Podcast
On The Page
Hosted by Pilar Alessandra · EN
ON THE PAGE: Join professional script consultant Pilar Alessandra as she demystifies screenwriting and answers your questions about script craft and story.
29episodes
Episodes
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1000. Learning on the Job
2w ago00:55:27Tap to summarizeIn the very last episode of the On the Page Podcast, host Pilar Alessandra says goodbye and takes part in an "exit meeting" courtesy of podcaster Ben Blacker.
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999. Get It On the Page
3w ago00:23:51Tap to summarizeWhether you're writing something "elevated" or "grounded," Pilar helps you build a scene one element at a time.
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998. Cleaning the Kitchen
4w ago00:52:38Tap to summarizeAustin Elliott chose to "be the person who cleans the kitchen without being asked," and went on to maintain steady work in the industry. Here he talks about the important lessons he's learned as he advanced from PA to the writers' room.
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997. Five Tips for Moving to LA and Starting Your Career
Jul 300:54:48Tap to summarizeWriter Danny Bayliss came to LA right after college and has learned a thing or two in that time. Here he shares "five tips" that include ways to live a good life while expanding your network.
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996. Comic Book Creative
Jun 2600:41:26Tap to summarizeJosh Sky was an aspiring TV writer when he got an opportunity to write comics for his favorite character He-Man. Fifty issues later, he discusses what he's learned and his feelings about where comic book writing and screenwriting converge.
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995. The Writers Guild Foundation
Jun 1900:34:14Tap to summarize"The Writers of today helping the writers of tomorrow." Such is the motto of The Writers Guild Foundation and its executive director Julie Lacouture. Julie describes the programs at the WGF which include the Veterans Writing Project, the Writers Access Program and its new partnership with the Nicholl Fellowship.
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994. The Play's the Thing
Jun 1200:38:22Tap to summarizeActor/writer Marissa Alaniz discusses the love of the craft and passion for her subject matter that led her to write and produce her recently published play Elizabeth.
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993. Lessons from Wanuri
Jun 500:57:25Tap to summarizeLessons about bio-pics, lessons about pitching, lessons about hope. Writer/director Wanuri Kahiu (Rafiki, Washington Black) returns to the podcast to talk about all of it. Don't miss this one!
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992. Coming of Age as a Screenwriter
May 2900:47:19Tap to summarizeActor/writer Karin delaPena Collison's first feature script Coming of Age won a Nicholl Fellowship. Here, she talks about what led up to it and what came next.
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991. Dialogue Driven
May 2201:44:03Tap to summarizeOn the Page Podcast and Rock Solid Podcast listeners contribute their favorite dialogue-driven clips from movies!
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