Screenwriting

Happy Sunday, everyone. And Happy Father's Day to all fathers and father figures across the globe! Hope you're day is off to a fantastic start and that you've been active, contributing, and making those invaluable connections during Introduce Yourself Weekend. Don't miss out, there's still 24 hours to go! As if that wasn't enough to motivate you, here's another edition of Coffee & Content. When we talk with the executives who work with us through Stage 32 Script Services about the main issue...

Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street? Or at least some of its history on how the show challenged racism in the late 60's and early 70's? There's no question that the children's television show was a front runner when it came to diverse casting and cultural education. Author Anne Harrington digs into how it came to light. It took a group of men, unlike any other group of it's kind, to change the face of television.   “Episodes featured a strong black male role model (Gordon, a sch...

There are those who answer the call of duty by joining the military, becoming a doctor, or pastor or something else noble. Like me, there are those insane enough to work in the entertainment business. Even crazier, some actually thrive in it and enjoy it. Well, mostly. But once you are in it and experiencing the reality of the challenge of making a consistent living, one can’t help but think, “What in the world am I doing?” I am not exactly sure when I heard the call to join the circus of Hol...

Catchy title, right? But it is the honest, simple truth. There are only two roads that lead to success in getting your film made. Love or money. No matter how you slice it, it comes down to those two.   What's Love Got to Do With It? If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me to fund their passion project, well, I wouldn’t be writing this blog post. I’d be off making a movie. Perhaps the biggest CATCH-22 of the industry is how to get funded, right? One of the first questi...

We are excited to be working with AT&T this year on AT&T SHAPE being held at Warner Bros. Studios in Los Angeles on June 22-23, 2018. SHAPE is an immersive event that explores the convergence of technology and entertainment. You can discover how the future of content creation and distribution will usher in new audience experiences. Get inspired by visionary speakers, and experience interactive exhibits from promising start-ups and industry leaders at Warner Bros. Studios backlots. Plus, the best...

Happy Sunday, Creative Army.  Let's jump right in to another edition of Coffee & Content. First up, for my money, the screenplay for The Social Network is up there with some of the greats of the last decade.  In our first video, the good folks at Behind the Curtain break it down and go to the source to take a look at why it all works so well. Next up, Variety is back with their Actors on Actors series.  This time around it's the great Michelle Williams and Patricia Clarkson talking about the...

A few weeks back, I shared a link to an article where screenwriter Emily Carmichael whipped out a sci-fi scene in only seven minutes. If you took the time to watch it, you saw how a seasoned screenwriter builds a scene in a way that is certainly not linear. So now let's look at something different. Today, we're going to look at how to write a fight scene in five minutes. In the video below, watch screenwriter/producer SC Lannom write a fight scene from scratch on StudioBinder.   Watch Th...

Global writers often ask: Is there a U.S. market for foreign screenwriters? Stage 32 CEO Richard "RB" Botto offers a free webinar called 'Ask me Anything' on Stage 32. During the webinar, this screenwriter and actor fields questions from Stage 32 members to help them on their own creative journey. In this particular AMA, he and Director of Script Services at Stage 32, Jason Mirch, answers the question: How does a writer outside of the states break into the US market? The answer may surprise...

In my inaugural Stage 32 blog, entitled Reality Checks from an Inspirational Cripple, I discuss the extent and the price of my insight into film development. For the sake of brevity (hah!), let me say here that I was a Development Executive for nearly a decade, that I’m now working as a screenwriter on some high-profile projects, and that I’m building a film company with the support of many of independent Hollywood’s best and brightest. Just as the title of that first Stage 32 blog suggests, I’v...

Good morning Stage 32 Creative Family! Not only are we kicking off another Monday, we are kicking off the month of June with a big recap of all the success our members have had in May. There is a lot for our members to be excited about! In the month of May, Christina Pamies - the Grand Prize Winner of our 5th Annual New Blood Contest - was signed by the leading management & production company Good Fear, through Stage 32. She has since met with uber-producers Chris Bender and Jake Weiner who a...