Kalisha Buckhanon: Author and screenwriter in Chicago, Illinois.

Ashley Renee Smith
From Practical Effects to CGI: Godzilla's 70-Year Evolution

I thought this was so cool! This video explores GODZILLA's Journey From Practical to Digital Effects in all eras of Godzilla. Godzilla Minus One was one of the best movies I've seen in a long time and that's due in large part to how incredible the practical and visual effects were, especially on suc...

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Kalisha Buckhanon

GODZILLA was always scary no matter what!

Daniel Husbands

I've always been a big fan of practical effects, it would be nice to see just how far practical can go in the modern age. Thanks Ashley Renee Smith

Geoff Hall

Ashley Renee Smith I love the practical effects, Ashley. The artistry of it all is amazing. Constructing electricity pylons out of wax is so imaginative. I loved it. I also loved the Tristar film with...

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Ashley Renee Smith
What are the movies that sparked your interest in filmmaking?

I love learning about the movies that influenced filmmakers to pick up a camera for the first time or write their first script. My mom used to love to tell the story of when I was five years old watching the 1997 Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella and told her for the first time that I was going t...

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Maurice Vaughan

I might've had "Harriet the Spy" on orange VHS tape, Ashley Renee Smith. I definitely remember the green VHS tapes. I don't remember which movies they were for though....

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Niki H

When I was a little girl I saw the movie Mask on TV. I sobbed and was inconsolable for 3 hours afterwards. My poor mother. I still have that memory clear as day and so does my mom. I may not have made a decision then, but I was overwhelmed with the power of storytelling and film.

Ashley Renee Smith

I love that story, Niki!

Dustin Richardson
Who's Submitting to the 3rd Annual Stage 32 TV Comedy Screenwriting Contest (2023)?

Hey everyone! I just submitted my TV Comedy Pilot to the 3rd Annual Stage 32 TV Comedy Screenwriting Contest. This is my first time submitting to a Stage 32 contest!

Who else submitted? Good luck to you all! Fingers crossed.

The Super Early Bird Deadline is tonight, so you might want to go submit if you haven't yet.

Kalisha Buckhanon

Great move! I've entered some recently but not comedy since I mostly do drama. I hope you place high or win!

Nathan Ondracek

I know I"m late to answer, but I also submitted my first Stage 32 script in this category!

Ashley Renee Smith
‘The Warlock Effect’ Optioned For TV By ‘Sherlock’ Producer Hartswood After Hotly-Contested Auction

This book sounds like so much fun! I can't wait to give it a read and then see it come to life. I'm a huge fan of the producing team. Are there any other adaptations in the works that you're all excited about?

https://deadline.com/2023/04/the-warlock-effect-optioned-for-tv-sherlock......

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Emily J

Another addition to my TBR pile! I have a goodreads list just for projects in active development... it used to be so short and now that "pile" is sky high hahah

Kalisha Buckhanon

Toni Morrison's second novel Sula is coming to the screen. It's 50 years old but my favorite.

Hello everyone!

I wanted to say hi for this Introduce Yourself Weekend!

My name's Dustin. I'm a somewhat recent college graduate with a Communication and Media Studies BA and a Film, Television, and Electronic Media AS. It was strange spending my entire time at a university online. It's practically impossible to me...

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Dustin Richardson

Thanks so much Kalisha Buckhanon! I appreciate it. :)

Dustin Richardson

Yes, Maurice Vaughan! Yes, one of my pilots is a Comedy! Thank you for telling me about that. I had no idea. I'll go give that a try.

Maurice Vaughan

You're welcome, Dustin.

Kalisha Buckhanon
Novelist and screenwriter with a wealth of IP seeks proven literary manager, talent agent and production company.

Hello community,

I'm presently based in Chicago with frequent trips to NYC where I lived and launched my novel career at age 26 with a mid-six figure book deal at auction among major publishers. I've published 5 novels since.

A few things about me relative to our community are: an Audie Award for my d...

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Nick Waters

Welcome to Stage 32!

Kalisha Buckhanon

Thank you Sydney S!

Kalisha Buckhanon

Thank you Sam Sokolow! I receive the emails about the many educational offerings and look forward to learning so much more than I know through them, as I've built the bulk of my experience in a differ...

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UPSTATE
GENRE: Drama
LOGLINE:

When imprisonment for his father's death rips a smart Harlem teen from his ambitious first love, 10 years of their letters document a generation of Black America impacted by racial injustice and abandoned communities.    

Nate Rymer

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SPEAKING OF SUMMER
GENRE: Thriller / Suspense
LOGLINE:

When an ambitious but overwhelmed woman discovers her twin sister has vanished off the roof of their Harlem brownstone on a dead winter night, her frantic search for answers leads her back to their harrowing Midwest past and into a new life.


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Richard "RB" Botto

Hi Kalisha. I'm RB, Founder and CEO of Stage 32. As a screenwriter, producer, actor and filmmaker, I know first-hand the challenges all creatives face finding work, landing representation, launching projects, securing funding and simply making the connections that will make a difference in their careers. That's why I created Stage 32. Since our launch in September of 2011, the community has grown to 1,000,000+ members representing every country on the planet making Stage 32 the social network uniquely populated with the most creative people on Earth.

This is a network for you, built by you. Lik...

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Amanda Toney

Hello Kalisha -

Welcome to the community! I'm Amanda Toney, the Managing Director at Stage 32. Since 2013 I've been proud to oversee Stage 32's Next Level Education, which provides you the most up-to-date tools necessary to become a better creative.

Over the years Stage 32 has worked with over 500 industry executives and professionals to teach online webinars, classes and intensive labs exclusively for you - our Stage 32 community. We bring you instructors who have worked directly on some of your favorite films, TV shows or theater productions to teach you in-the-trenches information that you...

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