Filmmaking / Directing : The Official Lounge Post for the LIVE Q&A with the WINNERS of the 7th Annual Stage 32 Short Film Contest! by Karen "Kay" Ross

Thanks, Karen "Kay" Ross! I loved their short films! :D Looking forward to the Q&A tomorrow!

Karen "Kay" Ross, how awesome!!! Excited to hear from the directors!

Such incredible talent with this group! I'm excited to see where their careers go!

Thank you Kay and the Stage 32 team! We are honored and grateful to share "THE LOST" with our filmmaning community.

Hi everyone: I'm Stephanie, director, and co-writer of 'Consumer'. I'm a filmmaker and actor based in Vancouver, BC. Looking forward to chatting about our film with the community shortly!

Hey everyone! Honored to take part in this amongst so much talent!

Great to see everyone. Congratulations again, winners! :D Woo-hoo!

Thanks for being here! I'm Jessica Redish the director and screenwriter of "Exit, Pursued by a Bear." Based in LA!

Loved The Lost. Vincent, do you have any plans to turn it into a feature?

The bears in "Exit Pursued by a Bear" are so funny, Jessica! I loved the costumes! Did you get them made, or did you buy them somewhere?

Great to see everyone here

Congrats to all the filmmakers! I think a question that comes up a lot with up-and-coming filmmakers -- how did they finance their short films and how did they manage to achieve products of such high quality with limited funds?

The ending of "The Lost" is so unique, Vincent Cortez! How did you come up with it? You don't have to give away the ending. Just how you came up with it.

I have a question about "Jane," Noel Vinson, but it's a spoiler, so I'll ask you later. :)

Nicole de Meneses - thank you! I do have a feature version of THE LOST that ups the scale and overall plot, but still maintains the focus on family trying to find hope in the midst of a sci-fi/horror crisis.

Maurice Vaughan - thanks for that. The ending for THE LOST was pretty organic for me in the development of the story and script. I do usually try to map out the beginning and ending of the story early on, and visually this felt like the ending that shows the "hope" the main characters had paid off.

You're welcome, Vincent Cortez. I do the same thing. Map out the beginning and the ending of a story. I think your ending makes your film stand out from other post-apocalyptic/zombie movies.

Amazing Q&A session! I loved all nominated movies, great selection and Paco was truly the best! Congratulations to all! Looking forward to collaborate with the winners for their next projects! ;)

I need to see these films as features and shows! :D

Maurice Vaughan Happy to answer any question you may have!

This Q&A was great! Best to you all on your goals/projects, winners! Thanks for hosting, Karen "Kay" Ross, and best to you on your goals/projects!

Maurice Vaughan thanks for your kind words about the film! The bears were animatronic!

You're welcome, Jessica. Wow, animatronics! The bears' movements look so real! I thought they were actors in costumes.

Maurice Vaughan yes, they are! actors in animatronic bear suits!

Oh ok, Jessica. I thought you meant the bears were full animatronics. :)