Had a Stage 32 meeting with MGM/Amazon/Gato Grande executive Megan Espinoza on Tuesday!!! We discussed the pitch deck for Human Game and she admitted that she had watched the sizzle reel. Long story short we exchanged information and tentatively agreed to discuss the idea (and others) further. On a good note, she gave my project a recommendation ( a double recommendation gets you into Stage 32 Look Book so…)!!!
One step closer
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I've decided to help up-and-comers in the entertainment industry by showing them so fun and potentially lucrative sites to join. This post is devoted to STAGE 32. My profile link is stage32.com/profile/848501 but if you haven't done as much as I have (which ain't too much) going to https://www.stage32.com/home/ and exploring for yourself can be fun.
The site offers you everything from labs, webinars, classes, pitch sessions and if you have a completed script you can for a fee (as always) get your script in front of executives who work in all facets of the industry from Network TV, streaming, and major movie studios.
Below are a few screenshots of my profile!!!! Push Forward and Find Out (for yourself)
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There are several sites that have Great Opportunities and are available to writers and filmmakers and one of them is the ISA!!! For members they allow you to post awards and apply for gigs that studios and producers are looking for!! Through their website you can even download free scripts! Below is the link to my profile with a few screenshots of how the mobile site looks like 👍!!!
Enjoy and screenwriters join!!!
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I am actually a Metaphysical Christian but I noticed that others who believe in traditional western concepts of Christianity have rigid beliefs of what the forces of “Good” and “Bad” are and how they work. So, I decided to play on those concepts and twist the narrative. What if instead of waging an all out war with evil vs good; there was a compromise… Choose one innocuous soul and place a wager to see which side he (or she) would choose if offered glorious rewards from both sides.
This question may be a cultural breakdown. Both sides are offering the main protagonist things that he wants. There are people who would choose Earthly pleasures over having to be a good and somewhat passive follower in Heaven. That’s why doctrine refers to the dark side of energy as temptation. It’s the easy route and if you are a person who prefers debauchery being someplace that that behavior isn’t allowed would be more tortuous than being given a high status in a place where that behavior is allowed.
Sure I have acted in the past and that has influenced me, but I have directed as well so both experiences affected my ability to write screenplays.
Although I have taken leadership positions before, I do believe that I would rather be a follower in Heaven than a “Big Dog” in Hell. I, actually, believe as a Metaphysician that Earth is just a school where our souls learn to become more developed and become more “Christ-like” so there really is no end just a continuing cycle until we develop and get things “right”. That said, exploring the Western limitations of the script, what you do unto others affects your own energy. I, personally, would feel bad/guilty if my pleasure negatively affected another soul but if given enough power and prestige someone else if offered the chance may choose differently.
I kinda answered this in the previous question but that’s what the script is about… Would you want to serve and be a follower (or “lamb”) or do you choose the immediate gratification of power? People who do not believe or care about the ramifications of their actions in the long-term may agree completely with this statement.
I think there is a BIG DIFFERENCE between being religious and being spiritual! There are many people who are religious whose ethics outside the church can (and should) be questioned while there are people who never step foot in church or temple, etc. who are without a doubt more humane, tolerant and compassionate to others than those who follow religious beliefs. So, I consider myself more spiritual than religious and if there is any judgment involved with our souls at the end of Earthly life I’ll let my Creator judge me by my actions and intent rather than by the often misconstrued interpretations of humankind when dealing with The Divine.
The script is just a parody that was created to invoke conversation. Higher Powers have a plan whether we like it or not. Greater lessons and experiences are to be learned and had to promote growth not only of ourselves but humanity as a whole. We literally make a choice everyday of what kind of energy we will put forth in the Universe and how we will react to the experiences, problems, and interactions we have to face.
There was a series of comedy movies in the early 80s that had George Burns as the star. They were called, “Oh God, You Devil”!!! This was before sequels were common and they had great commercial success… I think an updated dramedy would find a lot of success with so many people of various backgrounds needing to laugh and discuss even briefly their theological and spiritual standpoint.
Some of us (myself included) have lived in and are living in hellish conditions. The only thing that kept me going was holding onto a belief that things were changing with every step that I took to improve my life on all levels mentally, physically, and spiritually. Having a little bit of faith and hope in the Universal concept of change helped me find solace in some terrible circumstances but that is for a different interview. Just know that the mind can turn any situation into an enjoyable one. Just be careful which energies you align yourself with to make that situation bearable!
Nathan Waire aka Nathan Zen Sapien is a filmmaker and screenwriter who uses Bipoc cast and crew for his film projects. He has worked with children and animals in my projects and plan on doing so again in the future.
Personally, I believe that our existence is immortal due to our soul’s/spirit’s connection to The Eternal Life Source being one with the Universe. So our finite mortal forms and all their limits should be explored in the arts which I do through writing. Human Game is more of a reference to this futility and lack of this mortal form. Just like the hunter has his/her game to hunt so initially the prey was humanity despite our eternal spiritual connection and the “seemingly existential” lack of perception and vision in this Earthly world.
The Shining and 2001: A Space Odyssey from Stanley Kubrick first come to mind as favorites. Then you have to look at Akira Kurosawa’s work as a whole to really get a feeling of what I like. Also, not to exclude living filmmakers, like Spielberg with the exception of only a few of his pieces do I find the majority of his work enticing.
You always want to keep a suspense-type story dark to pull in the viewer. So, they don’t have a clear idea of what is happening until you expose the reveal. In HG3, I wanted the audience to have a sense of foreboding because the images that were being revealed were so disturbing in nature.
Writing the script was interesting because every day I would write only a few pages and then rest. David Lynch is phenomenal!!! From his tv series Twin Peaks to his self-proclaimed failure Dune, I find great inspiration from these series yet never thought of them while writing. Generally, I let “the muse” talk and inspire me to write in my own direction/feeling.
Lots of cuts always!!! LOL!! If I film, it myself this is the only answer to save on costs.
As there are common elements present in the script. My writing style never really sticks to one genre, in fact, in the HB Gibson Podcast there was a brief moment when HB Gibson and I argued over what my writing style was. He came to the conclusion that I am a suspense writer. I can’t really argue with him over that.
The Morgan character initially didn’t exist in the Human Game series, but I met a talented actress by the name of Morgan Hope and was impressed by the work that we had done in a previous film, so I created a character for her with the same name. Rare for a director/writer to do such a thing for an unknown but despite the endless complexities and possibilities of a psychic I think the character turned out well
Ferris Bueller!!! In the original Human Game and its sequel, Clifton Gerrard’s character talks to the audience to explain why he was doing such devious things. He was an antihero who carried the story while staying on the good side of the viewer. The show was actually created before the tv series Dexter (which has a serial killer working on the side of the law) and broke away from the stereotypes of all African Americans being thugs or gangbangers. He was a methodical killer with a pension for doing good.
Well, I knew there had to be a deeper, more sinister character in order to justify the erroneous behavior of the two male protagonists and when a professional bodybuilder agreed to play a character in my script, I took a chance and instead of merely having him in one scene why not write him into the story. I knew that I was going to write in another “villain” later in the script but when the actor is 6 ‘5 “and 350 plus lbs. the character’s abilities have to change with what is being offered.
Once again to keep the reader’s and the viewing audience’s attention. Too often situations are thrown out just as filler but that can be annoying to someone who has seen it all before so I wanted to create situations that would show the intricacies of the mind and how thoughts and actions can occur at the same time on different levels of awareness.
