Acting

After serving in the Marines and traveling through Europe, North Africa, Asia, and Southeast Asia, I had a story to tell, I just didn’t know how. I’ve since interviewed many men and women, civilians and veterans, who have come across the same issue – there’s a creative bug within, struggling to get out. How do you grab hold of this passion and leverage it to land the career of your dreams? Having now successfully transitioned from the military to being a novelist, screenwriter, and video game...

Here’s What Is Lined Up For The Next Two Weeks: Today, Tuesday July 21st at 1pm PDT Stage 32 Next Level Webinars presents How To Understand, Identify & Secure A Sales Agent. This 90-minute online webinar will be taught by Simon Graham-Clare and Ricky Margolis, Producers and Consultants at Future Films USA who have financed and/or produced over 200 films & TV shows! This webinar is essential for any filmmaker who wants a better understanding of how to obtain distribution and what...

EXT: PARENTS HOUSE-DAY There I stood, with a 3 and a half foot pick-axe in my hands doing what seemed to be an endless landscaping job for my parents when my long time friend and director of our movie Krisha texts me and says we got into Cannes. At this point I'm sure most of you are wondering, Bryan, what the hell were doing landscaping work for after your movie had won a grand Jury award at SXSW in Austin and then got accepted into Cannes? Let me back-track some. In fact, let's go back to...

Today, our Founder & CEO, RB, goes over the #1 reason why actors (and all creatives) don't get their desired results when on social media. And, the answer is probably not what you think. In fact, it's one that will cause you to step back and look in the mirror. In this 6-minute clip (which is part of his Film Courage interview series) RB goes over what mistakes most people make when they are getting no results on social media, the importance of social currency, "giving" and putting your best f...

In January (2015), I submitted myself through an online casting site for the role of 'Johnna Monevata' in The Rep's upcoming August: Osage County (Tracy Letts), lead by Creative Director Robert Hupp. In late January, I received an email from The Rep for my audition in the city, which was held during New York City snow blizzard #77! There’s nothing like the stress of it being freezing cold outside and having to be “on” after getting snowed on right before you walk in the door. I auditioned on a...

When I was in high school I saw “Field of Dreams.” It was one of those films that really moved me and at the time I didn’t quite understand why. I had lost my father at an early age so I definitely identified with Ray's (Kevin Costner) pain and longing but the message of the film struck me on an ever deeper level that I at the time couldn’t identify. It wasn’t until years later that I would decipher why the very last scene in the film would always bring me to tears. It wasn’t u...

Nothing beats the art of brilliant filmmaking. Fortunately over the last couple of weeks we at Stage 32 had the opportunity to view remarkable filmmaking at the 68th Annual Cannes Film Festival. Our good friends over at Film4 had four films in Competition this year including Justin Kurzel’s Macbeth and Paolo Sorrentino’s Youth, Yorgos Lanthimos's The Lobster (which was awarded the Jury Prize), and Todd Haynes' Carol (which Rooney Mara won Best Actress). They have a remarkable talent for working...

Oddly enough, I consider myself a survivor. Not of the Holocaust, or of the dreaded C word, or an horrific accident, or a natural disaster, or a substance addiction. No, my survival is of the intangible kind. I have survived my own childhood. I have finally, at fifty-two, freed myself from a demon given to me at birth by my mother. This demon’s name is Rejection, and she has stopped me my entire life at every turn. I am able now to experience joy in my own insanity because she and I are intim...

A year ago, I moved to the big NYC and was a bit overwhelmed. I’m sure you’ve been there too. New to the city and you don’t know anyone. Anyone you do know is well immersed in his or her own lives and you’re just… there. Staring up at the buildings, thinking, “Where the heck do I begin?” That’s when I first signed up with Stage 32. I didn’t realize at first how valuable this community of creators was until recently when I really started to explore the forums and the other features that Stage...

After 30 years as a working actor, in all facets of the business, the one concept I’ve retained, or rather the one lesson I’ve had to constantly remind myself of, and still do to this day, is this: the only thing you have any control over in this crazy industry is getting better at your craft. All the other stuff, casting directors, agents, managers, “what I think they see me doing”, “what I should do to get noticed”, etc. is all beyond your control. And in my opinion the portal to any form of...