Michael Hugh: Assistant editor, camera operator and director of photography in Los Angeles, California.

Richard "RB" Botto

Hi Michael. 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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Michael Hugh

Thank you Richard! I'm glad this network has been created, especially for creatives to find work.

Richard "RB" Botto

Thank you, Michael. It's been a remarkable 9+ years. So glad you found us and I thank you in advance for helping us strengthen the community by inviting your fellow creative friends. Cheers.

Amanda Toney

Hello Michael -

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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Michael Hugh

Thank you Amanda for the welcome and information! The education section for Stage 32 sounds great!

Michael Hugh
New Member Intro - Michael Hugh

Hey everyone! My name is Michael Hugh and I'm a DP/editor from Los Angeles, California. My goal is to camera op or edit on narrative TV/feature films. Not gonna lie, this hasn't been my year. Not sure if it's from Covid or if anyone else has been struggling with finding jobs, but I just feel kind of...

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Roger Hewett

Greetings Michael! Yes, you are off to a rough start. But it will pass. This is a fine place to network, so congrats on coming here!

Billie Deen-Owen

Hiya Michael!

Mate, same! My head fell off and in the midst of trying to find it, I found stage 32 - I think the secret is to be active in places like this and try to surround yourself with like-minde...

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