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In the realm of Hollywood, characters tossing away cigarettes is practically an art form. But let's delve deeper into the symbolism behind this seemingly mundane action.
Picture this: the antagonist strides onto the scene, exuding an aura of menace that sends shivers down your spine. With a physiqu...
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Stage 32 announced its official Cannes 2023 Schedule and its new partnership with Canon! Check out the blog for details.
www.stage32.com/blog/cannes-2023-roll-call-stage-32-announces-education-......
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Looking forward to it!
Thanks for sharing!
You're welcome, Cary Rajinder Sawhney.
Thanks for sharing Maurice Vaughan
You're welcome, Pat Savage.
Woo-hoo! Stage 32 member Benjamin Pollack signed with Sandstone Artists! Check out today’s blog to see how and celebrate with him in the blog comments!
www.stage32.com/blog/sandstone-artists-signs-writer-discovered-on-stage-......
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Writer-directors, Stage 32 just announced its 4th Annual TV Comedy Screenwriting Contest in today’s blog (www.stage32.com/blog/announcing-the-4th-annual-tv-comedy-screenwriting-c...)!
If you have a TV Comedy story that needs to be told, now is the time to show Stage 32 what you’ve got, because our...
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Awesome!
Now this is my lane!
Very cool!
Awesome - good luck (and yuks) to all the entrants!
Have you ever wondered how DPs prep for international productions? Or maybe you’re a DP and you want to learn how to prep for these productions. Gareth Taylor will be having a 24-hour AMA on this topic tomorrow in the Cinematography Lounge.
Gareth is an award-winning Filmmaker & Director of Photogr...
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What a great AMA - Gareth has worked on some amazing projects. Thanks for sharing, Maurice Vaughan!
You're welcome, Sam Sokolow. Gareth's a great guy! I'm excited he's having an AMA!
In today’s blog, David Zannoni discusses the role of business and legal affairs in independent film, and he talks about the areas covered by a business and legal affairs department or manager. David is a producer, founder of Zannoni Media, consultant for Freeway Ent., and Stage 32 Thought Leader.
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Thanks for this Maurice. David makes some excellent points on legal affairs in this blog. A nice complement to this is a webinar David did for us on how to protect financiers during their investment:...
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You're welcome, Amanda Toney. Looks like a great webinar! David covers a lot in it!
This really caught my eye in a succinct way:
"An independent film project consists of multiple agreements. Examples of agreements are production agreements, sales agency agreements, distribution agree...
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Have you ever wondered how DPs prep for international productions? Gareth Taylor will be having an AMA about this topic on Wednesday April 10th! All day in the Cinematography Lounge (www.stage32.com/lounge/cinematography).
Gareth is an award-winning Filmmaker & Director of Photography (“Sound of Free...
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Maria Baltazzi is having a 24-hour AMA in the Writers’ Room Lounge, focused on “How To Prioritize Your Mental Health While Creating.” Mental health is a topic that doesn't get enough attention in the creative industry.
Maria is an award-winning author & Emmy award-winning executive producer (“Survivo...
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Hey folks! I recently had a wonderful chat with Clint Howard about all things Howards, Star Trek, Star Wars, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, and more! Clint shares some great things about his brother Ron and what it was like directing Solo: A Star Wars Story. Clint also announced that he's going to...
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Incredible interview, Dustin Richardson! Clint Howard is one of my favorite actors! I didn't know he's Ron's brother. Clint says a film is a communal effort/a team. He's right. And feed your crew, lik...
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In my home town a couple of kids made a feature film guerrilla style. The message I get from this is, "Get out there and do it. Just make the film."
https://eugeneweekly.com/2024/04/04/those-awkward-teenage-years/...
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Great advice, Tucker Teague. Sometimes what holds filmmakers back is a lack of resources and locations, but just use what you (filmmakers) have, and sometimes people will let you use things (props, eq...
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Stephanie Moore discusses stunts and talks about how filmmakers can approach stunts responsibly in today’s blog.
www.stage32.com/blog/a-stunt-by-any-other-name-is-still-a-stunt-3690...
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While I do feel for the filmmakers on this movie because I'm sure it was very stressful and physically grueling, these stories of eventual triumph always inspire me, and I can 100% relate to the feeling of finishing a movie against all odds!
https://variety.com/2024/film/news/dev-patel-monkey-man-fil...
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Honestly, more movies go through these kinds of crazy ups and downs than not. It's so easy to see a completed film and assume that it was all smooth sailing, but that's just not the reality. Thank you...
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@Nick Thanks for the share. Just goes to show that the “Art Will Out” no matter what sod’s law hatches on set despite film above had most things thrown at it. I’d a few films cancelled by covid & nume...
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This article is an incredible example of the journey to get a film made - wow. This puts Monkey Man right in the cue to watch ASAP knowing all of this.
I felt this! I shot a lean feature in February, and the shots my DP did NOT ignited a level of creativity that was necessary to get my film done. All I’ll
Say is, ya can never have enough b-roll.
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Small but impactful change, thanks for sharing thoughts Fredrik Sträng Certainly time to change the narrative.
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Best cigarette use - Kevin Spacy at the very being of USUAL SUPSECTS. The story is given away in that split second when we see him holding the cigarette in a very Eastern European manner. That imagery...
Expand commentBest cigarette use - Kevin Spacy at the very being of USUAL SUPSECTS. The story is given away in that split second when we see him holding the cigarette in a very Eastern European manner. That imagery comes full circle at the end - he drives away holding the cigarette in the same tell-tale manner. Never been a smoker myself but I did have a character with a pack of cigarettes.
I think there are worst things happening in Hollywood right now than worrying about whether a tossed cigarette is going to leave a carbon footprint…here’s a thought…have an AI actor toss a cigarette…i...
Expand commentI think there are worst things happening in Hollywood right now than worrying about whether a tossed cigarette is going to leave a carbon footprint…here’s a thought…have an AI actor toss a cigarette…it’s not going to hurt the environment because the actor and the cigarette are not real…the real actor is out of a job and waiting tables to survive.
Already sent it in and hope it is accepted and not another rejection!
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I love this, Fredrik Sträng! Not just because I agree that it's promoting an unnecessary behavior that's bad for our planet, but also because it's lazy storytelling. Your idea of seeing the villain do...
Expand commentI love this, Fredrik Sträng! Not just because I agree that it's promoting an unnecessary behavior that's bad for our planet, but also because it's lazy storytelling. Your idea of seeing the villain do something different with the cigarette or maybe with something other than a cigarette, can tell us so much more about the character and the world of the story! When we see tired cliches being used, we're not being challenged as an audience to think.