Congratulations to the Quarterfinalists in the Stage 32 + Catalyst Studios Empowering Women Script Competition! Let's show our support for those that made it through to the next round and if your script was selected, let us know more about it in the comments!
See the quarterfinalists here:
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Hey Friends, the Stage 32 + Catalyst Studios Empowering Women Script Competition closed at midnight last night! Good luck to all who submitted and would love to hear what script you decided to enter!
My submitted mixed-reality screenplay, "Mambo Motel ~ The Metaverse Musical" is set simultaneously in Virtual Reality and Real Life. The 6 main characters adopt their avatar of choice, which means mor...
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS to everyone! So great to read about all the exceptional content that's all about empowering women! I submitted 3 projects - details below. GOOD LUCK!
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Hi, it's good to see all the interesting projects people have submitted
My screenplay, Taste of Freedom, is a fictional screenplay inspired by my experiences as a VISTA Volunteer (domestic peace corps...
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Okay. I am going to start with an intro:
Hi, I'm Elaine. I'm short, fat, over 60 and the Thugs in my "Hood" tremble at the sound of my footsteps.
Now, for some fun:
A Monk, a Clone and a Fergegi walked into a bar...
What happens next is up to whoever responds to this post.
Note: DON'T post the previous l...
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Maurice Vaughan Thank you. I'm thinking of doing this for every IYW-Well, for the foreseeable future.
I hope it will help the Newbies feel more comfortable and let the Old Timers do something other tha...
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You're welcome, Elaine Haygood. I'm looking forward to playing this game again. I think it'll help new members feel more comfortable [with commenting and making posts] and give older members something...
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Welcome everyone! Would love to hear your comments and thoughts in real time about the Stage 32 + Netflix pitching webinar....sound off!
Don't forget, if you missed it live, it's available On Demand at the link below. Great way to spend a few hours of your Sunday
https://www.stage32.com/webinars/Stage-32-%20-Netflix-Present-Television.....
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What especially stood out for me were two things. First, when C Mack (!) talked about how a writer can present to Netflix, he said that good writers must get an agent but that "the cream always rises...
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By day, employees sell sex toys to help people ‘come together’. By night, they struggle to manage relationships as their home lives fall apart.
There are some SUper interesting ideas here. I do, however, think that there are a couple of missing parts:
-We want a clearer idea as to who these employees are or, better yet, who THE protagonist is; some kind of adjective+noun combo that gives the audience the clearest possible idea as to who they are ("young FBI cadet", "insomniac office worker", "retired Old West gunslinger", etc). This helps us understand both who precisely we're rooting for, and why.
-What is the inciting incident that sets the entire piece off and running?
-We essentially see what the obstacle(s) is, but it would be helpful to get that much more specific with it. Also, what are the stakes? What is the "or else"? Audiences need to know both what the protagonists are trying to achieve throughout the journey of the piece, and what is at risk should they not achieve it.
I'm sending you a DM that might be able to help with all of this :)
Good start!
Thanks, Angela. Very helpful. My problem with this pilot pitch was not knowing whether to pitch the episode, with protagonist/antagonist, stakes and inciting incident (the latter not so important in TV) or the series outline - and I opted for the latter. Do you think this is a mistake?
When a vulnerable teenage girl falls for a narcissistic female movie director, she becomes the unwitting star of an intimate and incriminating film.
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I like this QUITE a lot! I do wonder if there's a more concise way you can get "beautiful but narcissistic" across? I also selfishly want to at least have an idea as to why it's "incriminating". But! Your protagonist/antagonist are crystal clear, as are the inciting incident and obstacle. I'd see this :)
Muy Interesante'
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Hello all!
I'm a Brit who started adapting books into plays at eight years old, and after university worked as an actor/writer, often devising scripts as well as performing.
Then I did a stint of play...
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Hi Christof, and thanks for connecting. I've just listened to some of your work and it's lovely - and you're in the UK! I'm a scriptwriter/screenwriter. Possible future collaboration on a short film???
Hello Zanna -
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 wo...
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Thanks, Amanda. I'm looking forward to exploring the site!
That's great Suzanna!
Hi Zanna. 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.
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Thanks, Richard. By sheer coincidence I spotted your name on the Rocaberti Retreat website just before discovering Stage 32. I was there because Joan Lane recommended it to me. Small world...
I was an actor for five years and an advertising copywriter for twenty, but it's taken me two decades to remember that I forgot to become a screenwriter.
Halfway through a Master's in Scriptwriting in the UK (yep, I'm a Brit) I found my metier. I now run a thriving networking group, Scriptwriters &...
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Lydia Cornell Excellent news. All the way to the top!!!
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Thrilled that my story 'Stalag of the Bush Moons' made it this far and wishing all who entered much success with your passion projects.
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Thank you David Hall! Hope you are well and in good spirits.