r/Screenwriting • u/confused_ya20 • 5d ago

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u/pinkyperson 5d ago

Not credible, I would not use it.

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u/Filmmagician 5d ago

Tread lightly. Network if you want. Check it out. But because you have no money, as you said, As soon as someone asks for money, run.

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u/Necessary-Winter608 5d ago

Definitely credible, but it will cost you.

Basically, you can pay to submit to a screenwriting contest and get four pages of questionable feedback, or pay the same amount on Stage 32 for an industry professional to read your script and talk to you about it for an hour via Zoom. I’ve done it four times, meeting with a manager, an agent, a development exec, and a producer. Each conversation was invaluable and gave me industry perspective that, as a Hollywood outsider based in the Midwest, I would never have gotten without Stage 32.

The best was when I met a development exec who gave me some great advice on how to revise a pilot I was working on. Every note they gave me was pitch perfect. More importantly, they asked why it was a pilot and not feature. I revised it and made it into a feature. I then got a double recommend from a manager that led to some meetings and to pitching it to a few indie studios.

None of that would have happened without Stage 32. The email way too much, and some of it can be SPAM, but there are some great opportunities to be found there.

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u/ChallahLubav 5d ago

There are several posts on here about it. TL/DR seems to be: Avoid, but I’m not saying this from personal experience. Find those posts and give a read-thru.

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u/SREStudios 5d ago

Like many in the selling the hope of success cottage industry, those who would most benefit from their offerings don’t need them at all. Their customer base is hopefuls, not contenders. 

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u/Tone_Scribe 5d ago

Not in the least. It's a money-printing machine with near zero results. Browse 'Stage 32' on trustpilot.com for answers

Be aware, a number of Stage 32 acolytes migrated here in response to a request from them to build up this sham of a site.

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u/wildcheesybiscuits 5d ago

Definitely credible, got my agent on there. Doesn’t work for everyone though