Hey everyone! I wanted to congratulate our fellow community members who had scripts requested through Stage 32 pitch sessions last week. We are thrilled for the opportunities for the following writers to have their scripts requested by Propagate Content, Affirmative Entertainment, Thunder Road Films...
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It's only my first year of writing and I wanted to measure myself against the best. It looks like I took a giant step in the right direction. I wrote this crazy script called The Morning After about a guy, a girl, and an alien. I'm so proud of it and happy that others enjoy it too!
What an achievement - Congratulations!
Well done!
Congrats on that! I want to attend Austin Film Festival one of these days. I don't live that far away. I will get around to it sometime.
Hello, all! Former Jersey girl living in Vermont. Remote Copywriter by day, scriptwriter by nights and weekends. Would love to know how people's connections here have helped. Thanks!
Hi Jodi, welcome. I'm fairly new here but I've already met some great people and seen success stories that motivate me to get to where I want to be with my writing. Enjoy. Adam
Welcome to the Stage Jodi! :)
It's great to meet you, Jodi Lawaich. I've had a lot of success on Stage 32 from building relationships/networking. Here's one blog about it: https://www.stage32.com/blog/writer-and-pitch-deck-creator...
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Nice to meet you!
Nice to meet you also !!
Hi all - I'm looking to attend a screenwriter's conference in October or November. Do any of you have any suggestions? Thanks!
thanks!
I’ll be at AFF this year. Hopefully I’ll get to meet some of you at the conference. Looking forward to it.
Truth is there ISNT really another conference in the fall other than the London one.
So I just pitched for the 4th time, and it looks like I'm getting another request for my script. I've pitched 4 times since the fall, and have had my script requested twice, and the pitch before this wanted to ask for my script but it just didn't fit anywhere in their slate. These pitch sessions are great! I recommend them to everyone.
I should have a copy of the Pitch Sheet, I'll take another look. Thanks for sharing, Jodi!
Jodi:
Keep plugging away with writing and look for every opportunity to get your work out there. Congrats!
Congratulations Jodi!
So I just pitched for the 4th time, and it looks like I'm getting another request for my script. I've pitched 4 times since the fall, and have had my script requested twice, and the pitch before this wanted to ask for my script but it just didn't fit anywhere in their slate. These pitch sessions are great! I recommend them to everyone.
Congrats!
I've been wanting to get an agent for some time, but don't really know an effective way to do so. Has anyone had success landing an agent, and if so, how did you do it? Thanks.
great, thanks! I'm not new per se - I've been doing things on my own locally for a number of years, and have been focused on being a parent. My daughter is in high school now, so I've got more time to...
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I'm in the same boat. Won a couple of contests, I'm sending out queries and waiting to hear back.
great, thank you!
Saying hello
Hello Jodi,
Welcome to Stage 32!
Natalie
Thanks!
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Hi Jodi. 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 Jodi -
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Always good to have energy and positivity, as well as unwavering confidence, so I know this is a harsh as hell unpopular reality check. I get it. But it all means nothing unless a script is actually s...
Expand commentAlways good to have energy and positivity, as well as unwavering confidence, so I know this is a harsh as hell unpopular reality check. I get it. But it all means nothing unless a script is actually sold. You can have all the script requests and meetings you want, but unless a script is actually sold it is all for naught. Brutal? Yes. Harsh reality? Yes. Lots of testimonials about having a script requested and given great feedback or having a meeting and getting great advice. But nothing about a script actually ever being sold. I have been in these situations myself (though not thru Stage 32), only to fall short of a script sale. I came extremely close 3 times, but I backed off for glaring red flag reasons. Script change requests that would butcher the script. Wanting to insert 23 unnecessary and unwanted flashback scenes into the script for no logical reason. Wanting to buy your copyright and make 2 film versions of the script. One for Asia and one for North America, but only wanting to pay you $20,000.00 for your copyright with no percentages or any additional compensation, etc. You play football to win the Super Bowl. You play baseball to win the World Series. You play basketball to win the NBA Finals. You write screenplays to get your script sold. Anything less means nothing. Almost. Damn near. Not quite. Better off exploring and getting to know your network contacts here. They may be your ticket to actually getting your script sold.
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Hey Mike Briock! Definitely valid to have realistic discussions such as this one, I think each of us at one point or another has had some tough experiences and hit that wall of bleak reality, akin to...
Expand commentHey Mike Briock! Definitely valid to have realistic discussions such as this one, I think each of us at one point or another has had some tough experiences and hit that wall of bleak reality, akin to the ones you mentioned above. Conversely, I do appreciate your acknowledgement about doing our best to maintain positivity, confidence and energy, that's what sustains us. Is it rough/crazy out there some times? Yes absolutely. But I think being on the platform here and having this access and fostering these relationships could definitely bring a person closer to breaking through and can be the right springboard for sure. And there have been examples of films being sold and/or made through Stage 32. Crushed, which premiered on Tubi; Chick Fight, with Malin Ackerman; and most recently Nowhere Men with Jack Quaid and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. It does happen, you know? And that's not even listing the ones that were optioned and haven't been made yet (or may not be made, as we all know happens sometimes unfortunately). Point is that it can and does happen. But again, I think it's healthy to bring this up and I think your experiences reflect alot of our own as well. But getting to know the network and community here can help us all deal with it together at least, right?
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Mike Briock, if you'd like to read up on some of the great success stories from writers and producers here in the community who have sold scripts, signed agreements, secured representation, and wrappe...
Expand commentMike Briock, if you'd like to read up on some of the great success stories from writers and producers here in the community who have sold scripts, signed agreements, secured representation, and wrapped production on great projects that originated from meeting/script requests, consultations, and connections made here on Stage 32, you can find them here: https://www.stage32.com/blog/tags/success-stories-55
Additionally, as a former Development Executive, I can confirm that we never purchased a script or book or signed a shopping/option agreement without first requesting the script and meeting with the writer. That being said, we took many meetings that ultimately didn't lead to a partnership for a multitude of reasons. Some merely weren't the right fit at the moment, but the relationship continued and eventually led to other opportunities. But it would be a mistake to look at these moments in building your career and experience as being a waste in any way. Getting a script request is an important part of the process and is worth celebrating. Getting a meeting with someone where you can then have the opportunity to network and build a relationship is even more important. The mistake would be considering ANY part of the process or journey "meaningless". If you're learning, you're growing.