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7 Items You Must Include in Your Netflix Pitch Document

    The 7 Items You Must Include in Your Netflix Pitch Document   On Medium by Richard "RB" Botto These days, every writer and producer believes they have the perfect show for Netflix. It’s by far the most common statement I hear in my day to day running Stage 32. Getting in front of Netflix isn’t an “if you build it, they will come” proposition. Quite the opposite. The competition is massive and there’s only so many pitches execs can hear in a day. This doesn’t mean there isn’t a...

7 Items You Must Include in Your Netflix Pitch Document

How Stage 32 Helped Me Find My Screenwriting Community

It’s crazy! I never really honed in on writing until I was getting serious about animation. I was all about the illustration and making things move side, but then while I was doing that, I realized,”Oh man, I actually should write out actual episodes!” So I wrote out a pilot for my animation, Reap’d, which I’m currently pitching left and right on Stage 32. Coming from a digital arts background I never really practiced writing, but I guess in a sense, I’ve always been a story teller. As a kid...

Tommy Chandler
Tommy Chandler
3 years ago
How Stage 32 Helped Me Find My Screenwriting Community

Coffee & Content: Nicole Kidman on BEING THE RICARDOS & Behind the Scenes of DOWNTOWN ABBEY Locations

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 Tonight Show recently interviewed Nicole Kidman about her recent role play Lucille Ball in Aaron Sorkin's Being the Ricardos. Nicole talks about the complexity of playing such an iconic person - and the different approaches to playing the off screen version of "Lucille" versus playing "Lucy" as depicted on I Love Lucy.  Nex...

Coffee & Content: Nicole Kidman on BEING THE RICARDOS & Behind the Scenes of DOWNTOWN ABBEY Locations

5 Ways to Make Your Own Screenwriting Opportunities

A couple of steps are preached within the screenwriting sector that newbies need to follow before finding their feet in the industry. Many screenwriters have been frustrated out of their passion because they’ve done everything they are asked to do to no avail. They’ve followed the process verbatim and are yet to land anywhere or anything meaningful. This can be frustrating, mainly because it forces the screenwriter to think that their success and breakthrough in Hollywood aren’t in their hand...

Eun Rockwell
Eun Rockwell
3 years ago
5 Ways to Make Your Own Screenwriting Opportunities

How Perfectionism Kills Your Craft & Crushes Your Spirit

At age 17, my artist-father was taught a mantra. ‘Near enough isn’t good enough. It has to be perfect.’ So he slaved for his mentor, re-doing work over and over again until one day, the mentor was moved to tears and whispered; ‘now it’s perfect. And that’s near enough.’ But the damage was done. Over 60 years of painting, dad couldn’t bring himself to have an exhibition. Nothing was perfect. It robbed him of so much joy and satisfaction and held him back from moving forward in life. I inheri...

Renée Brack
Renée Brack
3 years ago
How Perfectionism Kills Your Craft & Crushes Your Spirit

8 Tips to Kick Start Your Acting Career in 2022

I have been a full-time actor for 35+ years. When I first started in the industry, I knew nothing and had no connections. It was very difficult breaking in. I did things by trial and error and spent money on things that were not helpful. It took me years to finally understand what both actors and models need to do in order to give themselves their best chance for success. So far, I have been booked 1,275 times in acting and commercial print projects. I was cast in a recurring role on House of...

Aaron Marcus
Aaron Marcus
3 years ago
8 Tips to Kick Start Your Acting Career in 2022

Read the 2022 Critics Choice Award-Nominated Screenplays

Nominations for the 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards were announced on December 13, 2021. The awards were originally scheduled to be presented live on Sunday, January 9, 2022 at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, and on the CW Network and TBS. However, the ceremony was postponed on December 22, due to public health concerns. What are the similarities in the nominations from previous nominations this year? The differences? What are your favorite scripts? Be sure to comment below!...

Alan C. Baird
Alan C. Baird
3 years ago
Read the 2022 Critics Choice Award-Nominated Screenplays

3 Steps Social Networks Can Take to Foster Community - Richard Botto for Fast Company Executive Board

Happy Tuesday Creative Army!   My first article as a Fast Company contributor - Three Steps Social Can Take to Foster Community - was published recently and I wanted to share it with you.Having run Stage 32 for over 10 years, I couldn't be more proud of our amazing community of nearly 1 million members and even more so that the business world has recognized our community as the shining example of positivity and productivity anywhere on the planet.   It's been amazing to hear from so many cr...

3 Steps Social Networks Can Take to Foster Community - Richard Botto for Fast Company Executive Board

How Writing a Stage 32 Blog Helped Me Get Distribution for My Transmedia Film Project

I wanted to share my experience with other filmmakers on how posting a Stage 32 blog helped me get distribution for my transmedia film project. Part 1 About four months ago in the transmedia lounge, they were having a discussion on transmedia. So, I shared how I was developing my transmedia project Black Salt from comic book to crowd funding for my proof-of-concept film, to video game. Karen Ross, the Community Manager at Stage 32, told me my transmedia journey would make an excellent blog...

Owen Ratliff
Owen Ratliff
3 years ago
How Writing a Stage 32 Blog Helped Me Get Distribution for My Transmedia Film Project

Coffee & Content: What Makes a Great Screen Villain & How to Book and Nail Meetings

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...

Coffee & Content: What Makes a Great Screen Villain & How to Book and Nail Meetings
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