

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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May 12, 2017 • 34min
505. Luck with Lifetime
Writers Melissa Cassera and Hunter Doohan separately made their first script sales with Lifetime. Hear how they did it, what it's taught them and what's next on the horizon.

May 5, 2017 • 44min
504. What Not To Wear
Carole Kirschner, Director of the WGA Showrunner Training Program, CBS Diversity Program and Humanitas Fellowship, returns with business advice on how to create your personal PR packet, how to prep for a meeting and what not to wear to an interview.

Apr 28, 2017 • 42min
503. Six Experts and a Toucan
A distributor, marketing expert, acquisitions director, producer, writer and filmmaker offer their opinions and expertise at the Cartagena International Film Festival.

Apr 21, 2017 • 54min
502. Digging Under The Castle Walls
"Go-getters" Aydrea Walden, T. Michael Martin and Denise Cruz reveal the unique approaches to story and business that helped them hit the ground running with their writing careers.

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.


