Carl Crosby: Assistant director, camera operator and casting director in Fleming Island, Florida.

Xochi Blymyer
Budget for Finishing Costs on Post on a Documentary

Hello All, I've been working on a documentary. My first one! Rough cut is almost done and I am trying to figure out the costs of The things I will need - sound, vfx, music, color timing, etc. Anyone here know a good resource for these numbers? Or would be up for helping me come up with estimates? Wo...

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Carl Crosby

You might find this site for the templates useful. https://templatelab.com/film-budget-templates/

and this one.

this one has some budgets already done as an...

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Tasha Lewis

See Stage 32 resources. Here are some additional resources Filmdaily.tv, Documentary.org and ITVS.org, Hollywomen.com and Grantspace.org .

Karen "Kay" Ross

Hey, Xochi Blymyer! I feel like you might get a better response in the Producing Lounge since they would be the ones hiring and budgeting for post-production: https://www.stage32.com/lounge/producing

A...

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Catarina De Cèzanne
Animation adaptations

Hi everybody, I have a question regarding authorship, credit. Let me know if this ever happened to you: so, some months ago I was approached by a writer who wrote a 14-pages children's book about 2 animals fighting over a jungle and being then dominated by men. It's self published on Amazon. I wrote...

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Shadow Dragu-Mihai, Esq., Ipg

Catarina De Cèzanne It matters where the contract is signed more than where the writers live.

Dale Reynolds

Get a lawyer, C.S. Cesar. This guy is trying to take full advantage of your talent and work done. Copyright the work that is yours, if you can. Take other legal steps if so advised. You might start with an intellectual property rights lawyer. Best wishes to you, Dale

Dale Reynolds

Hello again, C.S. Cesar. I suppose what you are most curious about is realizing some satisfaction out of your work on this project. From what you say, it does seem that you have come up pretty much wi...

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Julio Torres
Sharing scripts

Hi everyone! Sorry for the inconvenience, but how frequent is for writers to share their scripts for others? Frankly Im terrified for the whole myth of stealing the idea but if it is normal, does anyone want to trade and see each other works? Thanks!

Lee Durant

I have wrote 2 screenplays and they’re available on kindle and paperback, I just wanted them out there So people can read them and if they want to , leave a review. I feel if they do well I can contin...

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C. D-Broughton

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

No, seriously: it happens - somebody stole the premise of one of screenplays and turned it into a short!

But on the other hand, if a writer doesn't get a little circle going o...

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Scott Sawitz

Nobody is going to steal your screenplay ... it's rank amateurish to send an NDA and be crazy about it. Get an email and swap like a mofo; fresh eyes are always a good thing.

One step closer

I feel like I'm the closest I've ever been to going pro.

 

I did a script consultation through Stage 32 in June and after answering lots of questions the Development Exec said he was going to recommend the series I was promoting to his company. Okay, two months later I haven't heard anything back so...

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Doug Nelson

Sarah yes they are.

CC Williams

Congratulations Bill! Continue to refine and master your art!

Andrew J. Ramirez

Congrats and good luck, Bill.

Aidan Hughes American Actor

DC based film and stage actor always looking for great projects

Carl Crosby

Hi Aidan, welcome to Stage 32

Aidan Hughes

Thanks from DC

CC Williams

Welcome in Aidan!

Tasha Lewis

Here is a resource courtesy of The ICC Group.

https://www.webtalk.co/n/598912?token=dbd24b0086ee402aa1f5b2ace0b71fd0

Carl Crosby

It said the last to enter is July of 2019. So what's the scoop?

Tasha Lewis

Visit their site for the current promotion. Executives hear pitches daily.

H Bentabak
Thoughts disappear suddenly

Hello, Thousands of ideas come to me for beautiful scenarios, but they suddenly disappear and become faded in my eyes. I need an expert opinion.

Does it happen to you as it happens to me?

What i should do in this case?

Martin Roy Hill

I use the voice memo app on my iPhone to record ideas, or I jot them down in the notes apps. The trick, however, is to remember to go back and review them.

Charles W Gordon III

As far as I see it, when an idea lingers, that’s the one to go on, but that takes some patience. First see how you can generate more details to go along with the idea. If it falls into place you proba...

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Tasha Lewis

BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) and journal your thoughts and ideas.

Nabil Shaban
Best Actor in a Sci-Fi trophy

I received the trophy for the Best Actor in a Sci-Fi award in the Los Angeles 2020 Actors Awards. This is a photo of me with award and on the wall behind me is the poster for the movie "Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor", for which I won the award.

Nabil Shaban

Carl, Brett and Vladislav, many thaks for your congratulations.

