Filmmaking / Directing

Hey, Christopher Seaver! My name is Kay, I'm the Community Manager here at Stage 32. Thanks so much for the intro and welcome to the community!

If you haven't met Nick Assunto, our Script Services Coordiantor, you absolutely should - he is also quite enamored on horror/comedy films. Here's a little intro about the Stage32 team: https://www.stage32.com/blog/Meet-the-Stage-32-Team

Not only should you not give up, but you should absolutely rev up! Okay, that sounded hokie, but I mean it. Take some time to put in perspective what you've accomplished, think about what's important to you, and take that FIRST next step. My mother once asked me, "if you never made another film again, what would you want to see up on the big screen with your name attached?" That's how I approach each next step - does it get me closer to something I want my name attached to.

Actually, if you get a moment, I think you'd enjoy our Holiday Jump Start - don't forget to comment and respond to others! https://www.stage32.com/blog/The-Holiday-Jump-Start-Prepare-to-take-a-Gi...

Ahhh the 80’s! Damn - those were the days

Hey Christopher and welcome. Because you have the passion, I definitely would not give up if I were you. Clearly you have been making product and putting in the effort. But I would also look at what your business model is and see how you can change it so you can start to make money. It is after all, show business. There are resources out there for independents. Check out RB’s book on crowdsourcing and Indie Film Hustle to name two. And don’t give up.

I'm also 43 child at heart and love the 80's awesome

Did anyone actually live in the '80s? (You can tell it's not my favorite decade.)

Yes. If you want to do things legally contact the studio/distributor and ask for their clip and licensing dept. They’ll let you know how much it will cost for however many minutes you need.

Ok. Which studio?

How would I know which studio? I don't even know the title of the movie you wish to select the clip from. Find the clip you want to use; it's in a movie; look at the opening credits to see whom released it. That's whom you contact.

I'm ready for it but I don't know what to do I don't know the fim

The movie is called Scream.

A Village Called Gravity - A brother and sister kills a mobster who murdered their father. The characters names are Pete and Daisy. French Touch - A man must team up with a French police officer. The characters are Joe and Pierre. Detective Jones is about a detective who discovers forensics by extracting blood from its victims. The character name is Detective Jones. Strange, Tokyo is about people in modern Japan society. The characters name is Takayuki, Emiri, Nobuyuki, Ryuichi, Kaede, Yoshihiro, Miyoshi, Makoto, Akira, Hana, Daichi, Yuki, Yumi, Shinichi and Hayabusa, Dark Porno is about a man who gets revenge on those who airing his sex tape. The characters are Peter, Mary, John and Alice. Perfect Murder is about an autistic man witness the murder of an aspiring model. The characters are Chad, Dorothy, Dallas, Spyder, Artie, Li Mei and Pauline. Picking Fights about a fighter returns from the dead. The characters name is El Toro, Greg, Teresa, Kelsey, Hitomi, Maxine, Alexa, Tory, Paul, Jamie and Sara. The Path is about four men from four different backgrounds in a life of crime.

Do these stories intertwine? And at what point?

"Love, Crime, and Money" or simply "A life of Crime"

The stories interwine. The point of the stories is that they are in the same state Michigan.

How about Motives?

MISHIGAMI PASSEL. Thought more one liner, MACRO umbrella cos there's too much going on in your script to include everyone's story in log line.

"No one is saying The Avengers will be filmed on an iPhone" LOL! BUT... did anyone upgrade their phone just to upgrade their camera?!

This year brought very little client work so I’ve spent time working on personal projects or learning new skills. And I did sell a camera and buy another and also 7 vintage prime lenses which I love the look of. I’ll be using them to shoot some short films.

Hey, Tully Archer! Sorry I missed this earlier - you can search for Stage32 members via location here: https://www.stage32.com/people Have you posted your script here or on Script Revolution? That could be a good way to attract producers.

I did post it there, thank you! :-)

What's the logline you have?

Here. "Six interwined stories between people discovers everyday objects who are cursed by the unknown."

What intertwines the stories? Are the truly intertwined or do the just have a common theme? Does each object have the same curse or a different one? Try this:

"Six tales of unsuspecting people falling victim to black magic and struggling to survive as everyday items unleash the curses that have been placed upon them."

They have a common theme. It's the same curse.

Then try this: "A curse travels from one everyday item to another and ruins six lives that may not survive if they can't figure out how to remove it."

Dear Kay, Welcome to visit for you!

Poweful trailer. I will watch this for sure!

Sherry Lee Peterson Yeah. I had this instant feeling like it got a festivals worthy standards. Kudos to the filmmakers.

Chapters each directors pick bases on their interests.

Hey, Tony Byrd - this feels like a good question for the Filmmaking Lounge: https://www.stage32.com/lounge/directing

I changed it.

There are many. Most are geared towards developing diversity hiring within the networks, studios, WGA and DGA.

Here are a sample selection from ABC, NBC, CBS and the DGA.

https://www.disneyabctalentdevelopment.com/directing_program.html

http://www.nbcunitips.com/writers-on-the-verge/

https://www.cbscorporation.com/diversity/diversity-institute/writers-men...

https://www.trainingplan.org/

Almost every major entertainment organization has some form of access program and many of those are paid apprenticeship/mentor based.

Apply to everything and good luck out there!

Thank you David. I deeply appreciate this.

Like anything else a director does: it's the story.

It's like one or more writers want to experiment.

I would think it's a way to explore a theme without committing to a set of characters over too long a time.

I already knew about XX. I heard that Black Box and The Lie should've been 30-60 minute episodes.

Heard from who? I saw both films. I read many reviews of both. Most were about the story. I liked Black Box but I didn’t like The Lie, however, the length is not an issue, rather the concept and lack of believability is. Short, a feature, whatever, I’d feel the same regardless.

Tony, if you feel so strongly about short film anthology collections, then I assume you are working on your own, perhaps? Maybe produce your own short films that share a common thread. Or maybe reach out to other short filmmakers and pool your work together. Maybe a distributor would pick up an anthology film like XX? Well, whatever you have in mind, I do wish you the best with all your creative endeavors. Best to you!

It's more like The Twilight Zone and Night Gallery.

So... an anthology tv series? Or maybe an anthology web series? Or an anthology short film series? Whatever “it” is—best wishes!