Ken Foley: Director and screenwriter in Los Angeles, California.

Thanks Ken. If there are any topics you would like to see covered in a vlog please let me know.

1) How is "driving change, growth, and improvement" inherently political or "radical" in anyway? Seriously? I can't wait to hear your explanation. ;

2) Happy Black History Month!

Thank you for engaging with my article. Happy Black History Month!

Hey, Dennis Kitainik - My name is Kay, I'm the Community Manager here at Stage 32. This is a friendly reminder that this platform is specifically for film, television, and digital creatives. This community is built to discuss ways to improve our craft and our business in the entertainment industry. We also pride ourselves on maintaining a welcoming and encouraging environment, free from inflammatory language and the all-too-common personal attacks found on other social media sites.

As is always true with freely given advice, you have the option to take it or leave it. To attack the intent of the advice in a public manner is to ignore the opportunity for a constructive conversation and instead instigate of a fight that does not improve anyone's craft or business in this industry.

I invite you to consider your words more carefully in the future.

Yes, because it was BLM supporters who planned the kidnapping, kangaroo trial, and execution of Michigan governor Gretchen W. Oh wait...

Nobody gives a flying fuck about that governor one way or the other -- and it WAS in fact BLM which BURNED MINNEAPOLIS TO THE GROUND (I've seen the pictures, that place now looks like Mogadishu!)

Thanks for reading my blog Rolando. Yes, post-production is it's own animal with similar challenges.

Great article, Donn. Every word rings true to me. Wish I'd read it when I shot my Proof of Concept; it would've saved me a lot of trouble! Looking forward to seeing your work.

Hi Maria- Thank you for those kind words and great words of wisdom and encouragement. Yes- I'll keep going and thinking about the great things ahead. Thanks for sharing I feel better about things now. Thanks for your help. Sincerely- Ed Skirtich

Hi Edward, that's the spirit, keep thinking positive. I keep looking and see if there are any American funding organizations who could help you with funding and financing your film. :-)

Hi Wayne and Maria- Thanks for your support. Forward march- Ed Skirtich

Let's face it. We artistic types soar with the stars far above the rest of the world and our logic has to knock a few of those stars out of the way to get us grounded again. Until next time.

Great post as usual, Kory! When it comes to working in this business, you've gotten deeper inside my psyche than any doctor or friend has. I've bookmarked and reread them regularly! Looking forward to the next one.

Ken, sorry for the slow response. I have been off line. Thank you! Responses like this are the only reason I am doing this. Please keep in touch.

Hi Ed. Congrats on your theater career! So sorry to hear about the flaky people you have to deal with. Hang in there! I wish you were in LA; you seem like an interesting creative to know. I grew up in attended Shady Side Academy in Pittsburgh and still have friends in the film business there. Maybe I could connect you.

Like wise ED, sorry to hear about the flakes. There are a lot of them in film. I understand that feeling. I experience it a ton too. That's why I volunteer my time to help others as much as possible. It provides the community I seek.

Great article, Alexia! This is why I'm part of Stage 32. Just one question:

"You sit on the coach and you fire off your logline and pitch."

What would a coach be doing at a pitch session, and why would you want to sit on him? Wouldn't that kinda piss the agency off? ;-)

Yes sitting on a coach my be painful to the coach indeed :)