Screenwriting

Officer or enlisted, active duty or the Reserves, by signing your name on that government document, you served your country. Through that service, you gain advantages over your civilian counterparts. Here are 5 of them that are pretty darn important when it comes to screenwriting: 1. It was Against the Law for You to Fail in the Military You signed a government contract that held you legally responsible, on a federal level, to not screw up. You couldn’t just quit because you were having a bad...

Back in October, I sat in my chair and started a journey that really put a lot of things perspective. It was an adventure I never really thought much about. I love music - it’s in my blood. So, when I stumbled on the 21 Days of VGM challenge a while ago, I thought “Oh, I got this.” Making music every day isn’t so bad. Easy. However, I got a rude awakening. It seems simple right? Sit down, get some notation paper or open your DAW and make about 16 bars of music every day and to be honest, it wa...

Call me J.C. It was called "National Screenwriter's Day 2020 with Stage 32 & ScreenwritingU". A mouthful for certain, but it was also an eye-opener for me and worth every moment of it. President of ScreenwritingU Hal Croasmun, Producer and Stage 32 Director of Script Services Jason Mirch, Stage 32 Founder and CEO Richard Botto, and Literary Manager Krista Sipp brought me screamingly up to date about the status of the screenwriting industry today. Doubtless, all of you already knew about what...

In 92 years of Academy Awards, only twelve foreign films have been nominated for the coveted "Best Picture" award. However, two of those films, Roma and Parasite, were in the past two years. Now, more than ever, America is looking to the rest of the world for amazing cinema.  Bong Joon-Ho, director of the 2020 Best Picture nominated Korean film Parasite announced in his Golden Globe award speech “once you overcome the one-inch-tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more a...

NEW YEAR, NEW YOU! Wishing you all an abundant New Year filled with love, joy, and success! Twenty days into the New Year, I’ve taken stock of where I’ve been, where I am right now and where I want to be. I have decided that lamenting the past and worrying about the future is a huge waste of time and being a septuagenarian, one does not have the luxury of squandering a moment. That made me think about my relationships with family, friends, and colleagues. Doors will remain open to family, n...

  If you've been around these parts for a while, you've heard me preach that relationships are everything.  You also know that our mission here at Stage 32 is not only to provide film, television, and digital content creatives and professionals a supportive and productive networking environment, but to provide our members with myriad opportunities for direct access to executives and decision makers to help get you staffed, signed, and produced. Almost every partnership we've announced o...

Good morning Creative Army! We are already well into 2020, I hope everyone's year is off to a creative and productive start. As filmmakers, we always want to be learning from our fellow filmmakers' successes (and missteps). This is exactly why this is my favorite part of the week: Coffee & Content. So grab your coffee and get ready for some Grade-A content.  First up, our friends over at The Hollywood Reporter sat down for a conversation with two of animations hottest filmmakers, Josh Cooley...

The celebs are prepping with their glam squads and the Dolby Theatre is getting ready for one of Hollywood's biggest nights. That's right - the 92nd Oscars® are right around the corner on Sunday, February 2nd, 2020.  Here at Stage 32, we are thrilled to embark on our 8th Annual Oscars Contest. Every year, we give our community the chance to test their industry knowledge and submit their guesses for the top filmmakers in the industry. Who do you think will go home with the coveted statues this...

Download the ones you find interesting - these links will expire soon! The Writers Guild Awards ceremony will be held on Saturday, February 1st, 2020.    Best Original Screenplay 1917 Written by Sam Mendes & Krysty Wilson-Cairns   Booksmart Written by Emily Halpern & Sarah Haskins and Susanna Fogel and Katie Silberman   Knives Out Written by Rian Johnson   Marriage Story Written by Noah Baumbach   Parasite Written by Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won   Best Adapted...

  “Based on a True Story.” Five very powerful words. But also kind of complicated… Yet, despite the complications and often polarizing reviews when “true stories” debut, there’s no denying there’s something about a “true” story that’s value-added. The voyeurism intrinsic to our psychology is essential to engaging with Narrative, and those five words enhance the marketing, anticipation, and audience experience. Take the decades-long success and spinoffs of Law and Order, which used “ri...