Filmmaking

We've all heard it somewhere. The sentence that grinds the gears of anyone with the dream of working in the entertainment business. You have to live in Los Angeles to make it happen. They say you can only make the relationships you need by being there. They say LA is the only place with enough work to build a career. But they're wrong. And I'm living proof. I've lived nine of the last ten years in Connecticut, and in that time, I've written, directed, produced, production managed and...

As many of you know, since day one, the Stage 32 community has been completely crowdsourced. When we were about to go into beta with the site, I asked 100 people to join, look around, contribute and if they liked what they saw to please invite 5 fellow creative peers to the community. We then asked the same of the people those initial users invited. Within a month or so, we had over 5,000 members in the community resulting in meaningful business relationships and projects being launched. We were...

Our fearless leader, Founder & CEO, Richard Botto was featured on the enormously popular podcast Entertainment Drive Thru hosted by Anna and Dan Zerin. In the nearly 45 minute broadcast Anna, Dan and RB talked about all things industry, including:   The origin of Stage 32 Orson Welles connection to Stage 32 Today’s evolving business, Stage 32 is creating opportunity for free Independent theater scene The importance of collaborating around the world The story of how a writer...

I asked myself, “What are ya gonna do?” You live in Hawaii and you’re making a documentary film in New York City and you want to go to Europe to capture interviews? How can you find a cameraman in Europe? How are you going to raise $7,500 to pay for all this? And how can you begin to get all this lined up? That’s what I was facing back in August 2014. Let’s start with what I did to find an affordable, experienced, European cameraman. I turned to Stage 32 and did a search — cameraman + A...

The Stage 32 3rd Annual Oscar Contest had a record number of entries this year.  Thank you to all who participated. We’ve tallied the results and now it’s time to announce the winners. Not only do we have a 9-way tie for 2nd place (all will receive prizes), but we also have a 27-way tie for 3rd place! Originally we were going to give out prizes to the top 10, but the results were so impressive we've chosen to give out prizes to all the Stage 32 members below. Big congratulations to Jovanni...

Just a reminder that tomorrow is the February 2015 edition of On Stage With RB, a FREE online webinar with our Founder & CEO, Richard Botto. We have opened up the webinar to accomodate 2,000 Stage 32 members and spots are filling fast! RB will be covering some of the latest and greatest site features, speaking to members of the community and spending at least 90 minutes answering questions about the industry, your chosen discipline and just about anything else that's on your mind. Plus, 2 pec...

Stage 32 is proud to annouce one of the coolest and groundbreaking events in our 3 1/2 year history.  After a sold-out theatrical run, we are pleased to announce that Stage 32 will host the exclusive worldwide online release of CUT! co-written and directed by Stage 32 member David Rountree.  David hired over 30 Stage 32 members for the production.  On Thursday, February 26th, the Stage 32 community will be able to watch the film online LIVE from anywhere in the world.  Plus, directly follo...

Mark your calendars! Please join Stage 32 and Robert McKee’s STORY Magazine as we celebrate the release of the February 2015 issue featuring our own Founder & CEO, Richard Botto on the cover. Open to all filmmakers in LA who are Stage 32 members, this is a fun meetup talking about film, writing, producing and all the things we love. In addition, there will be some great Stage 32 giveaways! You don't want to miss out!   Stage 32 & Robert McKee's STORY Magazine February Issue Release...

I remember when I had my epiphany. I was sat slumped on my sofa watching Grey’s Anatomy. It was an episode where Dr. Hunt and the recently demoted Dr. Webber were putting together competing proposals to perform a difficult tumor surgery. While presenting their intentions, acting Chief Shepherd said he felt more comfortable with Hunt’s plan and Webber responded with this: “He doesn’t have a plan, he has an attitude!” And, for a brief moment, I stopped stuffing my face with chocolate. Th...

It’s that time again! Time for the February 2015 edition of On Stage with RB. Every month our Founder & CEO, RB, in a webinar setting goes over the best way to use Stage 32 to help your career. He brings on special guests who work in the industry, such as literary managers and development executives to offer advice to our community. Afterwards, he opens up the floor to you for a live Q&A session about anything and everything in the industry. Best of all, this is FREE, exclusively for Stage 32 me...