Netflix, the digital streaming platform, and Stage 32, the US-based social network and educational site for creative professionals, are collaborating on a new initiative to help aspiring filmmakers.
Called Creating Content for the Global Marketplace, the programme aims to provide future creators’ access to industry experts, who can share their knowledge and talk through best practices, according to the statement released by the streaming giant.
The programme is designed to be a five-part series of virtual workshops in which participants will learn how to format a television pilot, create a series budget, and breakdown the pilot. They will also learn about the budget process for different scripted genres, including drama, sci-fi and comedy.
Persons who are registered with Stage 32 will be eligible to take part in the virtual workshops, the first session of which will be available via Stage 32’s website from December 15, 2021, with future sessions running monthly until May 2022. All sessions will be available for viewing on demand through 2022.
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The list of industry experts who will be presenting the workshops include Anna M Henry, a development executive and producer who has worked with Netflix, HBO, Starz and CBS; Vijal Patel, an Emmy-nominated and Peabody Award-winning writer and producer who has worked on shows such as Black-ish and The Middle; Tripper Clancy, a writer on shows such as Die Hart, Varsity Blues and the feature film Stuber; Jeanette B Milio, a producer of over 350 hours of globally-distributed content; and Mickey Fisher, a showrunner, writer and producer for Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, The Strain, and Extant.
Earlier this year, Netflix and Stage 32 conducted a workshop on television pitching, which was attended by 100,000 aspiring creators from over 160 countries. “We knew it would be a natural fit, but it was amazing to see the global impact of the workshop,” Netflix’s statement said about that workshop.