Lorena Corrêa's Lounge Discussions

Maurice Vaughan
BLOG: "How To Make A Successful Short Film On Your Own Terms"

If you're planning a short film (or any project), check out this blog by Brad Raider.

https://www.stage32.com/blog/how-to-make-a-successful-short-film-on-your......

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Maurice Vaughan

Thanks for explaining, Debbie Croysdale. I've seen fear/lack of confidence cause creatives to avoid showing their work or submitting a project (ex: to a festival). I've also seen fear/lack of confiden...

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Debbie Croysdale

@Doug LOL I saw that comin! You always cheer me up. @All I was on a train of thought in this thread. A film is a product. A production line is designed to eliminate errors and make imperfections obsol...

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Maurice Vaughan

"A film is a product. A production line is designed to eliminate errors and make imperfections obsolete." And we (writers, directors, producers, actors, etc.) are the workers on the production line, m...

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Debbie Croysdale

@Maurice Yeah and bypass the gatekeepers of rules of the day. I like title of thread, "On your own terms." To some this concept may already be successfully in the bag. Eg. Filmmakers such as Tarantino...

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Leonor LeRu

I also have the book 'PRODUCER TO PRODUCER by Maureen A Ryan that is very helpful. Glad we have all the resources that we all need. Thanks for sharing Maurice!

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Charlie Pennell, an Editor from London, England was just hired for the project titled "Editor". Congratulations!

Maurice Vaughan

You're welcome, Charlie Pennell.

Charlie Pennell

Thank you too, Lorena! :)

AD Greer

Congratulations dude

Charlie Pennell

Much appreciated AD!

Sara Gerakios
Sara Gerakio

Hi, I'm a complete Newbie!  I live in Nottingham, England (the home of Robin Hood).  I like mostly thrillers and have written a few books published in Amazon Kindle.  I am yet to complete me first course, and tbh I'm not expecting much, but if you don't try you'll never succeed right?  Looking forward to reading about all of you!

Maurice Vaughan

You're welcome, Sara Gerakios. Yeah, Stage 32 is a supportive community.

Sara Gerakios

Thanks TJ, not sure if I'm brave enough to submit anything but I'll try!!

GiGi Raines

Hi Sara! Welcome to Stage 32! There’s so many ways to grow as a writer and build your community here. Sounds like you’re well on your way already. Feel free to reach out anytime! Happy to help.

Leonor LeRu

Welcome! to Stage32!

James Welday

Welcome, Sara!

Rodrigo Flamenco
Hello Everyone!

I am Rodrigo Flamenco, I'm the co-founder and business director of a small 2D animation studio called Frame Freak Studio.

I found out about this community thanks to a client of ours, so I decided to check what's going on here and here I am! I'm glad to say that I like what I see and I hope that I ca...

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Maurice Vaughan

Welcome to the community, Rodrigo Flamenco. Incredible animation reel!

Here's the Animation Lounge: https://www.stage32.com/lounge/animation There are a lot of skilled animators and resources in there....

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Shellie Schmals

So nice to meet you Rodrigo! Welcome to Stage 32!!

Lorena Corrêa

Welcome! Nice to meet you :D

Lorena Corrêa
Introducing ME!

Hi guys, my name is Lorena Corrêa, I'm new at screenwriting but I've been ghostwriting for seven years now. I love fiction and fantasy but I've written about a lot of subjects like politics, law, sociology, and many others.

Would love some advice about how can I get my first job in the industry! Loo...

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Shellie Schmals

Hi Lorena, You've come to the right place, welcome to Stage 32! I'm Shellie Schmals, Director of Community - a great way to start connecting would be our Screenwriting Lounge >> https://www.stage32.co...

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Matthew Parvin

Welcome, Lorena! Nice to meet you. Glad you're here. If there's anything I can do to help, let me know!

Maurice Vaughan

Hi, Lorena Corrêa. Welcome to screenwriting.

I commented these seven tips on someone else's post today. It might help you navigate the industry and get jobs:

#1) Build relationships (you can do this as...

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Lorena Corrêa

Hi Shallie, Mathew, and Maurice! Thank you for the tips and for being so kind :) I'll follow happily.

Maurice Vaughan

You're welcome, Lorena Corrêa. You can post your scripts in the logline section of your page when you're ready. People can give you feedback on the loglines, synopses, and scripts....

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Bryan Kennedy
Screenwriting software

What screenwriting software are you using?

I started out in Word with a screenwriting template. Now I use Trelby. I know some use Final Draft.

Just curious.

Kiril Maksimoski

Trelby...100% free and perfect for hobby writing...docs are exportable to FD...

Jon Griffin

I have been using WriterDuet for over ten years and I have not had any problems with the software. I have written loads of screenplays using it.

Chris Clemente

I too use Trelby and Final Draft. Final Draft has become an industry go to, and I have found eliminates issues that derive from sharing and formats beween partnerships. It can be klunky sometimes, but the job well. Trelby is great 100% free program. Basic but does the job well.

Babatunde Ehimai

I've been using Celtx for well over a decade. It's free and very easy to use.

Bryan Kennedy

Big response. Kind of like asking people what graphic design software they use. Usually, Illustrator is the number one because it is the most known. A few screenplay programs I have never heard of I w...

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GJ Harvey
Advice please on choosing next script to write...

I know it's at least three months' work but I like both ideas:

No Time in the World - Thriller ⋄ Sci-fi

When a small-town detective discovers a serial killer is jumping back to the same frozen moment in time to commit murders, she must pursue him into a suspended world before he finds and kills her mo...

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Lorena Corrêa

I loved the first one, very unique

Niksa Maric

No Time in the World - Thriller ⋄ Sci-fi sounds interesting. A fresh idea always gets more attention and chance to get made.

GJ Harvey

Craig D Griffiths Thanks. The latter is contained, fewer characters and VFX, lower budget so probably has the greatest chance of ever getting made. But I equally like both concepts....

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Rutger Oosterhoff
1 is maybe more original. #2 can be shot for a few million bucks and sounds like so much fun! Of course you should write both, this is about with which screenplay you start.
Jerel Damon

Chante's Inferno sounds like a romp! George A. Romero or Robert Rodriguez material.

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