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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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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.
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807. Dude, Where's My Car-tharsis?
06/01/2023 Duration: 34minFrom comedy writer to therapist, Phil Stark, writer on South Park, That 70’s Show and the screenwriter of the movie Dude, Where's My Car? talks about his unique, personal journey.
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806. 2022 Writing Trends in Review
30/12/2022 Duration: 40minCareer coach Lee Jessup returns to discuss the writing trends popular in 2022 and shares what’s ahead for the new year.
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805. Logline Competition 2022: Part 2
23/12/2022 Duration: 01h12minPilar reads and gives feedback on the loglines that didn’t make the top fifteen lists for the 2022 Logline Contest.
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804. Logline Competition 2022
23/12/2022 Duration: 01h31minPilar and Aadip read, evaluate and vote on feature and TV loglines sent in by listeners. It all comes down to a well-written sentence and a creative idea. Who will win?
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803. Writing For Christmas
16/12/2022 Duration: 50minWhen his day job was threatened, writer Jeff Bonnett decided that he wasn’t going to write a resume; he was going to write a screenplay. The end result is “Falling for Christmas,” a Netflix movie starring Lindsay Lohan.
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802. Loss and Grief on Screen
09/12/2022 Duration: 41minLinda Klein, co-editor of the new book Loss and Grief, discusses the visual, sensory and emotional realities of the dying and grieving experience and how writers can use this knowledge to create more truthful depictions on screen.
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801. Announcement: 2022 Logline Contest
06/12/2022 Duration: 03minReady to submit for the annual On the Page logline competition? Pilar explains the rules and gives the deadline.
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800. The Anatomy of Genres
02/12/2022 Duration: 39minScreenwriting teacher and author John Truby reveals how to master and transcend genre by understanding their unique story systems and philosophies.
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799. Meg LeFauve
25/11/2022 Duration: 49minThe writer of the Oscar winning film Inside Out talks about her new movie My Father’s Dragon and how she builds story from theme and emotion.
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798. The Year of Getting It
18/11/2022 Duration: 41minWe check back in with writer Kris Crenwelge after her “year of going for it” earned her three writers’ fellowships, staffing on an animated show and a new job on the series True Lies on CBS.
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797. Lunchtime Punchlines
11/11/2022 Duration: 43minBrandon Childs was only a PA when he started adding jokes to the lunch order e-mail. Before long he was brought into the writers room on Black Monday, Kenan and, most recently, Netflix’s new comedy Blockbuster.
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796. Seeing Through the Lens
04/11/2022 Duration: 48minCinematographer Sarah Whelden talks about how she holds the vision of the director, looking through the lens to help capture theme, tone and story.
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795. The Commonwealth of Writers
28/10/2022 Duration: 01h05minAs British writer Sam Benjamin discusses the release of his new film The Payday he’s joined by Elizabeth McKenzie from Australia and Dawn Ius from Canada to discuss the challenges of writing in their home country, the lure of Los Angeles and the love of their genres.
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794. Story Maverick
21/10/2022 Duration: 57minAndy Raymer shares writing and industry information gleaned from his experience as a writer, creative exec, independent producer and script consultant.
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793. Cocktails and Covid
14/10/2022 Duration: 40minActor/writer Cynthia Gravinese decided to stop feeling powerless and write a web series about the people and place she loved. When Covid hit her hard and she lost the ability to speak, she did the same thing all over again.
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792. Playlist to Page
07/10/2022 Duration: 52minPilar and her husband Pat brainstorm film and TV show premises inspired by song titles in Pat’s playlist. A fun way to find your next script idea!
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791. Putting Themself on the Page
30/09/2022 Duration: 40minVanessa Benton wrote their “F-it” script and broke through. Now they're a writer for Netflix projects Sandman and Fate: The Winx Saga, writing the dark fiction that they love.
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790. Making History
23/09/2022 Duration: 53minWriter and historian Gina DeAngelis talks about the balance of historical accuracy and entertainment in her scripted work and on screen in general.
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789. Saving Planty
16/09/2022 Duration: 42minJosh Staman, Executive Producer of Weird Waters (Peacock), talks about the unique structure of short-form animation, pushing through “analysis paralysis,” and learning to be more “hare-brained” in his writing.