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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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Oct 9, 2015 • 48min
422. 10 Ways To Make L.A. Work For You
Writer Alexandra Denye came for a visit and never stopped moving. Here are 10 things she did to make progress on her writing and further her career.
Oct 2, 2015 • 33min
421. Character Epiphanies
Great on-screen stories often revolve around major character epiphanies. Author Elise Ballard and Pilar discuss.
Sep 25, 2015 • 44min
420. The Dan O'Bannon Way
Writer Matt R. Lohr shares what he learned about conflict, structure and world-building from the writer of "Alien" and "Total Recall."
Sep 18, 2015 • 44min
419. Walking the Walk
Filmmaker Coley Sohn talks about her indie film “Sassy Pants,” her days as Pilar’s wingman and her take on gay characters on screen.
Sep 11, 2015 • 48min
418. Just Between Gaby and Allison
YouTube comedy writers Gaby Dunn and Allison Raskin share their tips and techniques for creating entertaining short content on the web and beyond.
Sep 4, 2015 • 57min
417. Crime Time
Criminology expert Kat Lindsey discusses the accuracy of killers and crime as they are portrayed in film and TV.
Aug 28, 2015 • 28min
416. 6 Rewrites
Pilar revisits six of the rewrite tools from "The Coffee Break Screenwriter" in order to get you prepped for her Before and After Writing Contest.
Aug 21, 2015 • 51min
415. Rolling The Dice With Carlito Rodriguez
Hear how writer Carlito Rodriguez entered The Magical Starbucks and came out writing for "The Leftovers" and “Empire."
Aug 14, 2015 • 48min
414. Joking Around With Laurie Kilmartin
Comedian, writer and author Laurie Kilmartin discusses her work writing political jokes for Conan O'Brien and personal jokes for her standup.
Aug 7, 2015 • 44min
413. Rich Sommer
Actor Rich Sommer talks about his interpretation of script and character while playing Harry Crane on AMC's "Mad Men."
