Camille Goldstein: Screenwriter, script consultant and script coordinator in Aliso Viejo, California.

Happy Tuesday Folks!

I wanted to tell you about my Tuesdays. In this movie business that we love, there is no guarantee you will work 12 months a year. It used to be an obvious time of hiatus if you worked in TV, usually the spring into early summer. When streaming services started making their own shows, the season were anytime and often shorter. No matter what, at some point in the year, you might find yourself unemployed. And sometimes, you might worry or wonder when you'll work again.

In 2005, a friend of mine called and invited me to coffee with another friend - his idea was, it was better to get together with friends at least once a week instead of sitting at home thinking only you are unemployed. This meeting of 3 continued to present day and there is a meeting at a coffee shop in North Hollywood every Tuesday at 11:30A for as long as people want to hang out. Every Tuesday We can always find someone there to meet with - these days it's gotten up to 35-40 of us! But it ebbs and flows when work is happening. During our Covid shutdown, a group of us created a zoom version and had up to 800 people one time, the average was 300-400. It was this one day that people didn't have to feel so alone. We'd find guests, have discussions, I was in charge of "Happy Hour" after 5P! The Zoom version did turn into a DGA event because the DGA saw what we were doing and were happy to get on board with this outreach.

When the original started, my friend (Kevin), his wife asked "Why would you go and share job leads with these people?". Kevin said to her that if that job lead could get someone else a job, if it's not one that he could get, then that's the way it should be...and also, I don't feel as alone. He was right. He's no longer with us but I sure hope he knows what he created.

All that being said, if you find yourself alone, you can always reach out here but if you're in a town that has multiple film makers, consider getting together now and then. It lifts my spirits and we talk about shows, the business or anything that one of us would like to chat about. Like here on Stage 32, it's a community of supportive people.

With all that being said, guess where I'm going now? Yep, to Tuesday's 11:30A meet up for a cup of coffee, maybe a piece of pie and some great conversation. Take care! Xochi

Hi Camille. 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.

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Hello Camille -

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