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Synopsis
ON THE PAGE: Join professional script consultant Pilar Alessandra as she demystifies screenwriting and answers your questions about script craft and story.
Episodes
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827. “Not All Teenagers Say Slay"
19/05/2023 Duration: 44minFor Mother’s Day, Pilar’s 18-year-old daughter Rita Dodson shares her thoughts and wisdom about on-screen content that portrays teenagers in accurate and interesting ways.
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826. Unsticking the Duck
12/05/2023 Duration: 32minCareer coach Carole Kirchner returns to the podcast to talk about ways to brave career obstacles and overcome writers block.
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825. Writers Strike 2023
05/05/2023 Duration: 47minWGA writers are striking to get the pay and benefits they deserve. But how does this effect non WGA writers as well? Career coach Lee Jessup explains it all.
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824. Chat GPT and the Future of Screenwriting
28/04/2023 Duration: 41minA little scared about AI’s role in the writing world? So are we. Writer and communications data analyst Michael Grebb helps us understand what’s happening now and what might be ahead.
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823. The Journey of Paint
21/04/2023 Duration: 34minBrit McAdams talks about the fact that it took twelve years to make his comedy Paint, starring Owen Wilson, only to discover that now is the perfect time.
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822. The Marvelous Mona Mira
14/04/2023 Duration: 40minWhat does a late night talk show, a game show, a limited series about The Godfather and a college soap have in common? The writer Mona Mira! Listen to how she wrote and learned on The Weakest Link, The Offer and the Hulu series Tell Me Lies.
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821. A Truly Irish Movie
07/04/2023 Duration: 38minCo-writer/directors Peter Murphy and Rachael Moriarty talk about making movies in Ireland, their creative process and the open door that allowed them to write their award winning movie, Róise and Frank, about a grieving woman and the dog who may or may not be her husband.
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820. "They’re Looking for You”
31/03/2023 Duration: 38minWhen Broadway went dark and Tommar Wilson found himself without a job, he turned to writing. Now he’s an NBC Fellow and has just been staffed on an upcoming TV show for Universal Content Productions that will air on Netflix.
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819. Writing What He Knows. Doing What He Loves.
24/03/2023 Duration: 42minAfter years in the music business and as a counselor in corrections, Jevon Graves found himself writing on the We TV show, Kold x Windy. Now he’s truly doing what he loves.
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818. Scene Direction Contest 2023
17/03/2023 Duration: 01h59sActor/writer Kristen Lee Kelly (original cast of Rent) stage-reads scene direction submissions from listeners as they showcase their writing skills! Who will win?
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817. Theater vs. Film: A Director’s POV
10/03/2023 Duration: 46minAcclaimed theater director Marya Mazor shares her thoughts on the differences between directing for theater and for the screen and how she follows the clues within the script to help achieve her vision.
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816. Announcement: 2023 Scene Direction Contest
06/03/2023 Duration: 02minDid you write a prize-worthy piece of scene direction? Enter it in the On the Page Scene Direction Contest! Pilar explains the rules and gives the deadline.
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815. Scene Writing
03/03/2023 Duration: 52minEmphasizing “the art of reader engagement," writers Chris Perry and Eric Henry Sanders’s new book Scenewriting helps writers come up with new ways to plan, draft and perfect their scenes.
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814. Oscar Talk 2023
24/02/2023 Duration: 01h33minPilar and her friends Brian Pope, Mike Musa and Alex Troxler get together for their annual discussion about the best screenplay and best adapted screenplay Oscar nominees.
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813. Writing in Perfect Harmony
17/02/2023 Duration: 40minWriter Alicia Lomas-Gross shares about her experiences and writing process on her first produced feature, Perfect Harmony for Hallmark Movies and Mysteries.
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812. B-sides, Kudos and Flipping the Dolphin
10/02/2023 Duration: 51minWriter Matt Pacult of Documentary Now talks about the creative ways he goes about finding story, pitching ideas and giving notes.
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811. Having Lunch with Spike Lee
03/02/2023 Duration: 44minHear how Victor Gabriel captured “the resilience of innocence” in his first short film that went to Sundance and his feature film which attracted none other than director Spike Lee.
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810. Copyright Q&A
27/01/2023 Duration: 01h01minCopyright advocate David Newhoff returns to answer all your questions about protecting your work, obtaining rights to IP, hiring a lawyer and much, much more.
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809. First Read Radio
20/01/2023 Duration: 44minWriter Gary Jones talks about what he’s learned about writing and editing as he turns written short films into spoken radio plays.
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808. The Prescription for Success
13/01/2023 Duration: 38minMika Frank talks about how her love of writing, combined with her training in pharmacy and research led her to her current job as story editor on Fox’s hit show, The Resident.