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Working title: Red Carpet Bodyguard

Genre: Action-comedy

Format: Feature

Logline: The world’s biggest action star, who considers himself a symbol of masculinity, is assigned a female bodyguard after an attempt on his life, but only agrees if she poses as his girlfriend.

Themes: the story touches on toxi...

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What’s essential to being a good filmmaker? First and foremost, its passion. Regardless of what you want to believe, filmmaking will be one of the most seductive, yet volatile and deceptive relationships you will ever grapple with. I’ve quipped it's my “fatal attraction” because of the pleasure and pain it causes but for many of us that is all part of the allure. Filmmaking will rip your heart in two, leave you beaten and broken - both physically and financially - and just when you’ve mustered up the nerve to put an end to the abuse, it reaches out and asks you - no, begs you - for one more chance promising it will be smooth sailing moving forward.

How do I know this? Because I try to break up with it every time I finish a film. When it’s a wrap – correction - mid-way through pre-production, I swear I’ll never do it again and can’t wait to get the project over with so I can start looking into alternative ways of making a living. But when all is said and done, the movie has taken shape and my wounds have healed, I start missing my team as well as the fantasy even I get lost in when a new project is on the horizon. Believe it or not, I too find myself inspired by the same dreams that motivate you. Besides, I started working in front of the camera at 9 months old and while I turn 50 this year (gulp), have come to the realization; “what the hell else am I going to do with my life?” Sadly, I don’t know any other way and if you’re as lucky as I am to be so unfortunate when you’re approaching the big 5-0, you’ll know exactly what I am talking about. Confused? Good. But you won’t be when your odometer has reached my mileage.

Okay, now that I’ve discouraged you, are you ready to get uplifted and inspired? I will assume you said, “hell yeah!” with your fist raised into the sky and will continue to do what you love. Even if it adds scars to your body and gray hair on your head. You’ve got this! Now go and chase it, Lord knows it ain't going to come to you.

James Welday

15 hours ago

Welcome, Sandy! Pleased to meet you and network!

Sandy Baumann

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- James Welday
15 hours ago

Thanks James! Nice meeting you, too.

David Henderson

Nice to meet you Sandy!

Heidi Wolff

Welcome Sandy!

Cali Gilbert

Welcome Sandy Baumann Great to meet you.

Tchango Boris

12 hours ago

Im tchango from Cameroon, script writer,just look for abc or E! Who will bé ready to get into my World for a New TV reality,which i'll be showing myselve entering into Hollywood with my film writing talent

David C. Velasco

1 hour ago

Congrats on 5 novels!

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Roman Soto

1 day ago

Yeah! I have many movies in my collection. From classic Hollywood, to modern blockbusters, to silent cinema, to foreign arthouse. I love many of them, but I even have problems with some films that I o...

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One thing I’d recommend is study the history of film, and where the techniques came from, not just where another director paid homage to them. Getting to the source teaches a director how to be creative and innovative with limited resources and some imagination.

Aray Brown

20 hours ago

Welcome to the community ! Pleasure to meet you ;) My name is Aray, I'm a screenwriter/content creator. Have you reached out to Jason Mirch yet? j.mirch@stage32.com He's The Director of Script Service...

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- Aray Brown
19 hours ago

Nice to meet you Aray. I have not reached out to him yet, but I will do that now. Thanks for the reccomendation.

19 hours ago

You are so welcome!

Dan MaxXx

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- Shiv Maharaj
21 hours ago

Heck, why dont you just hire a freela...

Karen "Kay" Ross

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- Ron Reid
16 hours ago

Ooo, YES, the original Bad Boys is SO GOOD! I grew up in love with Beverly Hills Cop and Lethal Weapon as well. I'm not bidding, but I love the genre and wanted to participate ;-)

Louisa Klein

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- Dan MaxXx
16 hours ago

I could do a good job, since I grew up with all sort of 80s movies where the protagonist was a straight male, which made me feel very frustrated. Is there any money on the table? I write action too.

Shiv Maharaj

7 hours ago

Dan MaxXx , I have considered that and though it is tempting to retain full ownership and receive all the credit if the film was ever to be made, I am a big believer in giving credit where credit is d...

Barry John Terblanche

4 hours ago

Shiv, what Dan is saying... and I second him - You may not be a seasoned writer else you would not be seeking a co-writer. Seasoned writers don't team up/co-write, they good by-them-selves. Co-writing...

2 days ago

Hey, John! Sounds fun! Don't forget you can post a job listing here as well: https://www.stage32.com/find-jobs/add

John Kava

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- Karen "Kay" Ross
23 hours ago

Hi Karen Kay! Thanks for your advice , will give it a try.

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2 days ago

She is my only mistress LOL! So well said, my friend, and thank you for sharing your pain and your love!

I have to admit that I've been doing some version of this dance for way too long. My first theat...

Mariannjely Marval

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2 days ago

The only "toxic" relationship and rollercoaster I want to go in, LOL! Thank you for this, Shane Stanley

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- Karen "Kay" Ross
1 day ago

I've loved film, and the craft of it, since I could remember. I knew I wanted to be a film director by age 10, but didn't discover my true passions -- screenwriting and film editing -- until I was 14...

Sam Chambliss

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If you can find an Avenue that allows for your passion to be financed, then that is what I consider winning. Through all the hardships of doing the work that pays the bills, the real goal is to be abl...

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21 hours ago

my DGA member college classmate struggled and delivered pizzas in his 20s. Got his industry break at age 31-32 union card and has been working steadily for past 16-years straight. And he preps hard fo...

Daisy White

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- Karen "Kay" Ross
3 days ago

I self-published a YA crime/domestic drama back in 2012 and it was only 45,000 words. It was part of a huge learning experience and the start of my writing journey but it was way too short ;-) and I t...

16 hours ago

NaNoWriMo has 50,000 words set as the minimum. How many words are your novels normally?

Good to see you again, Carlos! Wow, thanks for sharing - did you just watch or did you have something screening?

Morris Stuttard

57 minutes ago

Hey Carlos! Sounds a cool festival, yeah.

14 hours ago

Hey, David Weinberg! If you are hiring, you can post in a job listing here: https://www.stage32.com/find-jobs/add...

Hey David, this is Karen from the Stage 32 team. I just wanted to let you know I moved your post from Introduce Yourself to Acting, as it fits much better there. Let me know if you have any questions, and all the best to you!

Jerry Robbins

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- Kumar Sambhav
10 hours ago

A great reel! Welcome!

Cynthia McCoggle

Welcome, Kumar! Very talented work!

Myriam B

Great work!

Your character arc will define his/her voice and tone to it, e.g. A nun is with an arc of such and will have a respectful religious voice with a soft natured tone that would never use vulgar language,...

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Agreed that individual characters have their own tone in dialogue while also embracing story elements, and especially the endings of plotlines (the arcs). Arcs act as a kind of cosmological statement...

Craig D Griffiths

Once you get confident in your own writing. Once you are writing what you want and not what you think people want. This is when you voice will begin to develop and with that your tone.

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