

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.
Episodes
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Jul 8, 2016 • 43min
461. Novel To Screen
Rebecca Phelps and Chris Cookson, authors of the blog "Novel2Screen," discuss the ways that screen adaptations go right … and painfully wrong.

Jul 1, 2016 • 1h 1min
460. Plan For Success
Entertainment attorney Richard DeLossa discusses copyright protection, script releases, writing partnerships and more.

Jun 24, 2016 • 44min
459. Out of the Ashes
Writer Suzanne Keilly talks about her work on "Ash vs. Evil Dead" as a writers' assistant, episode writer and webisode writer.

Jun 17, 2016 • 51min
458. Inspired By
Pilar helps writers Alicia Lomas Gross and Steve D'Arcangelo build a whole movie from one real-life-event. Listen and follow along!

Jun 10, 2016 • 58min
457. Terry Rossio
Terry Rossio, writer of "Aladdin," "Shrek" and "Pirates of the Caribbean," shares his thoughts about adaptation, story telling, dialogue and script notes.

Jun 3, 2016 • 37min
456. The Poetry of the Page
SK Valenzuela, literature professor and winner of the Industry Insider Screenwriting Contest, discusses the similarities between poetry writing and screenwriting.

May 27, 2016 • 46min
455. Pickle and Peanut and Joel and Noah
Joel Trussell and Noah Jones traveled from Maine and Tennessee to the land of unicorns. Hear how they did it and went on to work on animated projects such as "Yo Gabba Gabba," "Fish Hooks" and "Pickle and Peanut."

May 20, 2016 • 43min
454. Joy To The Script
Joy Gorman Wettels, producer of "The Meddler" and "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World," starts with the question, "why should your story be told?"

May 13, 2016 • 45min
453. Writing the Thing That Scares You
Writer Irene Turner does not shrink away from tough characters and true crime. Here, she talks about co-writing "An American Crime," starring Ellen Page, and "The Most Hated Woman in America," with Melissa Leo (Netflix 2017).

May 6, 2016 • 52min
452. Paul Rust
Writer Paul Rust is everywhere on Netflix right now with his show "Love" and co-writing credit on "Pee-wee's Big Holiday." So it looked like a good time to replay an episode you might have missed!


