Filmmaking

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...

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...

I grew up in a crofting and fishing family in the village of Lochinver in the Scottish Highlands. It’s opposite the Summer Isles (the setting for The Wicker Man). You can’t help but be moved by the rugged landscape. Every hillock and glen has a Gaelic story. Sure, there's water kelpies (shape-shifting spirits) and huge black dogs with eyes like peat fires that haunt bogs and lochs, but it’s also the land of Dolly the Sheep and John Logie Baird! I started off my artistic journey painting and sc...

It’s an honor and a privilege to be asked to write a blog on this forum with esteemed professionals across the globe visiting this popular and ever-growing site. I am probably the first Native American that has been asked to do this on Stage 32 and hopefully, many others will follow. So if this is the case, then I feel an additional sense of pride and responsibility to be able to convey something that is perhaps useful or informational. Most of the time I shy away from talking about myself,...

Last month, the awesome owners of Film Courage came to the Stage 32 offices to interview our CEO, RB Botto. The wide ranging, over 3-hour interview covered a plethora of subjects including screenwriting, filmmaking, acting, distribution, indiefilm, the state or the industry, crowdfunding, crowdsourcing, social media, and networking in person, online and outside of LA to name a few.   Film Courage has begun releasing the interview in segments and we're happy to announce that we'll be bringing...

Once upon a time, many years ago when I was an upcoming young actress, I was watching a television talk show interview with the famous comedian Carol Burnett, who was asked about her early years in the business. She pointed out that in those days, the network executives kept her show on the air because they felt that it was good and that she would eventually succeed, which she did magnificently. “But now,” she said, “ratings are all-important, and a show that is slow to win an audience is quickl...

At the TriBeCa Film Festival 2015, Stage 32 paired up with Film Interchange for a fantastic Filmmakers Lounge. During the evening, we had two excellent panels on using social media as a filmmaker and crowdsourcing & crowdfunding your film, which included industry executives from Stage 32, Film Interchange, Indiegogo and Seed & Spark on the panels. Over 400 Stage 32 members RSVPed for the event and it was a smashing success. However, we know not everyone was able to attend our Filmmakers Lounge...

Those of you who have been around the site for a while know that Orson Welles and Citizen Kane played a significant role in why I named the platform Stage 32. (For those unfamiliar with the history, you can read all about it here. May 6th would have been the iconic filmmaker’s 100th birthday. As a result, Welles has been front and center in the news this past week.Besides a special tribute and screening of a new 4K version of The Third Man at Cannes (as well as other screenings across the glob...

Last month, the awesome owners of Film Courage came to the Stage 32 offices to interview our CEO, RB Botto. The wide ranging, over 3-hour interview covered a plethora of subjects including screenwriting, filmmaking, acting, distribution, indiefilm, the state or the industry, crowdfunding, crowdsourcing, social media, and networking in person, online and outside of LA to name a few. Film Courage has begun releasing the interview in segments and we're happy to announce that we'll be bringing th...

Stage 32 Recognized as a Leader in the Convergence of Entertainment and Tech at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival It is with great honor that I announce today that Stage 32 has been invited by the Cannes Film Festival Marché du Film to present its online platform as a leader in the convergence of entertainment and tech at the festival’s NEXT Pavilion. Stage 32 has also been invited to participate in the festival’s NEXT Program speaking on crowdsourcing, the importance of social media for today’s fi...