Hello, my name is Maria Marta Ochner Valloud and my music is in projects by James Cameron and Samuel L. Jackson (IMDb credits)
I compose music for films, short films, documentaries, commercials and TV shows.
I just finished scoring an Australian horror comedy short film: "Dead meat".
I also have multip...
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Hi Maria Marta Ochner Valloud, welcome to Stage 32! I’m Ashley, Head of Community here on the platform. It’s great to have you here, and your experience is incredible. Having your music featured in pr...
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As a DP, I'm always looking for ways to enhance the story, and more often than not, the best way to bring that extra emotion, clarity, or focus to a frame is by executing the simplest of moves.
For instance, I love a good push-in. Not a zoom, mind you, and not an optical enlarging of the frame, but a...
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Every creative has that moment.
A casting choice that unlocked the entire story…
A location change that forced a creative pivot…
A last-minute rewrite that either saved the project or created a whole new set of production problems…
Filmmaking is full of decisions that feel small in the moment but end up...
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When I began sending out cold query letters. That usually doesn't work. This time, it did, and a producer optioned my script, a shot through the heart.
Due to inexperience, I entrusted the editing of my novel and its translation into a script — to AI. But after reading the result, I realized that if you want it to be good — do it yourself. I had to s...
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I create way more than i would ever wanna make myself, so I find dont value one project too much, $5.. $40.. nothing. its ink. and paper.. mostly. Write up something each day... start day 1.. 1 thing....
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Yeah I had one of those moments with shooting my feature Pure Vortex. In the film I had the main character's voice over and two days before we were scheduled to shoot the voice overs I started thinkin...
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Not to be negative, but this just happened to me.
My best decision recently was to exit a project.
I was tasked with finding 50% of the budget (roughly 750K), physical producing on set in another countr...
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Final draft I hope I’m in the right group and I apologize if I’m not I just was reaching out to find out who can offer some advice on using the software final draft. I just need to convert my musical from a script I created for film to a script for Broadway style musical, which is a bit different an...
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Hi Aaron, you’re definitely in the right place and congratulations, that’s an exciting opportunity, especially with a Broadway producer involved. Converting a film script into a stage ready musical is...
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Alex thank you and will be in touch. It has taken several months with numerous mistakes in writing and creating my script and many revisions. Thank you to all the professionals, producers, agents, and...
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Too many films are made to try to attract an audience they believe is already available. It is one of the reasons many filmmakers make horror films, in competition to scare up the same audience. Others are making films to strive for a new artistic flare. And still others, are trying to make a truly...
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Take a break, go to a coffee shop or take a walk. Normally it comes out from watching something on tv.
I spent a decade working for international organizations before screenwriting. I've found that this means whether I like it or not, my screenplays come from a place of wanting to champion our common h...
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I suspect that all movies matter to at least someone. Whether they matter to me is pretty irrelevant. Most movies I'll never see but the joy, relief and sense of accomplishment everyone who creates so...
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All of these reasons are valid and solid depending on you the writer the dreamer and purveyor putting it on paper with a big broad vision that will by default define itself in it's brevity and purpose...
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Pitch to executives working with Apple, Disney, A24, Universal, Paramount and more...
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Most virtual sessions are already sold out and the remaining written pitch spots are going fast. Written pitches are a great way to gain feedback on how to take you...
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Thanks so much Laura Hammer! Great info!
Good day everyone!
I’m based in a small town in NC, so film opportunities are a bit limited to me. That said, I’ve been pushing forward regardless because I genuinely love writing and believe I’ll get my shot one day.
I’ve been focusing on pitching and continuing to build my scripts, but I’m starting...
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Focusing on smaller producer-directors and dialing in...
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Steve Dini thank you, I appreciate it. It definitely shows that relationships matter more than anything. I’m building slowly but I’ll get there! good luck to you too!...
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Preston Poulter I totally would if I can find an illustrator! I’m sure there’s some software out there. I do know a lot of talented artists in my area, actually. I never thought of that!...
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Kendall Helton I know too many illustrators and can recommend a number of them.
Arthouse cinema isn't dead but it's struggling to find a home. Elevated drama and character-driven prestige films are increasingly difficult to finance and nearly impossible to distribute theatrically at scale. The buyers who once championed that space have pulled back. The audience that sustained i...
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Hi to everyone in the Stage 32 Community. I recently joined at the urging of a friend because he and others have said my Sci-Fi books needed to be made into a movie. I recently wrote a pilot script and have my first live pitch interview in just a few hours. Not sure how it will go. Anyway, I'm looki...
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As my first pitch, I was nervous, and I made a classic rookie mistake — I pitched it like an author selling his book. What I learned is that producers don't want a blow-by-blow of the story, even the...
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I have two published available from Amazon and Barnes and Nobel. e-books on Amazon, hard and soft cover and audible editions, Survive! Marooned on Planet Tau Ceti g, and Survive! First Alien Contact....
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Hi Charles, welcome to Stage 32! I’m Ashley, Head of Community here on the platform. Thank you for introducing yourself and for coming back to update everyone on how your first pitch experience was. T...
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Hi, Jasmine Stephens, welcome to Stage 32! I’m Ashley, Head of Community here on the platform. I’m really glad you jumped in and said hi.
I’d love to hear a bit more about you, what kind of stories are...
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SO many creative ideas listed here. Best wishes to everyone. I submitted an adapted screenplay for my own mystery/thriller novel Starless Midnight. Logline: A shocking mystery/thriller that pits a you...
Expand commentSO many creative ideas listed here. Best wishes to everyone. I submitted an adapted screenplay for my own mystery/thriller novel Starless Midnight. Logline: A shocking mystery/thriller that pits a young bi-racial woman against a secret white supremacist group in her hometown. Her discovery of a murder victim close to home begins a race to save her own life, and she doesn’t know who in the town she can trust.
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Everyone's scripts sound so interesting! I submitted Perfect Moments. Logline: A control-obsessed strategist who can rewind time must learn to let go of perfection before it costs her a chance at real love.
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I wanted to submit my feature poster too. I did not see that as an option upon my initial post. Thank you all who uploaded pics, causing me to seek out how to do it. Good Luck to everyone!!
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I entered by romantic drama, "When Will I See You Again?". LOGLINE: When a stubborn 75 year old man agrees to care for his lifetime first love now battling cancer, their rekindled romance forces them to confront the wreckage of decades while racing time to finally chose each other.
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My submission is "King of Blades".
Logline: When her champion father is paralyzed in a train crash, a rookie virtual reality swordfighter aims to win the championship to prove her self-worth, going to...
Expand commentMy submission is "King of Blades".
Logline: When her champion father is paralyzed in a train crash, a rookie virtual reality swordfighter aims to win the championship to prove her self-worth, going to extremes and risking her friendships and life in the process.
It recently finished second for Best Genre Screenplay at Moondust FilmFest Helsinki 2026 and is currently a semifinalist at the 2026 AREA51 Filmfest for Best Feature Screenplay. This competition is branching it out for TV as well.
Best of luck to everybody else here.