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Read The 2024 Oscar-Nominated Screenplays

Hey Stage 32ers!  The 96th annual Academy Awards are scheduled to air live on ABC on Sunday, March 10, from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Oscar nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay were announced on January 23. Check out the trailers for the nominated scripts below and email success@stage32.com with the subject line "OSCARS 2024" to receive your free PDF downloads. BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY NOMINEES ANATOMY OF A FALL THE HOLDOVERS MAESTRO...

Emily J
Emily J
a year ago
Read The 2024 Oscar-Nominated Screenplays

Coffee & Content: Do These Stars Remember Their First Audition?

Happy Sunday, Creative Army! Have you had a creative weekend so far? I have some content here for you that is sure to get the creative juices flowing, so grab your coffee, and let's dive in. First up, in this video from Vanity Fair, some of today's most well-known and critically-acclaimed stars answer viewers' burning questions. While entertaining, this video shows us both how unique and similar everyone's journey is to the top.  Next up, in this video from the Writers' Guild Foundation, y...

Coffee & Content: Do These Stars Remember Their First Audition?

Success Quest: How To Fulfill Your Creative Dreams

“Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, magic and power in it. Begin it now.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe   Do you love what you’re doing? If you could change anything, from the tiniest wiggle to the largest adjustment, what would you do? Would you keep forging ahead for the dream du jour? Or would you modify, skew slightly left, and leave the beaten path entirely? What will it take for you to pursue your dream? As a child, I dreamed of being an artist. If I...

Success Quest: How To Fulfill Your Creative Dreams

7 Resources Every Screenwriter Should Know About

We all need a little help, every now and then. One of the greatest things about being a writer is that there are so many tools out there designed to help us. The problem is, people don’t know they exist. When you’re a writer, you have to be a Jack (or Jill) of many trades and learn not just about writing, but about editing, and the business itself. It’s all part of honing our craft. And while, at times, the task may seem daunting, I’ve discovered a lot of online resources that I’ve found to...

7 Resources Every Screenwriter Should Know About

Coffee & Content: In The Screening Room With Martin Scorcese And Leonardo DiCaprio

Happy Sunday, Creative Army! First, congratulations to all of you who have already participated in our monthly Introduce Yourself Weekend! Thousands of connections have been made between entertainment creatives and professionals from around the globe. Whether you are a long-time member or brand new to Stage 32, take a moment to pop over to the Introduce Yourself Lounge and say hello before the end of the weekend. First up, in this video from Letterboxd, Oscar winners Martin Scorsese and Leon...

Coffee & Content: In The Screening Room With Martin Scorcese And Leonardo DiCaprio

Announcing the 3rd Annual Romantic Comedy Screenwriting Contest

In a classic romantic comedy, two unlikely individuals find themselves entangled in a series of humorous and endearing mishaps as they navigate the unpredictable journey of love, ultimately discovering that true happiness lies in each other's company. All-time classics like SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE and NOTTING HILL remind us of the lengths to which we'll go for true love, while saccharine love stories like WHEN HARRY MET SALLY and YOU'VE GOT MAIL remind us that love is sometimes just around the corn...

David Abrookin
David Abrookin
a year ago
Announcing the 3rd Annual Romantic Comedy Screenwriting Contest

Coffee & Content: 'Maestro' Cinematographer Breaks Down Emotional Single-Shot Scene

Happy Sunday, Creative Army! Have you had a creative weekend so far? I have some content here for you that is sure to get the creative juices flowing, so grab your coffee, and let's dive in. First up, in this video from Variety, MAESTRO cinematographer Matty Libatique looks at the emotional Thanksgiving fight scene in the film, done in a single shot. The original plan was not for the scene to be done in a single shot, but Libatique gives an interesting look at how his conversations with dire...

Coffee & Content: 'Maestro' Cinematographer Breaks Down Emotional Single-Shot Scene

How Stage 32 Script Services Make You A Better Writer

For the last few years, I have been working on my screenplay, THE POSTCARD. It is based on the true story of my Great Grandparents, and all I wanted to do was write a little thing about their story that wouldn't take too long. I thought around a 20 to 30-minute short... Two years later, I'm still writing it. The postcard my Great Grandfather Harry sent to my Great Grandmother Rebecca from the Titanic in 1912. I was doing okay, but as I was writing it, I found that if I was going to say...

Rosalind Winton
Rosalind Winton
a year ago
How Stage 32 Script Services Make You A Better Writer

Announcing The 1st Annual Ultimate Logline Contest

Hey, Creative Army! Stage 32's Logline Contest isn't just BACK, it's BIGGER and BETTER than ever with the 1st Annual Stage 32 Ultimate Logline Contest! Every major player in Hollywood routinely hears hundreds of ideas and makes quick decisions based on loglines. This single sentence dictates the uniqueness of the project, shows the bones of your story’s structure, and both your “vision” and “voice” as a writer. You need to boil down your entire narrative, your protagonist’s journey, the obstac...

Pat Alexander
Pat Alexander
a year ago
Announcing The 1st Annual Ultimate Logline Contest

Coffee & Content: Directors On Directors - Ari Aster & Yorgos Lanthimos

Happy Sunday, Creative Army! Have you had a creative weekend so far? I have some content here for you that is sure to get the creative juices flowing, so grab your coffee, and let's dive in. First up, in this video from Variety, acclaimed directors Ari Aster (BEAU IS AFRAID) and Yorgos Lanthimos (POOR THINGS) sit down to discuss their respective films. They tackle inspiration, originality, adaptation, and more, giving great insight into how these two artists approach storytelling. Next up,...

Coffee & Content: Directors On Directors - Ari Aster & Yorgos Lanthimos
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