Nabil Shaban

Due to the critical success (40 awards) of this movie, "Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor", the immense popularity with Doctor Who fans a sequel is being planned. However, when it will be possible to go into production is anybody's guess what with this global coronavirus attack :-(

Johnny Zito

Congratulations!!!

Christine J. Whitlock
Editing

I'm on the fourth draft of my spec Hallmark Christmas mystery script. How many edits do you do and what do you look for?

Carl Crosby

One other step I do is to have it read out loud. either I read it and record it. Then listen to it. To see I understand and follow what I have written. I know it sounds funny but sometimes what I writ...

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PJ Edwards

I just go until I feel I finished it. I stopped counting the number of edits done in the last script i wrote, but I am pretty sure it was in the double digits.

Christine J. Whitlock

Thanks for your comments.

Edward Morrisseey
Ed Morrissey

On Being a Cyborg

I actually meet the dictionaries definition. I am a 72 year old man, disabled vet, starting my fourth career as a writer/producer of movies and TV. First career was of course school and the Army.. Second career worked for a national CPA firm as a CPA Next career was as a business c...

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Carl Crosby

Edward, that sounds great. As an Air Force Vet, I salute you, and thank you for your service. Good luck with your project.

Shadow Dragu-Mihai, Esq., Ipg

Edward Morrisseey That is interesting. I particularly like Korean War and Vietnam War settings. Are you planning to produce yourselves?

Tasha Lewis

Ed Morrisseey, all I can say is you are a miracle. A blessing. I have survived some challenges over the years. I know a fellow miracle when I hear it.

Joe Thayer
Best book for new Indie film making

Hello All,

Super rookie question. Looking to shoot my short film. I'm a screenwriter with no film making experience (other than PA years ago). I'm looking for a great book on indie film making A-Z. Something straight forward and practical - knowing film making is not straight forward or practical....

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Kiril Maksimoski

Joe Thayer , directed my first short back in 2003....didn't know sh**t :))) Just transferred words from the script into images in my head and then on film...It came out far from perfect, but good unde...

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Dan MaxXx

In film school, a required reading was “shot by shot” by Katz. The book is 30 years old but still relevant; it covers the use of camera angles, script breakdown - the technical and physical parts of f...

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Joe Thayer

Kiril Maksimoski definitely hear you and that's my approach, just want to prep us as best I can.

Dan MaxXx unfortunately, I've got a 9-5 to feed my kids and pay the mortgage, but I'd love to work in se...

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Gordon Clatworthy
Hey everyone!

Just wanted to try this whole introduction thing. I'm Gordon, full time filmmaker living in beautiful humboldt county california. This place has a rich history of film and I'm currently adding to it by starting a film production company out here. With in the next year I expect to start a few project...

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Stephen Olson

Jump right in and get your feet wet. If you ever need a writer as a collaborator, let me know.

Carl Crosby

Best of luck to you.

CC Williams

Wishing you a warm Welcome Gordon! If ever you require creative content or a unique writer to collaborate with, do keep me in mind: https://www.scriptrevolution.com/profiles/cc-williams...

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Erick Freitas
SAG or to NOT SAG?

So, long story short, I started acting this year and got some well paying non-union gigs, callbacks, auditions, etc. So I'm fairly new at this, but not new to production (15+ years in all kinds of positions) but I realized due to some appearances in a low budget movie I was in a while ago, I'm actua...

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Matthew Cornwell

I joined SAG-AFTRA in 2016 after many years of being SAG-eligible here in Georgia. We benefit from being a right-to-work state, so there is little incentive at first to join. Regardless of your state,...

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Ann Mahoney

Hello! I joined after my first few larger jobs, and I live in Louisiana - which is a right to work state. From what I understand, from some of my acting students out of NYC, there is a level of percei...

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Erick Freitas

Amazing info Matthew Cornwell thanks! Also, I didn't know you could make some money acting in Louisiana! Also good to know Ann Mahoney...

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Nicholas P
Can I pick?

Can I pick the director and the cast because I have people in mind but I want to keep my options open. I have a lot of ideas up my sleeve and can't wait to express them. Big time!!

Carl Crosby

quite often you will have three options, 1: money, 2: credit or 3: limited control. If you are lucky you will be 2 out of the three. Normally only one. so choose your battles wisely.

Nicholas P

try for 3

Richard "RB" Botto

Hi Carl. 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. Like m...

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Richard "RB" Botto

Hey Carl. This is a social networking platform with over 650,000 creatives from all over the globe. So the world is wide open for you to go explore and connect with those you think would be a fit for...

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Carl Crosby

Hi Richard, thank you so much for your response. I look forward to working with some of your people. Thank you again.

Richard "RB" Botto

More than welcome, Carl!

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