Hi Max. 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 mo...
Expand postHi Max. 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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Welcome to the community! I'm Amanda Toney, the Managing Director at Stage 32. Since 2013 I've been proud to oversee Stage 32's Next Level Education, which provides you the most up-to-date tools necessary to become a better creative.
Over the years Stage 32 has worked with over 500 industry executives and professionals to teach online webinars, classes and intensive labs exclusively for you - our Stage 32 community. We bring you instructors who have worked directly on some of your favorite films, TV shows or theater productions to teach you in-the-trenches information that you won'...
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Welcome to the community! I'm Amanda Toney, the Managing Director at Stage 32. Since 2013 I've been proud to oversee Stage 32's Next Level Education, which provides you the most up-to-date tools necessary to become a better creative.
Over the years Stage 32 has worked with over 500 industry executives and professionals to teach online webinars, classes and intensive labs exclusively for you - our Stage 32 community. We bring you instructors who have worked directly on some of your favorite films, TV shows or theater productions to teach you in-the-trenches information that you won't find anywhere else on producing, directing, financing, writing, packaging, acting and more.
Our Next Level Education has a 97% satisfaction rate and averages 4.5 out of 5 stars. Plus, we've had the honor to be called "LinkedIn meets Lynda.com for film, television and theater creatives" by Forbes Magazine.
I encourage you to take the next step to continue learning and expanding your career by clicking here, or clicking "education" on your top menu bar.
I'm grateful you've joined the Stage 32 community. Please let me know if you have any questions!
Amanda
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I've always defined high concept ideas as easy to pitch - one seance says it all - and some writers I know have used the old "what if" scenario - what if a shark stalked a town, what if there were sna...
Expand commentI've always defined high concept ideas as easy to pitch - one seance says it all - and some writers I know have used the old "what if" scenario - what if a shark stalked a town, what if there were snakes loose on a plane, what if an asteroid was headed toward earth. Big, simple ideas that can be conveyed in one sentence. They are not deep character pieces with unique depth or perspective (The Banshees Of Inisherin is not high concept, as an example). Hope that's helpful.
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High-concept means having a unique impactful plot-driven premise that's so simple it can be communicated in just a few words and sounds so exciting it stirs the imagination because people haven't seen...
Expand commentHigh-concept means having a unique impactful plot-driven premise that's so simple it can be communicated in just a few words and sounds so exciting it stirs the imagination because people haven't seen it done before.
What if we're all living in a simulation?
What if we could bring back dinosaurs?
What if aliens left a baby behind?
What if there was a civil war in space?
It's all about having the kind of hook that implies a film would sell widely to audiences on idea alone.
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Michael Hague gave a good explanation of this - it's a story where the central concept/hook is so strong, unique and easy to understand that you want to see the movie regardless of any other factors (however well written). Speed, Jaws, Alien etc.