Inspirational

Officer or enlisted, active duty or the Reserves, by signing your name on that government document, you served your country. Through that service, you gain advantages over your civilian counterparts. Here are 5 of them that are pretty darn important when it comes to screenwriting: 1. It was Against the Law for You to Fail in the Military You signed a government contract that held you legally responsible, on a federal level, to not screw up. You couldn’t just quit because you were having a bad...

Happy Sunday Creative Army! Last weekend, we hosted our monthly introduce yourself weekend, and I want to personally say thank you for engaging in the most exciting one yet! We welcomed hundreds of brand new creatives to Stage 32, and exchanged warm regards with long-time members. Join the conversation anytime in the Stage 32 Lounge! Your next amazing connection is waiting for you right now.  Now, without further adieu, I hope you have your coffee in hand and are ready for this week's dose o...

When you are a creative entertainment professional, you never know when inspiration might spark your next film. If you have ever had the pleasure of attending a film festival, you are undoubtedly familiar with the live-wire electricity that flows through festival screenings. The energy and inspiration are so tangible, you feel like you can literally walk right out of the theatre and start filming your next movie! Well, in the case of our fearless leader, Stage 32's CEO Richard "RB" Botto and f...

Back in October, I sat in my chair and started a journey that really put a lot of things perspective. It was an adventure I never really thought much about. I love music - it’s in my blood. So, when I stumbled on the 21 Days of VGM challenge a while ago, I thought “Oh, I got this.” Making music every day isn’t so bad. Easy. However, I got a rude awakening. It seems simple right? Sit down, get some notation paper or open your DAW and make about 16 bars of music every day and to be honest, it wa...

In 92 years of Academy Awards, only twelve foreign films have been nominated for the coveted "Best Picture" award. However, two of those films, Roma and Parasite, were in the past two years. Now, more than ever, America is looking to the rest of the world for amazing cinema.  Bong Joon-Ho, director of the 2020 Best Picture nominated Korean film Parasite announced in his Golden Globe award speech “once you overcome the one-inch-tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more a...

NEW YEAR, NEW YOU! Wishing you all an abundant New Year filled with love, joy, and success! Twenty days into the New Year, I’ve taken stock of where I’ve been, where I am right now and where I want to be. I have decided that lamenting the past and worrying about the future is a huge waste of time and being a septuagenarian, one does not have the luxury of squandering a moment. That made me think about my relationships with family, friends, and colleagues. Doors will remain open to family, n...

Good morning Creative Army! We are already well into 2020, I hope everyone's year is off to a creative and productive start. As filmmakers, we always want to be learning from our fellow filmmakers' successes (and missteps). This is exactly why this is my favorite part of the week: Coffee & Content. So grab your coffee and get ready for some Grade-A content.  First up, our friends over at The Hollywood Reporter sat down for a conversation with two of animations hottest filmmakers, Josh Cooley...

Download the ones you find interesting - these links will expire soon! The Writers Guild Awards ceremony will be held on Saturday, February 1st, 2020.    Best Original Screenplay 1917 Written by Sam Mendes & Krysty Wilson-Cairns   Booksmart Written by Emily Halpern & Sarah Haskins and Susanna Fogel and Katie Silberman   Knives Out Written by Rian Johnson   Marriage Story Written by Noah Baumbach   Parasite Written by Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won   Best Adapted...

  “Based on a True Story.” Five very powerful words. But also kind of complicated… Yet, despite the complications and often polarizing reviews when “true stories” debut, there’s no denying there’s something about a “true” story that’s value-added. The voyeurism intrinsic to our psychology is essential to engaging with Narrative, and those five words enhance the marketing, anticipation, and audience experience. Take the decades-long success and spinoffs of Law and Order, which used “ri...

Read the screenplay nominees for the 2020 Oscars®.Download the ones you find interesting - these links will expire soon!The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, February 9, 2020. Best Adapted Screenplay    The Irishman Written by Steven Zaillian   Jojo Rabbit Written by Taika Waititi   Joker Written by Todd Phillips & Scott Silver   Little Women Written by Greta Gerwig   The Two Popes Written by Anthony McCarten    ...