsteins will distribute, the summer box office continues to slump and The Hollywood Reporter looks at some…
Stage 32 and U + Trailer Film Festival
We were blown away by the support and encouragement that our community gave fifteen-year old Stage 32 member Taylor Hay this week. It was extraordinary to see so many industry professionals, creatives and mentors reach out in support of Taylor overcoming her battle with cancer. Today, we wanted to remind you of the opportunity we are offering filmmakers under the age of 18 in conjunction with the U + Project. Thank you, Stage 32, for being so generous of spirit. …
Succeeding Through Hardships - A Young Actress's Journey
Today's guest blog is one hell of an inspiring story and comes from Stage 32 member, actress Taylor Hay. Living and working in Southern California Taylor got an early start in acting. She booked her first feature, The Blue Rose, at the age of six alongside Danny Baldwin, Danny Trejo, and Dee Wallace of E.T. fame. Then, an unexpected diagnosis at the age of nine turned Taylor's life upside down. Now, at only fifteen, she already has such a unique story and inspirin…
Please Vote for Stage 32 at SXSW 2014
Last year Stage 32 Founder & CEO, RB, was a was a mentor at SXSW and helped dozens of individuals one-on-one with advice about the industry. This year we want to expand the reach of Stage 32 to creatives who attend the conference and we need your help. If you haven't done so already, can you please pay it forward and vote "thumbs up" for our 2 proposed panels at SXSW? Please vote for the 2 panels we have submitted: SXSW Film: Navigating Social Media for Independent Filmmake…
Search For New Blood Screenwriting Contest – DEADLINE EXTENDED through 9/2 at Midnight
We have been receiving an overwhelming amount of messages from our writers asking for an extension to the Stage 32 | The Blood List New Blood Screenwriting Contest due to the holiday weekend here in the US. We are pleased to announce that we will extend the deadline to Tuesday, September 2 at midnight PDT. Please take the extra time to spend quality time with your families and friends and get back to typing feverishly on Final Draft on Tuesday. Just a reminder, that the top finalis…
3-Year Update: Stage 32 Meetups and Success Stories
(Due to time constraints, there won’t be RB's News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff this week.) Last week in our blog, Stage 32 Turns 3 Next Month - Come Celebrate With Us!, we asked that the Stage 32 community join us in September as we celebrate our 3 year anniversary. As a result, there have been over 2-dozen Stage 32 meetups formed from all over the world. For those of you who do not have a designated Stage 32 meetup in your area, we still want you to pa…
Write What You Know
Today's guest blog comes from literary manager, Jairo Alvarado. Jairo spent many years in the industry as a creative executive working for Warner Bros. and 3 Arts Entertainment before moving over to his current post at Circle of Confusion (The Walking Dead). But the story doesn't start there. Jairo took a long and winding path from being a History major at UCLA to now working for one of the most respected management and production companies in the industry. Today, Jairo …
Part II: Gender Inequality in the Industry
Today we welcome back Producer Shaun O'Banion for his 2nd and final installment of Gender Inequality in the Industry (Part II). We've appreciated the intelligent debate in the Comments section and look forward to more today. If you missed Part I, click here. Enjoy, RB
Part I: Gender Inequality in the Industry
Today's guest blog comes from producer and Stage 32 member, Shaun O'Banion, Shaun's previous blog, Tragedy on Set: Remembering Sarah Jones, was enormously popular and met with immense support from the Stage 32 community. Today we welcome Shaun back with a post about gender inequality in Hollywood... a topic that may just spur some debate. Shaun is an independent film producer and member of the Producers Guild of America. He has produced three films: Dakota, Dakota Skye and…
On Stage with RB (August 2014) Now On Demand for FREE
The August edition of "On Stage with RB" is now live and free to view on On Demand in our Education section. You can click here to view the video. Stage 32 Founder and CEO, RB spent over 2 hours going over site features and answering your questions. **We highly recommend you listen around the 1:35 mark for some incredible and powerful advice about Stage 32 – “What’s the #1 networking mistake people make on Stage 32 and what would RB’s best tip f…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions, and Other Fun Stuff (August 22nd, 2014)
Welcome to the weekend, everyone. A quick shout out to all the 32'ers I met last weekend at Screenwriters World. It was a pleasure to spend time with you all and I wish you nothing but the best in your writing endeavors. Now, on with the show... This week, I have a couple of more tributes to Robin Williams as well as the video Robin sent to a terminally ill woman months prior to his passing. Also, under ENTERTAINMENT NEWS the great Don Pardo, voice of Saturday Night Live, …
5 Ways You’re Using Twitter Incorrectly to Promote Your Film’s Crowdfunding Campaign
Hey guys. I was recently inspired to write an article on how people use Twitter incorrectly while promoting their crowdfunding campaign. That piece, 5 Ways You are Using Twitter Incorrectly to Promote Your Film's Crowdfunding Campaign, was published yesterday on Medium. I've provided an excerpt below along with a link to the entire article. Comments and recommends on the actual article are welcome and would be extremely appreciated. Enjoy, and have a terrific day. RB &nb…
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