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“New Romantic Drama Screenplay Available for Collaboration”

✨ Hi Stage 32 Community,

I’m Fida Tareen, a freelance story writer. I have written a new romantic drama screenplay and I’m looking for a director or producer who enjoys working with emerging writers.

The story is ready, and a PDF version is available.

If anyone is interested, I would be thrilled to connect. Thank you!

Maurice Vaughan

Hi, Fida Tareen. Welcome to the community. Hope you're doing great! Stage 32 has a blog that'll help you navigate the platform and connect with creatives and industry professionals all over the world....

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Sam Rivera

I couldn't agree more with Maurice Vaughan! I'd also like to point that we have a great community job board that you can share your project needs! You can check it out here: https://www.stage32.com/fi...

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Behnam Hojati
Restarting My VFX Journey Looking to Connect with Other Artists

Hey everyone,

It’s been a while since I posted here. I’ve been studying Nuke, Roto, and basic compositing recently, and I’m working on rebuilding my workflow and portfolio for my brand 7stcut.

Right now I’m focusing on:

– Clean roto work

– Basic compositing & integration

– Learning more about advanced no...

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Cyrus Sales

Hey Behnam Hojati Awesome to see you back and diving into Nuke and compositing—building that workflow and consistency is huge. Would love to connect and share tips or even collaborate on small shots s...

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Patrik Gyltefors

Hi Behnam Hojati, I am mainly into Nuke and Houdini myself, and would love share ideas. I also have a free VFX course on Youtube that might help: https://www.youtube.com/@gyltefors/courses...

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Mohamed Karbia

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Fantasy Feature Film | Franchise-Ready IP

Hi everyone,

I’m a screenwriter working in fantasy.

I’ve completed a feature-length fantasy screenplay designed as the launch of a franchise-driven IP.

I’m interested in connecting with producers or literary managers who are actively developing genre films or YA-oriented projects.

Happy to share the log...

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Maurice Vaughan

You're welcome, Ulduz Karayeva. Hope you have a great week!

Sebastian Tudores

that's great Ulduz Karayeva - I see you're in the Writer's Room. If you haven't worked your pitch on Thursdays with out wonderful pitch prep guides, definitely do - then, as Maurice mentioned, start p...

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Ulduz Karayeva

Thank you so much for this Sebastian Tudores , I really appreciate it. Yes, I’m in the Writer’s Room and will definitely take advantage of the Thursday pitch prep sessions. And that’s amazing — being...

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Elle Bolan

Hi and welcome to Stage 32! It's great to meet you and I look forward to seeing you around the lounges.

Ulduz Karayeva

Thank you Elle Bolan for the warm welcome! Happy to be here.

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Debbie Seagle
Are You Offending Someone?

Oh WOW! I had a conversation with my cousin last night. He is also an author & an amazing man with incredible insight. I asked him to read my script a few weeks ago…

He pointed out that – in my script – I blatantly created a character who was an egotistical know-it-all – and highly recognizable! (No...

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Fran Tabor

"Obvious" is in the eye of the beholder.

You could have been inspired by the arch know-it-all villain in The Princess Bride, and the overly suspicious relative may have noticed certain personality tro...

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Fran Tabor

General note: Mark Twain frequently offended, and always entertained.

Fiction is a fun house mirror of real life. Be bold.

Philip David Lee

Never. Every character you write is going to reflect someone you know or maybe even never met. You can't come up with an original personality. If you have a negative character that someone is offended...

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Debbie Seagle

I love the wise, true, & tried advice! Thank you for your insight. It does seem to offend someone somewhere every time I write anything. Never my intention. Maybe they are people who want to be notice...

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Cynna Ael

I take pieces from various people I know, have met, or inspired by-- it's a fine line between replicating them and using certain things as inspiration. You're right- it's not worth hurting someone, bu...

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Tommy Luca
Who else wants to have an art department lounge on stage 32

WHO ELSE WANTS TO HAVE AN ART DEPARTMENT LOUNGE ON STAGE 32!

Hi, this is directed towards people that work for Stage 32, but especially for anyone who works in an Art Department! Please create a section, or category, or place here on the Stage 32 Lounge for people who work in the Art Department! With Expand post

Tommy Luca

☝️ Hi Richard, @RichardRBBotto , hey can you please think about this?

Tommy Luca

@RichardBotto ☝️

Cyrus Sales

Tommy Luca Thanks for sharing and encouraging members of Stage32 to look further into adding a lounge. I've been hearing more about art department over the last 12-15 months however I don't think I ha...

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Mark Deuce

All that you see in the pic is worth a fortune Tommy Luca

Eon C. Rambally

Art is a very integral part of film production as depicted in your photo Tommy Luca! With the proper public relations it most certainly can be beneficial

I myself is into art!

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Sandra Isabel Correia
Screenwriters — Logline Challenge!

