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Free Online "Ask Me Anything" with Stage 32 CEO Richard "RB" Botto
8 Things I Learned Shooting my Proof-of-Concept Short Film
Find Your Community on Stage 32
More than a Meeting a Day Between Industry Execs & Stage 32 Members in May!
8 Tips For Writing Good Dialogue
Coffee & Content - Filmmaking Lessons from the Director of "Shazam!" & Seth Rogan Explains How to Write a Movie
How to Create a Web Series with Literally Zero Budget
Another Screenwriter Lands Her Agent Through Stage 32!
5 Things We Learned Working with an All Female Crew, and Would We Do it Again?
The Failed Filmmaker - A Success Story
Another Screenwriter Lands Her Agent Through Stage 32!
Good morning and happy Monday, Stage 32 Creative Crew! I hope you had a fantastic weekend and were able to carve out some time for writing or creating. We're kicking off another exciting week of artistic endeavors and to move us forward we're going to hear from Stage 32 member and screenwriter Amy Amani who just landed her agent through Stage 32! I always talk about the power of the platform to move your career forward and how opportunities exist behind every door of Stage 32. &nb…
Coffee & Content - How to Start Writing & Accent Expert Reviews British Accents in Movies
Happy Sunday Creative Army! What did you create this week? What projects are you excited about? No matter what creative pursuits you are working on right now, I've got some content this week that is sure to stir up some creativity and ideas. Grab your coffee and let's get started. First up, the folks over at Film Riot have put together a quick video to help you start writing your screenplay. We all shudder in the face of the black page, but this video has some great tips on how t…
How to Craft a Post-Production Script for Festivals & Distribution
We can all agree that it’s nigh impossible for a finished film to be even 90% close to the original screenplay. Budget and logistic constraints can be very limiting for the filmmaker and often the creative vision changes according to the ebbs and flow of the production. Locations are changed, dialogues are added, and sometimes even characters are edited out. As a result, when the filmmaker has finished post and is busy procuring deliverable material required by film festivals or t…
5 Things We Learned Working with an All Female Crew, and Would We Do it Again?
When my friend and creative collaborator Caroline Slaughter first pitched me her concept for the short film LAMB in late 2017 at the start of the #metoo movement, my first response was “Hell Yeah!” (actual response censored) and my second was “Here is a chance to create change”. LAMB is about an eager and trusting filmmaker who follows a female assistant from a hotel lobby to a secluded room for “a meeting” with the assistant’s boss... Were thes…
Brain Surgeons and Storytellers: Saving Lives on the Daily
Of all the species on Earth, humans have a unique ability when it comes to communication. We have the gift of stringing together words and phrases into complex ideas that eventually become stories. And we’ve used stories throughout our history as a way to educate, inspire, entertain, and yes, even save lives. The problem, as I see it, is that society can easily undermine the importance of stories and those whose chosen profession is to create them. If you’re willing to join m…
8 Tips For Writing Good Dialogue
Dialogue is the central focus of most screenplays. It’s perhaps the clearest tool filmmakers have to convey information on plot and character to audiences, and unless you’re David Lynch of Shane Carruth, chances are you’re going to use a lot of it. In spite of this—or maybe even because of this—there is a great deal of bad dialogue in movies. Dialogue filled with clunky exposition and drastic tonal shifts that sounds nothing like a real human conversation. …
7 Things I Learned From Making My First Feature Film
‘Before the Dawn’ is a dramatic feature film about a young high school teacher who falls for a troubled student and then struggles with the choice of either giving in to her desires or doing the right thing. The film has won a number of awards on the festival circuit and was awarded the ReFrame Stamp by Women in Film and the Sundance Institute for its gender parity both in front of and behind the camera. It is now available on Amazon Prime, Tubi, Roku, YouTube Movies, and Goo…
Record Shattering Month for Stage 32 Members! Over 70 Meeting Requests in June!
Good morning Stage 32 Creative Crew! I hope you’ve had a productive and creative weekend. And I like me, I am sure you are ready to tackle this week and knock out some of your goals. We’re officially in the Summer of 2020 now, and while the year has not gone according to anyone’s plan, there is still a lot of great news for our community. Some of the best news comes directly from our members who shattered records in June. Listen to this, in the month of June, there we…
Coffee & Content - How Directors Work with Actors & Production Designer Breaks Down Movie Mansions
Happy Sunday Creative Army! Here's hoping you had a happy, healthy, and creative week. What is your coffee of choice today? I'm rocking Counter Culture's Big Trouble roast this morning. Let's dive in, shall we? First up, the folks over at The Discarded Image have compiled a top-notch list of directors, and how they have worked with actors throughout their careers. This video essay dives into the work of Alfred Hitchcock, Paul Thomas Anderson, Stanley Kubrick, David Finch…
How to Create a Web Series with Literally Zero Budget
That Darn Girlfriend is a 1960s/70s styled web series done as an homage on classic sitcoms of the era. Our show follows Valerie & Vic, a groovy live-in couple and their wacky adventures. We are currently five episodes in on Season 2 of the series. Season 1 was twelve episodes, with four behind-the-scenes commentary videos. The series is hosted on our YouTube channel which has over 1700 subscribers. That Darn Girlfriend, as well as this blog post, was written and produced in coll…
The Failed Filmmaker - A Success Story
According to the definition, failure is a lack of success. It’s interesting that dictionary.com defined it in this way. A lack of success. It’s seemingly inevitable to experience a certain level of failure in order to succeed. When you think about it, any successful filmmaker would also be considered a failed filmmaker. Is there a level of success one must experience to no longer be considered a failure? What is the measure of success? One hell of a question. Thinking back o…
Film Festivals vs. Film Markets: How to Network in the New Virtual World
There are probably thousands of film festivals held every year. The number of actual film markets is a lot less. Under the current COVID-19 crisis, many of these film festivals and markets have introduced online editions, to either (temporarily) replace the physical versions or to run alongside the physical versions of these may happen after all if and when the COVID-19 crisis is over or at least significantly reduced. What is the difference between a film festival and a film market? An…
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