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Coffee & Content: How Do You Overcome Negativity? by Maurice Vaughan  •  last post Dec 15th

Stage 32’s founder and CEO, Richard “RB” Botto, shares two videos in today’s blog.


In the first video, Film Stack dives into the turning points of Tom Hardy’s career, his setbacks, his relentless rise, his toughest productions, and the reason you don’t see him in as many films as before.

In the second video, RB talks about overcoming negativity from people around you.

Grab your coffee/tea/pumpkin spice latte/etc. and jump in!

www.stage32.com/blog/coffee-content-how-do-you-overcome-negativity-3949

Who Do You Get First: Agent or Manager? by Tammy Hunt  •  last post Dec 14th



Q: Is it unrealistic to get a manager before I have an agent?

Not unrealistic at all! Every actor is different and in a different stage of his or her career. If you find yourself without an agent, that doesn’t mean you are new to the business. For several reasons, any actor can find themselves without an agent during their career: a falling-out, a direction change, a location change, even the I’m-taking-a-break-from-acting scenario.

It is totally fine to seek a manager even if you don’t have an agent. That said, you must have realistic expectations of having a manager versus an agent before acquiring your first (or next) agent.

Managers will advise you on your career and image related to photos, social media, website, and general day-to-day planning and strategy to help you gain your foothold in the industry. Agents are the ones who gather casting opportunities and negotiate the deals and contracts on your behalf.

A good manager can help you get an agent so your career is a team effort and you feel the most productive in pursuing all of what you want to accomplish in your career as an actor.

For new actors, it may even be a better fit to start with a manager instead of an agent to get a sense of what you want in an agent and what your goals are.

A manager will assess your current skill set and encourage you to add certain elements to your list of skills so that you’re better equipped to be cast in more roles. They can advise you on various workshops or coaches, adding more dialects to your résumé, and stepping outside your comfort zone by being more well-rounded in areas you’re currently lacking.

More often than not, having a manager can assist with your perspective of the business and give you a realistic vision based on where your aspirations are with your career, so it’s totally your call.

#actor #writer #manager #agent

Navigating PR in the Entertainment Industry and Current Media Climate by Brandi Sims  •  last post Dec 14th

Hi Stage 32 community! As a PR consultant specializing in the sports and entertainment industries, I’ve had the pleasure of helping professionals amplify their stories and connect with the right audiences.


One thing I’ve learned is that building relationships with media (including podcasts and blogs on this one) is as much about storytelling as it is about timing. I’d love to hear:

How do you approach sharing your story or promoting your projects?
What PR challenges have you faced when working on a film, music release, or personal brand?

I’m happy to share some insights or strategies if it’s helpful. Let’s start a conversation—I’d love to collaborate and learn from this amazing community!

Hello and Happy Holidays! by Dawn Prato  •  last post Dec 12th

I'm thrilled to be joining the Mod Squad!


My name is Dawn, and I'm based in Vancouver, Canada.

I've been lurking around Stage32 for quite some time, but I'm really looking forward to stepping into a more active posting/"getting to know you"/interactive role here. I'm a novelist-turned scriptwriter-turned novelist (currently, living the "why not both?" memes), love genre especially (fantasy and romantasy being my obsessions), and I'm currently working on co-writing a YA novel with a friend of mine on top of developing a TV script idea and poking away at writing a solo novel.

Also, I play D&D so if anyone wants to geek out about that with me, my door is always open ;)

FREE Get Ready For 2025 Virtual Global Film & TV Production Summit by Maurice Vaughan  •  last post Dec 12th

Stage 32 is having an exclusive FREE virtual summit where top producers, film and television production executives, and film commissioners converge to discuss the state of film & TV production and how you can take advantage of the current landscape wherever you are in the world. There will even be a Q&A where you can ask the panel your questions to help with your projects or your career.


Join speakers from the Emmy-nominated hit show GENIUS (Disney/NatGeo), The Costa Rica Film Commission, The Uganda Communications Commission, The Royal Film Commission of Jordan, Croatia Film & Headline Pictures UK.

If you have a desire to work on a film or TV production, this event is an opportunity for you to learn about all the opportunities that exist in film and television production, locally and globally, and how you can put yourself in position to get a job working in the industry. And if you have a production that’s getting set to film, this expert panel will also discuss how you can maximize shooting anywhere around the world.

Date: December 18, 2024

Time: 11:00am PT - 1:00pm PT

Location: Virtual, exclusively through Stage 32

Register for FREE here: www.stage32.com/education/products/get-ready-for-2025-global-film-tv-production-summit-current-landscape-brought-to-you-by-stage-32-certification

Are you joining the event?

