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Nashawnda Brimmer

Author

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Let’s work together

Something is watching.

Something is copying.

And it’s already inside.

#ShadowProtocol #ComingSoon...

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Ashley Renée Smith

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Hey Nashawnda, this is Ashley from the Stage 32 team. I just wanted to let you know I moved your post from Post-Production to Your Stage, as it fits much better there. Let me know if you have any questions, and all the best to you!

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Elisa Bertoli

Production Vehicle Owner, Producer, Production Manager

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Search funds for film production "Dark prey"

Dear group,

I'm Elisa Bertoli (stage name because I value genre transitions), owner of the audiovisual production company HeArt Productions in Rogno (Bergamo, Italy).

I hereby propose a partnership and sponsorship for a film, provisionally titled "Dark Prey." This will be the very first film produced...

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Natalie Brooks

Translator, Illustrator, Publisher, Editor, Dialogue Editor, Story Analyst

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Introduction

Hello everyone,

My name is Natalie, and I’m a beta reader and copy editor on Fiverr. I help writers refine their scripts, books, and manuscripts by improving clarity, flow, tone, and overall readability while preserving their unique voice.

Whether you're working on a novel, screenplay, or any written...

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Leonardo Ramirez

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Hey Natalie, this is Leonardo from the Stage 32 team. I just wanted to let you know I moved your post from Introduce Yourself to Your Stage, since it is promoting a service. Please do let us know who...

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Mikhail Lvov

Screenwriter

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I'd like to share the first draft of my new short psychological thriller, "CHECKOUT."

logline:

In a quiet supermarket, two strangers instantly connect at the checkout—until a masked gunman takes them hostage, forcing one of them to confront a terrible betrayal from the past that neither of them expected.

A tense story set in a single location about guilt, revenge, the masks we wear,...

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Richard Kjeldgaard

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Nice. Sounds like an ideal single location story, something filmmakers are into these days. I worked in a supermarket a long time ago. We were robbed 3X one time at closing and the guy hoarded us at g...

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Mikhail Lvov

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Richard Kjeldgaard Wow, Richard, that's a crazy story. I hope no one was hurt. That's the most important thing! Thanks for the comment!

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Laura Stein

Producer, Production Coordinator

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Collaboration Opportunity: Cinematic Science Documentary (100K–1M+ Targeted Reach via Paid Ads)

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for a professional Director / DP / Editor to help bring a breakthrough scientific concept from the book to the screen.

The Vision:

A cinematic science documentary with a high-end, atmospheric, visually powerful style.

The Strategy:

I am allocating the full budget to paid dist...

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Laquan Copeland

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Laura, this is an exciting opportunity with a strong vision and built-in distribution strategy—perfect for collaborators looking to expand their reach in the science storytelling space. We’d recommend...

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Sam Rivera

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That's a smart strategy—putting the budget into distribution and marketing rather than just production is often the smarter play for a niche doc. The science communication space is hungry for cinemati...

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Laura Stein

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Thanks everyone for the feedback and interest — really appreciate it.

@Smed Studio — this documentary is a cinematic science project based on a new paradigm for understanding consciousness through the...

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Smed Studio

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@Laura Stein , The concept seems pretty cool...

About our past work , here it is ↓

And to understand the scope better , we would like some questions to ask....

1)What's the e...

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Laura Stein

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@Smed Studio — Thanks for sharing your work — I like how you integrate motion graphics into documentary storytelling.

For this project, I see motion graphics being used selectively — mainly to support...

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Sandra Correia

Director, Executive Producer, Screenwriter

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Why I Tell Stories...

They say a "misstep" is a mistake, but in filmmaking, it’s often where the truth begins.

I’m so honored to share my recent interview with the Liverpool Indie Awards, where I talk about my directorial debut, The Misstep, and my mission to use cinema as a tool for social responsibility.

For me, this pro...

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Sandra Isabel Correia

https://www.liverpoolindieawards.com/interview-sandra-isabel-correia/

The Misstep is a surreal psychological thriller that serves as a visceral exploration of the ADHD mind. This project is particularly significant to me as it marks my debut as a writer-director. I was…

Pat Alexander

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cool interview Sandra Correia! and congrats on your directorial debut!

