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Jack Vincent Thanks so much!

Jon Shallit Absolutely! They’re legends — pure proof of how African sound and storytelling can move the world.

Elle Bolan Many thanks.

Funmilola Adewumi can't wait to read more updates from your projects :) have a nice day

Ugo Cavallo Much gratitude, man!

Congrats! and best wishes

congrats

Awesome strides!

Happy for your luck Jim! I'm not surprised you're pumped man, I was pumped when I finished my script. But that moment? Must feel different

Amazing Jim Peacock

Thank you for the reminder and for your meaningful words. The Russian poet Anna Akhmatova has beautiful lines about how art can emerge from simple things.

If only you knew what kind of trash

Poems shamelessly grow in:

Like bright dandelions by a fence,

Like burdock and like cocklebur.

I think drawing inspiration from life experience and things around you is one of the best ways to writing something unique. I use it a lot and thanks for the push.

I believe stories are everywhere, embedded in the world around us. I enjoy the narratives that are rooted in real-life events or situations we encounter daily, but I enjoy adding creative, fictional twists whether through action or thriller elements to make them more captivating and engaging. As someone new to writing and screenwriting, I am eager to learn from this amazing community. I do not like too much or heavy graphics, cgi LoL.

There's two layers to writing what you know:

1) There's writing what you've experienced in the physical world, in terms of working a certain job, living in a certain place, or going through a certain experience.

2) There's writing what you've learned in the immaterial world, in terms of what you have come to accept about life, realised about existence, and feel about humanity.

The former is compelling for those who haven't experienced it and the latter is spiritual medicine for those who haven't found an answer to it.

Totally i agree with you, glad to learn.

Ville Hilden , i've only played with Reaper and Cubase, But I can tell you, Cubase is a lot better supported and it's got so many tutorials and videos with it that it's pretty easy to use, certainly compared to something like reaper.

Morgan Aitken Ipg That's awesome you upgraded I will be too here shortly!!

Ville Hilden The learning curve is a little steep but worth every penny of time spent. If you do a lot of midi recording like film composer stuff, which I'm assuming you likely do, then there is no DAW that's better, the midi editing capabilities are of the charts and the best in my opinion. There are other things that make it great for a film composers like track filtering / visibility management on large orchestral templates, Steinberg audio plugins and so much more... You can try it for free on a trial period basis, which I did before I bought it out right. Try it, it can't hurt..

Currently with Logic Pro, I’ve been watching

Michael Whittaker use Cubase !

He’s shown grouping tracks, turning MIDI Tracks to Audio tracks below, and many other features.

He said you can add more than one video and move them around within Cubase !

Logic. I can make the Audio- which is nice -

Though I think I can only import one video into Logic, to my knowledge.

Looking into Cubase !!

Been on Cubase for years and I love it but I felt a little underwhelmed at the added features this time.

Hi, C.J. Night. I’m a Stage 32 Lounge Moderator. I wanted to let you know that I moved your post from the Screenwriting Lounge to the Introduce Yourself Lounge since you're introducing yourself and promoting your scripts. Let me know if you have any questions.

You could post your scripts on your profile. Producers search profiles for projects. That and networking are how I sold four short scripts to a producer. Click the gear symbol in the top right-hand corner and select “Edit profile” in the drop-down menu. Scroll down to “Loglines” and click “Add/edit loglines” to the right of “Loglines.” You can also post your scripts on your profile this way: www.stage32.com/loglines (near the top where it says “Add a Logline”)

Quick update — just added full loglines & script info to my Stage32 profile. Feel free to check them out or connect if you’re into weird, dark, or just plain human stories. Always down to talk writing or collabs.

Jack Binder My personal experience and conclusion is never to trust FilmHub and that's specifically because I have had personal communications with Alan De'Escragnolle, and his subordinates, as well as discussions with people whose work is on the FilmHub service. I will not post publicly but can share in private conversations.

Shadow Dragu-Mihai, Esq., Ipg Thank you for the insightful feedback. Good to know for us all. Makes sense why I was not familiar with them. Yes, please feel free to share on DM or info@filmbudget.com - Can't beat first hand experience.

Hi, Thevinkumar Thiagaraja. Welcome to the community. I just watched your reel on IG. Your work is incredible!

Stage 32 has a blog that'll help you navigate the platform and connect with creatives and industry professionals all over the world. Producers, directors, writers, actors, and more. www.stage32.com/blog/how-to-successfully-navigate-the-stage-32-platform-...

Stage 32 has a Community Open House on November 25th. It'll also help you connect with creatives and industry pros. You can sign up here: www.stage32.com/education/products/stage-32-s-november-community-open-ho...

It's Stage 32's November Write Club. It could help you reach a goal(s), and it's a chance to connect with writers, directors, producers, etc. There's prizes too! Week 2's blog came out yesterday. www.stage32.com/blog/november-write-club-week-2-insights-from-the-stage-...

Maurice Vaughan thank you for the warm welcome and compliment, means a lot! I have signed up for the event, really looking forward to it!

You're welcome, Thevinkumar Thiagaraja. Great. You could post your reel on your profile. You can add them by moving your mouse over "Profile" on the bar near the top of Stage 32's home page and click "Video/Audio." You can also post your reel by moving your mouse over "Browse" on the same bar and clicking "Video."

