Filmmaking

We're looking forward to meeting and mingling with our Stage 32 members in and around the London area! Join us as we partner with the 26th Annual Raindance Film Festival for an exciting week of events. To start, we've arranged a huge perk for Stage 32 members - If you'd like to get full Raindance Film Festival passes you can get 20% off your badge price! Go to https://www.raindance.org/courses/raindance-film-festival-passes/ Use code: stage32pass Get 20%, just like that! Here's what t...

Happy Sunday, everyone.  Time for another edition of Coffee & Content. First up, a look at developing characters with Aaron Sorkin.  Sorkin has created some of the most memorable and beloved characters of the last 20 years (tell me you don't know everything about every single West Wing character).  Whether working with fictional characters or those actually roaming the earth (The Social Network, Molly's Game) few writers are able to imbibe their characters with as much detail, nuance and defin...

Man, you guys brought the goods to the table.  I mean, you had me riled up and as passionate as I've been in a long time.  I'm grateful...seriously. Hundreds of you attended my live AMA (Ask Me Anything) last week.  What was supposed to be an hour of me answering your questions quickly turned into two hours of spirited, inspiring, and motivating craft and industry talk. From acting to screenwriting to filmmaking.  From film producing to film finance to attaching talent.  From making valuable...

Music Composer, Musician, and Sound Designer Michael Hobe has been on set with other talented crew members with films like: The Dark Knight, Sherlock Holmes (1 & 2), Inception, Rango, Pirates of the Caribbean IV, and The Dark Knight Rises. Being on set of these massive productions has taught him a number of things, including the plus side of keeping up with all that the Digital Age has to offer us.Michael caught up with us at the Stage 32 offices to talk about why filmmakers need to embrace and...

“If you always do what you’ve always done, you will always get what you have always got.” – Henry Ford Actors are incredible humans. Compared to most, actors are often more personable and open. They feel freer than most to access their feelings and emotions. These incredibly brave souls tend to be more in touch with their inner child. They have courage. The majority of them are sensitive and more vulnerable than the average person, yet they dive into a profession where they subject themselves...

Happy Sunday, Creative Army.  Time for another edition of Coffee & Content. First up, an oldie, but a goodie from FAST Screenplay.  This is a video I've seen referenced and debated often titled The 3 Fundamental Problems of Screenwriting Development.  I have a feeling this one will dredge up many opinions.  In the vein of Madonna, feel free to express yourself in the comments. Next up, our friends at wolfcrow take a look at the filmmaking and cinematography techniques within the beautifully...

Okay, by now most of us have heard about the pictures of actor Geoffrey Owens working at Trader Joe's that went viral. Many people attempted to shame Owens, completely misunderstanding that an actors life isn't just "one level" or one status, nor is the job a money-making-machine. There are many levels of acting (and writing and filmmaking), some of which require the creative to work other jobs outside of what viewers see on TV. Yet the general public doesn't understand that. Your side job...

  I’m honored to announce that Stage 32 has been named as the official film networking and education platform of the American Film Market for the 3rd year in a row. As you know, we're big supporters of AFM, not only for all they do to connect producers, financiers and distributors all over the world, but for the progressive nature of how they program their panels and workshops. Head Honcho, Jonathan Wolf, truly has his finger on the pulse of what's happening in the independent film scene...

Over the past few years, we here at Stage 32 have been thrilled to be recognized throughout the industry as the leaders in online film craft and business education. This past spring, we joined forces with Cannes to help provide education throughout the festival. November will be our 3rd straight year as the official education partner of AFM. And last month, we joined forces with one of the most prestigious, and one of the few Oscar qualifying short film festivals in the land, Hollyshorts, as not...

When writer, director, and producer Alex Ferrari created the website and podcast Indie Film Hustle, he did it knowing that the "hustle" is what it's all about. Alex has been in the film industry for over twenty years, working on over 1000 feature films, shorts, commercials, music videos, network promos, documentaries, and webisodes. His own personal films have been screened in 500+ film festivals around the world.  Alex also recently directed On the Corner of Ego and Desire which features our...