actor/writer/filmmaker: Alex Stone in Major Payne, Grace & Grit, Lymelife, Louis, @SundanceOrg Labs alumnus, stream my new film BitterSweet click link in bioš
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We made BitterSweet with no budget, no studio, no AI. Just years of long nights, raw emotions, and a tiny crew determined to tell a human story. Itās finally streaming July 11. Watch the trailer & help us make noise in the algorithm. Pre-order link in bio/reply. Every one counts.
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"Thank you for all your hard work"
"There's a lot of good stuff here"
"We're still very big fans of this project"
"A lot of good stuff here"
"This a major step in the right direction"
- All bode ill
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If you donāt work for free at the beginning, youāll never work. If you do too much work for free in the middle, youāre costing yourself. If you donāt work for free near the end, youāll work a lot less. Iāve done a lot of pitch and ātakeā docs for free and have won more than lost.
I saw someone on here talking about how no one should ever work for free. They were talking about acting but I think it can equate to any film industry job. Look, while I know producers and execs are taking advantage more than ever, I just want to say that is insane advice.
I do work for free or dirt cheap all the time. Every "yes" from me boils down to at least one of four things: does it pay really well, is it for a close friend or someone I love collaborating with, am I obsessed with it creatively, or do I see a clear path how it could push my career forward. If one of those hits, I'm probably in.
I can pinpoint the VAST majority of higher paying gigs I've had directly back to a gig I did for free or for like $200/day. 90% of success in this industry is built on meeting awesome people and them realizing you are also awesome. This industry is all about stuff like that.
Don't get taken advantage of, but also don't immediately close the door on opportunities because of some made up rule.
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I saw someone on here talking about how no one should ever work for free. They were talking about acting but I think it can equate to any film industry job. Look, while I know producers and execs are taking advantage more than ever, I just want to say that is insane advice.
I do work for free or dirt cheap all the time. Every "yes" from me boils down to at least one of four things: does it pay really well, is it for a close friend or someone I love collaborating with, am I obsessed with it creatively, or do I see a clear path how it could push my career forward. If one of those hits, I'm probably in.
I can pinpoint the VAST majority of higher paying gigs I've had directly back to a gig I did for free or for like $200/day. 90% of success in this industry is built on meeting awesome people and them realizing you are also awesome. This industry is all about stuff like that.
Don't get taken advantage of, but also don't immediately close the door on opportunities because of some made up rule.
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If you want to see your work on screen, it's not enough to believe in yourself or for other people like you to believe in you.
You need someone with money and/or decision-making power to believe in you too.
It helps if that person is you, but if it's not, you need someone else.
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Steven is on a roll this year!! It's inspiring to see so much being created. Hopefully the universe drops the "make-a-movie" opportunities into your lap.
This year Iāve written a new feature, rewrote an old script, written two shorts, and a trilogy of one-act plays.
With the onslaught of new technology, Iām most excited about the plays.
Of course, that could change when the universe makes me say, āFuck it. Letās make a movie.ā
I've also written 5 new songs, which feels great because I never know when or how those are gonna come out.
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I sent her a feature script and she didnāt read it. I followed up and after 2 months went by and she still hadnāt read it, I fired her. The bare minimum your rep should do is read your work. That plus Iād already been getting all my own meetings for over a year.
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if they just released the films as 'The Beatle' and randomized which one they'd show per showing so you'd be like "Ringo! Yes!" and somebody else would be like "...George? Again?"
Went to @Techweek_ in LA to learn about the future of hybrid filmmaking. Left with more questions than answers, but I did learn from a filmmaker who claimed to know the secret to casting Jeremy Renner in your movie.
When the three biggest agencies in Hollywood write your Declaration of Independence, you might want to read the fine print.
Hollywood talent agencies CAA, UTA and WME have teamed up to create the American Entertainment Alliance.
The organization wants U.S. legislation to force streamers like Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max and Disney+ to spend at least 50% of their budgets on independent productions.
variety.com/2026/tv/news/caaā¦
I read What Dreams May Come as a young actor and was blown away by its ambition. When I looked into screenwriter Ron Bass (Rain Man), I discovered he ran something of a research factory, with a whole team of assistants researching everything that went into his scripts.
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This is gross. This is a working actor who knows exactly how working actors end up on projects without knowing every detail.
And his analogy is LOUSY. The director on Pawn Shop is Michael Polish, who's got no history as a whacko ideologue, and who started as an indie darling.
Nobody asked for my Practical Magic 2 review. I didnāt even want to watch it. I just wanted to give my wife a foot massage while she watched.
Apparently there were actual writers involved, and itās based on a book, but the whole thing felt like Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock were making it up as they went along.
There was nothing practical or magical about any of it.
And yet I couldnāt stop watching.
When I hear the words Practical Magic I think it could be a fun concept about witch people using magic for practical everyday mundane things. There is nothing close to that in here, except in the very final moment at the end when they use their witch powers to make margheritas.
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People don't like to talk about how hard it is to make a living pursuing a career in the movies, in screenwriting. To say it out loud is to project weakness. Is to show things aren't going as well. That people only hire those who project success.
It is damn hard and that's ok