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The Alphabet Of Story-Telling: Increase Your Creativity & Productivity

Most professions have special terms that get shortened to acronyms. This can make for better communication, particularly in high-pressure situations. Popular in texting are; LOL - laughing out loud, OMG - oh my g*d, IMHO - in my humble opinion, etc. Governments use acronyms: NASA, FBI, CIA, KGB, NSA (jokingly also known as the No Such Agency). The military has TDY – Temporary Duty (for us it’s going on location), AAR – After Action Review (the Production Report), BDA – Battle Damage Assessm...

The Alphabet Of Story-Telling: Increase Your Creativity & Productivity

Stage 32 Education: “The Netflix of the Global Entertainment Industry” Just Got Better. See for Yourself!

Happy Thursday, Creative Army! As many of you know, one of my missions when I launched Stage 32 was to have the platform become the go-to destination for entertainment industry education around the world. Over the last 13 years, Stage 32 has been bringing relevant, actionable, and timely entertainment industry education to creatives and professionals around the world. Our webinars, classes, and labs have been, and remain, taught by world-class educators who are working in the business right...

Stage 32 Education: “The Netflix of the Global Entertainment Industry” Just Got Better. See for Yourself!

Announcing The 9th Annual Stage 32 Short Film Contest!

Hey, Stage 32 Community! You've made a short film. You've put in your time, effort, blood, sweat, tears, and perhaps even some serious money into your project. Your goal isn't only to get your film seen but to get it seen around the world and by people who can make a difference in your career. Would being screened by an Oscar-qualifying film festival matter? How about having it screened for over 1,000 executives including managers, agents, producers, film financiers, and more? Look no furth...

Announcing The 9th Annual Stage 32 Short Film Contest!

Self-Love Lessons For Creatives: Navigating The Power Of Alone Time

I love love in all its forms. It is what makes you, me, us go round. As we are in the month of love, I want to write about just this topic. As creatives, I think many struggle with love in ways that are unique to our industry, especially when it comes to ourselves. We can take a lot of rejection over a prolonged period, so much so that we begin to believe that we and our work are, well, not so much – that is a harsh position to take with oneself. And as storytellers, especially writers, we sp...

Maria Baltazzi
Maria Baltazzi
21 days ago
Self-Love Lessons For Creatives: Navigating The Power Of Alone Time

Read The 2024 Oscar-Nominated Screenplays

Hey Stage 32ers!  The 96th annual Academy Awards are scheduled to air live on ABC on Sunday, March 10, from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Oscar nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay were announced on January 23. Check out the trailers for the nominated scripts below and email success@stage32.com with the subject line "OSCARS 2024" to receive your free PDF downloads. BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY NOMINEES ANATOMY OF A FALL THE HOLDOVERS MAESTRO...

Emily J
Emily J
22 days ago
Read The 2024 Oscar-Nominated Screenplays

Coffee & Content: Do These Stars Remember Their First Audition?

Happy Sunday, Creative Army! Have you had a creative weekend so far? I have some content here for you that is sure to get the creative juices flowing, so grab your coffee, and let's dive in. First up, in this video from Vanity Fair, some of today's most well-known and critically-acclaimed stars answer viewers' burning questions. While entertaining, this video shows us both how unique and similar everyone's journey is to the top.  Next up, in this video from the Writers' Guild Foundation, y...

Coffee & Content: Do These Stars Remember Their First Audition?

Success Quest: How To Fulfill Your Creative Dreams

“Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, magic and power in it. Begin it now.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe   Do you love what you’re doing? If you could change anything, from the tiniest wiggle to the largest adjustment, what would you do? Would you keep forging ahead for the dream du jour? Or would you modify, skew slightly left, and leave the beaten path entirely? What will it take for you to pursue your dream? As a child, I dreamed of being an artist. If I...

Athena WiseNrich
Athena WiseNrich
24 days ago
Success Quest: How To Fulfill Your Creative Dreams

7 Life Hacks For Creatives

I believe in growth on both a personal and professional level. Next-level greatness is only accessible if we know how to do a regular check-in ourselves and take inventory of where and how our energy is spent. As Aristotle has said, "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is not an act but a habit." Career longevity of 30 years brings gifts. I have applied myself on many levels, from branding to marketing, to selling to learning how to finance, network, create marketing materials, and be aut...

Alexia Melocchi
Alexia Melocchi
25 days ago
7 Life Hacks For Creatives

Script Analysis 101: Understanding The Key Elements That Make Or Break A Screenplay

Script analysis is a crucial component of screenwriting that can make or break the success of a screenplay. By delving into the specifics of script analysis, we can better understand the key elements that contribute to a script's overall impact. In this comprehensive guide, we will explore the various elements that are looked at during script analysis, from character development and conflict and story chronology to dialogue and theme. By understanding these elements and how they work together,...

Miquiel Banks
Miquiel Banks
a month ago
Script Analysis 101: Understanding The Key Elements That Make Or Break A Screenplay

Jacqueline Elyse Rosenthal’s Untested Rape Kit Drama ‘Backlog’ Wins Stage 32 & Catalyst Studios’ Empowering Women Script Contest!

Happy Wednesday, Creative Army! As Deadline exclusively announced this weekend, we’ve officially selected the winner of our Empowering Women Script Competition in partnership with Catalyst Studios! Los Angeles filmmaker, Jacqueline Elyse Rosenthal has won for her fantastic feature film script, Backlog. A first-of-its-kind screenwriting contest for feature films with a focus on social impact, the Empowering Women Script Competition brought forth some mind-blowing submissions from talented voi...

Jacqueline Elyse Rosenthal’s Untested Rape Kit Drama ‘Backlog’ Wins Stage 32 & Catalyst Studios’ Empowering Women Script Contest!