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How To Get Your Project On Netflix - Richard Botto on the Indie Film Hustle Podcast

Happy Thursday, Creative Army! Following the success of our Stage 32 + Netflix TV Pitch Workshop hosted by Netflix's Christopher Mack, we are proud to have officially partnered with Netflix to bring our community even more free global entertainment workshops. These workshops have now been attended by over 150,000 film, television and digital creatives and pros and continue to make global waves with each passing day. Through this long standing relationship with Netflix, along with my conversa...

How To Get Your Project On Netflix - Richard Botto on the Indie Film Hustle Podcast

RB on CNBC - Why the Future of the Oscars and Emmys Might Be in Jeopardy

Hello, Creative Army! Last month, I was asked by Darren Geeter, a fellow creative and producer at CNBC (and all around great guy), to participate in a long form story regarding the decline in award show ratings and status not only within the industry, but with the public as well. This was a wide ranging interview spanning all aspects of the awards process including what being nominated truly means for talent, production companies, studios and streamers in today's environment. The report aired...

RB on CNBC - Why the Future of the Oscars and Emmys Might Be in Jeopardy

How to Start Your Career as a Film Producer: Advice from Producer Bradley Gallo (WILD MOUNTAIN THYME, THE GREEN HORNET AND KATO)

Happy Wednesday Stage 32! I have a special treat for you today from long time Stage 32 member and Producer Bradley Gallo (WILD MOUNTAIN THYME, GREEN HORNET & KATO, THE CALL, MR. RIGHT). Bradley recently wrote an amazing blog for the Stage 32 community about The Making of "Wild Mountain Thyme" Starring Emily Blunt & Jamie Dornan. As part of that blog, I had the supreme pleasure of hosting a video interview with Bradley about his storied career as a producer. Today, I am delighted to share...

Taylor C. Baker
Taylor C. Baker
3 years ago
How to Start Your Career as a Film Producer: Advice from Producer Bradley Gallo (WILD MOUNTAIN THYME, THE GREEN HORNET AND KATO)

Coffee & Content: 6 Ways to Edit Any Scene & The Soul of Good Character Design

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 folks over at StudioBinder have a great video featuring six ways to edit any scene. Specifically, you will learn about editing using the intellectual montage, eye trace, cross cutting, eyeline match, the j cut, and the I cut. You will see examples from The Matrix: Resurrections, Mad Max: Fury Road, Pulp Fiction, Interstellar,...

Coffee & Content: 6 Ways to Edit Any Scene & The Soul of Good Character Design

How to Connect 1 Million+ Entertainment Industry Professionals - Richard "RB" Botto on The Jake Dunlap Podcast

Happy Wednesday! Our fearless leader and CEO, Richard "RB" Botto recently had the pleasure of being a guest on The Jake Dunlap Show.  In this exclusive podcast interview RB discusses How to Connect, Train, and Coach 1 Million+ Entertainment Industry Professionals. Specifically, RB talks about the origins of Stage 32, how our partnership with Netflix came about, how to make yourself and your content stand out amongst the sea of competition, and much more.   Click here to listen to the f...

Taylor C. Baker
Taylor C. Baker
3 years ago
How to Connect 1 Million+ Entertainment Industry Professionals -  Richard "RB" Botto on The Jake Dunlap Podcast

Celebrating Black History Month and Diversity/Inclusion in the Industry

Happy Black History Month! Or, for anyone outside the United States, happy February! One of the great accomplishments of Stage 32 is providing a safe and welcoming space for creatives all around the world, regardless of age, sex, race, or creed, to gather, network, and build relationships. Naturally, as we began celebrating Black History Month in the Stage 32 Lounges, this poignant question arose - why do we celebrate? In a word… history. In the United States, since celluloid was first used to...

Karen "Kay" Ross
Karen "Kay" Ross
3 years ago
Celebrating Black History Month and Diversity/Inclusion in the Industry

How to Make a Web Series with the Budget of a Ham Sandwich

The entirety of my film experience is with indie filmmaking. To be perfectly honest, most of that experience is making 48 Hour Films. There’s just something about throwing a project together from scratch that thrills me. For years, I’ve wanted to do more. In the last year, I finally got the chance. About a year ago, I read an article about how a person rerouted money in their budget into a savings account for a quarter of a year. They then used that money to make a short film. They real...

How to Make a Web Series with the Budget of a Ham Sandwich

Celebrating Black Filmmakers for Black History Month

I wanted to share my journey as a black filmmaker for Black History Month. Part 1 I started developing my Black Salt franchise over 10 years ago because I was tired of seeing how they depicted black men in TV and film. I create a black hero who was strong, disciplined and people could look up to. I loved martial arts, so I wanted my hero to have mastered Shaolin Kung Fu and be an Interpol agent, where he traveled around the world with great adventures, defeating the bad guys and standing...

Owen Ratliff
Owen Ratliff
3 years ago
Celebrating Black Filmmakers for Black History Month

5 Things I Learned From My Screenwriting Mentor

Like many, I’m reasonably new to screenwriting. I taught college courses in writing and Goth Lit for 15 years, and when I made the switch to screenwriting, I thought, “It’s writing. How hard could it be? Look at all the stuff that gets made.” I embarked on a journey to learn all I could about writing scripts, something I’d dreamed of doing for nigh-on 30 years. I wrote a couple of sitcoms I thought were awesome and sent them to some managers who accepted unsolicited scripts. I was turned dow...

Avery R. Russell
Avery R. Russell
3 years ago
5 Things I Learned From My Screenwriting Mentor

5 Ways to Support Black artists this Black History Month

Since 1976, February has been the official home of the annual Black History Month. A few days into February 2022, I wanted to share a few ways you can help support Black filmmakers, artists, and creatives.  5 Ways to Support Black artists this Black History Month Share Black artists stories and contact information on platforms you have access to. If there are zoom industry meetings/panels you are invited to and they are not diverse contact the host or moderator and suggest a Black artist...

Andre' Barnwell
Andre' Barnwell
3 years ago
5 Ways to Support Black artists this Black History Month
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