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Another sports and cultural icon is getting a scripted series based on their life, this time at Amazon. I can't think of anyone more deserving than Mohamed Ali for this type of ongoing series. An American sports version of THE CROWN. It feels like the dominance of sports documentaries and live sport...
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If anyone knows if this is a good idea, it is going to be Sam Sokolow
Dan MaxXx - I would watch a Jackie Robinson series immediately!!! I hope that happens!
Shaq, Sam Sokolow.
So much to unpack here. Sports tragedy as TV drama - I can't think of anyone better than Ryan Murphy for this. The documentary was riveting so I will definitely tune in. Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz is inspired casting as Bill Belichek.
Will this launch a whole new franchise for Murphy? What s...
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I have so many questions about this. Really curious about Ryan Murphys take on Hernandez. fascinating story.
Hello ! I’m searching a way to submit a TV show pilot to platforms, my project can look like One Three Hill in French adaptation with football in base. So I thought that some of you could help me to find a way to submit my project ? I’m open to all streaming platforms or even TV chanel. I’m French b...
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Hi Fiona Miller. Drop the Success Team a line at success@stage32.com and they can point you in the right direction....
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One Tree Hill was such a great show. The Success Team is a great idea, Fiona Miller. Stage 32 has remarkable people they can align you with. Wishing you huge success with it!...
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Stage 32 has a wonderful FREE webinar pitch workshop that you can check out: https://www.stage32.com/education/search?term=netflix&h=closed-captioned-stage-32-netflix-present-television-pitch-workshop...
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Thank you all, I’ll go check all your content !
hi Fiona, our fearless leader and CEO RB has a really great video that talks about this, I would recommend watching it here https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QR84dbq4txw
If you're a huge Spaghetti Western fan like me this is gigantic news. Remakes are hit or miss and this is a true classic. I can't wait to hear who they cast to play Joe (Clint's character). And who is going to do the music? And play Ramón? Or Marisol? My head is spinning. Are there any classic weste...
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I just saw this announcement earlier this morning, Sam Sokolow! I'm pretty excited that Westerns may be making another comeback.
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This is going to be great.
A $300 million budget is pretty hefty - that's Avatar area - but this feels like a must-watch film and Apple is taking another big swing. Bruckheimer-Kosinski-Pitt is high voltage. I can't wait for this. What are your thoughts? https://deadline.com/2024/07/jerry-bruckheimer-joseph-kosinski-f1-movie-...
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I was like "whoa!" when I saw the budget, Sam Sokolow. I think a F1 movie needs a huge budget though. But like Jerry Bruckheimer said in the article, there are things that lower the budget....
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The first thing that struck me is that F1 car drivers (TV-Stars) are much younger than Pitt. F1 has a huge following but I am not sure Pitt has enough starpower to pull the mass into the cinemas.
The governments in many countries tries to attract foreign filmmakers. Attract those who have money. Except for tax incentives, what would encourage you to film abroad?
When it comes to filming in my native country. We are far from the equator, so the sun is lower over the horizon, which makes it ea...
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When shooting in any foreign country a few things are taken into consideration. What are the requirements for the script/story? Is there a good crew base (meaning can I fully crew/staff a movie), or d...
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I agree with Lindbergh E Hollingsworth - a great crew base that knows how to team with creative leads to make a high quality film is the biggest pairing with a tax incentive that I can think of....
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You can have a weather insurrance in the Netherlands. For me filming abroad is all about locations - and how will they add to the story. I would never go abroad for money being the prime incentive, its creative business.
Dear friends, your comments are very interesting. Anyone who wants to add anything more?
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In today's blog, learn how Dutch independent director/producer Joshua van’t Hoff has approached making his award-winning indie films!
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DT Houston, Nice to meet a fellow night shifter. You're free to borrow my guerrilla filmmaking techniques ;) Thank you for your words!
Hey, Joshua Van ’t Hoff, what are you working on in 2024? Nice to meet you, too...
DT Houston, I'm having an action/comedy short film in post-production and it's fun to work on it! What about you?
That's cool, Joshua Van ’t Hoff I love action/comedy! I write in that lane quite a bit. I'm currently busy with a pair of feature drama projects. Jeff Buckley is a music biopic of the iconic 90s singe...
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DT Houston, my apologies for the late reply; I'm not often online here. Awesome to read what you're working on, thanks for sharing. I really like Jeff Buckley's music, so it's great that a biopic is m...
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We're continuing Stage 32's July Filmmakers Club with today's blog breaking down common crew positions and production departments that everyone should know! Join in today by reading the blog and participating in this week's challenges so that you are eligible for this week's free priz...
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What a fantastic blog! I'm always amazed and inspired by how many different jobs there are on a production - there's literally a place for everyone. Excited to hear the roles people see themselves in!
Has anyone here ever been asked by an investor to provide Critical Assumptions along with your budget and schedule? I have a sample, but I want to understand the concept. Does anyone have any instructions available on how to write one? Thanks in advance!
Thanks, Amanda. We ended up putting something together that I think was really good. I've never had anyone ask before, so I'm not sure it's an important skill for people to learn.
Hi Maureen Mahon - it's definitely an important skill to learn and vital for producers to understand. Critical Assumptions frame the budget in a way that sets expectations for financiers and covers yo...
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Thank you, Sam. That makes a lot of sense.
Thank you Sam Sokolow
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Thanks for sharing, Ashley Renee Smith - flagging this for my network.