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Maurice Vaughan
November Write Club Week 4: The Art of the Pitch- What Managers & Execs Actually Want to Hear

It's the last week of November Write Club! Evan Anglin (Literary Manager and Co-Head of Animation at Zero Gravity Management) wrote a must-read blog for writers and anyone pitching!

NWC is for writers, directors, producers, actors, and more. Do the three challenges in today's blog, and you’ll be ent...

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Juliana Philippi

Maurice Vaughan This week 4 blog post is EVERYTHING, I cannot say it enough y'all. It is potent. POWERFUL! lol, lots of caps, but it has me fired up.

Maurice Vaughan

It has me fired up too, Juliana Philippi. I bookmarked the blog so I can come back to it again and again.

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Introduction

Heyyy! I'm Laura

I’m a 17-year-old beginner actress from Brazil.

I’m just starting my journey in acting — I haven’t worked in film or theatre yet, but I’m studying and practicing whenever I can.

Right now, I participate in Theater of the Oppressed workshops, where I’m learning presence, listening, and...

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Maurice Vaughan

Hey, Laura Kaczur! 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.stage32.com/blog/h...

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Sebastian Tudores

Hi Laura Kaczur - great to e-meet you! I think your background as a dancer translates pretty well to some of the work in Theatre of the Oppressed, no? How is that going? What do you like about it? con...

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Elle Bolan
Nwc Week 4: November is about gone y'all!

Hi screenwriters!

This week, Evan Anglin shared some insights from his side of the pitching field and gave us some much needed centering on staying humble, human, and relatable.

Connection and confidence go miles toward makin...

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Pink Matzke

Keep up the great work Elle, my goal this week is to continue implementing what Evan and I discussed at our meeting and getting my script ready for him to look at again.

Elle Bolan

Heck yeah, @Pink Matzke. You're definitely going to handle those notes like a champ!

Juliana Philippi

Elle Bolan Yes Elle!!! Go get those stories!!!! I love it, love the titles actually, super intriguing. I'm working on "doing and saying " less in pitch land, and feeling and really listening to the ch...

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Sheri Barbera

Elle Bolan I'm also editing, revising and updating my spec TV Pilot after getting feedback from both a table read and an award winning writer. Lots of great suggestions and advice from all of them. Go...

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Meriem Bouziani

Congratulations to you for your progress.

I hope you achieve all your goals.

Happy NWC.

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Kat Spencer
Do Your Characters Arrive Fully Formed — or Unfold Slowly?

Quick question for fellow writers:

When you start a new story, do your characters show up fully formed,

or do they reveal themselves scene by scene?

Some of mine walk in clear as day,

others stay half-hidden until a single moment brings them into focus.

How do your characters show up for you?

Banafsheh Esmailzadeh

They come to me fully formed and the story makes them evolve and reveal bits of themselves that only come out in special situations.

Meriem Bouziani

Some of them come fully developed, and some don’t.

I usually struggle with finding strong, focused characters in the story, which makes it harder to follow.

Lauren Hackney

Well one is based on my mother-in-law. Enough said. hahaha Then there's one based on my husband.... then I've made stories up with my kids and we have created those characters together... thanks for a...

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Kat Spencer

Lauren Hackney hahahaha

Wyman Brent

All of my characters arrive fuly formed.They just show up in my mind as if I have always known them. Has to do with my creative synesthesia.

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Lisa Weiss
Seeking Advice: How to Get Scripts Read by Producers on a Budget

I’ve written 12 scripts, 11 of which I’m actively marketing, and have placed in contests including PAGE, Final Draft, and Austin semifinals. I regularly query managers and producers. A few have given positive feedback on my concepts and stories, but most say they’re not looking for new material. I u...

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Lisa Weiss

@Jon Shallit I understand that producers need to manage risk, and I respect that. At the same time, I do everything I can on my end, offering to sign a release or even have my lawyer submit material t...

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CJ Walley

You're trying to effectively buy/short-cut your way in. I don't mean that in a mean way. You've just mentioned the routes most people use and recommend - despite never getting anywhere.

Competition pla...

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Jose Luis Madrigal

If you’re trying to protect your ideas, it’s going to be difficult; the best thing is to make a pitch deck with the minimum information that explains the story, idea, or project. As Krista Owens said, if the producer doesn’t know it, it could be hard to conceptualize the idea. like

Lisa Weiss

@ CJ Walley Thank you for your perspective. I understand that contests alone carry limited weight in the industry and that building meaningful connections is ultimately what matters.

Referrals are not...

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Lisa Weiss

@ Jose Luis Madrigal I prefer to keep my projects confidential unless pitching directly to a specific producer. My focus is on the writing itself rather than creating a pitch deck, which is generally the producer’s responsibility.

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R Rated absurd Comedy

Hi, I’m Matt. I’m writing a full feature-length comedy script — an outrageous, absurd R-rated ride following Eddie Harper, an overly dramatic everyday man who accidentally becomes a political phenomenon.

Everywhere Eddie goes, chaos follows. His life blows up after he unleashes an obscene rant at...

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Maurice Vaughan

Hi, Matthew Thompson. Welcome to the community. I’m a Stage 32 Lounge Moderator. I wanted to let you know that I moved your post from the Screenwriting Lounge to the Introduce Yourself Lounge since yo...

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Sebastian Tudores

hi Matthew Thompson ! welcome to Stage32 - I second my colleague's Maurice Vaughan advice above. Definitely share more in your profile and list this project with logline, synopsis, etc. Sounds like a...

