Filmmaking / Directing

The place to discuss, share content and offer advice and tips on all things filmmaking and the craft of directing. From pre-production to on set practices to navigating the industry and beyond, this is your forum

Maurice Vaughan
Writers’ Room AMA with Audrey Knox

Audrey Knox (Writer, Story Consultant, & Former Literary Manager at The Cartel) is having an exclusive AMA in the Writers’ Room Lounge today, answering questions about “How To Build Your Portfolio To Get Noticed By Reps”!

Whether you're refining your scripts or figuring out what to include in your...

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Miroslavas Siniavskis
Educational courses and events yearly schedule around the world?

It is quite easy in one place to find yearly festivals schedule in different countries. But after googling for same lists for educational courses, workshops or anything like that around the world I had difficulties with finding everything in one place. Maybe it is reasonable to create such each year...

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Make a Rom-Com Film in a Weekend
Make a Rom-Com Film in a Weekend
The London Film School is one of the world's leading postgraduate film institutions, offering MA, PhD and Workshops programmes in filmmaking and screenwriting.
Maurice Vaughan

Hi, Miroslavas Siniavskis. I’m a Stage 32 Lounge Moderator. I wanted to let you know that I moved your post from the Screenwriting Lounge to the Filmmaking/Directing Lounge since it's geared toward fi...

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Sam Sokolow

Hi Miroslavas Siniavskis - this is exactly why Stage 32 Education and Stage 32 Certification exist. To democratize the industry and bring the highest level of education and training to everyone in the...

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Leonardo Ramirez
Stage 32’s February 2025 Education Schedule!

February is here, and with it comes a fresh lineup of educational opportunities to help you elevate your creative skills and take your career to the next level! For more info check out these opportunities here: https://www.stage32.com/blog/stage-32s-february-2025-education-schedule-......

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Maurice Vaughan
FREE Awards Season Scripts

Stage 32 is giving away scripts from this year’s top nominated movies for The Oscars, Golden Globes, SAG Awards, and BAFTAs for you to read and study!

55 screenplays!

Enjoy!...

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Awards Season 2025: Awards-Nominated Scripts
Awards Season 2025: Awards-Nominated Scripts
Hollywood "Awards Season" is one of the most exciting times of the year! The world's best actors and filmmakers step out in their finest fines to strut the red carpet amid the flashing lights and ador…
Vincent Weberink
5 Tips to Boost On-Set Efficiency

Efficiency on set is crucial for staying within budget and delivering your vision. Here are 5 tips to boost hashtag#ProductionEfficiency:

1. Prepare Throughly : Detailed pre-production minimises confusion on set.

2. Delegate Wisely : Assign roles and trust your team - each member is crucial.

3. Stick t...

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Maurice Vaughan

Great tips, Vincent Weberink! What's usually in a Contingency Plan?

Vincent Weberink

Thank you, Maurice Vaughan A solid contingency plan could cover several key areas to handle unexpected challenges on set. Some examples:

Backup Locations: Alternative shooting locations in case the pri...

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Maurice Vaughan

You're welcome, Vincent Weberink. Thanks for the answer and examples!

Maurice Vaughan
FREE Awards Season Script Giveaway

Hollywood "Awards Season" is upon us. Stage 32 is giving away scripts to this year's Awards nominated movies for you to read and study! 55 scripts! The Oscars, Golden Globes, SAG Awards, and BAFTAs.

Reading screenplays is one of the most effective ways to sharpen storytelling skills, uncover industry...

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Awards Season 2025: Awards-Nominated Scripts
Awards Season 2025: Awards-Nominated Scripts
Hollywood "Awards Season" is one of the most exciting times of the year! The world's best actors and filmmakers step out in their finest fines to strut the red carpet amid the flashing lights and ador…
Ashley Renee Smith
The British Invasion at Sundance 2025

This year's Sundance Film Festival is seeing a major British invasion, with a strong lineup of films featuring some of the UK's most celebrated actors. From Oscar-winners to rising stars, the festival is packed with performances by Olivia Colman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Josh O'Connor, Dev Patel, Carey...

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EW's most-anticipated movies at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival
EW's most-anticipated movies at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival
See who's on EW's Awardist Must List at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival and all the other movies we're excited for, including ones starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Ayo Edebiri, and Josh O'Connor.
Mike Childress

Sandra Isabel Correia It's funny because I remember people in the US being SUPER surprised when they learned Idris Elba and Dominic West of The Wire are British. Similar thing with Damson Idris of Sno...

