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Hey, Stage 32ers! I hope you're all making great progress on your creative projects this week! This weekend is Introduce Yourself Weekend here at Stage 32! To celebrate, we have our June in-person meet-up for those in Los Angeles (click here to RSVP). In preparation, here's a refresher on how to come out of your shell to connect with our worldwide community from our CEO Richard 'RB' Botto in the vlog below. If you would like more great industry and career advice, as well as inside access...

You’ve spent hundreds of hours pouring into your book or your script. You’re finally finished, and in the midst of your celebration, you realize now it’s time for edits and rewrites. The confetti is short-lived and now you have a decision to make: who are you going to choose for your editor? If your thoughts drift to one of your friends, family members, or even yourself—you may want to reconsider and make sure you have a professional in your corner. Having a fresh set of eyes from a storytelli...

I am the director and a producer for a proof of concept short called Innocent Love that we developed for a tv series that we called Forgotten Wisdom. It’s set in historic times but also very relatable to current-day problems. It is also meant to be educational in showing how problems were once dealt with. We were able to shoot during the summer of 2020 with the intention of pitching to a local streaming service in Slovenia and maybe even internationally. 1. How It All Started In early 2020...

Hey, Stage 32ers! This community has grown so much since we launched over a decade ago, and every day, new people are joining and asking what is Stage 32 all about? So for the final vlog in this series, for both new members and veterans, we're getting into what makes Stage 32 such a unique and special place. Wishing you a very happy, healthy, & creative week. Cheers, RB Let's hear your thoughts in the comments below! Got an idea for a post? Or have you collaborated with Stage 32...

Check it before you wreck it? Naw, we kind of love things to be a wreck in comedy. In fact, to amp up the tension, we have to dive head-first into the wreck! And believe me - last year as my drama/thriller team and I pulled “mockumentary” as our genre for the 2022 L.A. 48-Hour Film Project, we were a WRECK. Seriously, we had even lined up a Steadicam operator to attempt an “epic oner” which felt like an epic fail when we had to figure out - how the hell are we going to find our “funny” in forty-...

I get it—you became a filmmaker, or a writer, or an actor because you love movies and television. You weren’t planning to launch a business. But if you hope to build a career in the film industry as a writer, filmmaker, or even actor, then you need to think like an entrepreneur. Otherwise, all you’ll have is an expensive hobby. And there’s nothing wrong with that, but that’s likely not quite what you were hoping for. So, take a deep breath and admit it. You’re an entrepreneur. Especially...

Hi, Stage 32ers! This past month was a busy and exciting time as our Stage 32 Team worked to bring in as many new resources and opportunities as possible to enrich your experience here at Stage 32! Moving forward, we want to share these exciting updates with you as we engage with new Industry Leaders, Executives, and Educators to provide you all with diverse experiences, perspectives, and wisdom. At Stage 32 you have direct access to pros who helped develop, produce, distribute, direct,...

Hey, Stage 32ers! Happy June everyone! We're quickly approaching the second half of the year and with so much change happening in the industry, I'm seeing a lot of misinformation floating around. But as you know, just because something makes for a fun meme doesn't mean that it's factual. So, in this week's vlog (recorded before the WGA strike), we're cutting through the noise to get to real information so that you can get ahead.  Wishing you a very happy, healthy, & creative week. Cheers,...

I have been writing and publishing stories for more than 10 years, first as a novelist. I always wrote in a silo, never sharing my work until I had reworked it countless times. Heaven forbid someone sees my terrible first draft! After publishing two novels this way, I opened myself up to a trusted friend as my next story was more complexly layered. It all made sense in my head, but would my reader get the connections? By bouncing around ideas and sharing my drafts with this friend, I fixed plot...

Following up on my previous blogs, “Finding Your Creative Tribe” and “Building Safe Spaces”, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the very individual process a professional creative must go through in order to be present for their “tribe” or be strong enough to lead a team. Especially since doing the work for yourself, BY yourself is essential. It is the foundation of everything else we create. Consider for a moment when you visit a doctor. It is certainly their job to help analyze what ail...