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Sinopsis
ON THE PAGE: Join professional script consultant Pilar Alessandra as she demystifies screenwriting and answers your questions about script craft and story.
Episodios
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877. Scene Direction Contest 2024
12/04/2024 Duración: 01h31minActor Joel Stoffer (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, Stranger Things) stage-reads scene direction submissions from listeners as they showcase their writing skills! Who will win?
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876. Telling His Story
05/04/2024 Duración: 44minWriter/producer Tracy Grant (Lincoln Heights, Lace) tells a personal story filled with highs and lows that led to a number of writing lessons and his confirmation that "you only need one yes."
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875. Announcement: 2024 Scene Direction Contest
30/03/2024 Duración: 02minDid you write a prize-worthy piece of scene direction? Enter it in the On the Page Scene Direction Contest! Pilar explains the rules and gives the deadline.
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874. Keeping Creative
29/03/2024 Duración: 49minA catch up with writer/comedian Laura House as she talks about the lean years and the ripe years, including running a British show in the middle of Covid and learning to feel “the right amount of proud” about her accomplishments.
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873. Science and Scirens
22/03/2024 Duración: 52minScience through entertainment. Entertainment inspiring science. Filmmakers Tamara Krinsky and Taryn O’Neill co-founded Scirens to explore all of the possibilities.
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872. And The Nicholl Goes To …
15/03/2024 Duración: 37minWriter Jimmy Miller reflects on a script that changed as he changed, ultimately leading to his current Nicholl Fellowship win.
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871. Writing Tips, Wrestling and Al Pacino
08/03/2024 Duración: 01h01minWe’re covering it all in this one: Six writing tips from Pilar’s list, some talk of movies that got overlooked at the Oscars and a discussion of writer Sam Benjamin’s new wrestling short film, Screwjob.
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870. Oscar Talk 2024
01/03/2024 Duración: 01h42minPilar and her friends Brian Pope, Mike Musa and Alex Troxler get together for their annual discussion about the best screenplay and best adapted screenplay Oscar nominees.
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869. Writer Upgraded
23/02/2024 Duración: 34minWriter/Producer Christine Lenig worked hard and took notes for twelve years before her rom-com Upgraded was finally produced with Camila Mendes, Marisa Tomei and Lena Olin. Now it’s #1 on Amazon!
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868. Write Like a Poet
16/02/2024 Duración: 39minWriter/Scholar David Noller discusses his book Master Poetry Forms and talks about the ways that screenwriting and poetry are similar in terms of structure, form and craft.
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867. Advice From The Experts
09/02/2024 Duración: 38minWriter Andrew Zinnes provides nuggets from his new book, Screenwriters Advice, a “how to” as told through the interviews of successful writers of film and TV.
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866. Hidden Treasures
02/02/2024 Duración: 37minSpotlight on Robert Wooldridge and Kimberly Dilts, two talented On the Page writers with excellent material, ready for their big break!
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865. Multimedia Storytelling
26/01/2024 Duración: 45minWriter Allison McGevna talks about how the tools and narrative style she uses in her job as a multimedia storyteller and media executive help her as a screenwriter. Please note: This episode was originally recorded on January 20, 2024 before the recent Conde Nast strike in response to media layoffs.
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864: "None of That Boring Love”
19/01/2024 Duración: 58minToday’s glut of rom-coms: Why do we love them? What do they get right? What do they get wrong? Writer Elizabeth McKenzie has opinions!
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863. Proof of Concept
12/01/2024 Duración: 48minWriter/director Christy Stratton returns to the podcast to discuss her short film, The Runt (and to hear about Pilar’s horror-movie Christmas.)
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862. Comedy Expert
05/01/2024 Duración: 35minJonterri Gadson went from "comedy nerd" to "comedy expert" when she earned fellowships with the NBC Late Night Writers Workshop and Kevin Hart’s LOL to land a show on adult swim and launch a career writing for The Upshaws, A Black Lady Sketch Show and the upcoming animated show Everybody Still Hates Chris.
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861. 2023 Writing Year in Review
29/12/2023 Duración: 42minCareer coach Lee Jessup returns to discuss the industry changes and writing trends of 2023 and shares what’s ahead for the new year.
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860. Logline Competition 2023: Part 2
22/12/2023 Duración: 01h11minPilar reads and gives feedback on the loglines that didn’t make the top fifteen lists for the 2023 Logline Contest.
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859. Logline Competition 2023
22/12/2023 Duración: 01h25minPilar and Aadip read, evaluate and vote on feature and TV loglines sent in by listeners. Dimwitted extraterrestrials. Time-traveling teachers. Felons at birthday parties. Who will win?
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858. Making Things Happen
15/12/2023 Duración: 41minA healthy “impatience” led writer Lenore Adediran to stop waiting and make a web series. Since then she’s sold a pilot, a feature and the Christmas movie, A Christmas Serenade, produced by Harpo Films and streaming on Max.