Hello, my name is David Blaustein, and my favorite new tradition is introducing myself here.
In my previous life (we have many), I was an entertainment reporter and movie critic for ABC News Radio. I’ve had designs on writing scripts since I was a zygote. Many of you may not remember being a zygote, a zycow, a zypig or a zyhorse. I don’t either. I made it up, but isn’t that precisely what we do? It is! It’s important to know that my background is in radio, and I’m a dad, so I come here with bad play-on-words, stupid puns, and terrible dad jokes.
I'm not married to a specific genre. Still, I endeavor to tell completely original, funny, and unique stories with well-rounded characters that have catastrophic moral dilemmas or crippling emotional issues. Why? Probably because I have catastrophic moral dilemmas and crippling emotional issues, but who doesn't?
About Stage 32:
Take advantage of this place! My journey started here in earnest at the end of January. I decided to dive right in and book a pitch for a sci-fi comedy Pilot/Series I co-wrote and created. I was AWFUL, but from the very first pitch to the last, the feedback and scorecards were thorough and constructive. Throughout 9 pitch sessions, I went from getting feedback like:
“For me, I did find myself having a hard time getting a feel for what an episode looks like.”
to...
“The pitch was spot on, even as I asked questions during his time. The story is totally unique, specific, very well thought out and hilarious.”
I’ve received two material requests and a meeting request from people I would love to work with, and that would not have happened without the feedback and experience I received here.
If you can, join The Writer’s Room! Those webcasts are also invaluable. I’m finishing up two scripts and plan on going to The Pitch Tank for feedback on both of them. Even if they don't have great guests (they always have great guests!), you get access to Brooklyn Fields, who gives powerful notes and suggestions.
Perhaps, most importantly, I’ve made a few friends with whom I regularly correspond, and you can’t put a price tag on friendship!
This is a nurturing and generous platform. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need help.
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Hi Vital Butinar! Thanks for sharing! Currently working on some script rewrites on a deadline and am having some issues with procrastination lol. But hopefully I'll get my feet moving soon! lol What k...
Expand commentHi Vital Butinar! Thanks for sharing! Currently working on some script rewrites on a deadline and am having some issues with procrastination lol. But hopefully I'll get my feet moving soon! lol What kinds of stories do you like to tell?
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Hey Maurice Vaughan nice to see you again too. It seems we've all been trying to network more and more. Sometimes I feel like we're not working enough.
Well I've been working on trying to get that come...
Expand commentHey Maurice Vaughan nice to see you again too. It seems we've all been trying to network more and more. Sometimes I feel like we're not working enough.
Well I've been working on trying to get that comedy of mine off the ground and there's maybe a new potencial project on the horizon, something to do with knights. But it's still early in the works.
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Hey Emily J. Oh tell me about it, I battel procrastination with rewrites all the time, there's always something to do around the house, even if it's juts cleaning the furnace or mowing the grass. :)
I...
Expand commentHey Emily J. Oh tell me about it, I battel procrastination with rewrites all the time, there's always something to do around the house, even if it's juts cleaning the furnace or mowing the grass. :)
I always try to look at it like some kind of flow or zone or something like that. When the time is right you get everything done in a really short time, but when it's not you can push and push, yet still not get anywhere.
I've always loved sci-fi and thriller, but after co-writing a thriller I realized that it might be tough to produce for a first film, so I focused more on comedies for my last couple of screenplays that I hope to make into films.
I've done a bunch of different stuff in between and also commercial stuff, but I think I love the ones I mentioned above the most.
Funny enough that most of the narrative stuff that we have produced have been period stuff where we had to find period appropriate locations, wardrobe and create the right kind of feel. Which is sometimes more challenging than contemporary comedy stuff, but that's why I'm working on trying to get one of my comedies off the ground, because it could be done relatively simply.
What kind of rewrites are you working on? Your stuff or stuff you've been hired to do?
"Something to do with knights." I wanna see it, Vital Butinar!
Have you checked Stage 32's Job Board (www.stage32.com/find-jobs)?...
Expand comment"Something to do with knights." I wanna see it, Vital Butinar!
Have you checked Stage 32's Job Board (www.stage32.com/find-jobs)?
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It's great to meet you, Vital Butinar. Your show reel is very cool. I really liked the energy of the sculptural portrait of Pope Francis. Great work.