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A free and open forum. The place to discuss anything on your mind film, television and theater related…or not.

Luke Kelly-Clyne July 2025 Lab

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Dwayne Pagnotto
Sorry, but I am not sure which lounge i should place this in

What if I wanna take out a loan to pay for the services of various experts in the Entertainment industry who are helping me get my screenplay financially backed and produced. Would that be considered a business or a personal loan?

Lindbergh E Hollingsworth

Your best bet it to speak with your tax-man. You'll receive the answers you need.

Maurice Vaughan
FREE! – Stage 32 Presents: Sci-fi & Fantasy Roundtable: The State of the Industry & Adapting IP Today

Stage 32 is having a virtual panel featuring some of the top minds in the Stage 32 community to discuss the current state of Sci-Fi and Fantasy!

– Jonathan Walker (Showrunner SNOWPIERCER, VAN HELSING)

– Nicky Weinstock (President, Invention Studios, SEVERANCE)

– Matthew Bouch (Producer THE WITCHER, DOC...

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Kevin Hager
From the Writer's Handbook

I read from a section of The Writer's Handbook that some Television places will only accept scripts through recognized Agents Only. I think I understand the agent part but what would make them recognizable? I have some pitches to make to Disney, what agents or managers do they recognize?

Liked by Johanne McAndrew and 9 others

Vikki Harris
Semi-Finalist

My thriller "KERES" has made it to the Semi-Finals of the Emerging Screenwriter Thriller Contest.

Maurice Vaughan

Congratulations on KERES being a Semi-Finalist, Vikki Harris!

Vikki Harris

Thank you, Maurice Vaughan .

Maurice Vaughan

You're welcome, Vikki Harris!

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Yaşar Taşbaş
Are We Nearing the End of the Comic Book Film Era?

It’s been more than 20 years since comic book films began dominating Hollywood.

From Iron Man to The Dark Knight, .Infinity War to Joker, the genre has seen both epic highs and inevitable fatigue.

Now, we’re seeing reboots of reboots, multiverses, legacy sequels… and shrinking box office returns.

Do yo...

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Yaşar Taşbaş

I totally get the excitement — Blade and Spawn both have such rich cinematic potential!

That said, I feel like the overall quality of recent superhero films has started to dip a bit — not just in visua...

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Maurice Vaughan

"I’d love to see the genre push itself again — with more grounded, emotionally complex stories, and villains who aren’t just evil for the sake of being evil." I would too, Yaşar Taşbaş. I think we'll...

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Wyman Brent

Yaşar Taşbaş, I am really glad that you like the idea. I first got the idea while writing songs. Most of my songs come directly from my mind. However, I also seek inspiration in many odd sources such...

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Debbie Croysdale

As comics show a “visual” story outside of the words I reckon they will never be a redundant form of industry craft. Also they can be part of an I.P eco system. Some comics fascinate me cos artist adds s unique, distinct visceral dimension & memorable characters to a story.

Pat Alexander

You've really captured the current tension in Hollywood - the simultaneous reliance on and fatigue with comic book properties.

The Western comparison is particularly apt. Westerns dominated for decades...

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Wyman Brent
You will go far

YOU WILL GO FAR — A Short Film Told from the POV of Bonnie & Clyde’s Death Car

What if the most haunting story of the Depression era wasn’t told by Bonnie or Clyde… but by the car that carried them to their end?

You Will Go Far is an animated/live-action short film I’ve created, told entirely from th...

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V8 Apocalypse, by Brentango
V8 Apocalypse, by Brentango
https://wymanbrent.bandcamp.com/track/v8-apocalypse
V8 Apocalypse by Brentango, released 08 July 2025

Liked by Arthur Charpentier and 14 others

Wyman Brent
Quick Warning for Fellow Creatives on Stage 32

Just a heads-up — a profile using the name Daniel Mansour is back on the site using a new photo, after being previously removed. He sends a vague message about a “good proposal” and tries to take people off-platform via email (this time: mansourdaniel1975@gmail.com).

Please be cautious with anyone of...

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Petra Jurasova

Wyman Brent Thank you for let us known. That’s horrible what they doing :( He send me friend request few days ago too.

Geoffroy Faugerolas

Thank you for keeping our community safe! To be clear, the user has been removed and their IP has been blocked.

Petra Jurasova

Geoffroy Faugerolas that’s awesome :) thank you to keep us safe too :)

Geoffroy Faugerolas

Here to serve the community :)

Wyman Brent

Geoffroy Faugerolas, I am glad to hear his IP has been blocked. I am glad that I was able to do my little part to help keep Stage 32 great.

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Wyman Brent
What is your favorite logline?

My favorite logline is: Timber!

E Langley

After young George Washington cuts down a Cherry Tree, a neighbor vows revenge with a promise to chop him to pieces then lie about it.

Michael Dzurak

What did Riker say when Picard forgot to flush?

Captain's log.

What did Riker say when he read Picard's screenplay outline?

Captain's logline.

Michael Dzurak

So is this about throwing out loglines with a tree theme? I'll try... erm... E Langley already did a George Washington one... darn... ok here we go.

Logline: "The world's strongest lumberjack is blackm...

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Wyman Brent

Michael Dzurak, nice twist with Elijah Wood.

Thames Ellis
Tv series pitch materials

For a tv series, I created a pitch deck and a character bible. My series a 1-hour, character driven drama. My pitch deck is 18 pages, and my character bible is at 40+ pages. How long should my character bible be? Thanks everyone.

Kevin Hager

Maybe as long as you want in order to describe.

Ebrar Bilister
Rumi says

✍️

Wyman Brent
Onward and Upward!

Barnella and Brentango say thank you

Mustafa Denizhan Utaş
A producer asked me to pay for my film project.

I contacted a producer and he asked me for a collaboration fee in order to bring my film project to life. When a screenwriter wants to make a film based on his script (I'm not talking about selling the script to the producer), does he have to pay the producer?

Maurice Vaughan

Here's an article about a screenplay option, Mustafa Denizhan Utaş: https://industrialscripts.com/screenplay-option/...

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Mustafa Denizhan Utaş

thank you very much

Maurice Vaughan

You're welcome, Mustafa Denizhan Utaş.

Rahul Sonawane

some these are scammers. even I was asked to pay upfront. so I contacted the moderator and send the producers profile link and messages to stage32support email. i think they removed him. be careful.

Xochi Blymyer

I believe a scam. it’s happened to me as well. unfortunately.

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