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Stage 32 Certification Welcomes The Polish Film Institute!
Stage 32 Certification has been working tirelessly to bring new film commissions, institutes, colleges, streamers, and other organizations into the mix. This week we’re welcoming the Polish Film Institute to Stage 32 Education!
Check out today’s blog to find out more and watch a video of Richard "R...
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Today’s Blog – “To Have Or Not To Have Production Insurance?”
“To have or not to have production insurance- the most important question. Short answer? YES. Always, yes. Production insurance is a necessary part of the production process that many independent creators love to avoid, whether to “save” money or avoid all the paperwork. However, much like car, heal...
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Debbie Croysdale
- 1 month ago
Thanks for the insightful share @Maurice
You're welcome, Debbie Croysdale.
Sydney Summers
- 1 month ago
Thanks for sharing! Very important read.
Maurice Vaughan
- 1 month ago
You're welcome, Sydney Summers. You're right. It's a must-read.
Webinar coming soon! How to Avoid Mistakes when Packaging Your Film hosted by Gato Scatena, Managing Director or S&R Films!
We are excited to welcome Gato. The most common and financially devastating mistakes that occur during the course of producing a film often take place during casting, but these mistakes are avoidable. In this class we focus on the importance of properly casting your feature films, and delve into the...
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Gato Scatena
- 1 month ago
My pleasure, Lisa!
Lisa Gerstner
- 1 month ago
Gato - I appreciate when you and Jordon reached out in 2022 RE: Indie film. I took your webinar today because I remembered your company - especially regarding film projections. If you are open to disc...
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Gato Scatena
- 1 month ago
Lisa, feel free to email us with budget and talent wish list. Based on the website, it looks like it's a bit outside our wheelhouse currently, though I'm happy to take a look.
Lisa Gerstner
- 1 month ago
Thanks for taking a look.
Sydney Summers
- 1 month ago
Thank you everyone for tuning in today!!
Looking to chat with a Filmmaker/Director who LIVES for Classic Rock even over Cinema. A Todd Haynes type.
God help me. I've spent my entire life with the classic music (including classical) and the TV, films and products that made us from the 60s till today. ALL of my scripts and scriptments celebrate that nostalgia from lost times especially the music with pretty much the same passion Todd Haynes exhib...
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Ask Me Anything (AMA) with Laura Ackermann!
Laura Ackermann is having a 24-hour AMA in the Acting Lounge, focused on “What Should Performers Look for in a Publicist?”
Laura is the founder of Advantage PR, publicist, & branding expert (Charisma Carpenter, Anna Lamb, Rushi Kota). She’s answering questions like:
When’s the perfect time to enlis...
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Why Your Reputation Is More Important Than Your Talent
Alexia Melocchi talks about why your reputation is more important than your talent in today’s blog. She also shines the light on the three things that’ll help your reputation and the three things that could destroy it.
www.stage32.com/blog/why-your-reputation-is-more-important-than-your-tal......
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Phoenix filmmakers!
Come meet other filmmakers in the Valley this Thursday!
https://www.stage32.com/meetups/1970/April-Stage-32-Phoenix-In-Person-Meetup
TOMORROW – Ask Me Anything (AMA) with Laura Ackermann!
Laura Ackermann will be having a 24-hour AMA tomorrow in the Acting Lounge, focused on “What Should Performers Look for in a Publicist?”
Laura is the founder of Advantage PR, publicist, & branding expert (Charisma Carpenter, Anna Lamb, Rushi Kota). She’s answering questions like:
When’s the perfect...
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"Megalopolis" looks most interesting to me, Amanda Toney.
THIS WEDNESDAY – Ask Me Anything (AMA) with Laura Ackermann!
Laura Ackermann will be having a 24-hour AMA this Wednesday April 17th in the Acting Lounge, focused on “What Should Performers Look for in a Publicist?”
Laura is the founder of Advantage PR, publicist, & branding expert (Charisma Carpenter, Anna Lamb, Rushi Kota). She’s answering questions like:
W...
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Character Psychology and Sugar Cubes: A Filmmaking Lesson from Krzysztof Kieślowski
One of my favorite filmmakers is Krzysztof Kieślowski (1941--1996), and one of my favorites of his works is his 1993 film, TROIS COULEURS: BLEU (Three Colors: Blue) which was the first film of his brilliant Three Colors trilogy. Kieślowski was a master of the detail. His films are often brilliant la...
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Geoff Hall
- 1 month ago
Tucker Teague I’ve posted a number of things about my love of Kieslowski in the past, including this great scene from Three Colours: Blue. For me he was masterful in his psychological development of c...
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Richard "RB" Botto
- 1 month ago
Brilliant filmmaker, brilliant example. Thanks for sharing Tucker Teague!
Tucker Teague
- 1 month ago
Geoff Hall I have not read Kieślowski on Kieślowski, but I know of the book and have been planning on reading it in the near future.
Mark Giacomin
- 1 month ago
I have 'Dekalog' on DVD. I rewatched part/chapter 1 a few weeks ago, that was a punch to the gut. Simple but clever shot of spilled blue ink soaking into a piece of paper.
Geoff Hall
- 1 month ago
Mark Giacomin yeah, Dekalog is also a classic series and certainly chapter one, or the first commandment does just that. A story brilliantly told.
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