Acting

Happy Thursday, Creative Army! Following the success of our Stage 32 + Netflix TV Pitch Workshop hosted by Netflix's Christopher Mack, we are proud to have officially partnered with Netflix to bring our community even more free global entertainment workshops. These workshops have now been attended by over 150,000 film, television and digital creatives and pros and continue to make global waves with each passing day. Through this long standing relationship with Netflix, along with my conversa...

Hello, Creative Army! Last month, I was asked by Darren Geeter, a fellow creative and producer at CNBC (and all around great guy), to participate in a long form story regarding the decline in award show ratings and status not only within the industry, but with the public as well. This was a wide ranging interview spanning all aspects of the awards process including what being nominated truly means for talent, production companies, studios and streamers in today's environment. The report aired...

Happy Sunday Creative Army! I've got my coffee in hand and your weekly dose of content coming in hot - grab your coffee of choice and let's dive right in. First up, the folks over at StudioBinder have a great video featuring six ways to edit any scene. Specifically, you will learn about editing using the intellectual montage, eye trace, cross cutting, eyeline match, the j cut, and the I cut. You will see examples from The Matrix: Resurrections, Mad Max: Fury Road, Pulp Fiction, Interstellar,...

It's hard being an actor or any type of freelance artist.  Few free-lance artists, whether they be actors, videographers, crew members, script writers, photographers, etc… are able to make a living in their filed. Especially, at the beginning of their career. Instead of taking on a 9:00-5:00 job that takes you away from pursuing your chosen art form, why not find some great side hustle jobs to bring in additional income? You might even be able to find jobs that are in your filed. In this b...

Happy Wednesday! Our fearless leader and CEO, Richard "RB" Botto recently had the pleasure of being a guest on The Jake Dunlap Show.  In this exclusive podcast interview RB discusses How to Connect, Train, and Coach 1 Million+ Entertainment Industry Professionals. Specifically, RB talks about the origins of Stage 32, how our partnership with Netflix came about, how to make yourself and your content stand out amongst the sea of competition, and much more.   Click here to listen to the f...

Happy Sunday Creative Army! First of all, congratulations to all of you who have already participated in our monthly Introduce Yourself Weekend! Thousands of connections have been made between entertainment creatives and professionals from every corner of the globe. Whether you are a long-time member, or brand new to Stage 32, take a moment to pop over to the Introduce Yourself Lounge and say hello before the end of the weekend. Now, grab some fresh coffee and let's dive into this week's conte...

Happy Black History Month! Or, for anyone outside the United States, happy February! One of the great accomplishments of Stage 32 is providing a safe and welcoming space for creatives all around the world, regardless of age, sex, race, or creed, to gather, network, and build relationships. Naturally, as we began celebrating Black History Month in the Stage 32 Lounges, this poignant question arose - why do we celebrate? In a word… history. In the United States, since celluloid was first used to...

The entirety of my film experience is with indie filmmaking. To be perfectly honest, most of that experience is making 48 Hour Films. There’s just something about throwing a project together from scratch that thrills me. For years, I’ve wanted to do more. In the last year, I finally got the chance. About a year ago, I read an article about how a person rerouted money in their budget into a savings account for a quarter of a year. They then used that money to make a short film. They real...

I wanted to share my journey as a black filmmaker for Black History Month. Part 1 I started developing my Black Salt franchise over 10 years ago because I was tired of seeing how they depicted black men in TV and film. I create a black hero who was strong, disciplined and people could look up to. I loved martial arts, so I wanted my hero to have mastered Shaolin Kung Fu and be an Interpol agent, where he traveled around the world with great adventures, defeating the bad guys and standing...

I’m an Actor Care Specialist I am not a therapist. My job is not to heal but to provide a safe and containing space to guide actors in creating solid boundaries between themselves and the characters they portray. I do this by expanding their self-awareness. The vehicle is the actor’s artistic expression. Without question their personal development is wrapped up inside that. If there is personal work to be done outside the work of character creation, I set the boundary and always sign post t...