Let’s play with visual storytelling. I’ve dropped an image below: a glowing heart inside a luminous hexagon, floating in a starry void. It’s celestial, symbolic, and wide open for interpretation.

Your challenge: Write a logline inspired by this image. It can be any genre: sci-fi, romance, thriller, f...

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A.J .Abd El-Rahman El-Janainy

In a world that has completely collapsed, an ancient legend tells of a hexagonal star that appears once every hundred years on a clear night. It is said that whoever follows this star will find their...

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Maurice Vaughan

I like your logline, Sandra Isabel Correia! What really hooked me is a global agency trying to weaponize a cosmic signal shaped like a heart.

Here's my logline: After a powerful alien drains Earth of l...

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Dolf Van Stijgeren
How (un)Safe Is It to Share Your Work?

How ‘dangerous’ is it to upload your synopsis or even your scripts to your Stage 32 profile? Maurice is especially bold with sharing his scripts — and he’s even had success with it.

Still, I’m wondering what you all think: is there a risk that someone might run off with your idea?

Cheers!

Fares Moha

Dolf Van Stijgeren I think producers and agents do stop by sometimes. They take a quick look, they scroll, they spot two or three interesting things. But let’s be honest: it’s not their main hunting g...

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Dolf Van Stijgeren

Fares: Are you also going to tell me that I’m not the first one they think of in the morning? :-)))

Fares Moha

lol Dolf Van Stijgeren : Here, it’s like any creative community:

if you want to get noticed, you need to show up, post, interact, leave a mark.

People are naturally curious, but they only become curious...

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Maurice Vaughan

I don't know if agents check profiles for projects, but producers do, Dolf Van Stijgeren. That and networking are how I sold four short scripts to a producer. And producers, companies, etc. look for p...

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CJ Walley

Yeah, low budget producers will have a look and loglines and having good synopses are a must. Reps are inundated with material and tend to want to work with writers who are already established. Still...

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Code Rouge : Nina — Character-Driven Action Drama Series (based on an upcoming French book quadrilogy)

Hello everyone,

My name is Eve. I’m a French writer developing CODE ROUGE, an original action-drama series based on my ongoing four-book saga.

The global storyline is already fully constructed. I’m currently writing Book 4 while adapting the universe into a TV format. Season 1 is completely written (5...

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Eve Decoeur

James LO Hello James,

Thank you for your message. If you’d like, I can send you the synopsis directly in a private message.

And if you need any additional information about the project, please don’t hes...

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Michael Dzurak

Nice, Eve Decoeur! This looks like a really cool story. I love assassin thrillers. I look forward to seeing this one made someday!

Elle Bolan

Hi Eve and welcome to Stage 32! I see you've had the welcome banner so I won't bombard, but I wanted to say hello. If you need anything, don't hesitate to reach out. And if you need help finding resources or have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out.

Eve Decoeur

Hi Ellen, Thank you so much for the warm welcome — I really appreciate it.

I’m still exploring Stage 32, but I’m already impressed by how supportive and open the community feels.

If I ever n...

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Savannah Cross
Darkness of Death

My name is Savannah Cross. I have written a dark fantasy horror script called Darkness of Death that I am very passionate about. But I do not have that much money to pitch my script to executives on here

Maurice Vaughan

You're right, Shadow Dragu-Mihai, Esq., Ipg. The main purpose of the Pitch Sessions is to get feedback to improve a pitch, but sometimes the executives, managers, etc. will request scripts, sign write...

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Shadow Dragu-Mihai, Esq., Ipg

Maurice Vaughan Which is fine to say for S32 as a social media platform, but the producers, if they receive compensation, can be tagged with pay-to-play and that ruins careers in this industry. So bes...

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Savannah Cross

How do I reach out to the producers directly?

Elle Bolan

Hi Savannah and welcome to Stage 32. I can see you're wanting to talk to filmmakers directly. I get that. And I understand the passion too. Trust me.

But the reality is that you're where you need to b...

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Willem Elzenga 2

Savannah Cross make a nice Linkedin account and follow the right filmmakers/producers/directors - join the discussion, research, contribute - get into business. harder; find a manager or agent. beside...

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Rakim Stevens
Hi Stage 32 family! I’m Raki…

Hi Stage 32 family! I’m Rakim Stevens, a seven-time published author and filmmaker creating stories that are raw, cinematic, and deeply human. My nine books range from personal memoirs to epic fantasy, each crafted to resonate with readers—and audiences—on multiple levels.

...

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Maurice Vaughan

Hi, Rakim Stevens! How's your December going?

Rakim Stevens

it’s going well. How about yourself?

Maurice Vaughan

It's going well too, Rakim Stevens. Do you have any plans for the holidays?

Sam Rivera

Hi Rakim Stevens Having that foundation as a published author, especially across such a range of genres, is an incredible asset for screenwriting. That experience with narrative depth, voice, and char...

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