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Find Your Footing on Stage 32: Join Our December Community Open House!

Find Your Footing on Stage 32: Join Our December Community Open House!

Monday, December 29th at 12:00 pm PT!

Every success story begins with a first step.

If you’re ready to take yours, join me, Ashley Smith, Head of Community at Stage 32, for our December Community Open House Webcast happening Monday, December 29th at 12:00 pm PT!

Free Registration: https://www.stage32.com/education/products/stage-32-s-december-community-open-house-webcast-with-ashley-smith

Whether you’re chasing representation, looking for collaborators, or simply tired of creating in isolation, this live event is your chance to show up, be seen, and start making real progress.

This isn’t just an overview — it’s your creative launchpad. You’ll walk away with practical tools, new connections, and a clear path forward, no matter your background or where you are in your career.

You’ll Learn How To:

  • Navigate Stage 32 like a pro and make the platform work for your goals
  • Build authentic connections through the Stage 32 Lounges
  • Access Education, Certification, and Script Services tailored to your next big move
  • Show up in ways that get you noticed by the right people at the right time
  • Participate in real-time Q&A and get guidance specific to your path

Whether you’re a writer, filmmaker, actor, producer, composer, editor, or wear multiple creative hats — this is where your Stage 32 journey truly begins.

If you can’t attend live, don’t worry — registering ensures you’ll receive the full recording to watch anytime from anywhere.

Who’s planning to join me live for the Open House?


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Wyman Brent
Happy Holidays!!!

Merry Christmas

Liked by Maurice Vaughan

Kevin Hager
Christmas specials

The ones who get Christmas specials to me are

1. Disney

2. Hallmark

3. Rankin/Bass

4. Freeform

5. AMC

6. Garfield

7. Nickelodeon.

Liked by Maurice Vaughan

Kevin Hager
Canon Welding

I just learned of Canon Welding. Where 2 unrelated franchises are somehow put into the same universe. I would like to do that with Disney, and the franchises I know can be in the same universe would be American Dragon: Jake Long and the High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. I know they can work well together. Even begin revivals.

Myles Slack
Where does your workflow quietly break down?

I’m a software engineer who’s spent most of my career building and supporting tools that only work if they respect how people actually work.

I joined Stage 32 because I want to understand the film and TV industry from the inside: not the glossy version, but the real day-to-day friction.

I’m curious:
W...

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Maurice Vaughan

Hi, Myles Slack. Great to meet you. Welcome to the community. Stage 32 has a blog that'll help you navigate the platform and connect with creatives and industry professionals all over the world. www.s...

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Harri-Pekka Virkki
Happy Holidays to everyone!

And successful New Year 2026!

Maurice Vaughan

Happy Holidays, Harri-Pekka Virkki! Hope you have a lot of success next year!

John MacNeil
Happy holidays everyone!

Merry Christmas

Maurice Vaughan

Merry Christmas, John MacNeil!

John MacNeil

same to you Maurice!

Daniel Fish
My newest screenplays

Happy Holidays to everyone, and I hope everyone has a safe New Years. I posted my newest screenplays on my profile, so if anyone gets a chance to read them and give me some feedback, I would greatly appreciate it so much. I am an aspiring writer, no training so please be nice, but if not, I have thi...

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Koby Nguyen

Thank you and happy holidays to you too, I'll watch.

Maurice Vaughan

Happy Holidays, Daniel Fish! Stage 32 also has script feedback services (www.stage32.com/scriptservices). Hope you have a safe New Years too!...

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James LO
Tagline Masterclass

Y’ALL NEED A PILOT?

That’s literally the tagline.

Everyone here is trying too hard.

Michael Dzurak

Taglines are a ton of fun.

Some of my faves:

Goldeneye "You know the name. You know the number."

The Longest Yard (2005) "If you can't get out. Get even."

True Lies "When he said 'I do,' he never said what he did."

E Langley

At least some try. They even post screenplays.

James LO

E Langley i was being sarcastic—as in: if Y’ALL NEED A PILOT? is considered a good tagline for a Hollywood movie with A-list star and director, then why are we trying so hard to come up with good tagl...

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Maurice Vaughan

I come up with taglines for my scripts sometimes, James LO. If it sounds like I'm trying too hard with a tagline, I'll rewrite it. I also use the taglines to help pitch my scripts....

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E Langley

Oh, I see. Someone knows something. It was a minor hit.

Scott Evans
Can't Travel to LA

My plan is to win a contest, but I don't have ANY money for traveling to LA. I don't even own a car. If I win meetings with industry pros, can I do them by Zoom?  Is it possible to launch a career remotely? Once I sell a script for 100K then I'll be able to swing over, but until that point, I need to do this remotely.  Is that possible?

Maurice Vaughan

Hi, Scott Evans. Welcome to the community. I suggest emailing contests@stage32.com about your first question if you're talking about a contest on Stage 32 (www.stage32.com/scriptservices/contests).

It'...

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Scott Evans

Thanks, Maurice Vaughan. I checked out your credits. Very impressive! Were you able to do all that from North Carolina?

Maurice Vaughan

You're welcome, Scott Evans. Thanks. Yeah, I did all that from North Carolina.

You could post your script on your profile. Producers search profiles for projects. That and networking are how I sold fou...

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Scott Evans

Fantastic. You have given me hope. Thank you so much!

Maurice Vaughan

You're welcome, Scott Evans. Hope you sell your script! Happy Holidays!

Darrell Pennington
Happy Holidays and On To A Great 2026!

Happy Holidays to everyone. I recognize that many people - creative personalities seem especially susceptible - do not find the holidays to be happy or hopeful. To each of you, I am confident that you can find some peace of mind and glimmers of sunshine and lean on those that love you to support and...

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Maurice Vaughan

Thanks for making this post, Darrell Pennington! Happy Holidays! Hope you and your family enjoy them and hope you all have an incredible new year!

Kevin Hager

I hope to fulfill my dreams soon.

Kevin Hager
Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to you all. Though for me the greatest gift would be to finally break into entertainment media, especially with Disney.

I really do have ideas for them, including original film and TV series ideas, including ideas for revivals.

Original ones to pay homage to their classics, and films...

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Andrew Horne
Prague based?

Anyone here based in Prague, Czech Republic?

Vital Butinar

Hey Andrew Horne, not Prague but I am from Slovenia.

Maurice Vaughan

Hi, Andrew Horne. Great to meet you. Welcome to the community. Stage 32 has a blog that'll help you navigate the platform and connect with creatives and industry professionals all over the world. www....

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