Inspirational

After serving in the Marines and traveling through Europe, North Africa, Asia, and Southeast Asia, I had a story to tell, I just didn’t know how. I’ve since interviewed many men and women, civilians and veterans, who have come across the same issue – there’s a creative bug within, struggling to get out. How do you grab hold of this passion and leverage it to land the career of your dreams? Having now successfully transitioned from the military to being a novelist, screenwriter, and video game...

EXT: PARENTS HOUSE-DAY There I stood, with a 3 and a half foot pick-axe in my hands doing what seemed to be an endless landscaping job for my parents when my long time friend and director of our movie Krisha texts me and says we got into Cannes. At this point I'm sure most of you are wondering, Bryan, what the hell were doing landscaping work for after your movie had won a grand Jury award at SXSW in Austin and then got accepted into Cannes? Let me back-track some. In fact, let's go back to...

Today, our Founder & CEO, RB, goes over the #1 reason why actors (and all creatives) don't get their desired results when on social media. And, the answer is probably not what you think. In fact, it's one that will cause you to step back and look in the mirror. In this 6-minute clip (which is part of his Film Courage interview series) RB goes over what mistakes most people make when they are getting no results on social media, the importance of social currency, "giving" and putting your best f...

For those of you who have been on this site for a while, watch the On Stage With RB webcasts, or know me personally, you've surely heard me speak of my love for personal stories and, therefore, my love for documentaries. As I've said many times in the past, the most nourishing thing a creative can receive is support. It's the foundation on which this site was built. For any creative the process of getting your project made can be challenging. But being a creative with a disability presents eve...

We are thrilled to announce that the June 2015 edition of the On Stage With RB broadcast is now available to watch On Demand! In this jam-packed over 3-hour broadcast, RB had on 2 special guests. Timothy Andrew Edwards is one of the most diverse and accomplished Composers and Music Supervisors working in entertainment today. He has over 75 credits in Feature Film and Network Television, including two Emmy award-winning shows. And, in RB's almost 30-minute interview, Timothy goes over the 3 mos...

Stage 32 3.0 presents a cleaner, sleeker, more manageable posting interface along with easier navigation so you can find and utilize all the resources and features the site has to offer. While there’s plenty to explore (and more on the way), we thought we would cover 2 areas of the site that have been updated or modified. This will offer some clarity on the purpose of each section and how best to use the site: 1 – Main Menu Bar Home Your Home page now has a completely...

In January (2015), I submitted myself through an online casting site for the role of 'Johnna Monevata' in The Rep's upcoming August: Osage County (Tracy Letts), lead by Creative Director Robert Hupp. In late January, I received an email from The Rep for my audition in the city, which was held during New York City snow blizzard #77! There’s nothing like the stress of it being freezing cold outside and having to be “on” after getting snowed on right before you walk in the door. I auditioned on a...

When I was in high school I saw “Field of Dreams.” It was one of those films that really moved me and at the time I didn’t quite understand why. I had lost my father at an early age so I definitely identified with Ray's (Kevin Costner) pain and longing but the message of the film struck me on an ever deeper level that I at the time couldn’t identify. It wasn’t until years later that I would decipher why the very last scene in the film would always bring me to tears. It wasn’t u...

At the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, Stage 32 had the 2nd largest attended panel at the Marche du Film next to Netflix! Our fearless leader, RB, and managing director Amanda Toney spoke about crowdsourcing and the importance of using social media as a filmmaker to a packed pavilion where over 300 people attended! Following Stage 32's standing-room only panel, RB sat down with Cineuropa, founded by industry veteran Domenico La Porta to chat some more. In this video, RB goes over: More abo...

***Update - we are grateful beyond words for those who've contributed to the IndieWire article. Please show your support. If you haven't left a comment on the article we ask that you please do so here.*** At the 2015 Cannes Film Festival Stage 32 sat down with legendary and iconic Hollywood journalist Anne Thompson who writes the immensely popular column "Thompson on Hollywood" for IndieWire. Anne's pedigree is nothing short of spectacular having scribed for Variety, The Hollywood Reporter,...