Screenwriting

I’ve only been with Stage 32 for a few weeks, but I’ve already connected with a lot of great people. This is an amazing site that leads to great opportunities in the industry. I absolutely love it here and I would like to thank Andre Corrales for inviting me to write this blog. I left school at 16 and went straight into the workplace. I didn't want to go into further into education, because I had been relentlessly bullied my whole school life and I couldn't face studying any longer. At school,...

When Stage 32 invited me to write a blog about screenwriting, I thought, “what better way to share my story and advice than by interviewing myself?” So... cue opening music and FADE IN: Screenwriting Blogger Self: Marla, what drew you into the world of screenwriting? Marla J. Hayes: The first movie I ever saw. I must've been around 12 when my parents took me to see The Sound of Music. The opening vista made my jaw drop. I was glued to my seat. I wanted to make the same things happen with m...

We're celebrating the One Year Anniversary of On Stage With RB (where has the time gone?) and we have a killer show in store for our members! Joining RB is special guest Jon Sperry, World Renowned Acting, Voice, Dialect and Accent Reduction Coach who has coached such actors as Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Rodrigo Santoro, Sofia Vergara, Zoe Saldana, Russell Crowe, Matt Dillon and Harvey Keitel! Jon and RB will be talking all things industry! Plus, RB will also have on Jake Detharidge, who is cur...

We've probably all heard the famous Robert Frost quote, "Two roads diverged in a wood, I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference." The road less traveled, by its very nature, can at times be a lonely road. And yet, it’s also an adventure. Yet you and I have chosen this road for our own individual (read: warped) reasons. We skip happily along some days, and we sit and swat at the flies on other days. I can say that I came late to this path in life, writing my fi...

Two weeks later, we celebrated over cocktails. I had the opportunity to rub elbows with a few of the exec judges, the two other finalists and the fine folks of Stage 32. I met two fantastic producers I’m privileged to call mentors. I’m currently collaborating with one of them on a short film I will direct in June starring Danny Trejo, the one and only! I’ll be sure to post crew positions soon on Stage 32!   \ Stage 32, execs, and the finalists celebrating at the cocktail party of the Stag...

It just dawned on me. The end of April will mark my four-year anniversary since my pilgrimage to Los Angeles. Like most folks, my first year was learning the real ropes in the industry – mostly through trial and error. Although I served as a busy producer at a TV station in Savannah, Georgia with a Journalism & Mass Communications degree from USC (the University of South Carolina – sorry, not sorry Trojans), there was nothing at that time which could prepare me for Southern California’s entert...

RB was on the highly popular podcast Entrepreneur On Fire hosted by John Lee Dumas and it is jam-packed with great advice! It's important for every creative to treat their career like an entrepreneur. This free podcast will help you, as a creative, apply some practical entrepreneurial tips to your career. RB talks about the first 60 minutes of your day, mentors, motivation, mistakes and successes - you don't want to miss it! "The only bet in life that's worth taking, in a lot of ways...

If only I had a nickel for each time someone at a bar found out I was a writer and told me, “Hey, my life would make a great movie!” I would be rich. Everyone has a story. But so few take the time to write it down and show the due diligence to publish it. That’s why I’m here… to show you how to become a published author. Let me take you back to my late 20’s… chasing a dream in 1998… having an epic, supernatural screenplay that could tentpole a studio… right in my back pocke...

    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...

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...