Selena Gomez & Saoirse Ronan | Actors on Actors by Ashley Renee Smith  •  last post Dec 12th

Selena Gomez ("Emilia Pérez") & Saoirse Ronan ("Blitz" & "The Outrun") sit down to discuss portraying mothers, singing on-screen and why Selena "might be too old for the pop star life." They also bond over working with Meryl Streep in "Only Murders in the Building" and "Little Women."


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qCsqwdzqSMI

Make Your Acting Performance Powerful By Using This Technique by Aaron Marcus  •  last post Dec 10th

Make Your Acting Performance Powerful By Using This Technique

https://youtu.be/gufEj0slOPo

Transform your acting and deliver powerful acting performances with this great technique. I use it regularly. Let us know if you have any special tips for giving powerful performances.
Leave your comment here and on the Channel.

Table Read by Heidi Schussman  •  last post Dec 9th

Hello Actros of Stage 32!


I'm hankering to do another table read. I did one four years ago with my screenplays Piratessa and The Legend of The Toymaker. We had sooo much fun, but maybe it was because we were in covid lock-down, and we were desperate? Anyhow, I want to do it again. I have a new screenplay and it would help me to hear it read out loud. We'll do it on Zoom (or something like it) again. Like last time, I'll invite directors and producers to attend so they can see you act/read (I had 4 or 5 show up for each read last time).

The Tattered Book can be found on my page here: https://www.stage32.com/profile/625612/Screenplay/The-Tattered-Book-Cassi

Give it a glance and see if it's something you're interested in. I'm shooting for the end on January 2025. If you're interested just leave a comment or PM me.

LET'S DO THIS! 

Art by Rhoda Blue  •  last post Dec 7th

Is there any difference between Art and communication?

Open Casting Call to PLAY Dolly Parton on Broadway! by Karen "Kay" Ross  •  last post Dec 5th

Spread the word! We want this to be as EPIC and TIMELESS as Dolly herself!


https://deadline.com/2024/12/dolly-parton-sets-open-casting-call-broadway-musical-1236195847/

Who would YOU want to play on Broadway?

Don’t Miss this Friday’s Stage 32 Community Wrap-Up LIVE on Instagram! by Ashley Renee Smith  •  last post Dec 5th

Don’t miss this Friday’s Stage 32 Community Wrap-Up LIVE on Instagram with Head of Stage 32's Community, Ashley Smith, & Community Manager, Kay Ross! You can tune in on the @Stage32 or @Stage32Scripts Instagram accounts every Friday at 10:00 am PT/ 1:00 pm ET, to keep up to date on all of the wonderful things happening right here on Stage 32!


Go to Instagram NOW to make sure that you're following the @stage32 and @stage32scripts accounts so that you're ready to join us! Or click here to set a reminder for yourself: 
https://www.instagram.com/p/DDLKjY3S44X/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Bob Dylan Weighs In On Timothée Chalamet In ‘A Complete Unknown’ by Ashley Renee Smith  •  last post Dec 4th

First reactions to Chalamet’s work in the film have been effusive, with some calling it “the performance of the year.”


The trailer is officially out and included at the bottom of this Deadline article! What are your thoughts community, are you excited to see this performance?

https://deadline.com/2024/12/bob-dylan-on-timothee-chalamet-a-complete-unknown-1236194284/

Don't Ever Make These Self-Tape Mistakes: Casting Directors Hate Them by Aaron Marcus  •  last post Dec 3rd

Don't Ever Make These Self-Tape Mistakes: Casting Directors Hate Them

https://youtu.be/1YKGJU8m-fY

SHARE YOUR STORY:
Do you have any suggestions or tips for people self-taping or know of common mistakes actors make when doing self-tapes? If so, please share it here so we can learn from you.

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Broken Feather Feature Fim - Seeking Funding by Marshall Dancing Elk Lucas  •  last post Dec 3rd

Please support our extremely Diverse cast !. We are seeking funding for our SAG production. BROKEN FEATHER a narrative film, We are a indigenous based Production Company. Our goal is to bring to light the horrors Indigenous children endured at Border Schools. We wish to present it to general audiences, highlighting the true evil that occurs in unexpected places. Please help us reach our goal. You can help at https://crowdfundr.com/brokenfeather

Eating and Drinking Techniques for Actors? by Maurice Vaughan  •  last post Dec 2nd

Hope this post doesn’t make you hungry. I watched a limited series last night (The Madness on Netflix – incredible series!) where the main character was eating pizza and drinking, and I thought about this. Are there any techniques that actors use when eating and drinking in scenes so the food/drink doesn’t get in the way of performing?

