Sarah Jane Mc Carthy: Author, screenwriter and editor in Cork, Ireland.

Sarah Jane Mc Carthy

It was great to hear the practical considerations from the producer POV, thank you so much for this ladies. Very actionable advice to take on board... appreciate kindly!

Elizabeth Blake-Thomas

Of course, I find practical advice very useful

Sarah Jane Mc Carthy
Greetings Everyone from Ireland, the beautiful Emerald Isle

Just wanted to say hi to all of my fellow creatives here on Stage 32. I joined Stage 32 seven years ago, but only recently re-joined after a significant break.

I am the author of the Project Code-X Trilogy of books - a mystery, sci-fi series. So if you are looking for your next great read, you can do...

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Amanda Toney

So great to see you back Sarah Jane Mc Carthy!! Hope you are doing well!

Sarah Jane Mc Carthy

Thanks Amanda Toney happy to be here!

Amirali Hafezifar

Hello . I am amiralihafezi

Susan Kelejian
Please vote/give feedback on loglines

This is a character driven Indie Drama/Suspense. Please let me know which logline you like better:

1) After a lifetime of searching for proof of Bigfoot's existence to validate her childhood trauma, a cryptozoologist must confront the truth when DNA evidence challenges her deepest beliefs

2) With eve...

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Mark Deuce

I love #2 Susan Kelejian

Fonde Taylor

I vote #2. Its tight and it has some mystery to it.

Charles V Abela
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Debbie Croysdale
NINETEEN EIGHTY FOUR by George Orwell

Picked book cos missed the lecture on it at university. Meaty prose opposed to minimum expletives of shorter sentences in recent modern fiction. Follows inner workings of protagonist’s mind in a bonkas sadistic dystopian society & smacks of sinister warnings for the future. Author highlights things...

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Debbie Croysdale

@Simon Thanks for info on Animal Farm. @Malcolm Thanks for info on Down and Out in Paris and London. I've got those two titles on my must read list!

Sarah Jane Mc Carthy

Great review, Debbie, I really enjoyed it. Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm were life-perspective changing books for me. Those, along with Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451...

Michael Dzurak

A great book. I read it when bed-ridden with a flu and I think it made my flu last longer.

Neither Animal Farm nor Brave New World are much more hopeful, but Fahrenheit 451 ends with a tinge of hope.

Sarah Crowne
Author/Attorney

Hi Everyone! I am a YA Speculative Fiction Author and Attorney. Looking to connect with other writers, creatives and those in the entertainment law industry! :)

Lori Ann Stephens

Sarah Crowne Great! We're Waterstones buddies. I'll check out your novel, too.

Sarah Jane Mc Carthy

Hi Sarah Crowne great name ;) Welcome to Stage 32!

Gary Rose

hello Sarah. I sent you a pm on Facebook. Hope to hear from you soon. Gary

Ashley Wooten
Florida based Director, DP and Writer looking to Connect with Fellow Creatives!

Hello all, I'm Ashley Wooten. New to Stage 32. I am a Director, Cinematographer, and Writer with a passion for telling compelling stories and pushing creative boundaries. I’m eager to connect with others who share a love for visual storytelling.

I'm reaching out to explore potential collaborations, e...

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Kate Hanton

Hi Ashley! I'm new to Stage 32 (and to Florida) as well.

Maurice Vaughan

Welcome to the community, Kate Hanton.

António Monfort

Great to have you here Ashley

Screenwriter

Hello! I'm Oge and I am a screenwriter. I have been writing since I was a teen and I have just decided to make a career pivot into screenwriting.

I have a completed script for suspense/thriller short film and I am excited to keep working on my other script ideas.

Looking forward to connecting with other creatives like me :)

Greg Preston

:-)

Geoff Hall

Oge A Chuku well done on finishing your screenplay. Do you have people around you who can read it and help you improve it? Get it in the best condition it can be and then check out our Script Services...

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António Monfort

Hi Oge A Chuku you are on the right place here on Stage 32 for what you are up to.

John Parenteau
Ask Me Anything (AMA) Wednesday 9/4 to Thursday 9/5- How Cinematography Plays a Vital Role in Telling the Story

Many years ago, even before I became a cinematographer, I learned the importance of properly representing the story on the page. Years later, as I began to shoot professionally, I found that how you shoot something had just as much an impact on the story as the script, the acting and the directing....

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Gisele Orellana

Got it. Thank you, John.

Jed Power

Mark Parenteau was one of bigest DJ's ever in Boston (rock WBCN) FOR MANY YEARS until he got blackballed in business because of scandelous misadventure. He's dead now.

John Parenteau

Jed Power Inevitably we are related, though I have no idea how. There aren't that many Parenteau's around. But I do not know him!

Sarah Jane Mc Carthy

Thanks RB, great video. It really added to my level of understanding. And thank you for the reminder to 'set your vision' every day. Much appreciated. I aim to do this first thing every morning, as well as doing some daily journalling. I find it helps no end! :)

Richard "RB" Botto

Sounds like you've perfected the routine that works for you, Sarah Jane Mc Carthy. Can't ask for much more than that.

Ashley Renee Smith
Whats On Your Feel-Good Watch List?!

Hey, All!

After spending 5 full days in bed where all I could do was sleep and watch movies or shows when my congestion pressure headaches and fatigue allowed, I'm dying to know what everyone's feel-good watches are!

When I don't feel well, I have a few go-to staples. I like to watch movies like The...

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Pamela Jaye Smith

Oh -- and the original Time Bandits with Sean Connery. Sweet and a bit mind-bending, as it should be.

Sam Sokolow

Pamela Jaye Smith - Time Bandits rocks!! John Cleese does a great turn. Such a fun movie!

Jessica Horsting

More for the FBI Film festival— the minimum watchlist. 100% agree Cabin in the Woods​, The Autopsy of Jane Doe, Evil Dead (one and two) Cabin Fever, and Ginger Snaps!

Susan Kelejian
Hey Batta! Batta! My 30 Day pitch results on Stage32

Hello!

Apologizing for the length...

I am posting this for others who have written about pitching and/or are hesitant to pitch on Stage32 platform. However, please note that I did this for MY own research/data mining which has a component to my strategic planning. I realize that other people have the...

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Rutger Oosterhoff

Very interesting Susan. Your plan was, and is a good plan! Research, research and, you got it... RESEARCH!!! Hope the rest of the results are also great! I mean great in a sence that they give you sup...

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Jack Binder

Fantastic. Great to hear of your experience. Bravo Susan Kelejian !

Sam Rivera

This is great to analyze as a pitching writer, you always want to know where you are going with your pitching skills, I always encourage writers to also take a look at how other execs can benefit their pitching and writing skills!

Sarah Jane Mc Carthy

Great article, Erica. Plus not-to-mention the value of persistent hard work. I think it was RB who reminded us recently that there simply are no overnight success stories, that success comes rather from a refusal to accept no for an answer and to keep striving towards your goals each and every day....

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Sarah Jane Mc Carthy

Thank you Eileen for your wonderful article. It was a great read and very refreshing to hear your perspective. Thank you also for the successful adaptations examples, it was a very encouraging compilation, as I determinedly pursue my own adaptation journey. I particularly liked your break down of the book option to production process, too.

Eileen Cope

Thank you, Sarah Jane! Glad you found it helpful!

Sarah Jane Mc Carthy

Very! :)

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