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Eva Mathews
Script consulting for medical accuracy

Hi all, new here. I am a doctor finishing up training in family medicine in the LA area, so I have been exposed to and trained in almost everything medical and medicine related- in hospital and ORs and ERs and outside in clinics and urgent cares and street medicine. Here for any medical accuracy reviews you might need!

Leonardo Ramirez

Great to meet you Eva Mathews - what an incredible service to offer for medical accuracy. Glad you're with us on Stage 32. Here’s a great blog post for navigating Stage 32: www.stage32.com/blog/naviga...

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Joe Flesch

Hi Eva, what a coincidence. I just watched the movie "Not As A Stranger" yesterday from 1955 with Robert Mitchum and Olivia de Havilland. They spit out medical terms that flew over my head. Although t...

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Ashley Renée Smith

Hi Eva Mathews, welcome to Stage 32! I’m Ashley, Head of Community here on the platform. I’m really glad you introduced yourself.

Your background in family medicine and your willingness to help with me...

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Michael David

Thank you Eva Mathews !

Herman Johansen

Awesome, thank you!

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The farmer's son shadow of justice

SYNOPSIS:

Brian Weston is a young man living a quiet farm life—until his father’s mysterious death pulls him into a web of buried secrets. Hidden journals, dirty deals, and shadows from the past drag him from the silent fields of Montana into the dark underworld of the city. His father’s former partn...

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John Fife

Ugur KUZEY UK Kayikci Sounds like an intriguing story and definitely something to consider for a series. Great synopsis, but I would like to know more about what his father was involved in and how it...

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Ugur KUZEY UK Kayikci

John Fife Thank you for your valuable feedback, I truly appreciate it. Brian’s motivation is deeply rooted in his father’s past. His father was once involved in crime alongside his closest friend, but...

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John Fife

Sounds really good Ugur KUZEY UK Kayikci I like it.

Hadil Aker

This sounds like a very compelling and emotionally driven story. The transformation of the main character, especially being pulled into a dark world after his father’s death, creates a strong foundati...

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Ugur KUZEY UK Kayikci

HADİL AKER Thank you so much for your thoughtful and insightful feedback. It truly means a lot to me.

You perfectly captured the core of the story — Brian’s transformation and the balance between inner...

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Johnie Blaze
Writer | Supernatural Action-Thriller Franchise | 20+ Years in the Making

Hey everyone — I’m Johnie Blaze, a writer currently residing in central Texas. I’ve spent the last 20+ years building a supernatural action-thriller franchise called Shadow of the Light. It’s a story that spans across time with a rotating cast of protagonists, each pulled into a mythology that’s dee...

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Debbie Elicksen

Johnie Blaze Congratulations on your project. Great things take time. ;) Very cool also on the car dealership. I used to collect Oldsmobiles. I encourage you to check out some of the Lounges and Blogs...

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Ashley Renée Smith

Hi Johnie Blaze, welcome to Stage 32! I’m Ashley, Head of Community here on the platform, and it’s great to see a fellow Texan jumping into the community.

Spending 20+ years developing a franchise conc...

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Abhijeet Aade
Do Producers and Managers Discover Projects Through Stage 32 Posts?

Sometimes I wonder how often producers and managers actually discover projects through posts here on Stage 32.

As an independent filmmaker and screenwriter, I’m currently developing a feature project and actively connecting with other creatives. The journey from script to screen always seems to come...

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Chetan Kumar

Meri nazar mai ek ladka hai producer to nahi par wo bahut bhatar mangar ban sakta hai , usne wo art Direction karta tha uska ek art Direction kaam oscar mai nomination ho rakhi hai or wo ab jayda prod...

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Chetan Kumar

mai short film director writing karta hu or krke sikhta hai mere pass film festival ke liye kuch idea's hai or mai bina khudh apne paise se 2ok se ek film par kaam kar raha hu abhi 40 min duration 21 logo ki team ke sath

Michael David

Happens all the time I'm told!

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Bill Brock
Time to hang up the keyboard. The reason I’m writing my 9th and FINAL feature screenplay.

Hello, all you “Fancy Talk” screenwriters.

After watching the attached YouTube video, I’ve come to the conclusion that the film industry is dying…. Quickly. SO many industry folk are currently unemployed. Viewers are no longer attending theaters. Hell, even I’m guilty of it. I saw 6 movies that pique...

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Bill Brock

Michael Thorn Swing over to YouTube and type the title into the search box. It’s there.

Anthony Miller

OK.

Michael David

Best of luck to you, Bill!

Bill Brock

Michael David Thanks, Mike. You’re very kind, which is why I’m tossing all my luck over to you. This new-found Double Luck Identity will enable you to….. Dare I say it…….RULE THE WORLD!!!!!!...

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John Fife

Bill Brock Great topic Bill. I totally agree with you as I have noticed the same thing. I don't like the movies that come out now because they seem empty or a duplicate plot from a previous movie. I o...

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JungGyu Park
Hello.

I’ve primarily worked as a visual artist in the industry. Participated in various projects such as Ceremony MV by Stray Kids, Christian Dior Designer of Dreams exhibition, KUN by Versace, etc. Also had an exhibition at NYC Times Square, Miami, Seoul and Hong Kong. But the step as a director is very...

