Filmmaking

My Hollywood dream first came to me in 1985 as more of a jaw-dropping nightmare. I was just a 4th grade nerd when I first saw James Cameron’s The Terminator on HBO. Now, I was as much of a Star Wars fan as the next kid, but that was long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. The Terminator was here, in Los Angeles, tonight, and I was hooked. I was blown away by the sci-fi story, the characters, the terrifying endoskeleton, and of course Arnold Schwarzenegger’s brutal portrayal of a killer cyborg f...

The March 2015 edition of On Stage With RB was our best broadcast yet! For 3 hours our Founder & CEO, RB, discussed Stage 32 site updates and had on 2 very special guests, actor Omar Leyva and Manager & Producer Jairo Alvarado! RB went over the Stage 32 Meetups section, the new Stage 32 You Tube channel, the March Stage 32 membership drive and much more! He then brought actor Omar Leyva (from Disney's McFarland, USA) on for an inspirational and tear-jerking interview about the support you...

It was a bittersweet goodbye for me about two years ago. I was leaving my family and friends behind in South Africa to pursue my dreams in America. When you have dreams like I did, it’ll feel like everyone around you is failing to see what you see, disagreeing with your dreams, and constantly shutting you down. “This is fairytale talk!” “You need to get your head out of the clouds!” We've all heard this at some stage in our life. But just because others don't see your dreams as becom...

    Stage 32, in Conjunction with the W.I.N. Committee of Producers Guild of America, Are Looking to Find Female-Centric Material Stage 32 joins forces with executives looking for female-centric scripts; Stage 32 hosts ‘Pitch to W.I.N.’ Event for PGA Women’s Impact Network and will host educational panel and pair PGA members with industry executives in 2-weekend event April 2, 2015: Stage 32 (www.stage32.com), the world’s largest social network and educational hub for film, television, a...

Stage 32 & Film Interchange Filmmakers Lounge at the TriBeCa Film Festival   Details: Date: Monday, 4/13 Time: 6pm to 10pm Place: Quinn's Bar in Hell's Kitchen - 2nd Floor 356 West 44th, **Head to 2nd floor private party room** Admission: FREE!     Agenda for the evening: 6pm: Arrival! Arrive, grab a drink and mingle with your fellow filmmakers! NO ONE STANDS ALONE AT OUR EVENTS! If you are found standing by yourself, rest assured you WILL be br...

Our fearless leader, Founder & CEO, RB, was on the Hollywood Insight podcast hosted by Steven Trautmann, a longtime comedy writer in Hollywood. Joining them was actress Allira Jaques, a Stage 32 member who - just this year - used Stage 32 to help her move from Australia to Los Angeles. For a lively 45 minutes, Steve talked with RB about all things revolving around the industry - writing, filmmaking, producing, acting, education, the global reach of projects and so much more. And, Allira shared h...

One of my latest projects came to me like most special things do; as an unexpected and complex occurrence. It turned into a full-circle marker and an excuse for life evaluation. On the surface it was simply being cast in a film called McFarland USA.   However, looking back at the many roads I've taken, choices I've made, pure coincidences, improbabilities, sacrifices, and even evidence of fate, I can't help but feel humbled by the order and disorder of things that take us to different...

We could not be more excited to announce the launch of our official Stage 32 YouTube channel! We have loaded up dozens of videos from our 3 1/2 year history for your viewing enjoyment.  These videos include tips for a variety of disciplines from the industry executives we work with, clips from our monthly On Stage With RB webcasts, interviews, success stories and more. Our goal is to provide you with countless hours of FREE educational and informational material.  We will be updating the c...

When I was looking at ways to finance my latest short film, Cross, I didn’t have a lot of options. I’m not independently wealthy and I don’t have some super rich uncle. I was familiar with crowdfunding, but the success stories I’d heard of came from already famous folks reaching out to their pre-existing fanbase. I’d read too many articles about the majority of crowdfunding campaigns failing and I knew I didn’t want to put myself in a situation where it felt I was begging people for money. Bu...

It's that time again - time for the March installment of On Stage With RB. We are inviting 2,000 Stage 32 members to join us LIVE Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 1pm PDT for On Stage With RB.  Stage 32 Founder & CEO, RB, will be covering some of the latest and greatest site features, speaking to members of the community and spending at least 90 minutes answering questions about the industry, your chosen discipline and just about anything else that's on your mind.   Plus, RB will have o...