Filmmaking

During my high school years, I created a broadcasting show for the community and went on to be production manager of the Clemson cable network in college. After graduation, I was accepted to Florida State’s Master of Fine Arts program in Screenwriting. However, I am from a long line of small town family physicians, and the societal expectation that I should take over that role intensified when my grandfather passed away during my first year of film school. Science was always the subject I care...

It’s that time again! Time for the July 2015 edition of On Stage with RB. Every month our Founder & CEO, RB, in a webinar setting brings on special guests who work in the industry, such as literary managers and development executives to offer advice to our community, and he goes over the best way to use Stage 32 to help your career. Afterwards, he opens up the floor to you for a live Q&A session about anything and everything in the industry. Best of all, this is FREE, exclusively for Stage 32 me...

Today we're excited to bring you another clip in the 3-hour installment of our Founder & CEO RB's Film Courage interview, which discusses how to best network with people of influence. In this 5-minute clip, Hollywood Networking Advice, RB goes over the keys to networking with people of influence in a creative market such as Hollywood. He touches on the key points of looking at networking from the other person's perspective in order to increase your chance for success. Plus, he gives tips on he...

After serving in the Marines and traveling through Europe, North Africa, Asia, and Southeast Asia, I had a story to tell, I just didn’t know how. I’ve since interviewed many men and women, civilians and veterans, who have come across the same issue – there’s a creative bug within, struggling to get out. How do you grab hold of this passion and leverage it to land the career of your dreams? Having now successfully transitioned from the military to being a novelist, screenwriter, and video game...

Here’s What Is Lined Up For The Next Two Weeks: Today, Tuesday July 21st at 1pm PDT Stage 32 Next Level Webinars presents How To Understand, Identify & Secure A Sales Agent. This 90-minute online webinar will be taught by Simon Graham-Clare and Ricky Margolis, Producers and Consultants at Future Films USA who have financed and/or produced over 200 films & TV shows! This webinar is essential for any filmmaker who wants a better understanding of how to obtain distribution and what...

I’m an independent filmmaker. I am very passionate about storytelling and I love doing it through a visual medium. I grew up watching movies and I always imagined how awesome it would be, to grow up and be in the entertainment industry. This dream of making movie magic, has lead me on an amazing, exciting and very rewarding journey to make my dreams of making films into a very awesome reality. I was recently asked by Stage 32 to write a guest post and I’d like to share my personal experiences i...

EXT: PARENTS HOUSE-DAY There I stood, with a 3 and a half foot pick-axe in my hands doing what seemed to be an endless landscaping job for my parents when my long time friend and director of our movie Krisha texts me and says we got into Cannes. At this point I'm sure most of you are wondering, Bryan, what the hell were doing landscaping work for after your movie had won a grand Jury award at SXSW in Austin and then got accepted into Cannes? Let me back-track some. In fact, let's go back to...

Today, our Founder & CEO, RB, goes over the #1 reason why actors (and all creatives) don't get their desired results when on social media. And, the answer is probably not what you think. In fact, it's one that will cause you to step back and look in the mirror. In this 6-minute clip (which is part of his Film Courage interview series) RB goes over what mistakes most people make when they are getting no results on social media, the importance of social currency, "giving" and putting your best f...

Hey guys. Many of you have written regarding the special Stage 32 perks associated with supporting Crutch, the documentary I'm co-producing. Unfortunately, the way Kickstarter allows for listing perks, things can get quite confusing. We can assure you that all of these Stage32-centric perks can be found down the right hand side of the Crutch Kickstarter page. So to clear things up a bit, here are the 4 special Stage 32-centric perks associated with Crutch: Pledge $50 or more - Stage...

For those of you who have been on this site for a while, watch the On Stage With RB webcasts, or know me personally, you've surely heard me speak of my love for personal stories and, therefore, my love for documentaries. As I've said many times in the past, the most nourishing thing a creative can receive is support. It's the foundation on which this site was built. For any creative the process of getting your project made can be challenging. But being a creative with a disability presents eve...