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Pilar Alessandra
ON THE PAGE: Join professional script consultant Pilar Alessandra as she demystifies screenwriting and answers your questions about script craft and story.
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Feb 19, 2021 • 45min
706. Before, During and After
Actor/Writer Finnerty Steeves discusses the courage and "1001 favors" it took to write, produce and star in her independent film, Before/During/After being released by Gravitas Pictures.

Feb 12, 2021 • 53min
705. Honoring the Game Universe
Andrew Robinson, senior writer for Blizzard Entertainment talks about how he helps craft narrative and world-building for World of Warcraft, StarCraft, Heroes of the Storm, Hearthstone and Overwatch with animated cinematics, short stories, comics and songs.

Feb 5, 2021 • 46min
704. Constant Collaboration
Johanna Stein, show-runner of Madagascar A Little Wild, breaks down the animation process from story board to “lip flap."

Jan 29, 2021 • 44min
703. Crosby Selander and the Seven Figure Deal
After years of hard work and hustle, writer Crosby Selander defied the odds and sold his script in a major bidding war to Legendary Pictures. Hear how he did it and cleared that “final hurdle!"

Jan 22, 2021 • 54min
702. Writing Telenovela
Award-winning Brazilian writer Rosane Svartman talks about the story work that goes into writing 155 episodes of one season of a prime-time telenovela.

Jan 15, 2021 • 41min
701. What Does The Character Think of Himself?
Hunter Doohan discusses what he’s learned as an actor and as a writer from portraying the role of Adam opposite Bryan Cranston on the Showtime series Your Honor.

Jan 8, 2021 • 42min
700. Script Guy for Coverfly
Mitch Lusas, Head of Product for Coverfly, talks about his company’s approach to finding talent and helping writers.

Jan 1, 2021 • 45min
699. Double the Talent
JaNeika and JaSheika James, co-executive producers of Gossip Girl, talk about the life and career experiences that went into their inspiring memoir, Living Double.

Dec 28, 2020 • 56min
698. Logline Contest 2020: Part 2
Pilar reads and gives feedback on the loglines that didn’t make the consider or recommend list for the 2020 Logline Contest.

Dec 25, 2020 • 1h 46min
697. Logline Contest 2020
Pilar and Aadip evaluate loglines sent in by listeners. Who will get a consider, recommend or pass?