On The Page

Writer Jim Rash (The Descendants, The Way Way Back) talks about his co-writing process, his take on character and dialogue and how winning an Oscar doesn't mean you don't get writer's block.

Writer, Actor and longtime listener Paul A. Rose, Jr. sits in to ask questions and give information pertaining to previous episodes of the On the Page Podcast.

When you choose a "frame" for your story, you control the story that's told. Writers Michael Zannettis and Chelsea O'Connor, hosts of the "We Can Talk About Podcast" discuss the "Strict Father / Nurturing Parent" frame used by many movies and TV Shows.

Curiosity and lots of research helped Andrew Logan and Taylor Allen write the movie "Chappaquiddick," a dramatization of the car accident and cover-up involving Senator Ted Kennedy.

Filmmaker Ben Zolno talks about what he's learned from making the improvised dialogue movie, "Status Pending."

Brian Pope, Mike Musa, Nina Berry and Pat Francis join Pilar for their annual discussion of the Oscar nominees for best screenplay and best adapted screenplay.

Writer Jake Morgan describes the ways in which taking meetings and working in a writers' room is like dating. And, in honor of Valentine's Day, Pilar walks us through a structural template for romantic comedies.

Writer Jennifer Joyce talks about how her life and experiences become the starting point for sketches, TV shows and movies.

Writer John Whittington (The Lego Batman Movie, When We First Met, Boy 21) talks about his live action/animation writing career and the surprising script that changed everything.

Writer Ed Solomon ("Now You See Me," "Men in Black," "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure") wrote the HBO six-part series "Mosaic" as well as the eight-hour storytelling app that goes with it. Here he discusses objective and subjective storytelling and talks about how he breaks and rewrites his scripts.