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Stage 32 is excited to welcome Michael for this upcoming class. This class is beginning Saturday, March 23rd at 10am PST!
Over two interactive sessions, Michael will teach you the art and business of casting your project on a shoestring budget!
You will learn how to identify, attract and work with top...
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Michelle Alexandria is having a 24-hour AMA in the Writers’ Room Lounge, focused on “Understanding What People Are Looking For When Optioning Scripts.”
Michelle is a PGA Member, Executive Producer at Light Year Pictures, Head of Int. Sales & Acquisitions at 123 Go Films, & Stage 32 Thought Leader.
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Thanks for the share, Maurice Vaughan - Michelle has so much knowledge and experience - hopping in to ask her a question now.
You're welcome, Sam Sokolow.
Stage 32 is rolling out the red carpet in today’s blog for the new educators and execs joining our community.
You have direct access to award-winning industry executives and professionals who’ve written, directed, produced, filmed, developed, performed, and represented acclaimed projects such as “1...
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@Elizabeth Blake Thomas asked a great question in her post — about style and approach to filmmaking and directing. A director is a lot like a sports coach. And there are 3 primary types: collaborator, dictator, pleaser. Of course there are hybrids of those but folks typical fall into one of those.
Co...
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Great post, Fran Harris! I do think it's important to recognize, as you did, that different situations may call for adjustments to your process. Also, some actors may require a different type of commu...
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I don’t have one approach and before I say a word I ask actors to show me what they have, how they think and feel about the character & their particular situation. Then we begin to delve together, to...
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Do you have an awesome TV drama pilot script to take the industry by storm? Send Stage 32 your logline!
The top logline will be given a FREE CONTEST ENTRY to Stage 32’s 4th Annual Television Drama Contest. And the TOP THREE LOGLINES will be entered to win the GRAND PRIZE at the end of the year.
The de...
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Maurice Vaughan Excellent!
Thanks for sharing, Maurice Vaughan!
You're welcome, Ashley Renee Smith.
My top 3 - Anyone else got any? “I would travel down to hell and wrestle a film away from the devil if it was necessary.” WERNER HERZOG “Directing is mystifying. It’s a long, long skid on an icy road and you try to do the best you can to stay on that road….If you’re still here when you come out of t...
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I'm near the end of watching Herzog's Masterclass. Really interesting guy, inspiring, and funny.
I worked w a director who said “No solution, No problem”. I’ve always liked that.
Directing is 99% casting. Clint Eastwood.
Now thinking of quotes from directors I actually met. John Boorman “Cut out the dross.” “All you need is a gun & a girl & you got a film.” “A film is a run away train, you just hang on.” Simon Hunter...
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"The first monster you have to scare the audience with is yourself."– Wes Craven
"Director Denis Villeneuve discusses his new film, Dune: Part Two, with fellow Director Steven Spielberg in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses the throes of filming in the desert in comparison with Lawrence of Arabia, the comic and painterly inspirations for h...
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Florin Şumălan - this is a great share, I really enjoyed it. Thank you!
Thank you for sharing, Florin Şumălan! I may see Dune 2 again this weekend. I honestly can't get enough of it right now!
Michelle Alexandria will be hosting a 24-hour AMA in the Writers’ Room Lounge this Friday March 29th, focused on “Understanding What People Are Looking For When Optioning Scripts.”
Michelle is a PGA Member, Executive Producer at Light Year Pictures, Head of Int. Sales & Acquisitions at 123 Go Films,...
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Yay, Michelle! We work together at BIFF. Send in your questions, people. Michelle is great!
You're right, Dustin Richardson. Michelle is great! She has helped me get pitch deck jobs. She knows a lot about pitch decks, producing, financing, and distribution.
I love Sam Esmail and found this article interesting with his development process with Obama on LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/09/leave-the-world-behind-movie-first-look...
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This April, you’ll have the chance to learn from knowledgeable industry executives, award-winning screenwriters, producers, directors, showrunners, animators, and representatives who worked on or represented projects like “Scream,” “Halloween,” “Dr. Strange,” “The Crow,” “The Simpsons,” “Dawn of the...
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Writer-directors, Anna Henry is having an AMA in the Screenwriting Lounge, focused on “How To Write Historical Fiction.”
All day today
Anna is a television producer, script consultant, development executive (CBS, ABC, Nickelodeon), & Stage 32 Thought Leader.
The AMA is about the craft or business o...
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I'm looking into organizing a crowdfunding campaign to finance my short film, but not sure which one to go with.
Several have been recommended, with Indiegogo and Seed & Spark being the top two.
Would love to hear from those with experience with either.
Thanks!
Hey Paul Zeidman - Seed & Spark is great for projects with a social message. Indiegogo or Kickstarter good for anything. Personally, I prefer the everything of nothing approach on Kickstarter as it en...
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Hi, Michael, Will you be emailing us the script for ARC or is it online somewhere we can download it?
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victoria.a.hoffman@gmail.com
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Hi Steve. My email address is pastorcrys@gmail.com
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Steven what is your email address?
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Hello, all! Emailing you each my class notes now!