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Remote Directing: The only 100% Safe Production in a Pandemic is 100% Remote Production — So here’s how I’ve been doing it. Like a lot of people in the Film/TV world, I lost my industry job in March. Although many productions have started back up or moved to other countries, I remain in Los Angeles on a pretty tight lockdown. I found myself teaching remotely and trying to figure out what to do next, but with the infection rates on the constant rise, most media production seemed out of the ques...

Forward momentum may well be the most coveted yet elusive commodity in the film and television industry. How do you get traction? How do you get noticed? How do you "work with what you've got"? Our heads can swirl with so much seemingly unknown. What can be worse is when that worry meets doubt, fear, and despair. Luckily, at Stage 32, we're not about the worry. We're all about the work! If you can't find what you're looking for in one of our blogs, one of our upcoming or past webinars, or the...

    CLICK HERE to Watch my AFM Announcement Video!     I'm thrilled to announce today that for the 5th straight year, Stage 32 and the American Film Market have joined forces to bring new opportunities and access to attendees of America's largest film market. Stage 32 is proud to continue to be the official Networking and Education partner of the AFM and this year is extra special. For the first time, the AFM has gone virtual.   So what does that mean for you?   More access and oppor...

Actors, Writers, Creators - Now is your time! After winning a bid to write and produce a five part low budget series for a client - the pandemic hit. Sets were shut down, and even when they started to come back, the cost of operating a safe set was way out of our budget. So I had to get creative. I came up with a plan for filming, without putting myself or others at risk, and executed it through delivery. Spoiler alert - you’re going to have to learn how to do a lot more departments roles. But...

Last year’s Polish films, TV shows and entertainment industry developed quite fast – leading world film companies buy Polish films or even remake them, polish actors and directors become famous, and popular abroad. No matter where you are in the world, it is essential to know what types of content work in different markets in hopes to procure the coveted "international audience" that big studio movies chase. To illustrate the Polish entertainment market, I decided to analyze the way of Polish...

Stage 32 is proud to continue our partnership with Raindance Film Festival for the 5th year in a row! This year, Raindance is going virtual with an impressive lineup of features, shorts, and documentaries from amazing filmmakers all over the world. While we are sad we cannot all come together in London to celebrate these amazing and talented filmmakers, but we are thrilled to partner with Raindance to highlight global talent virtually from the comfort and safety of our own homes.  To check out...

Hey there. This is awkward. You don’t know me (more than likely). But I know you. I kinda studied you… mainly because you’re me. You have been at this thing we call “the industry” or “writing” or “film-making” or “storytelling” for somewhere between 8-30 years and you still have to answer the question, “You worked on anything I’ve seen?” with the answer, “Probably not.” I even wrote a book about you. (Seriously.) It’s called Working Artists: A Middle-Class Artists Survival Guideand, no, you do...

Happy Haunting Season Stage 32! With Halloween just around the corner and pumpkin flavored everything on the shelves of Trader Joe's I saw it fit to bring you Coffee & Content: Halloween edition. Today's content is jam-packed with tips and tricks for taking your horror projects to the next level. Grab your piping hot PSL (or some black coffee) and let's dive in.  First up, the editing wizards over at Cinecom.net have curated a quick and easy guide to three haunting visual and practical effec...

Happy Saturday Stage 32! As many of you may know, I host an Instagram LIVE every week on @stage32online highlighting some amazing Stage 32 members from all over the world. We cover everything from how to run a remote voice over studio to how to master the art of a director/composer relationship. Recently, I had the supreme pleasure of chatting with two crazytown talented and hardworking women who shared some amazing and inspiration tips and tricks about building lasting careers in the entertai...

Hey, my Stage 32 Community! I hope you are finding ways to stay creative and productive! October is almost over, 2020 is almost over, and hopefully your projects are wrapping up as well! Whatever creative lifeline you have delved into – whether a podcast, a screenplay, an acting class, a COVID-safe production, or even one of Stage 32’s Labs – I hope you’ve reached a satisfying stopping place! So, what’s next? Does your script need a revision? Or maybe it’s time to submit it to a contest? Wh...