Introduce Yourself

Hey Carole - what a great introduce yourself post! I love that your stories are ambassadorial and that they don't shout, but more explore. That's a great trait to have when writing. Have you attempted to start writing in screenplay format? I know for authors it's a unique challenge to adapt to the new format.

Hi Amanda: I try to work on the screenplay once or twice a year. I just get bogged down with writing other stuff and various forms of creative procrastination (designing fabric, learning the djembe) that i've never finished any of the screenplays.

Welcome Carole McDonnell! Your work sounds fascinating, thank you so much for sharing!

Thank you so much, Taylor!

Great stuff I can't wait

Hello Ms Gary, honored to meet you.

What do you write?

Nice to meet you. Comedies and drama screenplays.

Hey, Micole Williams! My name is Kay, I'm the Community Manager here at Stage32. Nice to meet you! Congrats on your fiction novels and return to screenwriting! I have to ask, as someone who used to teach high school, how do you find the time?! LOL! Admittedly, I was teaching TV and Film production, along with Broadcast Journalism, so running a teenage studio might be why I had no time LOL!

Ooo, I have LOTS of family in Houston! Who knew it was such a hub for the industry?!

Since you're getting back into the groove of networking, please enjoy my blog post on how to Explore the Lounges: https://www.stage32.com/blog/5-Ways-to-Explore-and-Network-in-the-Stage-... I definitely think you should start a conversation on the Transmedia Lounge about writing screenplays from your own IP (https://www.stage32.com/lounge/transmedia).

Enjoy exploring the lounges, and don't forget to comment and respond to others’ posts, too! It's the best way to meet and mingle!

Nice to meet you Kay! Thanks and appreciate your helpful navigation tips. Definitely will check out those spots! - Yes, teaching truly is a huge undertaking - I always say if you can teach, you can do anything! But yes, I really have to fight to write. As you know, making time is a must, but it’s definitely not easy. I WISH Houston was an industry hub- that would be a perfect world for me. It’s a great city, but not there yet as far as those opportunities, which has always made creative pursuits that more challenging. People have been pushing me to move to LA for my writing since...2001.

Hey, Elle Kunnos de Voss! My name is Kay, I'm the Community Manager here at Stage32. Nice to meet you! Yeah, being on set sounds great, although I might have an anxiety attack if there is a craft services table LOL!

Oh, man, I'd LOVE for you to jump in and start a conversation (or five) in the Filmmaking Lounge (https://www.stage32.com/lounge/directing), especially with your background in production design! Maybe you could get some tips about your drawings in the Animation Lounge, too: https://www.stage32.com/lounge/animation

If you'd like more information about how to explore the Lounges to meet more members and network, please enjoy my most recent blog post:

https://www.stage32.com/blog/5-Ways-to-Explore-and-Network-in-the-Stage-...

Enjoy exploring the lounges, and don't forget to comment and respond to others’ posts, too! It's the best way to really connect!

Hi Karen! thank you for your message - I will check it out!

Hello Elle! Much continued success as our world tries to find a new 'normal'.

Hey, Allen Lynch! What an impressive bio! Are you working on anything we can help with? I'd love for you to post in the Producing Lounge about your experience working with A-list performers! https://www.stage32.com/lounge/producing

Welcome Elena Maro! Beyond thrilled to have you here! SO excited to see your Star Trek project come to life!

Hey, Elena Maro! My name is Kay, I'm the Community Manager here at Stage32. Nice to meet you!

I'd love for you to start a conversation (or five) in the Composing (https://www.stage32.com/lounge/composing) and Filmmaking (https://www.stage32.com/lounge/directing) Lounges - maybe you can talk about your time in LA or ways you've worked with filmmakers to create cinematic soundtracks?

Enjoy exploring the lounges, and don't forget to comment and respond to others’ posts, too! It's the best way to really connect!

Welcome back Gary McClurg! The entertainment industry is constantly changing, especially now with everything going on with COVID. Here at Stage 32 we are honored to provide education and inspiration to help keep our community up to date!

Hey, Gary McClurg! My name is Kay, I'm the Community Manager here at Stage32. Nice to meet you!

Oh, man, congrats on those 12 features! What kind of films are you hoping to make now? I'd LOVE for you to start a conversation (or five) in the Producing (https://www.stage32.com/lounge/producing) and Filmmaking (https://www.stage32.com/lounge/directing) Lounges about your previous experience and what you're learning now.

Btw, we have TONS of webinars I think you'd enjoy: https://www.stage32.com/education

If you'd like more information about how to explore the Lounges to meet more members and network, please enjoy my most recent blog post:

https://www.stage32.com/blog/5-Ways-to-Explore-and-Network-in-the-Stage-...

Enjoy exploring the lounges, and don't forget to comment and respond to others’ posts, too! It's the best way to really connect!

Welcome, David. We love those who teach around these parts.

Hey, David Kpobi! My name is Kay, I'm the Community Manager here at Stage32. Nice to meet you! I was looking over your profile, but you don't have much there. Tell me about yourself!

