Introduce Yourself : NEW TO STAGE 32 (and loving it!) by Alan John Denman

I joined last month and feel very excited by the possibilities Stage32 offers to writers and filmmakers. I listened to Richard's webinar last night and got a lot of great information. How wonderful we have the technology that can link us all together wherever in the world we are. Briefly, I'm a British writer and filmmaker and have been working in the UK and US film industries for 20 years. I lived in LA from 2004 to 2012 and am now back in London. LA fascinated me as a location but I felt overwhelmed by the size and diffuseness of the film industry. I like maps - to map a territory, to see it how it fits together - and when a feature project I had in development there in 2006 fell away I got depressed and lost faith. But I can't help it! I love film and writing, creating other worlds and populating them with characters that feel very real to me, and most of all I love story. I am passionate about how stories work, why they do or don't. I am always learning, which is also why I love teaching - because I learn more that way, from the challenges other writers present to me. I am now back on track, sending out projects and scripts, and following my bliss. Stage 32 provides us creatives with a very real way to make our dreams come true. May the force be with us!