Michael Atkinson: Editor, screenwriter and director in Atlanta, Georgia.

GENRE: Drama
LOGLINE: After a rash of police activity resulting in unlawful arrests and the death of a teenage girl, tenants of a New York neighborhood called "The District" decide to police themselves, sparking the ire of the Police Commissioner and the imagination of a nation.
Online Pitches

Have any of you done a stage 32 pitch? How did you do it? Shoud I just talk casual about the logline and 3 acts? OR give a full story breakdown?

Online pitches seem to be different than person to person

Michael Atkinson

I mostly do the written style. I can better articulate my pitch on paper. Your best bet is to make sure you have character breakdowns ready and the the sleekest version of your pitch (conflict, climax, main characters, solving the problem).

Beth Fox Heisinger

Hi Malek. Perhaps this may help. Here's the pitch template/tips pdf made available by Happy Writers: https://www.stage32.com/sites/stage32.com/files/cake/screenplays/586c11e....

Some other practical t...

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C Harris Lynn

For Skype pitches (which are the only ones I've done, so far), I brokedown my screenplay beat by beat - as in, outlined, or scene summary - in a text file I kept on my computer desktop, then I practic...

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Lateefah Everett

Hi Michael I'm currently seeking a video editor to compose a 1-2 min trailer for my new cooking show. The raw footage was filmed in 4k with excellent sound and lighting. This is currently a TFP project with no monetary compensation however, a paid contract may become available at the completion of o...

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Michael Atkinson

Morning.

Jennifer Ford
Hello everybody!

I found this site through Twitter, and I'm really excited about building a network and taking advantage of everything here! I've been writing stories my whole life- started when I was about six and never stopped. About five years ago I started a story that I just belonged on the screen instead of in...

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Michael Atkinson

Welcome

Nadia Carmon

Welcome Jennifer :)

Ashleigh Morrison

Welcome :)

Richard "RB" Botto

Hi Michael. I'm RB, Founder and CEO of Stage 32. As a screenwriter, producer, actor and filmmaker, I know first-hand the challenges all creatives face finding work, landing representation, launching projects, securing funding and simply making the connections that will make a difference in their careers. That's why I created Stage 32. Since our launch in September of 2011, the community has grown to 1,000,000+ members representing every country on the planet making Stage 32 the social network uniquely populated with the most creative people on Earth.

This is a network for you, built by you. Lik...

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Amanda Toney

Hello Michael -

Welcome to the community! I'm Amanda Toney, the Managing Director at Stage 32. Since 2013 I've been proud to oversee Stage 32's Next Level Education, which provides you the most up-to-date tools necessary to become a better creative.

Over the years Stage 32 has worked with over 500 industry executives and professionals to teach online webinars, classes and intensive labs exclusively for you - our Stage 32 community. We bring you instructors who have worked directly on some of your favorite films, TV shows or theater productions to teach you in-the-trenches information that you...

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