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Rob Reiner had a unique and varied body of work. When Harry Met Sally, Misery, and A Few Good Men are so different yet great examples of their genre. Not to mention Princess Bride which is a movie I grew up with.

R.I.P. Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner.

I agree. Rob Reiner & his wife deserved a glorious ending worthy of him, not the death they got.

Thank you very much Letícia Peyrous

Yes, questions are essential for developing the story’s logic and structure.

Meriem Bouziani Writers can come up with story ideas by asking themselves "what if _______ (book, movie, etc.) took place in another location?," then coming up with an original idea. Like "what if Rocky took place on an alien planet?"

Yes, that’s possible. In fact, I think that we're in a creative state, when it’s very hard to invent something completely new. We often take small glimpses from existing ideas to develop new perspectives and build new worlds—but we can still invent Maurice Vaughan

For me; I tend to put all the pieces of my work together in the beginning. Then, from there I build up to what I am aiming to produce in the long haul. I have approximately 55 million thoughts per hour, on average, so attempting to connect everything while in the process of writing.. is counterproductive for me.

That's truly inspiring thank you very much for sharing your journey Matthew Wach

Thanks, Ron!

Thank you, everyone.

Hi, Maurice! Thanks. Great question. There are so many great directors that I would be psyched to work with. Scorsese, Michael Mann. The filmmakers I worked with recently, I would work with again.

Hi Rich. I am a writer. Looking for an artist for my comic strip. I’m told it’s very good. My original artist drew the characters per my specs. Interested in meeting in Malibu to discuss? Barbara Singer. P. S. See my picture in Hollywood reporter issued today page 83 i think. I’m in Miami airport flying back to la la land in one hour. Barbara singer

You're welcome, Rich Terdoslavich. Scorsese and Mann are incredible directors, Did you see the trailer for Spielberg's new movie Disclosure Day?

John January Noble Thanks!)

Jay A Swendris Hello! This is a very interesting topic! I can help with them) I'll send you a message to clarify the details of the appearance and other details.

I'm glad everything's fine, Den Rain. Stage 32's next Community Open House is Dec 29th (www.stage32.com/education/products/stage-32-s-december-community-open-ho...). It's free to attend. You might pick up some promotion tips. Even if you can’t make it to the Open House, sign up and you’ll get the recording in your Stage 32 Education Library when it’s available.

@Den Rain your welcome !

This looks amazing!!!

Are you planning on entering contests when you finish it, Clinton Oparaocha?

yeah i think so, that's if I finish it !!!

I'm rooting for you to finish it, Clinton Oparaocha! Stage 32 is the Global Screenwriting Contest Hub. www.stage32.com/scriptservices/contests

Maurice Vaughan okay thank you

You're welcome, Clinton Oparaocha.

Mit Patel To my knowledge, there is no particular forum, and for the most part the DITs I have worked around and supervised are more or less on their own except where they are within Camera dept. (which is where I usually slot them). Though naturally they cross over into editorial dept as well. I see you have experience in data integrity, etc.. It would be interesting to speak with you as we are moving towards integration of AI into our studio work flow. If you think so, send me a network request and we can go from there.

I think that being a DIT is just someone who has good data management skills and the industry standard knowledge of how things are done.

I've never been a DIT before on any other projects than our own, but I have gotten some good comments on how structure the data and create backups and workflow that helps prevent data loss. Actually the only thing that I'm really scared of most of the time is if the recording media goes bad, which is another reason why smaller recording media is better but at the same time it wares out faster, so again a compromise.

Vital Butinar Actually, the DIT or Media Manager often goes beyond that. Sometimes he or she will prep dailies, sync the day's sound and do rough assemblies each night. So they can be a central part of the creative team, especially where, for instance, VFX shots have to be assessed very quickly in-context with other parts of the scene. On some productions, there is an on-set editor and the DIT/Media Manager works with them. Others they are more strictly part of camera dept backing up and securing the footage.

Shadow Dragu-Mihai, Esq., Ipg oh I've seen that, on one production that I've been involved in there was an onsite editor. But yeah of course, depending on the production different people can have a wider scope. So of course it's logical that there are DIT's who do a lot more. Not to diminish the work they do, I just have never had a project where we have had a dedicated person who worked as a DIT.

Vital Butinar It really depends on the structure of the production, and how you like to work, of course.

Thank you everyone for sharing your great advice! All the advice is says the same thing, "take care of you first. Your mental health is the most important."

You're welcome, Suzanne Bronson. Mental health is extremely important! I think it needs to be talked about more.

Haha Juliana Philippi yes, my experience at AADA was not the greatest.

Suzanne Bronson Sorry to hear that, and there are so many experiences in programs that can be lackluster, and sometimes not the greatest, but for myself, what I have learned, and remembered after some time out of school, is that it doesn’t make you:) you’re an actor, just if you keep going, audition, and…act. And I actually read and experienced other methods and am a much more happy and well rounded and confident actor now than I ever was in school.

I think being relaxed about it in your skin, the opposite of wanting it desperately could prove more rewarding at any level. Working with actors who want to give themselves all to the point they feel uncontrollable and desperate is a solution for disaster. and very painful to watch ... The acting profession requires detachment to some degree in order to work with others as a team and also learning from life that is around.

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Did not see this until just now. My apologies! Of course! That’s totally understandable! I did not mean to cause any commotion.

Leonardo, this is the most honest post on creation I've seen all week. The fear that shows up for me is the fear of 'mid-story sag'—that moment when the complex logic of a high-concept feature breaks down and the story becomes unfocused.

I move past it by becoming hyper-focused on structure. If the blueprint is solid—if the Act 2 midpoint and the Act 3 reversal are locked—it gives me the courage to push through the fear, knowing the story won't collapse. Courage is definitely moving forward with the right map!

It's essential for me as I finalize my Sci-Fi Action/Thriller feature, THE LAST CARTOGRAPHER.

It might be your phone, Matt Dycus. The name tagging (the blue link to their profile) usually doesn't work in the web browser version on my phone, so I have to tag someone in the Stage 32 phone app, then post the rest of my comment in the web browser version. I can't add anything to my comment after I tag you in the app, so I can't post my whole comment in the app. If you don't want to do this, just put the @ symbol in front of someone's name without the blue link, like "@Matt" or "@MattDycus."

And sometimes the name tagging doesn't work in the web browser on a computer, so you have to refresh the page.

Hey I remember floppies Banafsheh Esmailzadeh LOL! #ShallWePlayAgame?

I remember a creative writing professor said that truly soulish works travels through your hands and onto paper. I think she was on to something.

I've gotten book reviews like that Maria Restivo Glassner so I know what you mean. I'm not above listening to criticism. But when you know they haven't bought your book, left no reviews on anything else and are truly ugly, it's not worth any focus. Coverage is a whole different animal that I actually love - especially when it elevates the script. There are one or two execs that I love going to for that because the script turns out so much better. But you're right, it's important to partner with people that will really "see" you and champion that.

You're very kind Salisu Abdullahi. What has always helped me in the mid-story sag is the logline and outline. If it doesn't adhere to a properly constructed logline, I throw it out. All the best to you with your feature!