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Stage 32 Featured at the 43rd Torino Film Festival!
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The Author + Screenwriter Collaboration: Adapting A Novel Into A Screenplay
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Insider Intel: 2025- Your Year of Breakthroughs (+ What's Coming in 2026)
Coffee & Content: Why Your Pitch Needs to Be Human
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions, and Other Fun Stuff (October 18th, 2013)
Up for discussion this week: Mario Puzo's love letter to Marlon Brando Anthony Hopkins' love letter to Bryan Cranston Madonna has no manners Vince Gilligan has a plan for Saul Goodman Julia Louis-Dreyfuss gets some much deserved props Robert DeNiro offers one minute of priceless acting advice Plus, trailers of The Monuments Men and Charlie Countryside, a look at why The Social Network works as a whole, and much, much more! Plus, it's Introduce Yourself Weekend! Support …
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions, and Other Fun Stuff (October 11th, 2013)
Up for discussion this week: The Mob wanted Johnny Carson to sleep with the fishes. Oliver Stone slams the Breaking Bad finale. The Oscar whisper campaigns have already begun. Horror takes over Hollywood. Diablo Cody spills the secrets to being a successful screenwriter in Hollywood. Plus, trailers for American Hustle and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, filmmaking tips from Opie, acting exercises, and much, much more. Enjoy! RB
Pie Guy
I love this guest guest post… It’s a center shot bulls-eye. Our upcoming Next Level Webinar, The Keys to a Successful Crowdfunding Campaign, has sparked quite a bit of conversation and debate on the site, in the Lounge, via email, and on our other social media pages. We received one letter in particular that stuck with me. It came from a member who chose to be anonymous. This note was attached: RB, I read your comment about the “Hey, You! Look at my Kickstar…
Changing the Way the World Creates, One Project at a Time
Recently, I’ve read some threads here on Stage 32 where members have questioned the worth of networking with creatives outside of their area. I thought I’d share a story… A few nights ago, I was having dinner with a screenwriter friend. Let’s call him Steve. Steve is an award-winning writer. He’s sold many screenplays and a pilot or two. Some have gone into production, some haven’t. Quite a few years back, he was…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions, and Other Fun Stuff (October 4th, 2013)
Some really cool Lounge discussions this week! Thanks to all who contribute and help out your fellow 32'er. Some popular discussions below… Topics this week: Vince Gilligan shares 5 alternative Breaking Bad endings What Stanley Kubrick got wrong about The Shining A crazy pitch from Kevin Smith The Raging Bull debate reaches the Supreme Court The Oscar race heats up Plus: The ultimate Jesse Pinkman "bitch" reel Tom Hanks back on the silv…
Crowdfunding: Cutting Through the Noise
The crowdfunding revolution has taken hold and is showing no signs of slowing down. Seems as if every creative you run into from actors, to producers, to playwrights, has a campaign rolling. This past weekend, while speaking at Screenwriters World West, I was fascinated by how many aspiring screenwriters wanted to talk to me not about landing a manager or hooking a producer, but for tips on how to run a successful crowdfunding campaign. And why not? Seems simple enough…
Filmmaker's Showcase and Screenwriter's Horror Week
A couple of cool items to kick off the week… Last month, in conjunction with the Happy Writers, we launched our first Creativefest and Online Pitchfest. We were inundated with emails from filmmakers asking if there would be opportunities for them to pitch their work to executives looking for new directing talent and fresh material. We’re happy to announce, the answer is yes. We’ve invited the creative directors, directors of development, and managers …
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions, and Other Fun Stuff (September 28th, 2013)
Topics this week: Why Harry Wouldn't Meet Sally in 2013 – the death of Rom Com's as we know them. Bob Iger takes a shot at Netflix David Milch back at HBO How the Breaking Bad crew made a dying child's wish come true And The Bridge gets a 2nd season Plus: Filmmaking and post production tips Trailers for Carrie and Machete Kills And, we're still talking Breaking Bad and Boardwalk Empire Enjoy! Discuss!! RB
The New Hollywood Studio System
Today, the return of one of my favorite 32'ers - actor, screenwriter, filmmaker, producer, master raconteur, impeccable dresser, and all around Renaissance man, Stephen Mitchell. Enjoy! RB
A Word of Thanks...
Just a quick word of thanks to all who took the time to participate in this month's version of Introduce Yourself Weekend. Once again, a record number of connections – over a quarter million! - were made during the 3 day event. For those of you who are new to the community, welcome aboard. And for those who either re-introduced themselves or simply took the time to greet and connect with a new member, thank you. This past weekend was also our 2nd Online Pitchfest…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions, and Other Fun Stuff (September 20th, 2013)
Hope you're all having a creative weekend…Let's get right to it! In Stage 32 news, Lee Jessup adds a 2nd session for The Do's and Don't of Landing a Manager or Agent, Stage 32 hits the beach, and Pitchfest II is a complete sellout! In the entertainment world, a producer accuses Hollywood of some shaky accounting (imagine that!), horror movies continue to thrive, Nexflix almost bests AMC, Kelsey Grammar and beefcake are used in the same sentence, and Mad Men follows Breaking Bad'…
What Every Aspiring Screenwriter Should Know (but no one tells them)
Today's guest post comes from screenwriting career coach, Lee Jessup. In this post, Lee examines some truths that will assist in navigating the business end of the screenwriting world and increase your odds of success. This blog entry illustrates everything I love about Lee. Not only is she one of the most knowledgable and sought after career coaches in the screenwriting biz, but she's a no BS, straight shooter. Let me tell ya, that's a rarity in this world. As a reminder, …
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