Success Stories

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...

It's been an incredible week and a half here on Stage 32 for a number of members of our remarkably talented community. In the past 10 days a director in Amsterdam was hired by a producer in New York, a Director and a DP met on Stage 32 and are in post production on a film starring Ed Asner and Danny Trejo, three writers were signed, two scripts were picked up and 1 script received a green light and will go into production next month!  These success stories were accomplished from networking, t...

Welcome to the first weekend of 2015, everyone, and a very Happy New Year to you all. Due to travel and time constraints, there is no Weekend Blog this week. Instead, I thought it would be a great time to discuss and share our plans and goals for the coming year. Some of what I am planning on accomplishing in 2015 includes writing 2 scripts, completing my crowdsourcing book for Focal Press, dipping my toes back into acting, filming a short and implementing a myriad of Stage 32 initiatives....

The end of year is always special because it’s a time to reflect on your last 12 months of accomplishments. 2014 was an incredible year for Stage 32: Some Stage 32 milestones: We reached over 325,000 members from every country on the planet! We added a ton of new site features including a major redesign, the addition of JOBS, Stage 32 Next Level Classes and so much more. We launched the On Stage with RB broadcast – a free online broadcast once a month bringing in special industry guests a...

When we launched our screenwriting contest series, our goal wasn't just to give away some shiny prizes, it was to make sure our winners were given access to some of the top decision makers in Hollywood - the managers, agents and producers who could make a difference in their career.   The Stage 32 | The Blood List Search for New Blood Screenwriting Contest garnered major attention around Hollywood first with coverage in trade publications such as Deadline Hollywood, The Hollywood Reporter, and...

I have a secret. I write screenplays. There, I said it. It feels good to get that out in the open.   If you live across the pond in the States, that sentiment might seem strange. After all, coffee shops are chock full of people hammering away at their latest screenplay. Even the barista and unbeknownst to him his cat Twinkles are all working on the next spec to crack Hollywood.   Over here in Ireland, it’s a little different. Divulging that you write screenplays in not something you do in po...

We received an amazing amount of quality scripts for our first Search for New Blood Screenwriting Contest.  Our judges repeatedly told us how blown away they were by the inventiveness and creativity of the material and how difficult it was to cut the list down to those listed below. A heartfelt congratulations goes out to all our quarter-finalists.  These writers/scripts will qualify for the semi-finals  We will announce the semi-finalists October 8 on the Stage 32 | The Blood List Search for...

It’s an exciting week for filmmakers under the age of 18 who submitted their trailers to the Stage 32 and U + Trailer Film Festival. After receiving over 150 entries, we have chosen the top 10 trailers. We were simply amazed at the talent that poured in from the next generation of filmmakers. The top 10 contestants will be judged by a panel of celebrities and industry professionals including: Nicola Pearcey (Managing Director, Lionsgate UK), William Romeo (American Gladiator), Kierston Warein...

We appreciate you taking a trip down memory lane and letting us reflect on our history during this 3 year anniversary week, but now it’s time to turn the spotlight on you, our amazing, talented, selfless, brilliant members. I've said from day one that the community is what makes the network.  Below is proof.   We have pulled together some of our most recent success stories and collaborations which have formed through Stage 32 and The Stage 32 Happy Writers.  All of these successes are a result...

The August edition of "On Stage with RB" is now live and free to view on On Demand in our Education section.  You can click here to view the video. Stage 32 Founder and CEO, RB spent over 2 hours going over site features and answering your questions. **We highly recommend you listen around the 1:35 mark for some incredible and powerful advice about Stage 32 – “What’s the #1 networking mistake people make on Stage 32 and what would RB’s best tip for networking on Stage 32 be?” We had an e...