David R. Roberts: Actor, director and playwright in London, England.

Hello my fellow insane dream-makers...

Since it's the "Introduce Yourself Weekend" I'd love to share with you all my latest, brand new filmmaker show-reel...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71N9XP6e9w4

I started writing off my own back at about 14. I don't know what made me start except that I was inspired by a dream I had about falling to my death during a rooftop pursuit. (I think I was the pursuer if I remember correctly).

Since then I've dabbled with acting on stage and film, wrote and directed a 30s set noir thriller for the London fringe (The Shadow Formula), made two short films (The Cheat & God, Fat Moo) and worked on various novels, short stores, scripts and screenplays as well as profusely studying the art of storytelling.

Now I want to focus on that more. I'm currently finishing off a long-term project (having recently moved to the very remote Isle of Jura in Scotland I have a lot of time on my hands) and then I want to focus on screenwriting and teleplays. The current feature I'm working on is a kind of Western version of Heart of Darkness/ Apocalypse Now.

I tend to write degrees of fantasy or magic-realism. Sometimes the magic in my scripts isn't obvious but it's still there. I take an often skewed look at the everyday and try to normalise the magical.

I like to write interesting female characters, pepper my dialogue with quirky British humour and often tip-toe over to the dark side, you know, just to see what's going on.

I like working with others even just bouncing around ideas so don't be shy, send me a message and step into my strange world if you like.

This isn't my first time in the introduce yourself lounge, but it always seems awkward talking about myself. lol

I put "occasional" screenwriter because it has been a long time since I tackled a new script. I focus on novels now (though I miss script writing) and have 20+ published novels. Mostly I love storytelling. I'm currently "hermiting" in Northern Wyoming and working on my next novel. :-)

I'm Nicholas McGrew I'm 24 years old and have kabuki syndrome and I have a tv show idea but since I have a syndrome people won't take me seriously and my Mom and me don't know what to do with it like getting a producer and stuff. Here's My idea It is about a clubhouse that is special because it's for kids with and without special needs for a family show It's about this boy named billy and his sister named Georgia and billy doesn't have a disability makes a clubhouse for his sister Georgia who has a disability on her birthdayAnd there she meets one of her bests friends Lilly and Piper and Lilly has a brother that's in a gang and he doesn't feel like the clubhouse is a good idea and Billy try's to Change his mind but he still try's to savatose the Clubhouse . So I think this show idea has a lot of potential here's why it theaches that special needs need respect and a lot of friends just because their different doesn't mean that they can have friends and it shows the love between a Brother and a Sister. I have 18 ideas and possibly more coming and 2 written already! And I really do believe it's what the world needs now. But I don't have the money for the show

Hi Everyone, I love these introduce yourself weekends and I am introducing myself again :)

As well as being the Official Editor for Stage 32, I run my own Literary Editing business, One Voice Literary Agency.

I hail from South West Hertfordshire, which is just north of London in England. Since starting the business, I have edited everything from full length novels, children's YA and picture books, non fiction, articles, blogs, business reports and more. I also edit screenplays and scripts for members of Stage 32, one script I edited received full marks on all counts from the author's pitch with a request to see the script.

I am Features Editor for a new, free, quarterly, online magazine called Fringe, which centres around creativity and the arts. It's upbeat and positive with great articles and interviews and since its launch just before Christmas 2017, the magazine has received great feedback.

I am in the final stages of producing a poetry anthology called Poetic Wonders, that has been in the making for a few years. This is a very exciting project that includes my poems, plus the poems of five other very talented authors. It also includes an amazing foreword by Enoch Anderson, Barry Manilow's lyricist. Enoch's endorsement means so much. I am just waiting for some illustrations to be completed and then I will be able to announce a publication date.

I have successfully edited, produced and voice recorded a short story, written in rhyme called The Bear On Lonely Lake by Daniel Buckner. The story has been included in Poetic Wonders.

I really love what I do and I can help with all aspects of getting a piece of work to a high standard, while maintaining the integrity of the work, while keeping the author's 'voice' throughout.

onevoiceliteraryagency.com

fringe.com

facebook.com/OneVoiceLiteraryAgency

I received a message about the Introduce Yourself event, and thought I would do this.

Hello Stage32 community! I have recently joined and thought I would take the time (finally) to introduce myself. I am Brandy Clarke. I am an actress, single mom, and veteran. I am someone who loves nature, art, books, and being ridiculous with friends and family. I have begun writing my first screenplay which I have decided I will shoot when it's finished. I have background, supporting and leading roles under my belt and I am determined to make my acting a career and my name a household name. Networking is huge on my list right now to get my name out there and to book more roles. My number one desire for 'making it big' is to be in such a position to positively inspire others globally. I want to take my passion and funnel it into meaningful art, and enjoy the process!

I am a traditionally published author of six historical novels with two more releasing this year. My books have been translated into four languages and all have won awards. One of my books received a starred review in Publishers Weekly, which means nothing to readers but a great deal to industry insiders. I'm also a writing instructor, editor, coach.

After years of my editor telling me that I 'set the scenes too much like a script,' and readers writing to tell me that my 'work is so visual, they could see it as if it were a movie,' I've decided to turn my pen to scripts. After some education, some not so great scripts, I've learned a great deal and am writing a series based on my award-winning trilogy, Da Vinci's Disciples.

Hello,

Film and theatre are collaborative forms of storytelling and as such I am hugely open to collaboration. I have short film scripts ready to go, stage plays I'm developing and I can act, direct and I've done numerous other jobs across the production ladder. Give us a shout if you need to fulfil a role, you never know, I might have done it before.

Hi David. I'm RB, Founder and CEO of Stage 32. As a screenwriter, producer, actor and filmmaker, I know first-hand the challenges all creatives face finding work, landing representation, launching projects, securing funding and simply making the connections that will make a difference in their careers. That's why I created Stage 32. Since our launch in September of 2011, the community has grown to 1,000,000+ members representing every country on the planet making Stage 32 the social network uniquely populated with the most creative people on Earth.

This is a network for you, built by you. Like most things in life, the more you participate, the greater the rewards. We ask all new members to pay it forward by inviting 5 fellow creatives to the network and by spreading the word of Stage 32 through other social media sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. The more creatives, the stronger the network. The stronger the network, the more opportunities.

Thanks for joining the movement and for being a part of this most talented and inspiring community. I very much look forward to your contributions.

Thanks, and have a creative day!

RB

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Hello David -

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