Filmmaking

Happy Holiday Season Creative Army! With a fresh new Sunday upon us, it is time for our weekly Coffee & Content. My coffee is brewing - what about yours? First up, nothing says "Happy Holidays" quite like horror movies, right? This week, we are bringing you a Ted Talk about What Horror Films Teach Us About Ourselves and Being Human. Horror movies have some of the most vivacious and loyal fans around - why is that? What is it about being scared out of our minds that keeps people coming back f...

Music can be an incredibly powerful emotional catalyst in a film. A well-placed song has the power to add that perfect little zest to our emotional response to certain scenes. When it comes to music in movies, John Williams is the Granddaddy of all film composition. From the unforgettable Indiana Jones theme to high-octane space chase music in Star Wars, John Williams has personally shaped the way we connect music to movies.  Classic FM took a page of sheet music out of John Williams' epic c...

Hello, Stage 32 Community! My name is Taylor C. Baker, and I recently took over as the Content Coordinator here at Stage 32 (we'll miss Joleene, she is rocking it over at Hulu now, so way to go Joleene!). I am so excited to get to know our creative community even better through this new opportunity!    I wanted to formally introduce myself - I am an actress, writer, and all-around professional goofball. Among other things, I love sweet potato fries and am deeply obsessed with my dog Radio. L...

Recently, Stage 32's fearless leader Richard "RB" Botto sat down for a conversation with Jordan Brady, director, and host of the podcast Respect the Process.    In RB's episode, he dishes out honest and inspirational advice about the entertainment industry and the pursuit of creative and entrepreneurial endeavors.  A Few Highlights:  "Most people say 'Time is Money', but I say 'Time is Time'" - You can always get money back, you cannot get time back. Pay attention to how you spend your tim...

At one point or another, every writer has struggled with finding motivation - whether it is their character's motivation in a scene or their own personal motivation to actually write at all.  Fortunately, you are not alone in this feeling. Writers of all levels struggle with this issue. In this week's episode our FREE webinar "Ask Me Anything", Stage 32 Founder and CEO Richard "RB" Botto and Stage 32's Director of Script Services Jason Mirch answer the question, "How do you stay motivated as a...

It’s not uncommon to dream about becoming a screenwriter. You see your words and ideas come to life on TV and movie screens worldwide. That’s fascinating. Have fun with it and never let go! However, Hollywood has changed in the past years, so screenwriters have to know how to promote themselves. If you don’t have an agent or a manager to help you out, then it might be difficult to establish yourself as a successful professional. You’ll have to do everything on your own. Likely, the digitalized w...

Happy Sunday Creative Army! The temperature is dropping outside, so I hope your coffee is extra hot today! We have some more great content to share with you on this fine December Sunday. Are you ready? First up, we have an epic video for all of you actors out there - Hollywood Actors Share their Secrets to Success, from Film Courage. This amazing piece of content features dozens of interviews with actors such as James Franco, Miles Teller, Mandy Moore, and Aaron Paul to name a few.  Seco...

If laughter is the best medicine, then somebody write me a prescription for a good comedy! If you are in need of a little pick-me-up, or just want to spend an hour and a half with some of your favorite characters, look no further than your favorite comedic film.  Need some funny film suggestions? The BBC asked over 250 film critics what their top ten picks for best comedy of all time were - and the folks over at BBC compiled their answers to bring you the Top 100 Comedies of All Time.  From...

Rob Margolies, the director of my last film ‘Yes’, likes to tease me by saying that I “hibernate” on my days off. He isn’t wrong. There are so few days off in my life right now that I guess you can call what I do “hibernation.” We started our festival journey in Los Angeles. We premiered the film ‘Yes’ (which I wrote, starred in, and co-produced) for the very first time on June 22nd, 2019 at the world-famous Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. On the 23rd, I was on a long plane ride back to NYC in...

We all know the age-old-adage about show business: "It's not what you know, it's who you know.  So how do you get to know these magical gatekeepers of Hollywood? Do you bombard their office with postcards with your face on it? (No.) Do you Google sleuth to find out their home address and send them homemade cookies? (Definitely not, don't be creepy.) Do you find common ground (alma mater, hometown, etc) and compose a clever, short, personalized message to them? (Bingo.)  In this clip from h...