

On The Page
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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Jan 24, 2025 • 38min
920. The Women's List
Writer Jan Kimbrough discusses The Women's List, a nonprofit spotlighting production-ready scripts by women writers.

Jan 17, 2025 • 28min
919. When Your Life Becomes a Movie
Pilar and her husband Pat describe how their real life story felt like a movie story as they evacuated Los Angeles during the wildfires.

Jan 10, 2025 • 39min
918. Playdate to Red Carpet
Filmmaker, author, comedian Sari Karplus made a movie with her kids on a lark and ended up winning film festivals! Listen to her take on working with kids, how she wrote four childrens' books and how taking time to "look at the trees," might just be the key to a work / life balance.

Jan 3, 2025 • 30min
917. The Short
Rae Shaw, an award-winning writer, director, and producer of short-form media, shares insights from her book, The Short. She explores the creative freedom of short films and their significance in modern storytelling. The discussion highlights the versatility of the short film landscape, the evolution of music videos as platforms for social commentary, and the rise of camera phone filmmaking. Additionally, Rae emphasizes the power of punctuation in narrative craft and the accessibility of filmmaking for emerging creators.

Dec 28, 2024 • 39min
916. Logline Competition 2024: Part 2
Pilar reads and gives feedback on the loglines that didn't make the top fifteen lists for the 2024 Logline Contest.

Dec 27, 2024 • 1h 8min
915. Logline Competition 2024
Pilar and Aadip read, evaluate and vote on feature and TV loglines sent in by listeners!

Dec 20, 2024 • 44min
914. 2024 Writing Year in Review
Career coach Lee Jessup returns to discuss the industry changes and writing trends of 2024 and shares what's ahead for the new year.

Dec 13, 2024 • 39min
913. "You Can't Not Do It"
Writer/Director Coley Sohn talks about the fun and frustration of writing and directing her independent movie "Mudkey," which satirizes the right/left divide during one miserable day on a Florida island.

Dec 6, 2024 • 40min
912. "The Product is Never the Story"
Writer/Publicists Alexandra Grizinski and Jenny Beres talk about ways that screenwriters can mine their personal story to get interest in their scripts as well as the ways they can expand to different media to help them get work and get noticed.

Dec 4, 2024 • 3min
911. Announcement: 2024 Logline Contest
It's time for the annual On the Page logline competition! Pilar explains the rules and gives the deadline.


