Arlene Mantek: Crafty, production assistant and prop master in Los Angeles, California.

What are some of your favorite movie/TV titles?

There is currently a post discussing how you consider your own script titles, but I'm curious to learn what titles you feel really nailed it. Which ones make you stop and think, "Wow, great title."

Peter Roach

Leslie: the title Money Heist in English is better the original "La casa de papel/the house of paper." But the Spanish title suggests that the lives of everyone in the was fragile/or a lie.

Leslie Barry

Actually I think paper translates to money. —as in the house of money. But paper does have a weak feeling, but I interpret it to the weak money system in Spain that can falling down

Jose Eduardo Penedo

No Country For Old Men, There Will Be Blood, Mindhunter, there are so many!

And regarding La Casa de Papel, that title has a double meaning. It translates figuratively as The House of Money and metapho...

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LindaAnn Loschiavo

I live in a neighborhood where there is a film shoot every single day. We make them pay for the privilege since the crews alter our "quality of life" and often damage property. Nec possum tecum vivere, nec sine te!

Amanda Toney

This post totally correlates with the upcoming webinar, Place Based Filmmaking. Pretty cool!

Bradley Scott

We had a Hollywood production come out to my part of Illinois and it was really cool. All my neighbors came out and checked out the set and everyone from Hollywood was really cool. They were filming a...

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Marla Young

Thanks Arlene for your invite!

Gary Davis

Congratulations Taylor in being in remission. I pray this continues and your success is an inspiration to others.

Taylor Hay

Thank you. I hope so!

Arlene Mantek

Bless you Taylor. I also pray that you have the best health of your life from here on!

Taylor Hay

Thanks so much. I really appreciate it!

Axzavia James
Trying to move to L.A: need advice

Hello stage 32 community! Let me first say I appreciate having this outlet to share my thoughts as an artist. I haven't spent as much time on the site talking to fellow artist as I should but I'm working to change that. I'm a screenwriter from Chicago on a mission to make a move to L.A. in the near...

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Axzavia James

I appreciate the info Robin and Jeffrey. I'm soaking in all of the advice everyone is giving me. I'm set on the move to L.A. because it puts me in a situation where I can get to opportunities quicker instead of having to fly to L.A. any time a agent or producer wants to meet.

Kamala Lane

It sounds like your mind is made up and I’d say you’re making the right choice. LA is where the deals get made and the deals begin with a great script. Some agents don’t even read query letters that d...

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Axzavia James

Thanks Brandi and Kamamla for the encouragement! The more I read your golden bits of advice I realize making this move to L.A. is the right choice. I'm just looking to collect as much insight on the t...

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Andre Gress
How do you make sure your 2nd Act starts off correctly without it escalating too quickly?

Finished the first Act in my script but am wondering whether or not it should just be 3 acts? I feel like it should have an extra act. Thoughts?

Nanette L. Baird

Bingo! Lol

Chanel Ashley

The Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is a current movie where virtually everything we have been taught unfolds onto the screen - while the devises could have been disguised better, a very good film.

Chanel Ashley

Look upon it as foreplay, Andre, timing and pacing are important, too quick/soon may not get you the desired results - consider the commencement of the second act when your hand is finally resting on...

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Valerie Michele Oliver

Thanks for posting this, RB. I'm a New Jersey Girl, and have no trouble saying: "No, not at this time." ;-)

Arlene Mantek

Hi Valerie, I too am a Jersey girl (now live in Brooklyn). I'd rather diplomatically say "it's not my cup of tea" or "I know someone who is a better fit for this" than give someone false hope.

Richard "RB" Botto

As a native NY'er, I feel ya, Val!

Sy Richardson
Sy Richardson and Actor who does things.

Sy Richardson last TV series was recurring in the twelve Emmy nominated series ‘PUSHING DAISIES”. Richardson career reach another level after meeting and working with Alex Cox on Repoman and Straight to Hell, which was his first lead role. He is on the Repoman Soundtrack performing Bad Man and Perfo...

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Andrea Thompson

Love Pushing Daisies!! Welcome!

Sy Richardson

Yes Arlene I played the coroner. And it was cancelled too soon. Thanks.

Bianca Gray

It was such a pity. Pushing Daisies was such a great series. Your career is also most impressive Sy.

System Admin

Hey Arlene, I'm the CTO and lead developer at Stage 32. Please let me know if you have any questions or feedback about the site. I'd love to hear your comments! To get started with Stage 32 and understand all the features and resources the site has to offer, please check out the Getting Started section and our FAQ.

Richard "RB" Botto

Hi Arlene. I'm RB, Founder and CEO of Stage 32. As an actor, screenwriter, and filmmaker, I know first-hand the challenges all creatives face finding work and attracting attention to their projects. That's why we created Stage 32. Since our launch in September of 2011, the community has grown to 200,000+ members strong spanning 180+ countries making Stage 32 the social network uniquely populated with the most creative people on Earth. This is a network for you, built by you. Like most things in life, the more you participate, the greater the rewards. We ask all new members pay it forward and i...

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