Inspirational

You can't do that! That won't work! You must do it this way! No doubt you've been told "no" a time or two if you've ever done anything in the moviemaking business. I sure have. Way too many times for my liking. I'm not sure it ever gets any easier to hear. Luckily for myself, no matter how painful or demoralizing it may be at the time of a particular rejection, I've been able to brush it off and eventually forget about it or sometimes, even turn it into extra motivation. Typically when someone...

I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Ajay Jhaveri, founder of Headshot Café, for a wide ranging interview regarding Stage 32's origins, what the site has to offer creatives from around the world, and the present and future plans for the community. Before we get to the video, my thanks to the multi-talented actor, writer, producer, Christian Meoli, for his comprehensive coverage of Stage 32 - and yours truly - for Yahoo Entertainment and Yahoo Tech. You can read Christian's article...

As an actor for the last 50 years, I've decided to talk to my Stage 32 family about deciding. Today I decided to open a blank Word document and write some stuff for this article. Next to me is the cup of coffee I decided to brew and sip. Yum. In show business, and particularly the movie business, I see the decisions people make all day long. Today I begin shooting a new film, because the writer/director decided to help out his DP friend with a small script in order to test a new camera from a ma...

Some weekend reading. Our CEO, Richard Botto, was recently interviewed by Stage 32 member Melissa Smith. RB touches on a number of subjects, from the history and future of 32 to why filmmakers and producers need to hone their marketing skills if they want to find success. Check out the interview here: Stage 32: The Inspired and Inspiring Enjoy and have a terrific weekend. - The Stage 32 Staff

What if you could have the ear of someone with decades of experience in the film industry? A Golden Globe winner...An Academy Award nominee. What would you ask him? What knowledge would you hope to gain? Well, this is your chance. Actor extraordinaire, and one of my favorite performers of all time, Terence Stamp, has graciously agreed to a Q&A with Stage 32. And here's the rub: You get to ask the questions. With over 70 credits to his name in a career spanning 6 decades, Terence has...

I love technology. Without it, I'd be unemployable. I'm a software developer, more precisely a back end developer. I write code that ties a front end or what we call the presentation layer to some form of business logic or middle tier, which then in turn saves its data to a data store - also known as a database - though it could be a flat file, xml document, or what not. What does any of this have to do with film making? One of the things that attracted me to screenwriting was the syntax...

I'd like to thank all of you who have written or left comments regarding my interview with Indie Source magazine. Many of you have expressed some technical issues using the viewer and have asked if we could post PDFs of the article. And to that we say, "Yes we can". "Mr. Stage 32 With Richard Botto" - Indie Source Magazine [PDF] To view a PDF copy of the entire Summer issue of Indie Source click here. My thanks to Executive Editor, Chris Parker, for making this possible. Enjoy......

Our CEO, Richard Botto, is featured on the cover of the latest issue of Indie Source Magazine. Our thanks to Indie Source Executive Editor and Stage 32 member Chris Parker for his generosity and for making this possible. To read the interview (starting on page 14) please click here. As always, RB is available for questions or remarks in the comments section below.

Unmotivated. Lazy. Creatively constipated. Is this you? It happens to all of us. We're all overworked, underpaid, overwhelmed, and under-appreciated. From time to time, this stew of exhaustion can cause us creative types to lose focus and drive, and our artistic engines can stall. BUT, there is good news. It is called a solution. I write this because I have been dealing with my own creative exhaustion. Let me back up. Three years ago, I had a low budget concept about a guy locked in...

Literary agent and Stage 32 member, Babz Bitela, hosts an outstanding podcast for screenwriters called Babz Buzz. As entertaining as it is informative, Babz's show is a must listen for screenwriters of all proficiencies. Whether it's tips on honing your craft, breaking down the beat points of successful scripts, or discussing what's selling and why, no one has their finger on the pulse of the screenwriting community like Babz. On her most recent podcast, Babz was kind enough to not only spea...