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Kevin Patel

Awesome work JungGyu! Welcome to Stage32.

Ashley Renée Smith

Hi JungGyu Park, welcome to Stage 32! I’m Ashley, Head of Community here on the platform. It’s great to meet you, and your background as a visual artist sounds incredibly impressive. Since you’re step...

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JungGyu Park

Thank you so much for the kind words Ashley Renée Smith (: I'll definitely take a look!!

Ugur KUZEY UK Kayikci

Welcome

Ana Cristina Rodrigues

Sua trajetória parece incrível. Desejo-lhe muito sucesso na sua carreira de diretor!

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Elara Wright
Last message before morning

Genre: Psychological Thriller

What if the only person trying to save you… is the version of you that already failed?

Daniel works the night shift in a silent office complex where nothing ever happens. Until one night, his phone lights up with a voicemail sent from his own number.

The voice sounds like...

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Abhijeet Aade

Elara Wright Really intriguing concept. The idea of receiving messages from a future version of yourself is a great psychological hook, and the twist that the warnings might actually be guiding the di...

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Philip Sedgwick

Reminiscent of "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg."

Huneyn Ja'afri

wow

Elara Wright
Elara Wright

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Kendall Helton
Building Suspense

Hey everyone!

I’m a thriller/horror writer. I used to live in the movie theaters growing up. I’ve seen a LOT of films. Like all of you.

My question though, since we all have different takes on movies and ideas…what are some movies that you think nail tension? I like to get different opinions because...

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Yaman Najm

Tension is all about keeping the audience aligned with the character’s perspective while letting subtle cues build unease.

Some of my favorites that nail it are The Others for its slow-burn psychologi...

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Kevin Jackson

Hotel Mumbai for me really held the tension. I almost felt like the victims in the movie. I was waiting with excruciating anxiety, wonder if I was next.

Michael David

No Country for Old Men

Eric Pagan

I didn't think I would like it when I started it but, Hacksaw Ridge

Eric Christopherson

Most Hitchcock films, but especially Rebecca, Notorious, Rope, Rear Window, Lifeboat, Suspicion, Strangers on a Train, Dial M for Murder, North by Northwest, and Psycho.

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Kevin Patel
Hello from Australia!!

Hi everyone, I’m Kevin — a Melbourne‑based screenwriter and founder of Paper Crown Films. I focus on grounded, emotionally driven stories with a cinematic edge, especially psychological horror and intimate dramedy.

Right now I’m developing two projects that represent the two sides of my voice:

• STAN...

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Kat Spencer

Awesome to meet you Kevin Patel! The Long Way Back sounds right up my alley.

Abhijeet Aade

Hi Kevin Patel , great to meet you here. Both projects sound really interesting, especially STAN—the psychological horror concept with the teddy bear is a very intriguing idea. I also appreciate stori...

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Subin Karkani

hello kevin.. welcome

P. Oken

Hi Kevin Patel I'm Prosper Okenyi (P. J Oken). I focus mainly on action thrillers and psychological drama with a blend of sci-fi. I'm based in Nigeria....

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Ashley Renée Smith

Hi Kevin Patel, welcome to Stage 32! I’m Ashley, Head of Community here on the platform. Glad you took the time to introduce yourself.

One quick suggestion that can really help with networking here, yo...

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Spencer Robinson
The Importance of Structure

I’m admittingly a structure nerd. Whether I’m reading for a potential client or to give notes, I like to see that a writer is aware of, and using, correct structure in their scripts. Structure doesn’t just help with the pacing of the piece, it’s also the way you will receive notes from producers, st...

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Frank Meijden

Spencer Robinson Sorry, I'm aware of that. Wrong question, what I meant: would you recommend writers to build up a structure in detail before writing the scenes throughout?...

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Tash Smurthwaite

Hi Frank Meijden, jumping in as I'm online (UK time!).

In most writers’ rooms I’ve worked in, we beat out the structure first, scene by scene for the pilot and then episode by episode. If someone is wr...

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Eric Christopherson

William Goldman (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Princess Bride, All the President's Men, Marathon Man) used to say: "Screenplays are structure."

Spencer Robinson

Tash Smurthwaite Frank Meijden I always suggest starting with an outline. Different writers do this in different levels of detail, and a beat sheet is great if that's something a client wants to do. A...

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Michael David

It's true, Spence (I can call you Spence, right?) Whenever I leave a movie theater, the first thing I talk about is the movie's structure. If the movie doesn't evenly distribute the acts or if I'm not...

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Jim Greer
Here I Am

Hi, my name is Jim. I’m a self-employed CPA and amateur filmmaker in Austin Texas here to make friends and influence people in hopes of becoming a professional filmmaker…or make side dough selling scripts…or get some voice acting…or whatever. These days I just post goofy music videos to Youtube that...

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Vijay Kumar

Superb

Shadow Dragu-Mihai

Welcome here!

Ashley Renée Smith

Hi Jim Greer, welcome! I’m Ashley, Head of Community here at Stage 32. It’s great to see you finally jumping in and introducing yourself, especially as a fellow Texan. I’m just down the road in Austin...

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