I'd love for you to jump in on the conversations in the Producing (https://www.stage32.com/lounge/producing) and Filmmaking (https://www.stage32.com/lounge/directing) Lounges.

Ooo, Ghana?! Would you be interested in participating in the "Paris, Je T'aime" challenge I posted in the Filmmakers Lounge? It's just a fun way to get to know people through their city:

https://www.stage32.com/lounge/directing/Paris-Je-Taime-for-Wishful-Thin...

Enjoy exploring the lounges, and don't forget to comment and respond to others’ posts, too! It's the best way to really connect!

Welcome! Follow back on Instagram @InterFaithfilmFest

300 hours of original music?! That is insane, congrats! I’m a big fan of a capella singing myself, if you ever need and Alto 2 let me know!

Hey, Alexander Sparinsky! My name is Kay, I'm the Community Manager here at Stage32. Nice to meet you!

Man, what a slew of experience! I'd love for you to start a conversation (or five) in the Composing (https://www.stage32.com/lounge/composing) and Filmmaking (https://www.stage32.com/lounge/directing) Lounges!

If you'd like more information about how to explore the Lounges to meet more members and network, please enjoy my most recent blog post:

https://www.stage32.com/blog/5-Ways-to-Explore-and-Network-in-the-Stage-...

Enjoy exploring the lounges, and don't forget to comment and respond to others’ posts, too! It's the best way to really connect!

Hi Robert,

Hope you are well. You can use the Browse Tab on the website to select location and occupation. You can also post in other Lounge (Lounge tab and Producing) or post in the Jobs section if you're looking to get a producer based on Ireland on board with a project.

Thanks for that, Eoin O'Sullivan! Spot on!

Hey, Robert Beedham! My name is Kay, I'm the Community Manager here at Stage32. Nice to meet you!

You can also jump in on the Producing Lounge (https://www.stage32.com/lounge/producing) and maybe chose one project you'd like to work on right now, talk about it, and then ask if anyone is interested in jumping on board. Otherwise, scroll through the Introduce Yourself Lounge - there were several members looking for IP to purchase: https://www.stage32.com/lounge/introduce_yourself

If you'd like more information about how to explore the Lounges to meet more members and network, please enjoy my most recent blog post:

https://www.stage32.com/blog/5-Ways-to-Explore-and-Network-in-the-Stage-...

Enjoy exploring the lounges, and don't forget to comment and respond to others’ posts, too! It's the best way to really connect!

Hey, Danielle Staples! Nice to meet you! I love this clear, simple goal. Have you received any feedback on them as well? We have a policy that any script that receives a double recommendation (script and writer) will be automatically sent out to our executives. You should definitely reach out to Jason Mirch, our Director of Script Services, for recommendations on executives who would be interested in your scripts! J.Mirch@stage32.com

Ooo, Tampa, FL?! Would you be interested in participating in the "Paris, Je T'aime" challenge I posted in the Filmmakers Lounge? It's just a fun way to get to know people through their city:

https://www.stage32.com/lounge/directing/Paris-Je-Taime-for-Wishful-Thin...

Enjoy exploring the lounges, and don't forget to comment and respond to others’ posts, too! It's the best way to meet and mingle!

Good Luck, Anthony Moore ! Welcome, Jarrell D Jones! Where are you at in the process of these scripts? If you'd like to try pitching them before you pitch to executives, you may want to check out the Writer's Room which hosts both a weekly pitch practice and a monthly pitch tank! Definitely email Jason Mirch, or Director of Script Services, for more details on the Writer's Room: J.Mirch@stage32.com

Lol I literally didnt see this until now, Karen E Ross, I'm sorry.

I have written 3 so far that are all in their 1st drafts and I'm nearly done with my 4th.

Any and all feedback will be appreciated. Thank you for responding

Hey, Jarrell D Jones! No worries! So, what I hear you say is that you are ready to get some feedback so you can start to enter these scrips into contests, get them sold, and/or get them made! 4 first drafts aren't going to do as much for you as one polished script that is winning awards.

I'd say you are at a perfect place to either do a script exchange with some peers here in the community or get script coverage for detailed notes: https://www.stage32.com/scriptservices/coverage/buy?id=23

Are any of your scripts horror, thrillers, and/or suspense? We have a New Blood Contest and we just attached Jordan Peele's production company as one of the judges! https://www.stage32.com/happy-writers/contests/7th-Annual-Search-for-New...

No matter what, when you've got a revised draft ready, DEFINITELY reach out to our Director of Script Services, Jason Mirch, who can advise you on which executives might be a good fit for your projects: J.Mirch@stage32.com

Karen, this is great! I can't wait to get started and take advantage of these tools/opportunities! I will definitely reach out when I'm ready, but you know how it is: can't rush these things. But at least now I have hope that I can get the proper feedback to make my stuff marketable and worth the risk. Cant wait. Super excited!