

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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Apr 14, 2017 • 1h 3min
501. John Badham
Pilar welcomes legendary Director John Badham (Saturday Night Fever, War Games, Blue Thunder, Stakeout) to the show to discuss his career in filmmaking and his approach to the script.

Apr 7, 2017 • 1h 5min
500. Happy Anniversary
Pilar celebrates the 500th episode of the On the Page Podcast with her producers past and present.

Mar 31, 2017 • 59min
499. My Dinner with Arnold
Director Elliott Lester discusses his upcoming slate of projects including the new film "Aftermath" starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Mar 24, 2017 • 42min
498. Daniel Pyne
Daniel Pyne, screenwriter (sum of all fears, manchurian candidate, pacific heights) and novelist, drops by the OTP Studio to chat about noir tropes, writing authentically, and the challenges of inaccurate IMDB descriptions.

Mar 17, 2017 • 49min
497. Six Pitches
Pilar and guest co-host Jason Levy (winner of the 2016 Log Line Contest) listen to the movie and TV pitches of writers Cat Alvarado, Barbara Cole, Julianne Eggold, Darius Garland, Misha Klein and Ryan Nanni.

Mar 10, 2017 • 51min
496. Writing Muslim Characters
Writers Ayser Salman and Lena Khan talk about the challenge and promise of writing Muslim characters for film and TV.

Mar 3, 2017 • 47min
495. Gotta Dance
TV and film choreographer Courtney Miller reveals the way on-screen dance contributes to story.

Feb 24, 2017 • 1h 35min
494. Oscar Podcast 2017
Brian Pope, Mike Musa, Nina Berry and Pat Francis join Pilar for their annual discussion of the nominees for best screenplay and best adapted screenplay.

Feb 17, 2017 • 44min
493. The Heart and the Spine of the Story
Kim Zubick, producer of "The Zookeeper's Wife," reveals the movie's long road from book to screen.

Feb 10, 2017 • 51min
492. Films To Save Your Love Life
Author Pamela Jaye Smith talks about the structure, characters and different kinds of love found in the movies curated in her new book, "Romantic Comedies: These Films Can Save Your Love Life."


