Photo #3289: The 7th DFWART monthly meetup for October 14th, 2015 Meetup Photos

The 7th DFWART monthly meetup for October 14th, 2015 - Photo added by Hilton Moore

About this meetup

Well, everyone is so busy filming everywhere. We have people filming in Dallas, Austin, Ft. Worth and who knows where else. The writers are churning out juicy little morsels for production and the world is busy. We are starting off and beginning to gain momentum. Casts are being formed, parts are being written, and lines are being rehearsed. It's a great time to be in the court of the Round Table.

Everyone bring your photos of the sets you've been on, and share with the others about your experience during filming. We have a couple of large productions going on in the group and are staffing some of the roles. Background help is always needed and crewmembers are the life blood of any production. I posted a write up of our Stage 32 organization from Variety magazine on my face book page, and it is on Stage 32. Richard (R.B.) Botto was interviewed at a film festival about his group. We are now 500,000 people strong and growing. R.B. has mentioned our DFW group in some of his webinars, which are available on the Stage 32 website. Check them out. See you on Wednesday the 14th. Bring a friend.

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From our blog

Coffee & Content - Ridley Scott on Directing & 10 Important Lessons on the Craft of Screenwriting

Hello, my fellow creatives. Happy Sunday. Hope you are all enjoying and participating in what has been a very lively Introduce Yourself Weekend! Today for Coffee & Content, I'm bringing you some voices with years of experience talking directing and screenwriting. First up, legendary director, Ridley Scott waxes poetic on the craft of directing. As usual, no pulled punches from Sir Ridley. Nothing more for you to do with this one than pour yourself a full cuppa and kick back. Next, from our friends at Film Courage, a compilation piece featuring some screenwriters with some road beneath and behind 'em. This one is called 10 Important Lessons on the Craft of Screenwriting. Grab something to write on for this one - many takeaways to be had. As always, I ask you first and foremost to share. Pay it forward. It feels good. And you can do so by hitting those cool share buttons in the upper right side of this page or by simply emailing the link to those you feel might benefit from the content. And, as you know, you're on a social media and networking platform! And the easiest way to stand out is by being visible and expressing an opinion! You can do both by leaving your thoughts in the comments section below. Enjoy the content and the coffee! Cheers! RB Ridley Scott on Directing 10 Important Lessons on the Craft of Screenwriting Like this blog post? Please share it on social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, email etc) by using social media buttons at the top of the blog. Or post to your personal blog and anywhere else you feel appropriate. Thank you. As always, we welcome thoughts and remarks on ANY of the content above in the Comments section below... Read More

Avoid These Crowdfunding Mistakes on Social Media!

One of the more popular requests we get here at Stage 32 is information on best practices for promoting a crowdfunding campaign on social media. Recently, spurred on by the sheer amount of crowdfunding spam he was receiving on his Twitter and Instagram accounts, our CEO, RB, republished his popular Medium article: 5 Ways You Are Incorrectly Using Twitter to Promote Your Crowdfunding Campaign. Although the article singles out Twitter, these mistakes and ill advised practices are common across all social media platforms, including right here on Stage 32! This is not only a must read for those embarking on a campaign, but involves best practices for networking, relationship building and branding as well. We ask that you please recommend the article on Medium by clicking on the heart button at the bottom of the piece, and share this information with other film creatives you feel could benefit from the content. And as a reminder, you can follow RB on Medium, and on Twitter and Instagram at @RBwalksintoabar Enjoy! To Read 5 Ways You Are Using Twitter Incorrectly to Promote Your Crowdfunding Campaign Click Here! Like this blog post? Please share it on social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, email etc) by using social media buttons at the top of the blog. Or post to your personal blog and anywhere else you feel appropriate. Thank you. As always, we welcome thoughts and remarks on ANY of the content above in the Comments section below... Read More