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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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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.
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788. Pick's Picks
09/09/2022 Duration: 01h09minPilar sits down with her 16 year old nephew, Eric Pick, to find out about the classic films he’s watching as he embarks upon his journey to become a director and screenwriter. A worthy film list for any writer!
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787. The Ebo Sisters
02/09/2022 Duration: 37minFilmmaking duo Adamma & Adanne Ebo talk about the work and thought that went into writing, directing and producing their feature film Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul starring Regina Hall and Sterling K. Brown.
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786. The Many Hats of Keena Ferguson
26/08/2022 Duration: 34minFrom writer to producer to director to actor to parent, Keena Ferguson is always thinking creatively about ways to get her message and stories onto the screen and out to the world.
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785. A Couple of Q’s and a Bunch of A’s
19/08/2022 Duration: 45minAn informal Q&A with two students from Pilar’s class, Laura Weekes and Dale Hildebrand, resulted in an in-depth discussion about the pros and cons of independent filmmaking.
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784. Una Meta Movie
12/08/2022 Duration: 45minWriter/director Jennifer Sharp decided to buck the system, travel to Mexico and make her movie ... which ended up being a story about a writer trying to make her movie while battling the system.
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783. The Other Kid in the Hall
05/08/2022 Duration: 34minWriter Paul Bellini, “the guy in the towel,” talks about what he’s learned from writing with Scott Thompson and the Kids in the Hall for over thirty years.
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782. I Love My Dad
29/07/2022 Duration: 39minWhat do you do when your dad catfishes you? Write a movie about it, of course! James Morosini talks about drawing from the truth and creating empathy for his characters as he wrote, directed and starred in his feature film, I Love My Dad, starring Patton Oswalt.