Sandra Correia

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Hey Pat Alexander: Thank youuuuuuu

Pat Savage

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Hey there kiddo! Great interview Sandra Correia Congratulations on your directorial debut also! Keep on doing well

Sandra Correia

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Hey, my good friend :) Thank you, Pat Savage. I am traveling across Europe and finally at home :)) Big hug for youuuu

Pat Savage

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Sandra Correia I'm in sunny Chios Greece you are most welcome to stay in my casa!

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Derrick Vernon

Screenwriter

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Café Man

Script 4 $ale

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Nashawnda Brimmer

Author

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Heres some light

Not gonna lie, I have days where I don’t see the light at the end of the tunnel at all.

But I still keep going.

Lately my writing has been leaning more into faith-based stories, and honestly… it’s not just something I’m creating, it’s something that’s helping me too. Targeted by Blood and Covered by G...

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Nashawnda Brimmer

Author

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Power

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about how each character should actually stand for something… like courage, strength, truth, power not just exist in the story.

I’m working on something right now where the main character took the fall for her sister… carried that weight like it was hers to hold. At th...

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Ebrar Bilister

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Simple but true.

A person realizes they were created to walk the path when they stop upon it. We are here to journey, not to stand still—and true evolution unfolds only through movement.

Mark Films

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Very Tryue Ebrar Bilister

Ansh

Screenwriter

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Space presses against the character rather than holding them

A character stands alone in a room.

Nothing moves.

Nothing happens.

And yet… you feel it.

Tension.

That is framing.

In psychological thrillers, space is never neutral.

It becomes:

- Pressure

- Isolation

- Anticipation

- Psychological weight

Through framing, filmmakers turn environments into emotion...

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A character stands alone in a room.

Nothing moves.

Nothing happens.

And yet… you feel it.

Tension.

That is framing.

In psychological thrillers, space is never neutral.

It becomes:

- Pressure

- Isolation

- Anticipation

- Psychological weight

Through framing, filmmakers turn environments into emotional systems.

- A wide frame can make a character feel exposed.

- A tight frame can make them feel trapped.

- An off-center composition can make the world feel unstable.

And empty space?

That is where the audience starts imagining what is not there.

That is where fear begins.

In my psychological thriller screenplay Yohana’s World, spatial design is built into the narrative:

- Rooms are intentionally sparse.

- Characters are placed off-center.

- Corridors stretch into uncertainty.

- Corners hide possibility.

The environment literally participates.

Sometimes the world closes in.

Sometimes it expands outward.

And that shift mirrors the Yohana’s mind.

Because psychological tension comes from where the character is placed within the frame.

This is what turns a screenplay into a cinematic experience.

Visual Psychology.

If you are a filmmaker or story investor looking for:

- A psychological thriller with embedded visual intelligence

- A screenplay that understands framing as emotional architecture

- A project designed for directors and cinematographers

Then Yohana’s World is ready for you.

Read the full article complementing this post: https://blog.yohanasworld.com/psychological-thriller-framing/

Learn more about Yohana’s World and register your interest on: https://yohanasworld.com/

Read the first 21 pages of the screenplay here : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l1P1dKHB_XoqHUJ55vh-m-2F4PE9oHcL/view

Available for sale at $555,000

The most powerful tension is in where it happens, rather than what happens.

Psychological Thriller Framing : How space creates Psychological pressure - Yohana's World Blog

https://blog.yohanasworld.com/psychological-thriller-framing/

Psychological Thriller Framing begins with a deceptively simple idea: space is never neutral.

William Joseph Hill

Works at Four Scorpio Productions ♦ Actor, Screenwriter, Filmmaker

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Crowdfunding for filmmakers!

Don't Launch Yet...and Make These 3 MISTAKES...

CROWDFUNDING FOR FILMMAKERS! https://youtu.be/zozK0DqWfzg

Pat Alexander

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Very valuable video, with lots of insights. It's easy to be impatient like let's do this, but for indie filmmakers where you do all the work, careful planning and preparation at EVERY stage will save lots of headaches.

William Joseph Hill

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Thank you Pat Alexander - I wanted to share some of the lessons I learned doing my own campaign, I'm so glad you found the series helpful!

William Joseph Hill

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Hi Pat Alexander ! Here is my 2nd E -- https://youtu.be/d_uJXf-wXB...

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