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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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Jan 23, 2015 • 50min
385. Lessons from 2014
Cablers, streamers and hackers oh my! Career coach Lee Jessup talks about the trends and trials of a very interesting year.

Jan 16, 2015 • 42min
384. Setting it Up
John Zaozirny, a principal at Bellevue Productions, talks about what it takes to get a project "set up" within the industry.

Jan 10, 2015 • 49min
383. Anatomy of a TV Show
Tawnya Bhattacharya, writer/co-producer on NBC’s "The Night Shift” and instructor at “Script Anatomy,” talks about the elements of a good pilot and tv spec.

Jan 2, 2015 • 45min
382. Film, TV or Web?
Pilar provides a list of guidelines to help you determine if your story is best suited for film, tv or web.

Dec 26, 2014 • 47min
381. Stage 32
Pilar talks film, scripts and pitching with Richard “RB” Botto, the founder/ CEO of Stage 32.

Dec 19, 2014 • 54min
380. Christmas Guys 2014
We're visited once again by Garrett Frawley and Brian Turner, the Christmas Guys who hate Christmas. This year, they talk about their new gig as staff writers for Amazon’s kid show "Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street."

Dec 13, 2014 • 32min
379. In The Backyard With Jeff Stolhand
We go to the Budds' backyard as Ryan interviews filmmaker Jeff Stolhand, co-writer of "Burned" (with From Dusk Til Dawn's Alvaro Rodriguez) about living and working in Austin, TX and taking yearly meetings in LA.

Dec 5, 2014 • 58min
378. From South Park to Shameless
Writer Nancy Pimental talks about her experience as Executive Producer of “Shameless" and her early days writing for "South Park."

Nov 28, 2014 • 50min
377. Flight Of Fancy
Chief Pilot Syd Blue discusses the many ways the world of aviation inspires great story telling. NOTE: In the event of a water landing, this podcast can be used as a flotation device.

Nov 21, 2014 • 47min
376. Sex, Death And Other TV Tips From Carole Kirschner
Carole Kirschner, director of the WGA Showrunner Training Program, lists the components of a strong pilot and reveals the best TV shows to spec.


