Do you prefer Batman or Superman, with reasons given?
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Do you prefer Batman or Superman, with reasons given?
I like to share interests, industry, friends and colleagues.
I love learning about the movies that influenced filmmakers to pick up a camera for the first time or write their first script. My mom used to love to tell the story of when I was five years old watching the 1997 Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella and told her for the first time that I was going t...
Expand postStar Wars by George Lucas. My parents got tired of me using "the force" to crush their heads. Yeah, good times.
Wasn't allowed to see Carpenter's The Thing when it came out cause my parents erroneously claimed I was too young and couldn't handle it, but I was able to get into bookstores and read about it in Fan...
Expand commentThe "Harriet the Spy" movie made me want to write stories as a kid, Ashley Renee Smith. The "Office Space" script made me want to write scripts in 12th grade.
What do you think makes a director great? What qualities should he/she/they have?
1) Ability to balance respecting and trusting talent - and the skill of bringing out the best in talent. 2) Ability to see multiple ways to tell a story, frame a shot for maximum storytelling. 3) Open to varying opinions with enough confidence to know which direction is best for the film.
Clear vision, communication, and calm - it's such an interesting form of leadership, because you're 'in charge' but it's not the same as running a business and every knows the goal is to achieve your...
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Hey there, everyone!
I'm hoping that someone who is currently, actively working as an Assistant Director in television and someone who is actively working as a Showrunner would be willing to take a call with me to answer some questions.
I'm currently in film school and unfortunately don't get taught m...
Expand postDont you live close to Los Angeles? Go join Union Writers picketing outside movie studios and talk to them.
Hello Amanda, nice to meet you!
Of course we could talk a lot about the two jobs, but in general terms here are the main differences:
1) AD in TV: there are usually more than one AD on set (1st, 2nd, 3r...
Expand comment@Luca Mannea, thanks for your response! I know all the basics. I’m more so interested in the day-to-day, some of the responsibilities that might not be as known about, how they got to where they are, etc.
@Dan Max, thanks for your response. I’ve been meaning to walk in solidarity, but it’s been difficult for me. 1. I’m disabled, 2. Scheduling with school. Plus, people aren’t necessarily openly displayi...
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Hi all!
As I continue to reach out to people and do that networking thing that is so important to us as entertainment creators, I realized that there is really no place like the focused efforts of Stage 32.
"What a silly thought," you might say. OK, I'll give you that. But if this were an app for onl...
Expand postGreat observation, Gina Roland!
You're right, Gina Roland. Members have put together projects and table reads with actors and crews on here.
It really is a collaborative community, Gina Roland! Love hearing that from community members
Stage 32 is excited to welcome Clay back for this upcoming webinar! You will learn where to put the emphasis in your pre-production process and a specific method for planning shots and scenes (shot lists, top down lighting plots) optimized for making your day without turning you into a budgetary bea...
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I've been pondering this for a while and would love to hear your thoughts about it:
Film (Budget/Box Office) DirectorShawshan...
Expand post@Geoff Thanks for the share, interesting. You already gave answer I feel correct in that audiences care more about the art of story telling than ROL and until now didn't even know Citizen Kane was a f...
Expand commentDebbie Croysdale me too, Debbie. I always thought that Citizen Kane was a box office hit! It’s strange how an audience develops over time and remembers these films with great fondness and for a love o...
Expand commentBox office receipts are short term results, studios/corporations play the long game and there was once a market for dvd, television broadcast, airplane screenings. One movie flops is just that- one of...
Expand commentSome of my favs are Heathers, The Big Lebowski, Hocus Pocus, and Empire Records. Those are movies that I LOVE and watch at least once a year, but they were considered huge flops.
Dan MaxXx the exception to that thought would be Richard Kelly, who seemed to go from low budget to lower budget.
"The Hollywood guilds and unions stand united." Great words to hear, Geoff Hall! I hope the AMPTP reaches a fair deal with the WGA, DGA, and SAG-AFTRA, but if not, all three will be on strike, and tha...
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“Ahead of contract negotiations, DGA leadership put particular emphasis on global streaming residuals (the royalty payments a director receives when a film or television episode they worked on is streamed online around the world). Writing in Variety, DGA president and former Mad Men director Lesli L...
Expand postI think it really is up in the air! This one is hard to judge especially based on history. They obviously usually stay out of strikes and other unions business, but this is a pretty unprecedented time...
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Also check out these worshops on Stage32 https://www.stage32.com/classes/Directing-Workshophttps://www.stage32.com/webinars/The-Writer-Director-Blueprint-Taking-Yo......
Expand postHas anyone had success using a well made short as a "calling card" to get a foot in the door of the industry? There are some really great (and not so great) shorts out there on some of the curated sites, in particular, but I'm wondering how often they actually help launch careers?
Amanda, thanks so much for that. Had no idea Christopher Nolan launched with a short! I really enjoy how a compelling short film can tell a story and pack an emotional punch without the big investment of time we sometimes just don't have. Surprising to me it's not a more profitable art form.
Last Fall, I produced/directed a 22-min doc about my Dad, showed it to a PBS exec -- and now we're now developing a docu-style show together. So, yeah, I'd say it can be effective if the strategy is right.
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If so, then you'll want to grab one of the last remaining spots in Thunder Levin's screenwriting lab that starts on Saturday, June 3rd called "Stage 32 Screenwriting Lab: Write Your High Concept Feature Film In 8 Weeks With The Writer Of Th Expand postClick next to the topics below to subscribe to a topic. means you're already subscribed.
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Who's your favorite superhero, Geoff?
Niki Hayes
She sat at a table with the studio managers and began to write and left the pen and went out so that everyone could read what she had written to see that she had written the dramatic line. This is my girl. This is what one of the studio managers says.
Leonardo Ramirez
You are a talented maker. You define the elements of the main characters with their traits, desires, and events that have always been the opposite. This is how you defuse mines.
David Abrookin.
It's your choice . It is you or your friend, you are our hero. Studio managers draw their plans on your opinions. Well let us obliterate Superman as you see it
Geoff Hall You reply to Maurice Vaughan