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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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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."

Aug 1, 2015 • 47min
412. Cashing In With Corey
Writer Corey Mandell returns to the podcast to talk to Pilar and Aadip about “cashing in on the second golden age of television."

Jul 25, 2015 • 50min
411. David Nutter: TV Director
Director David Nutter joins Pilar to discuss directing episodes of some of the most popular shows in television history, including The Sopranos, X-Files and Game Of Thrones. (And yes, he directed the episode with “The Red Wedding!”)

Jul 17, 2015 • 43min
410. Significant Mother
Writer Erin Cardillo discusses creating, writing and producing the upcoming CW sitcom "Significant Mother."

Jul 10, 2015 • 52min
409. Story Through Animation
Animation director Joshua Taback joins Pilar to discuss how he turns the written word into a fully realized and animated story.

Jul 3, 2015 • 40min
408. Bernadette And The Bronze
Writer Melissa Rauch (Bernadette on “The Big Bang Theory”) and writer Winston Rauch discuss their independent comedy "The Bronze” which opened Sundance this year and will be released in October.

Jun 26, 2015 • 40min
407. The Bogdanovich Way
Pilar sits down with Antonia Bogdanovich and her legendary father Peter (Paper Moon, The Last Picture Show, What’s Up Doc) to discuss “The Phantom Halo” written and directed by Antonia. Episode perk: a Bogdanovich-curated top ten list of classic movies!

Jun 19, 2015 • 51min
406. Dads On Film
Pilar sits down with Pat and actors David Rees Snell and Ted Lyde to discuss the pros and cons of dad depictions on film and TV.