Welcome to the community, Neil Clarke. Stage 32 has a blog that'll help you navigate the platform and connect with creatives and industry professionals all over the world. www.stage32.com/blog/how-to-successfully-navigate-the-stage-32-platform-...

Stage 32 had a Community Open House the other week. The recording is free to watch. It'll also help you navigate Stage 32 and connect with creatives and industry pros. www.stage32.com/education/products/stage-32-s-october-community-open-hou...

It's Stage 32's November Write Club. It's a chance to connect with writers, directors, producers, etc., and it could help you reach a goal(s). There's prizes too! If you're interested in joining, Week 2's blog will be out tomorrow.

Sounds like good material! That's not a genre that I write too often, but I love watching those kinds of movies.

Neil Clarke

It's a pleasure to e-meet you from Vietnam.

I was immediately drawn to your bio. Your focus on "emotionally driven thrillers" that explore "identity, memory, and moral ambiguity" strongly resonates with me.

As a fellow filmmaker (writer/director), these are the very themes I am passionate about exploring in my own work. Your slate, especially the neo-noir "Keller's Mirror," sounds fantastic.

I'm sending a connection request. Look forward to connecting!

Hi Phuc,

It’s great to e-meet you too! Thank you for the kind words about my projects — that really means a lot. I love hearing that those themes resonate with you because they’re at the heart of why I write: exploring identity, memory, and moral ambiguity in ways that challenge perception.

Keller’s Mirror has been an exciting journey for me so far, and I’d like to learn more about your work as a writer/director. Those shared passions sound like a strong foundation for creative conversations.

I’ve accepted your connection request.

Regard's,

Neil

Also, I am a realist and realize I'm more likely to win the lotto than sell a script.

Congratulations, Jim Ramsay! I agree with what's been said. You could also post your scripts on your profile. Producers search profiles for projects. Click the gear symbol in the top right-hand corner and select “Edit profile” in the drop-down menu. Scroll down to “Loglines” and click “Add/edit loglines” to the right of “Loglines.” You can also post your scripts on your profile this way: www.stage32.com/loglines (near the top where it says “Add a Logline”)

And it's Stage 32's November Write Club. It's a chance to connect with writers, directors, producers, etc., and it could help you reach a goal(s). There's prizes too! If you're interested in joining, Week 2's blog came out yesterday. www.stage32.com/blog/november-write-club-week-2-insights-from-the-stage-...

Hey Jim Ramsay Your credentials—finals placements and options—absolutely qualify you to participate in lounges. Most members haven't had productions yet; they're building toward that goal together. The community values thoughtful engagement over credits. Options prove professionals saw commercial value in your work, which is significant validation. From here: focus on why those options didn't convert to production (script issues? packaging problems? market timing?), get professional coverage on your strongest script to ensure it's truly market-ready, and actively pitch to executives rather than waiting for opportunities to find you.

Thanks, Pat. Someone with an existing relationship and more important than me cut in line and pushed my project aside so theirs could be produced first. I'm sure my projects still need work; our projects are never done until they're in the can. Right?

That's the hard bit, Jim Ramsay. The answer is networking. It's always networking.

Making finals and getting options is a really good start. Very promising. Most people don't get that level of validation.

Try to go outwards from where you are. It takes time. Move on from competitions and look at the tiers of the industry you can make your way into, again slowly and authentically.

Thank you Sandra Isabel Correia , for your motivation !!!!! Good luck to you as well for this week..

Wow Juliana Philippi, I love that, and congratulations for it! Outlining is fun but requires focus, and I am happy you did it! Don't forget to set up your goals for this NWC week 2.

But you will have it Marie Hatten, and I think you can do the Pitch when you are ready. Just talk with Ashley Smith, our Head of Community :) Congratulations one more time.

Thank you Priya Mistry :))

Don't forget of November Write Club Week 2, you can read here: https://www.stage32.com/blog/november-write-club-week-2-insights-from-th...

Sandra Isabel Correia Thank you so much!

I have a lot of experience working in television and have also directed a few short films, but making my first narrative feature will be a big milestone for me.

This week I plan to reread the script and make some small adjustments — hopefully, this will be the final draft. After that, I’d like to send it to a few readers and get professional feedback before I start preparing the package for producers.

Elle Bolan Thank you! I really believe that finding the right collaborator is just as important as the story itself. The film’s tone and message are very personal to me, so I want to make sure I work with someone who truly shares that vision.

Meriem Bouziani Thank you so much! Finishing this draft feels like a big step, but the new journey begins after — finding the right people to bring it to life.

Maurice Vaughan That’s a very good point. I think it’s all about balance — being honest about what you can promise and following through when you do. In this industry, so many things are unpredictable, but integrity and clear communication still mean a lot. I don’t like fickle people who change their minds easily — who agree to something and then back out because of small mood swings or because they didn’t think things through at the start. There’s a certain personality type like that; I call it “chaotic.” That’s fine — but for me, as someone who values structure and certainty, it just doesn’t work. To change one’s mind or fail to meet a deadline — that’s normal.

I’m talking about an extreme trait that, in my view, my producer should not have.

I love your strategy Antony Voronov, and I think it is aligned with your goal. Yes, I think directing a feature is completely different than a short (I only have experience with short films), but I feel you are on track. Please let us know how it goes.