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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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Episodes

433. TV to Novel to Feature

Writer Hollie Overton wrote a novel in the “spare time” she had as a working TV writer. Now she’s adapting that book into a feature film. We talk to her about doing it all.

Dec 26, 2015•42 min

432. Loglining A Lifetime

Pilar sits down with her mom, Sydelle Pittas, to discuss the story of her life as it might play out through movie log lines.

Dec 18, 2015•44 min

431. Sibling Scriptwriters

Brother and sister team Adam Wilson and Melanie Wilson LaBracio reveal their process for writing movies, tv and ice shows!

Dec 11, 2015•46 min

430. Fact and Fantasy in Movies

Screenwriter and Author Jonathan Vankin discusses the liberties filmmakers take when they adapt non fiction subject matter for the big screen.

Dec 04, 2015•57 min

429. Writing Docs Like Scripts

Filmmaker Viko Nikci talks about his award-winning documentary “Coming Home,” which he edited as though he was writing a screenplay.

Nov 27, 2015•42 min

428. Making Movies In South Africa

Pilar sits down to discuss the craft of screenwriting with the executives at Triggerfish Animation and some of South Africa's most promising writers.

Nov 20, 2015•1 hr 25 min

427. Rewrite Contest Part 2

With the help of her handsome sidekicks Pat and Mike, Pilar evaluates "Before & After" rewrite submissions sent in by her faithful listeners.

Nov 13, 2015•48 min

426. Rewrite Contest Part 1

With the help of her handsome sidekicks Pat and Mike, Pilar evaluates "Before & After" rewrite submissions sent in by her faithful listeners.

Nov 06, 2015•48 min

425. Collaboration

Pilar is joined by writers Valerie Ahern, Mike Montesano and Eric Schaar to discuss their process for writing family oriented sitcoms.

Oct 30, 2015•57 min

424. Thinking Out of the Boxe

Writer Shawn Boxe is on the brink! Here he talks about breaking story and taking meetings.

Oct 23, 2015•42 min

423. John Vorhaus Knows Everything

Need tools for comedy, sitcom writing or life itself? Author and TV Writer, John Vorhaus has something to teach you.

Oct 17, 2015•49 min

422. 10 Ways To Make L.A. Work For You

Writer Alexandra Denye came for a visit and never stopped moving. Here are 10 things she did to make progress on her writing and further her career.

Oct 09, 2015•48 min

421. Character Epiphanies

Great on-screen stories often revolve around major character epiphanies. Author Elise Ballard and Pilar discuss.

Oct 02, 2015•33 min

420. The Dan O'Bannon Way

Writer Matt R. Lohr shares what he learned about conflict, structure and world-building from the writer of "Alien" and "Total Recall."

Sep 25, 2015•44 min

419. Walking the Walk

Filmmaker Coley Sohn talks about her indie film “Sassy Pants,” her days as Pilar’s wingman and her take on gay characters on screen.

Sep 18, 2015•44 min

418. Just Between Gaby and Allison

YouTube comedy writers Gaby Dunn and Allison Raskin share their tips and techniques for creating entertaining short content on the web and beyond.

Sep 11, 2015•48 min

417. Crime Time

Criminology expert Kat Lindsey discusses the accuracy of killers and crime as they are portrayed in film and TV.

Sep 04, 2015•57 min

416. 6 Rewrites

Pilar revisits six of the rewrite tools from "The Coffee Break Screenwriter" in order to get you prepped for her Before and After Writing Contest.

Aug 28, 2015•28 min

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 21, 2015•51 min

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 14, 2015•48 min

413. Rich Sommer

Actor Rich Sommer talks about his interpretation of script and character while playing Harry Crane on AMC's "Mad Men."

Aug 07, 2015•44 min

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."

Aug 01, 2015•47 min

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 25, 2015•50 min

410. Significant Mother

Writer Erin Cardillo discusses creating, writing and producing the upcoming CW sitcom "Significant Mother."

Jul 17, 2015•43 min

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 10, 2015•52 min

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.

Jul 03, 2015•40 min

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 26, 2015•40 min

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