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Find Your Footing on Stage 32: Join Our December Community Open House!

Find Your Footing on Stage 32: Join Our December Community Open House!

Monday, December 29th at 12:00 pm PT!

Every success story begins with a first step.

If you’re ready to take yours, join me, Ashley Smith, Head of Community at Stage 32, for our December Community Open House Webcast happening Monday, December 29th at 12:00 pm PT!

Free Registration: https://www.stage32.com/education/products/stage-32-s-december-community-open-house-webcast-with-ashley-smith

Whether you’re chasing representation, looking for collaborators, or simply tired of creating in isolation, this live event is your chance to show up, be seen, and start making real progress.

This isn’t just an overview — it’s your creative launchpad. You’ll walk away with practical tools, new connections, and a clear path forward, no matter your background or where you are in your career.

You’ll Learn How To:

  • Navigate Stage 32 like a pro and make the platform work for your goals
  • Build authentic connections through the Stage 32 Lounges
  • Access Education, Certification, and Script Services tailored to your next big move
  • Show up in ways that get you noticed by the right people at the right time
  • Participate in real-time Q&A and get guidance specific to your path

Whether you’re a writer, filmmaker, actor, producer, composer, editor, or wear multiple creative hats — this is where your Stage 32 journey truly begins.

If you can’t attend live, don’t worry — registering ensures you’ll receive the full recording to watch anytime from anywhere.

Who’s planning to join me live for the Open House?


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Lucky Break

The new year is coming up. I hope that I can finally have a lucky break this year. I have many ideas too many to name. Please, it's been a hard life and year for me.

How many are hoping for a lucky break too?

Banafsheh Esmailzadeh

May 2026 give you the lucky break you seek. I'm hoping for it, too, but I'm also very aware I have to get over my fear of success still ^^;

Maurice Vaughan

Hi, Kevin Hager. I hope to sell some scripts in 2026. Hope you get your break next year. Keep learning and networking on Stage 32, and keep working on your projects so you can finish them and pitch th...

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Kevin Hager

Unfortunately I don't have a way to pay for pitch sessions.

Maurice Vaughan

Something I do to pitch my scripts is post pages in Stage 32's Your Stage Lo...

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Kevin Hager
New Franchise and Inspired

Some people believe that instead of genderbending, a new franchise should be made, like for example, instead of a female James Bond a new franchise surrounding a female spy.

But we can draw inspiration from existing source material? Like Disney, some of their characters are inspired by other characters they made.

Sherri ZImmerman
Happy NEW YEAR Stage32 !!!! ❤️

Wishing you ALL have the Best Year projected perfectly in the New Year!! Miss ya Maurice!!

Maurice Vaughan

Hi, Sherri ZImmerman. Happy New Year! Hope you have an incredible year!

Zarya Rowland Bintz
Happy Holidays!

I made this song with our creativity and passion in mind. We make things and we give them away to be loved or forgotten. Either way we go on to make more and inspire the creation of more things. I hope you like it and your holidays are filled with love and inspiration...

Maurice Vaughan

Happy Holidays, Zarya Rowland Bintz! I like your song! It's catchy! I hope your holidays are filled with love and inspiration too!

John MacNeil
Happy holidays everyone!

Merry Christmas

Maurice Vaughan

Merry Christmas, John MacNeil!

John MacNeil

same to you Maurice!

Debbie Croysdale

@John Festive cheers!

Wyman Brent
Happy Holidays!!!

Merry Christmas

Christmas specials

The ones who get Christmas specials to me are

1. Disney

2. Hallmark

3. Rankin/Bass

4. Freeform

5. AMC

6. Garfield

7. Nickelodeon.

Canon Welding

I just learned of Canon Welding. Where 2 unrelated franchises are somehow put into the same universe. I would like to do that with Disney, and the franchises I know can be in the same universe would be American Dragon: Jake Long and the High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. I know they can work well together. Even begin revivals.

Where does your workflow quietly break down?

I’m a software engineer who’s spent most of my career building and supporting tools that only work if they respect how people actually work.

I joined Stage 32 because I want to understand the film and TV industry from the inside: not the glossy version, but the real day-to-day friction.

I’m curious:
W...

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Maurice Vaughan

Hi, Myles Slack. Great to meet you. 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.s...

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Harri-Pekka Virkki
Happy Holidays to everyone!

And successful New Year 2026!

Maurice Vaughan

Happy Holidays, Harri-Pekka Virkki! Hope you have a lot of success next year!

Daniel Fish
My newest screenplays

Happy Holidays to everyone, and I hope everyone has a safe New Years. I posted my newest screenplays on my profile, so if anyone gets a chance to read them and give me some feedback, I would greatly appreciate it so much. I am an aspiring writer, no training so please be nice, but if not, I have thi...

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Koby Nguyen

Thank you and happy holidays to you too, I'll watch.

Maurice Vaughan

Happy Holidays, Daniel Fish! Stage 32 also has script feedback services (www.stage32.com/scriptservices). Hope you have a safe New Years too!...

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James LO
Tagline Masterclass

Y’ALL NEED A PILOT?

That’s literally the tagline.

Everyone here is trying too hard.

Michael Dzurak

Taglines are a ton of fun.

Some of my faves:

Goldeneye "You know the name. You know the number."

The Longest Yard (2005) "If you can't get out. Get even."

True Lies "When he said 'I do,' he never said what he did."

E Langley

At least some try. They even post screenplays.

James LO

E Langley i was being sarcastic—as in: if Y’ALL NEED A PILOT? is considered a good tagline for a Hollywood movie with A-list star and director, then why are we trying so hard to come up with good tagl...

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Maurice Vaughan

I come up with taglines for my scripts sometimes, James LO. If it sounds like I'm trying too hard with a tagline, I'll rewrite it. I also use the taglines to help pitch my scripts....

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E Langley

Oh, I see. Someone knows something. It was a minor hit.

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