

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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Dec 23, 2016 • 45min
485. On The Page and In The Ring
What do pro-wrestling and good screenwriting have in common? Writer, actor and wrestling fan Sam Benjamin explains it to you.

Dec 16, 2016 • 50min
484. The Twelve Days Of Writing Revisited
This week Pilar is on a business trip teaching on the East Coast, so please enjoy a rebroadcast from December 16, 2011. A twelve day writing guide from logline to pages. Sing along with Pat and Pilar!

Dec 9, 2016 • 51min
483. Making It Big In Shorts
Filmmaker Kim Adelman shares tips on short film writing and low-budget filmmaking from her book, "Making It Big In Shorts," now in its third edition.

Dec 2, 2016 • 41min
482. The Deadly Sins of Actors … and Writers!
Actor Kevin E. West gives an actor's perspective on the script and discusses how the 7 Deadly Sins get in the way of artists' success.

Nov 25, 2016 • 36min
481. Most Improved
Nadia Madden, Pilar's "most improved" writer of 2016, talks about navigating the Austin Film Festival, the benefit of notes and classes and how much she secretly hates pumpkin pie.

Nov 18, 2016 • 60min
480. Storytelling with Mark and Niall
English writer/director Mark Heywood and Irish writer/director and Tribeca shorts programmer Niall McKay talk about the different story telling approaches here and abroad.

Nov 11, 2016 • 51min
479. Funny Or Die
Can we still have a good laugh after this election? Kelly Hudson and Jocelyn Richard of "Funny or Die" are here to help.

Nov 4, 2016 • 41min
478. Hit the Floor Running
Writers Judalina Neira and Sarah Fahey talk about the different roads that led them from college in Boston to writing for shows like "Hit the Floor" and "The Flash."

Oct 28, 2016 • 38min
477. The Industry-Ready Checklist
Pilar goes it alone this week to help you polish up your script before giving it to an important reader. E-mail her at inquire@onthepage.tv to get the list!

Oct 21, 2016 • 48min
476. Script to Comic to Script
Comic book writer Eric Freitas (Judge Dredd, Regular Show, Godzilla), reveals how he uses movie structure to write his comic books, then uses the scripts he's created to write feature films.