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Sandra Isabel Correia

Hi Mike Childress same here, sometimes they fool me :)) Their accent is incredible when British wants to have US accent! The opposite, US actors doing British accent, I don’t have memories of that :))...

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Ewan Dunbar

As one of the Brits invading Sundance I guess it makes sense since they've been raising the profile of the London edition of Sundance over the last few years. Looking forward to watching some of these!

Sam Rivera

I didn’t realize how many UK films and artists will be at sundance this year! What an exciting time to have are friend across the pond crossover in a big way!

Ashley Renee Smith

Ewan Dunbar, are you there with a project this year?

Maurice Vaughan
Stage 32 Certification Welcomes hq7 Studios in Austria!

Stage 32 is thrilled to welcome the hq7 Studios in Austria to Stage 32 Certification! This is the Austrian community’s chance to get certified in specific production skills that can take their careers to the next level, give them the tools they need to get jobs in the production industry, and get th...

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Maurice Vaughan
FREE Awards Season Script Giveaway!

Stage 32 is giving away 55 FREE scripts from this year’s top nominated movies for The Oscars, Golden Globes, SAG Awards, and BAFTAs for you to read and study! Get the scripts here: https://mailchi.mp/stage32/oscarscripts...

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Awards Season 2025: Awards-Nominated Scripts
Awards Season 2025: Awards-Nominated Scripts
Hollywood "Awards Season" is one of the most exciting times of the year! The world's best actors and filmmakers step out in their finest fines to strut the red carpet amid the flashing lights and ador…
Lisa Lee

Thanks Maurice Vaughan!

Maurice Vaughan

You're welcome, Lisa Lee.

Serg St.Felix

This is awesome! Thanks

Maurice Vaughan

You're welcome, Serg St.Felix.

Maurice Vaughan
Coffee & Content: Mastering Visual Storytelling & The Multi-Hyphenate Mindset

Stage 32’s founder and CEO, Richard “RB” Botto, shares two videos in today’s blog.

In the first video, Every Frame a Painting explores the critical thought process behind camera placement.

In the second video, RB breaks down why embracing a multi-hyphenate mindset can be your greatest asset, how to...

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Vincent Weberink
5 Benefits of Using Storyboarding for Film Production

Storyboarding is more than just planning - it's a powerful creative tool.

Here are 5 benefits:

1. Visual Clarity : Helps visualise complex scenes before shooting.

2. Efficient Communication : Ensures everyone on set shares same the vision.

3. Timer Saver : Prepares the team for every shot, saving precio...

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Vincent Weberink

Thanks for sharing your perspective. You make a great point—flexibility is crucial, especially in low-budget productions. Floorplans can definitely be a practical alternative, partic...

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Willem Elzenga

A moving storyboard drawn and animated is best. You can basically visualize the complete movie as a director and can even include sound and music. But storyboarding and animating is expensive. So if y...

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Vincent Weberink

Hi Willem Elzenga , You’re absolutely right—a moving storyboard is best. By the end of February, a tool I know will release a rapid storyboarding feature using AI to quickly generate visuals, whether...

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Pamela Jaye Smith

Indeed professional storyboarding can be expensive but often it's so very helpful. For a quick-and-easy approach I've also used stock figures and drawn-in camera angles that I did myself. They've alwa...

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Vincent Weberink

Hi Pamela Jaye Smith, Great point! Quick DIY approaches can be so effective for clear communication. If you could add any feature to a storyboarding tool, what would make the biggest difference for yo...

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Rich Terdoslavich
The Close Up Shot/Collaboration With The Film Diretcor

The close up shot. I was in the studio recording some tracks for a film score. C4 Films. The director came into the recording studio, while I was recording for the film, and took this shot. It was for the main title/rolling credits before the start of the film. Was playing a Tele for this session, a...

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Amanda Toney

Wow, what a powerful collaborative experience captured on image. I have no doubt the film will be beautiful. Be sure to put some clips of the score of your profile so we can hear it!

Rich Terdoslavich

Thank you, Amanda and Debbie. It was a shot from a video that the director shot. Video footage. I have it in my music reel, but I am going to see if I can find the footage itself and repost it . The f...

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Rich Terdoslavich

Will send connection requests too.

Sam Rivera

What a great collaboration! I bet this is very exciting for you and a great way to exercise your musical talents!

Rich Terdoslavich

Thanks, Sam. It was a fun/great session. A few years ago. Definitely. Before, I played in bands, did solo gigs and session work. Never thought about doing music for film or theater, but it fell into m...

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