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Happy Sunday Creative Army! I hope you are having an epic and productive 2020 so far. I've got my freshly brewed coffee and some great content for you today. Let's do this.  First off, let's check in with our friends at The Hollywood Reporter. As you are likely familiar, THR presents amazing roundtable discussions featuring industry titans from all fields in entertainment. Today, let's see what some of the leading ladies of television's biggest comedies have to say. You will hear from none o...

Making a movie is an endlessly exhilarating and exhausting journey. As filmmakers, we study our favorite films, we read lots of scripts, and we do our best to knock pre-production out of the park so shooting can go as smoothly as possible. However, as almost any veteran filmmaker will tell you, making a movie almost always takes more time and money than you bargained for.  When it comes to directing your first feature, there are bound to be some surprises throughout the process. Fortunately, t...

On New Year's day, Richard Botto challenged us as members of the Stage 32 community to discuss our strategies for 2020. The point of Stage 32 is to help members see new possibilities to expand their craft, make connections and produce entertainment that audiences love.   What strategies are you planning on implementing toward reaching your goals? I'd love to know more about them, and I'm sure others in the community would as well." - Richard "RB" Botto, Founder and CEO of Stage 32   I...

Creativity requires you to stay present and connected with all that you are - your talents, skills, and vision, as well as your feelings, thoughts, and inspiration. Your most private experiences and aspects of your internal life all come together and, one creative moment at a time, they become your art. As an artist, you know what it’s like when you merge with your art. You and your art flow together and become one. It almost feels like magic. You enter into a state of creative bliss and expe...

Hello Creative Army! As many of you know, our Stage 32 CEO, Richard "RB" Botto, offers a free webinar called 'Ask me Anything'. This week - we are featuring a question that might help you start your New Year off right: How can Stage 32 Script Services help Filmmakers?  Are you a screenwriter with a script you would like some professional industry notes on? Are you a director or a producer with a project you would like some feedback on before committing it to film? Stage 32 script services ar...

Welcome to 2020, Stage 32 Family! It’s the big first Monday of the year, and we’re coming out guns blazing with a big Stage 32 success story. If you’re looking for some inspiration for getting your work out there in the new year, listen to this story from Stage 32 member Laurie Ashbourne who has been a Stage 32 member for over 8 years. Now Laurie has not one, but two projects set up through Stage 32! One of which is going into production in March with a massive genre producer on board. I will...

Happy First Sunday of 2020! I hope everyone had a wonderful start to the New Year and is now ready to get to work and make some magic in 2020. I've got a hot cup of coffee and am ready to bring you some fresh content this Sunday.  2019 was a huge year for film and television. Among all the amazing stories told this past year, one epic tale also came to a close: Game of Thrones. While the series may be over, the theme song still plays on in our heads. Take a journey with the mind behind the m...

Tomorrow, January 5th, is National Screenwriters Day. And for the 4th straight year, Stage 32 is joining forces with Screenwriting U to present what has become one of the most popular online panels of the year.  Our CEO and fellow screenwriter, Rich "RB" Botto, our Director of Script Services, Jason Mirch, and literary manager Krista Sipp, will join moderator, Hal Croasmun, CEO of Screenwriting U for a lively and inspirational discussion on all things screenwriting. The panel will cover not on...

Welcome to the new decade! The holidays are the perfect opportunity to take inventory of all the activities you have done this year and examine what has worked for you and what you need to improve on. A Resolution is only as good as the plan devised to execute it. And before the planning, comes the soul searching. Every activity we undertake in this life, be it professional, or personal, has an opportunity for growth at its core. I am offering below some questions you may want to ask your...

Being a creative professional is more complicated than most people think. Whether you’re a writer, actor, or producer, your productivity levels are directly proportional to your organizational skills. Becoming an organized individual isn’t just about working in clean environments or managing time properly. It is also about organizing your thoughts, emotions, and actions in such a way that nothing and no one can stop you from reaching your objectives. In today’s post, I’m sharing 20 ideas th...