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Ashley Renee Smith
Amazon Fire TV Introduces “Jump to Scene” — How Will This Shape the Future of Home Viewing?

Amazon Fire TV is rolling out a new Alexa+ feature that lets viewers jump directly to any scene in a film simply by describing it, even if you don’t mention the movie title at all.

This new “Jump to Scene” fun...

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Amazon Fire TV Rolling Out "Jump To Scene" Voice Feature On Alexa+ Spanning Thousands Of Films
Amazon Fire TV Rolling Out "Jump To Scene" Voice Feature On Alexa+ Spanning Thousands Of Films
A new feature of Amazon's AI-powered Alexa+ voice assistant lets Fire TV viewers verbally describe a movie scene and jump directly to it.
Maurice Vaughan

Creator-focused features and interactive options, Ashley Renee Smith.

Dustin Richardson

Weird. But I've become so skilled at fast-forwarding and rewinding... lol. Innovations: I'd like Peacock to finally get their act together and allow you to remove things from Continue Watching, and I'...

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Pat Alexander
Last Hours! Regular Deadline Ends Today Midnight for the Stage 32 + Pathfinder Film & TV Comedy Screenwriting Contest!

Winner gets set up for development & packaging with Mark Wheeler's Pathfinder Media + 3 mentorship opportunities for all top 10 finalists!

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Aleksandr Rozhnov
Who Is Your Dream Director?

Hey friends, just wanted to have a little conversation with you all. I feel like every screenwriter has that one director they dream of working with someday. Some dream of Bong Joon-ho, some of Ridley Scott, some of Spielberg, Cameron, Christopher Nolan—and so on. And that’s great, because it means...

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Fuad Shawn

My favorite director has always been S. S. Rajamouli. If I ever had the chance, I would love to collaborate with him someday—even though, as a small writer like me, I know it’s almost impossible.

Still...

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Aleksandr Rozhnov

First of all, in this life, nothing is impossible.

Second, what does it even mean to be a “small” writer? There’s no such thing as a small screenwriter. Every screenwriter is a huge, unique personality...

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Michael Williams

Who did the artwork for the poster you used? I need an artist to collaborate on a graphic novel?

Aleksandr Rozhnov

You won’t believe it, GPT-Chat…

Maurice Vaughan

Hey, Aleksandr Rozhnov. Jordan Peele. He's a master of storytelling and symbolism.

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Would you adapt your own work?

So, since I started my writing journey various people have assumed I’d like to write screenplays based on my books.

Honestly, the idea doesn’t appeal to me at all! I feel too ‘close’ to the work, and I’m unbothered by the idea of someone dissecting my work and adapting it in ways they see fit. Case i...

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Darrell Pennington

I have considered that question quite a bit. My passion project - Dixie Dynamite - is something that I have worked on for so long and have such specific ideas about that it would be difficult to not b...

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Meriem Bouziani

No, I didn’t work with anyone. I wanted to, because I still struggle with English and I didn’t have good expertise in script structure. Then I realized it’s better to try it myself, so I keep developi...

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Spencer Magnusson

I've wondered about this too. I think both being completely hands-off or me only would bother me, so maybe co-write with someone

Fran Tabor

To turn your novel into a movie, it is first necessary to rewrite it as a short story, since all screen plays (unless you can do a long epic or a series -- count yourself lucky if that's your lot!) ar...

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David Taylor

I have and am adapting my own books for TV and features, but have also adapted the books of others, and have worked on many screenplays by others. It is wonderfully rewarding, but be warned, occasiona...

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Doug Nelson
Has anyone used AI as a screenwriting assistant/helper?

It dawned on me - after about 40 years as a professional screenwriter (Last sale in the late '80s), that maybe I'll give it another shot. My Agent is on my case so I thought I'd give it a try. I have one strong story wandering around in the cobwebs for a year or so. I don't know how much time I have...

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Meriem Bouziani

I’ve been using it for two reasons: to guide me with the script structure and to correct my English. But there are a lot of copyright concerns with that, so I decided to start from scratch on my own. After that, I’ll look for a correction service.

Meriem Bouziani

I think it’s great if you have a detailed outline, scene by scene.

That’s what I was doing — I developed the outline with micro-scenes and sent each part to ChatGPT O3 to generate the section with dial...

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Nataly Kiut

I think it’s absolutely worth trying. When I urgently need to know about a 1951 Sweden–New York ship, what Botswana smells like, or what a physicist could secretly do in a closed city, ChatGPT or Clau...

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Jon Shallit

It seems to be unable to remember what it suggested earlier IMO. Maybe I am biased. It also seems to write the same script as seen in previous movies.

Elle Bolan

For generating any actual content for my stories, absolutely not. It's mostly just an organization tool.

Some folks brainstorm with it. But content generated by AI is a big gray area and I'm not willing to risk it. I use to organize my chaos. For that, it works splendid.

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Beginner Screenwriter

Glad to have found Stage 32 and the great resources it has to offer. Check out my profile to see my first screenplay while I hammer out edits and hone my skills.

