Bradley Gallo (Producer & CCO) & Nat Topping (Development Executive), Amasia Entertainment
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Bradley Gallo is the Chief Creative Officer and Nat Topping is the Story Editor at Amasia Entertainment, a production company that has worked with Sam Rockwell, Dev Patel, Anna Kendrick and Halle Berry on projects including THE ROAD WITHIN, THE CALL, and Max Landis' MR. RIGHT. Allen James Roughton is the Stage 32 Script Services Coordinator, a screenwriter, reader and development researcher who has consulted on over 100 projects, scripts, books, comics and films and conducted research on life stories, exposés, professions and locations for development at major production companies. Richard “RB” Botto founded and runs Stage 32, the world’s largest platform for connecting and educating film creatives and is also a working actor, producer and screenwriter. As a producer, his films have played at dozens of festivals including Sundance and include the award winning feature, “Another Happy Day,” “Crutch,” and shorts, “All Things Hidden” and “TAXII.” His latest screenplay, “The End Game,” was purchased and is in development by Covert Media. RB is also the author of the groundbreaking and best-selling Focal Press/Routledge book – The American Film Market Presents: Crowdsourcing for Filmmakers: Indie Film and the Power of the Crowd. A sought after speaker and mentor, RB has been a keynote speaker and panelist at such festivals and conferences as Cannes, Venice, AFM, Tribeca, Raindance, SXSW and Winston Baker, and has taught at institutions such as Harvard and Columbia University on the subjects of filmmaking, producing, film finance, screenwriting, social media, crowdfunding, crowdsourcing, entrepreneurship and business. Full Bio »
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CCO Bradley Gallo and Story Editor Nat Topping from Amasia Entertainment join our Panel as we listen and read your pitches live to help educate the Writers' Room screenwriters on what is and isn't working in their pitch.
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We'll take a look at a live pitch for a Crime-Thriller Feature, a written pitch for a Fantastical Feature, and a live pitch for a VR-centric Sci-fi Feature.
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Mike W. Rogers Writing up a letter today, thanking Brad and Nat for all their help with my screenplay. You just can't beat that kind of advise! -
Sarah Gabrielle Baron OK this was just fun. Hats off to the three pitchers! So Brave! It was informal and slow paced, giving us the time to feel safe, as though guests Brad and Nat and ST32ers Allen and RB, all those providing critique really really cared.
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