

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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Feb 26, 2016 • 56min
442. Finding the Layers
Costume designer Mary Zophres and set decorator Dena Allen look to the script to layer the movies and TV shows they work on.

Feb 19, 2016 • 1h 10min
441. Oscar Podcast 2016
Brian Pope and Mike Musa join Pat Francis and Pilar for their annual discussion of the nominees for best screenplay and best adapted screenplay.

Feb 12, 2016 • 46min
440. 5 Things to Avoid When Pitching
Joey Tuccio, the head of Stage 32 Happy Writers Online Pitchfest, talks about do’s and don’ts for online pitching.

Feb 5, 2016 • 49min
439. The Song Of My Movie
It's another On The Page/Rock Solid mash-up as Pilar and Pat Francis read listener's log lines and play the songs that they would want on the soundtrack.

Jan 29, 2016 • 53min
438. Movies and Web Series and Comic Books, Oh My!
Meredith Berg started in theater, but now she has a critically acclaimed independent movie, a web series with over six-million hits and comic book experience that would make any geek jealous.

Jan 22, 2016 • 44min
437. Hollywood in Wisconsin
Pilar sits down with Comedian and Screenwriter Pete Schwaba to discuss making independent films anywhere in the USA.

Jan 16, 2016 • 1h 11min
436. Q&A with P&A
With Aadip’s help, Pilar answers listeners’ questions about writing voice, genre, scene beats, script competitions and more.

Jan 8, 2016 • 51min
435. Starting With A Song
Pilar and the music / writing experts of the Rock Solid Podcast (Pat Francis, Christy Stratton and Murray Valeriano) use song titles to brainstorm movie and TV ideas.

Jan 2, 2016 • 50min
434. Speaking Forensic
Jennifer Dornbush, the author of the book “Forensic Speak," separates fact from fiction for those writing about forensics, evidence and crime scenes.

Dec 26, 2015 • 42min
433. TV to Novel to Feature
Writer Hollie Overton wrote a novel in the “spare time” she had as a working TV writer. Now she’s adapting that book into a feature film. We talk to her about doing it all.


