Anything Goes

A free and open forum. The place to discuss anything on your mind film, television and theater related…or not.

Baron Rothschild
“Most People Try to Fix Their Career Downstream — The Shift Happens Upstream”

Most creatives try to solve their career problems at the level of tactics: new software, new reels, new drafts, new outreach, new hustle. But downstream fixes don’t stabilize an upstream system.

The real shift happens when you change the architecture that governs your decisions:

- the identity you o...

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Jim Ramsay
Jim

What is a Stage 32 Thought Leader?

Ashley Renée Smith

Hi, Jim Ramsay! Stage 32 Thought Leaders are working industry professionals who provide mentorship, professional industry insights, and advice within the Stage 32 Community. They're highly experienced...

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Jim Ramsay

Thank you Ashley, jim

Bram Christian
The Fun Of It

What is writers block?

Angelika Ursula Heeg
Are you extremely conscientious?

Get back to inner peace and a clear voice.

Angelika Ursula Heeg

Now in English

Robert Niebrzydowski
During an audition

Asking guys on the streets of New York who has the best pizza

https://youtube.com/shorts/d-hDrHX74Fk?feature=share

Sydney S
Let's talk imposter syndrome...

I’ve spent a lot of my life wrestling with imposter syndrome, doubting myself, worrying if I’m enough, and questioning my choices in work, relationships, and creative projects. I know so many of us feel the same way.

What has helped me most is taking a break - even just a minute to breathe, meditate,...

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Meriem Bouziani

Thank you very much Sydney S

Debbie Elicksen

Sydney S Sometimes just taking a walk, shopping, watching TV/TikTok (why does a lot of my inspiration come from an unrelated commercial?). These moments of zen help regenerate the creative juices for...

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Sydney S

Love that approach, Banafsheh! Focusing on creating what you enjoy and giving yourself rest is the perfect way to keep your creativity flowing.

Sydney S

Happily Meriem :)

Sydney S

Yes, Debbie! Those little moments of zen - walks, TikToks, even random commercials - are surprisingly powerful for sparking inspiration. Keep enjoying them!

Richard Gustason
Starting over

"So it's like starting over again, but I look forward to the challenge." - Lee Majors

Lee Majors said that a while ago. You know Lee Majors? Guy from SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN and THE FALL GUY? Well anyways (warning: gonna get vulnerable here) got me thinking about..er...me. My life was going fine in en...

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Maurice Vaughan

My condolences, Richard Gustason. Congratulations on the role in GHOSTERS: PHANTOM PATROL and starting over again! Hope you have a lot of success!

Debbie Elicksen

Richard Gustason When I was knee deep in my copywriting/sportswriting/publishing business, I always said, when you're an entrepreneur, you are perpetually unemployed because you're always looking for...

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Darrell Pennington

Richard Gustason thanks for sharing such a personal journey, no doubt you have an incredible story wanting to burst forth!!

Maurice Vaughan
Cinematography Networking Tips

Directors of Photography, Gareth Taylor and Alicia Robbins, share their insights and tips for networking as cinematographers! The link to the video is in today’s blog.

It's a must-watch video for cinematographers, directors, writers, actors, composers, and more.

Share your thoughts, takeaways, and an...

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Debbie Elicksen

Maurice Vaughan Thanks for this great share. Learning networking is essential. When I was looking for local writing gigs, I never joined writers clubs and groups (other than the Writers Association of...

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Zarya Bintz
Happy New Year!

This year of the Fire Horse is a good year to make money! From a Flying Star Feng Shui perspective wealth has flown into every building in the world and it's really the only year in the nine year cycle when this happens. So take advantage of the time to welcome in the abundance. May you be prosperous and fortunate this year!

Robert Niebrzydowski
David Weinberg
Musical Romance Versus Historical Romance

I'm rooting for Kate Hudson at the Oscars. I haven't seen Hamnet yet...but it sounds like the performances are flawless. Any opinions?

Maurice Vaughan

Hi, David Weinberg. I’m a Stage 32 Lounge Moderator. I wanted to let you know I moved your post from the Introduce Yourself Lounge to the Anything Goes Lounge. The Anything Goes Lounge is for discussi...

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Sydney S

I love kate hudson :)

Maurice Vaughan
Writers' Room AMA – “How to Sell & Get a Rep in this State of the Industry”

Lyra Tan is having an exclusive AMA in Stage 32’s Writers’ Room Lounge all day tomorrow!

Lyra is an independent manager/producer with over five years of experience in TV and Film representation. She most recently worked as a TV Literary Agent at Gersh, where she had the privilege of working with writ...

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