Maurice Vaughan

Hey, Jeff Cretin. 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/ho...

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Phil Clarke

Hi Jeff Cretin. Wishing you all the best as you start your writing journey. Keep learning, keep honing, and of course, keep writing! Here if I can ever answer any writing questions you might have. You...

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Help/Advice on Kickstarter

Hey everyone,

I just launched the Kickstarter for my new short film SUGO, a gritty, character-driven crime/drama I’ve been developing for a long time. This project means a lot to me, and we’re building a small but passionate team to bring it to life.

If you’d like to check it out or offer any feedback or support, here’s the link:

Michael Bs

Congrats on the launch the project looks amazing!

Quick heads-up from someone who’s helped a bunch of creators here: most campaigns don’t fail because of the idea or pitch… they just never reach enough...

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Adebowale Segun

pls i will be happy to be in your movie

Dhamodaran Ddren

Congrats on launching the project Daniel Connell. It sounds interesting and i would like to be a part of it as a music composer. Please feel free to DM me if you want to take this further :)

Ashley Renee Smith

If you're looking for solid advice on crowdsourcing and crowdfunding for indie films, you should definitely check out Stage 32 CEO RB's book—Crowdsourcing For Filmmakers: Indie Film & the Power of the...

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Kseniia Zhuravleva

Hi Daniel Connell and good luck with your fundraising! It would be great if you could share some tips on raising money and what helped you the most.

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Phua Wei En
Double Recommend for my first screenplay!

After many years of working tirelessly on my very first screenplay The LEGO Ninjago Movie: Spinjitzu Masters since 2018, I am incredibly honored to receive the highest ranking of Double Recommend and be included in Stage 32's exclusive Lookbook! Super grateful to the platform and exec Evan Anglin fo...

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Darrell Pennington

That is fantastic!! Tremendous accomplishment!

Maurice Vaughan

You're welcome, Phua Wei En.

Juliana Philippi

Phua Wei En That is so amazing and inspiring, many many many congratulations, and go go go!

Meriem Bouziani

congratulations to you

this is just a great accomplishment

Michael Thorn

Well done Phua Wei En - hope it leads to something even more exciting for you

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Spencer Magnusson
What's your most recent epiphany?

Today, I had a writing epiphany on what my current draft needs: a straight man. As much as I love stories that throw readers headlong into a new world, it just wasn't working for this story.

It's mainly a drama (but I'm trying to throw some comedy in there too). But for dialogue-driven stories like m...

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Meriem Bouziani

That’s a good reminder for me.

I’ve had so many epiphanies across my different sci-fi worlds.

The last one, for my script The Silent PFC War, really shocked me and made me realize the idea touches the very foundations of how a civilization is built and developed.

Spencer Magnusson

Meriem I did some big fantasy as a kid, so I can relate to the worldbuilding epiphanies. They're so fun to get.

Maurice Vaughan

Great idea for a post, Spencer Magnusson. My most recent screenwriting epiphany is the Fantasy Action feature script I'm outlining needs ooze. :D

Meriem Bouziani

Yes Spencer Magnusson

fantasy can also have special moments of epiphany.

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Nia Jones
The loneliness of the long distance writer.

Hi Everyone,

I must admit I'm feeling pretty lonely as a writer and I've always wanted to find a writing partner or people to discuss stuff over with..

Anyone feel the same?

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Tania Ocasio

Good morning Nia Jones and yes I do feel the same way I print out my scripts so it’s easier to read I have support from my coworkers but at home I feel lonely because the person I want to read my script it’s not remotely interested in my work. !

Kseniia Zhuravleva

Hi Nia Jones I also write alone, but it has become a habit for me. However, I would be happy to discuss films and work with like-minded people in my free time. Unfortunately, cinema isn’t very develop...

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Michael David

I find the best writer partner or "writing friend" are well written screenplays and excellent movies/shows. They teach you what you need to know and help you along the way.

Sam Rivera

The writing journey can be incredibly solitary, and that craving for a creative partner or sounding board is completely natural. This community is a great first step for finding those connections.

Banafsheh Esmailzadeh

I definitely feel that. Most of my stuff I'll naturally work on by myself, but I know for one of my bigger projects, Karma Dealers, I definitely can benefit from at least one other co-writer (maybe two).

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Kerry Kennard
Summer competition - from Sonokinitics

There was a composer competition from Sonokinitics and heard about it from Michael Whittaker's ScoreCraft Academy. I used one of their Music Libraries, - bought one of them called IBRIDO. I thought the sounds matched for this type of scene.

It's the weird sound in the middle, as well as near the end...

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Maurice Vaughan

Excellent job on the score, Kerry Kennard! I really like it! "It's the weird sound in the middle, as well as near the end." That's my favorite sound in the score.

Kerry Kennard

Thanks Maurice Vaughan !! appreciate it. It's the IBRIDO from Sonokinitics.

They have a big library of different kind of sounds !! - for different type of genres to write in.

Here's their main page:

ht...

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Maurice Vaughan

You're welcome, Kerry Kennard. Thanks for the link!

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