Jeffrey Poehlmann: Actor, director and producer in Los Angeles, California.

René S. Garcia, Jr.
Feedback from Screenwriting Competitions: Bad notes? Or am I overly defensive?

I've only entered a couple of screenwriting competitions, so I can't tell if I'm getting bad notes or sound advice. Basically, I felt like the reader already had a preconceived notion of how my story should be told rather than evenly digest what I had written. I can appreciate the three-act structur...

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Doug Nelson

Yeah Howard, you’re rambling a bit but you’ve touched on some really important issues. I venture that all the more prestigious screenwriting contests each receive thousands of scripts of which the vas...

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Doug Nelson

All true Ben. As I re-read scripts I wrote a decade ago, it amazes me that I turned out so much junk and I’ve produced a couple of films that are so bad, they’ll never be seen by others – yeah, that’s...

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B.V Jottsonne

Some readers actually offer a good analysis , and some others just seem to be going through the motions and repeating a lot of writing workshop clichés and buzzwords. The contests that offer notes hav...

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Sunny Chae

Dear Jettery I would like to cordially invite you to the premiere industry showcase of the year, Worldwide Star Search being held in Los Angeles at the beautiful Sheraton Suites Downtown on August 17, 2013! This event is not to be missed! At the showcase you’ll be able to: Audition union and non-uni...

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Daniel Buhr

Hi there! My name is Daniel Buhr and iam a ambition and serious composer living in Sweden,and who want establish a network with people in the film/media business all around the world. For the last year I have try to establish connection and tried to write as much music as possible to learn and devel...

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Richard "RB" Botto

Hey Jeffrey, we recently added the ability for users to subscribe to Lounge topics. To get you started, we've automatically subscribed you to the production topic. You can see the latest posts in your subscribed topics by clicking the My Lounge subscriptions tab on your wall. You can easily add and update Lounge subscriptions by clicking Manage my subscriptions from the same page. Enjoy!

Richard "RB" Botto

Hey Jeffrey, I'm excited to announce our new Stage 32 Lounge, a major upgrade to the previous Discussions area. Here are some of the highlights:

  • Subscriptions - Subscribe to your favorite topics and stay up to date on the subjects that matter to you most.
  • My Discussions - Never lose track of discussions you created or commented on.
  • Better topics - We've completely reorganized the discussion topics to make it much easier to browse and post discussions.
You can get to the lounge any time by clicking the Lounge link at the top of the page. Also, check out the new My discussions and My subscript Expand post

System Admin

Hey Jeffrey, a few days ago we implemented a new privacy setting to give you the option of accepting private messages only from users within your network. Today, I discovered a bug with the way this option is set for new users. I just wanted to let you know that the bug is now fixed, so all members are now able to receive private messages from any other member (the default setting). If you'd like to receive private messages only from users within your network, you can change this setting here. Also, you can access your privacy settings at any time from the drop-down menu that appears when you...

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System Admin

Hey Jeffrey, a few days ago we implemented a new privacy setting to give you the option of accepting private messages only from users within your network. Today, I discovered a bug with the way this option is set for new users. I just wanted to let you know that the bug is now fixed, so all members are now able to receive private messages from any other member (the default setting). If you'd like to receive private messages only from users within your network, you can change this setting here. Also, you can access your privacy settings at any time from the drop-down menu that appears when you...

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Richard "RB" Botto

Hi Jeffrey, we've just added a new section to your tool bar - Resources. Here you'll find links to the best acting, filmmaking, and screenwriting resources as well as a comprehensive list of film schools and film festivals. We'll be adding new categories and links regularly. One more thing, you can now find the "Messages" link in your sidebar right under your name. Enjoy!

Richard "RB" Botto

Hi Jeffrey, we've just released a pretty big update that I think you'll be excited about. You can now see posts and updates by everyone in your network right on your own wall. Happy networking!

Richard "RB" Botto

Hi Jeffrey, check out the new "Find Work" section (under Projects at the top of your screen). Here you'll find projects in development that are seeking talent in the occupations you selected in your profile. So if you’re a screenwriter, you'll see projects in need of screenwriters. It’s the perfect tool for matching creative talent with suitable projects.

System Admin

Hey Jeffrey, welcome to Stage 32! I'm the lead developer at Stage32.com. This is your network, so please let me know if you have any questions or feedback about the site. We'd love to hear your comments. Thanks. P.S. - We ask all members to invite at least 5 other people. Help build your network today.

Jeffrey's network

Garriema Shah
Dara Taylor
David Obaniyi
Mark E. Sackett
Mark Barresi
Maverick Smith
Shaune Bordere
Philip Krinsky
Amit Mehra
Michael F Gonchar
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