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Elle Bolan

Hey @Matthew it's nice to meet you! Welcome to Stage 32!

Maurice mentioned NWC - it's week 4, but you can still participate in the wrap up and make some great connections. Week 4s blog post is: https:...

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Cyrus Sales
How Do You Handle Client Test Samples for Animation?

Hey fellow creators,

I’ve been thinking about a situation many animators face: a client asks for test samples before committing to a project. How do you usually approach this, especially if you already have animations in your portfolio, but they’re not in the client’s preferred art style?

Do you:

Adapt...

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Patrik Gyltefors

You should definitely get compensated for your time making test samples. And for paid work, adapt to what the client wants in regards to art style. Ideally, the client would have contacted you because...

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Kevin Jackson

It is a common (BAD) practice in the industry. Even though you have a portfolio, studios have been burned in the past hiring people that have talent but just cannot match up to their style of animatio...

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Kevin Jackson

Cyrus Sales it's unfortunately a standard in the industry. I would say limit the test to one character and a 10 second test. Anything more than that is a lot of work.

The other option is to find the r...

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Cyrus Sales

Patrik Gyltefors thank you for your insight. I do feel like the time to sample can be a waste.. most times. Our first animation client did secure us for their project based off the animation we sent h...

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Cyrus Sales

Kevin Jackson beautifully said and maybe somewhere in there I was looking for some sort of glance that I'm headed in the right direct. I feel like at this point standing firm on, we can do a sample ho...

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Adrienne Cronin
Entertainment Lawyers

Fellow screenwriters - I'm looking for entertainment attorney recommendations. My feature script (family drama, true story about disability) has placed as a Big Break top 10 finalist and AFF second rounder. I'm now seeking producers/attachments and want legal guidance on navigating next steps and an...

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Maurice Vaughan

Hi, Adrienne Cronin. 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.stage32.com/blog...

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Michael David

Hi Adrienne! From your description of what you're looking for, it seems you are in the market for a manager or agent; entertainment attorneys are great at protecting your rights but are usually not in...

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Adrienne Cronin

Thank you.

Maurice Vaughan

You're welcome, Adrienne Cronin. I'm a Stage 32 Lounge Moderator. If you ever have any questions about Stage 32, let me or another Lounge Moderator know. We have badges on our pictures. Or you could e...

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Need Advice on Developing a Spiritual Film Idea

Hi everyone,

I have a spiritual/metaphysical feature film idea that means a lot to me. I’m a writer but not a screenwriter, and I’ve written about 20 pages describing the concept.

I’d really appreciate guidance on the best next step:

Any advice would be truly appreciated. Thank you.

Jack Binder

Hello Marziyeh Gholampour Congratulations on developing your film idea. Next step: create a treatment and outline. I detailed these types of documents in a recent post: https://filmbudget.com/screenwr...

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Göran Johansson

My latest script includes some Christian ingredients. The young rich woman is deeply Christian. So in one scene she tells the scientist "Help me to spread the word of Jesus in the whole universe and I...

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Debbie Croysdale

@Marziyeh Aside from all said above, I add some points. The “Meat of The Story” in the novel is key. Is there enough going on, to fill the feature film time on screen? Cut out thoughts, feelings & the...

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DJ Gautam

Hey Marziyeh Gholampour , People with great experienced have commented in this, which are incredibly good. But view months ago I also have a vision about writing not quite spiritual movie but a journe...

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Jon Shallit

You can hire someone to write the script. I can do that if you like. I did it for Peter Ford on here, as well as Ishanee Bawankar on here. And others.

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Sebastian Tudores
November Write Club Week 4 Blog is a Masterclass on Pitching

Happy Monday to all!

And don't forget the awesome Head of Com...

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Sebastian Tudores

Oh that's a great take away for sure Eddie Lawhorn - and what an cool experience the game show must have been! how long were you on the show?

Maurice Vaughan

Thanks, Sebastian Tudores. I came up with a new idea to pitch my feature script. Looking forward to sharing about the idea!

Meriem Bouziani

My writing process is slow — I’m only on page 21 — but I really appreciate these small steps because I’m genuinely enjoying the world of The Silent PFC War....

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Elle Bolan

You're on. It's a pact. I'll have a pitch doc, in some form, by the end of the month. Deal? @Sebastian Tudores

Eddie Lawhorn

Thanks, @SebastianTudores ! I have lots of stories of being on Who Wants to be a Millionaire in 2009. I appeared on two episodes then. (I was the carryover contestant on the second Friday taping, so I got a free weekend in New York City while waiting to finish taping on Monday.)

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Reintroducing Myself After 3 Months Away

Hi everyone,

I’m Arshiya Kaye — previously known as Kaye Sereneveil.

I’ve been away from writing for almost three months. No scripts, no brainstorming, not even logging into Stage32. For a while, it felt like I’d run away from the thing I love the most.

But the truth is: I wasn’t running. I was overwhe...

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Maurice Vaughan

Hi, Kaye Sereneveil. Welcome back. It's great to see you again. Stage 32 is having a free Community Open House on November 25th. It'll also help you connect with creatives and industry pros. It's a fu...

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Jack Binder

Welcome back Kaye!

Sebastian Tudores

Hi Kaye Sereneveil - welcome back! Your decision (and instinct) to come back to what you love is a sign that you can already be proud of your journey - even Michelangelo toward the end of his life sai...

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