

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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Jul 12, 2024 • 43min
890. What's the Pulse?
 Writer/Director Marie-Emmanuelle Hartness comes from a personal place in her work and asks the same of her students at Emerson College.  

Jul 5, 2024 • 36min
889. A Quiet Force
 Writer and "good witch," Glenda L. Richardson describes her process for capturing voices and crafting stories for celebrities such as Kevin Hart, Tiffany Haddish and Taraji P. Henson. 

Jun 28, 2024 • 48min
888. Lawyer and Dream-Maker
 Entertainment attorney and composer Corey Field sees his work as helping writers and creators achieve their dreams. Here he explains the difference between sales, options and work-for-hire and discusses potential gains and traps along the way.  

Jun 21, 2024 • 43min
887. Writing Through the Contraction
 Writer Delondra Mesa (American Rust, Pretty Little Liars) talks about her approach to discovering story and creating content even as the industry experiences "The Great Contraction."  

Jun 14, 2024 • 49min
886. Finding the Cues
 Director Dans Karagannis and Writer Liz Renner discuss their journey meeting in an On the Page class and making their short film Damned If You Do. They talk about the importance of pitch decks and mood boards in visual communication, the concept of directing cues in a script, filmmaking challenges and creative adaptation, and the gratitude for the podcast's influence on their creative journeys. 

Jun 7, 2024 • 38min
885. Middle East Meets West
 Writer Suha AL Khalifa is a senior writer at the Saudi Giant MBC Studios (Rashash, Devil's Promise) and also wrote the region's first female super-hero film. She talks about how her experience as a psychotherapist and as a "cultural hybrid" (Bahrain, UK, and US) has informed her writing and storytelling. 

May 31, 2024 • 47min
884. Interactive Storytelling
 Joe Gold, author of 'Shakespeare Inc.,' discusses interactive storytelling in various mediums. He explores creating multiple narrative paths, adapting screenplays for live performances, and integrating choices in video games. The podcast also covers promoting a show at the Hollywood Fringe Festival and upcoming classes on storytelling techniques. 

May 24, 2024 • 45min
883. Curating a Film Career
 Emily Harris is not only an award-winning writer-director (Carmilla), she also has an amazing "day job" as the Curator of Film at the Victoria & Albert Museum.  

May 17, 2024 • 39min
882. "Why Not Take a Big Swing?"
 When writer-director GG Hawkins had access to a unique location for a limited amount of time, she "planted a flag and figured out a way to do it," writing, producing and directing an indi-feature called I Really Love My Husband. 

May 10, 2024 • 38min
881. Film in the Age of Consent
 Filmmaker/ professor Michele Meek shares her thoughts about changing sexuality in teen films, how rom-coms often rely on a non-consent premise and about her wish that writers put their sex scenes on the page. 


