THE STAGE 32 BLOG Subscribe
Welcome to the Stage 32 Blog. Browse the archive, browse by tags, or search to get started...
Search Stage 32 Blog
There are now 4051 blog posts for you to enjoy. Search them all by tags below.
Acting, Advice, Cinematography, Coffee & Content, Composing, Contests, Distribution, Featured, Filmmaking, Financing, Inspirational, Networking, Producing, Screenwriting, Success Stories, Tips, Trending,Recommended Articles
Stage 32 Certification Featured In IndieWire!
7 Life Hacks For Creatives
11 Tips For Bringing Your Animated Characters To Life
State of the Industry 2026 Now On-Demand: RB & Geoff Break Down What’s Next for Writers!
Want Success in the Entertainment Industry? Start Writing Your Own Narrative
How to Get Help from Stage 32: Meet the Teams Behind the Scenes
Happy Holidays From The Stage 32 Team!
Stage 32 Now Certifying El Paso, Texas!
Insider Intel: The Studio War & The Rise of Indies
Coffee & Content: Know Who You Are, Know Who You’re Pitching To
Part II: Conscious Competence: A First Time Director's Journey
Today is part II of Andrew Bruce Lockhart's extremely fun guest blog, Conscious Competence: A First Time Director's Journey. In part one we learned that after years of toiling as a professional photographer, Andrew, somewhat reluctantly, decided to pick up a camera and shoot a short film based on his script, Lucky Charm. In case you missed it, click here. Enjoy! RB
Conscious Competence: A First Time Director's Journey
Today's (extremely fun) guest blog comes from Stage 32 member, Andrew Bruce Lockhart. After years of toiling as a professional photographer, Andrew, somewhat reluctantly, decided to pick up a camera and shoot a short film based on his script, Lucky Charm. A very active member of Stage 32, I'm happy to report Andrew leaned on the 32 community for advice in finding his way through his first shoot - everything from public liability insurance to shooting slow motion and more…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions, and Other Fun Stuff (July 18th, 2014)
Welcome to the weekend everyone...And an Introduce Yourself Weekend at that. I have a ton of reading and Stage 32 Lounge material for you this weekend...Let's get started. Below, under ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, When Harry Met Sally turns 25 and Vulture has a couple of really cool articles including one spaking to the actual filming of the movie and how physical spacing was used to tell the love story. I also have articles on the proposed SAG-AFTRA agreement, the closing of Rocky on Bro…
On Stage with RB (July 2014) Now On-Demand for FREE
The July session of On Stage With RB is now available FREE On Demand. This is another 2+ hour session with our Founder and CEO, RB. During a nearly 30 minute opening, RB covered the following Stage 32 topics: New navigation bar Searching the Lounge by keyword How to set up and search for Stage 32 Meetups How to best complete your profile How to promote your Stage 32 profile to other social media to "complete the circle" of promotion Happy Writers pitch ses…
1st AD: Theory, Thought and Practice
Today’s guest blog comes from Stage 32’er, 1st AD, Joe Bohn. Joe’s interest in film started in high school where he starred and acted in nearly a dozen plays both at school and the local theatres. He quickly started shooting his own short films and from there took to studying the art of filmmaking himself. This led him to his college career and eventually his professional career to date. Recently Joe has worked with such actors as Miley Cyrus, the Kardashians, Jonath…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions, and Other Fun Stuff (July 11th, 2014)
Welcome to the weekend, everyone. It was one hell of a week around here. I don't know about you, but I'm ready to kick it back with a cocktail and reflect a little. Plenty happening this week. Let's get to the recap... Under Entertainment News, I have all the details of the "historic" SAG-AFTRA deal, the Emmy nods and biggest snubs (no Tatiana Maslany? You gotta be s****** me), a great article on feature documentaries and their future at the box office, why…
Stage 32 CEO featured in Forbes
"Stage 32: Lynda.com Meets LinkedIn For Film, Television And Theater Creatives" Stage 32 Founder & CEO, Richard Botto · Photo credit: Joseph Love Our fearless leader, Stage 32 Founder & CEO Richard Botto was featured in Forbes today. We are extremely excited to have such distinguished recognition for all the work we have been doing for creatives all around the world. A sincere thanks goes out to Forbes writer Sarah McKin…
Calling All Stage 32 Filmmakers
Stage 32 and i4software Partner for Worldwide Launch of ‘Prizmia for GoPro’ - Filmmaking App for GoPro Filmmakers GoPro has been in the news a ton lately due to their IPO issue and surging stock price. But as much as the brand has been dominating the financial headlines lately, it's also been flooding the tech headlines as well. More and more DIY filmmakers are choosing GoPro as their camera of choice due to its portability and ease of use. Based …
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions, and Other Fun Stuff (July 4th, 2014)
To all our American Stage 32'ers, a very happy, healthy, and safe 4th of July weekend. To the rest of the Stage 32 community, a very creative weekend to you all. Much to cover this week. Let's get to it... Sad news this week as Louis Zamperini, the subject of the remarkable book, Unbroken, passed away at 97. The Angelina directed film of Zamperini's life will be released on Christmas Day. Zamperini was a hero and an inspiration. May he rest in peace. Also…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions, and Other Fun Stuff (June 27th, 2014)
Another week in the books. Who's feeling creative this weekend? I have some midnight oil to burn with over 50 of the top Lounge discussions, Stage 32 Success Stories, and Stage 32 Meetups - Join the conversation, assist a fellow 32'er, or just simply get inspired. Under ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, we say goodbye to one of the all-time greats, Eli Wallach, LA loses yet more productions, some takeaways and questions from a sputtering summer box office, 12 of the best and worst Broadwa…
RB Hits the Stage
The next On Stage With RB with our CEO, Richard "RB" Botto, takes place next Wednesday, July 2nd at 1PM PDT. RB will be discussing some of the new navigation changes on Stage 32 as well as other site happenings and, of course, taking as many questions as possible from the community town hall style. As always, On Stage With RB is FREE to the first 1,000 people who register. If you get shut out or cannot make it at the time of the webinar, fear not! The webinar will be available on demand…
Memoirs of a Wrinkly Actor
Today's guest blogger, Bryan Samson, grew up in Leeds, West Yorkshire, before the birth of television with dreams of playing football for Leeds United (at the age of 9) and becoming an actor when he ‘grew up’. Bryan made his first appearance on the stage at age 10, but the realities of life meant his acting dreams would have to be put on hold. Instead, Brian went to university and then into the workforce. The pursuit of an acting career, however, was never far from the fr…
Register / Log In