Actors, How Do You Nail Your Self-Taped Auditions? by Stephen Folker  •  last post Dec 2nd

You've found the perfect casting call that aligns perfectly with your acting style. You submit your materials, and now they’ve asked for a self-taped audition. How do you prepare to deliver your best performance? Let's hear your tips and strategies!

Happy thanksgiving, with. new projects, online and worldwide :) by Michele Lastella  •  last post Nov 29th


Hello dear artist friends,

I am Michele Lastella, 

Film director, actor, writer, and Acting Coach with Acting method implemented on all worldwide venues at New York Film Academy.

After Covid, as many realized distribution changed, it's not studios anymore, its about platforms buying studios up.

Being an insider of both the distribution and education world internationally, I had some intel about what was going to happen, so thanks to my educational and directing position.

I came to meet some incredible executives from Streaming platforms around the world such as Apple, TUBI, Amazon, The Roku Channel, Xumo, Plex, RewardedTv, Hulu, Cinedigm, Youtube Official Movies Production and Distrbution etc

At this point I had this idea:

I decided to cut all the steps among distribution, film industry career, and education.

After 20 years of hearing complaints from my friends actors from London, NY, LA, Paris, Rome, Berlin, etc about finding continuous jobs to keep growing as actors internationally not only in the USA and Canada.

It was at this point that opened up in front of me this idea of disrupting the system of making films, deciding the topic, not being banned, and just teaching and making movies guaranteeing for the first time 100% participation in a film to be distributed on 25 streaming platforms present in 175 national territories.

We built a disruptive system of making Workshop/Casting/Film Shooting all at once 

ONLINE and WORLDWIDE :) 

We decided to call THE STAR IS YOU

As we believe it is the time now for us to tell what we want as we want and give opportunities to actors all around the world to work together and grow with exposure participating with a low subscription fee that would make them EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS as well.

All to be updated on IMDb and top right tab of first GOOGLE page as famous Hollywood actors!

if you want to be part of this, let me know and we will have a chat and work together.

Namaste.

Michele Lastella

Founder of THE STAR IS YOU project.


Happy thanksgiving for new original projects. Online and Worldwide by Michele Lastella  •  last post Nov 29th


Hello dear artist friends,

I am Michele Lastella, 

Film director, actor, writer, and Acting Coach with Acting method implemented on all worldwide venues at New York Film Academy.

After Covid, as many realized distribution changed, it's not studios anymore, its about platforms buying studios up.

Being an insider of both the distribution and education world internationally, I had some intel about what was going to happen, so thanks to my educational and directing position.

I came to meet some incredible executives from Streaming platforms around the world such as Apple, TUBI, Amazon, The Roku Channel, Xumo, Plex, RewardedTv, Hulu, Cinedigm, Youtube Official Movies Production and Distrbution etc

At this point I had this idea:

I decided to cut all the steps among distribution, film industry career, and education.

After 20 years of hearing complaints from my friends actors from London, NY, LA, Paris, Rome, Berlin, etc about finding continuous jobs to keep growing as actors internationally not only in the USA and Canada.

It was at this point that opened up in front of me this idea of disrupting the system of making films, deciding the topic, not being banned, and just teaching and making movies guaranteeing for the first time 100% participation in a film to be distributed on 25 streaming platforms present in 175 national territories.

We built a disruptive system of making Workshop/Casting/Film Shooting all at once 

ONLINE and WORLDWIDE :) 

We decided to call THE STAR IS YOU

As we believe it is the time now for us to tell what we want as we want and give opportunities to actors all around the world to work together and grow with exposure participating with a low subscription fee that would make them EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS as well.

All to be updated on IMDb and top right tab of first GOOGLE page as famous Hollywood actors!

if you want to be part of this, let me know and we will have a chat and work together.

Namaste.

Michele Lastella

Founder of THE STAR IS YOU project.


Happy Thanksgiving!!! by Charles O'Hair  •  last post Nov 28th

Happy Thanksgiving to All the Amazing Creatives in the Stage 32 community!!! What a talent pool we are!!! Make this a Day of Giving Thanks for all you've done, will do and for all the events in your life that have created the creative artist you are in your chosen art form(s)... The good, the bad, and the joyful to the painful. No matter where you call home, give thanks for who you are and what you can become today!!! Best to All...

Acting Reel Help by Jack Murphy  •  last post Nov 27th

Hey guys, as you know I just got approved for representation. I need to upload an acting reel for my resume. I put one together with all the projects that I've done. I would love some critique. Clip order? Maybe remove one of the clips? Should the duration be longer or shorter than 1:44? I would just love some help. Thanks! 

https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/1028888843