493. The Heart and the Spine of the Story
Kim Zubick, producer of "The Zookeeper’s Wife," reveals the movie's long road from book to screen.
Feb 17, 2017•44 min
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492. Films To Save Your Love Life
Author Pamela Jaye Smith talks about the structure, characters and different kinds of love found in the movies curated in her new book, “Romantic Comedies: These Films Can Save Your Love Life."
Feb 10, 2017•51 min
491. Looking Back at the Writers Strike: A Double Episode
Brian Kalata and Stephen Andrzejewski, the producers of the documentary "Pencils Down! The 100 Days of the Writers Guild Strike,” look back at the issues that created the strike and discuss the changes in the industry since its resolution. We then rebroadcast Episode 10 of the On the Page Podcast, originally recorded on the eve of the Writers Strike.
Feb 03, 2017•1 hr 13 min
490. Breaking In
Career coach Lee Jessup returns to talk about the interviews she conducted for her new book “Breaking In: Tales From The Screenwriting Trenches.”
Jan 27, 2017•40 min
489. Writing for Virtual Reality
Screenwriter Giz Gewirtz, co-founder of Seismic Games, discusses the possibilities and limitations of virtual reality narratives.
Jan 20, 2017•48 min
488. Teachers
Kathryn Renee Thomas and Caitlin Barlow, creators and stars of “Teachers” on TV Land, school us in the improv techniques they use to build characters and find “the game of the scene.”
Jan 13, 2017•57 min
487. Action on Film
Jim Churchman, stunt coordinator for Marvel movies, discusses what lifts off the page and onto the screen to create great action sequences.
Jan 07, 2017•45 min
486. Happy New Year 2017!
Pilar and members of her Tuesday-night Writers Group pour champagne, look back on 2016 successes and discuss goals for the new year. (Stick around for Pilar’s 5 Writing Resolutions for 2017. They might surprise you.)
Dec 30, 2016•46 min
485. On The Page and In The Ring
What do pro-wrestling and good screenwriting have in common? Writer, actor and wrestling fan Sam Benjamin explains it to you.
Dec 23, 2016•45 min
484. The Twelve Days Of Writing Revisited
This week Pilar is on a business trip teaching on the East Coast, so please enjoy a rebroadcast from December 16, 2011. A twelve day writing guide from logline to pages. Sing along with Pat and Pilar!
Dec 16, 2016•50 min
483. Making It Big In Shorts
Filmmaker Kim Adelman shares tips on short film writing and low-budget filmmaking from her book, “Making It Big In Shorts,” now in its third edition.
Dec 09, 2016•51 min
482. The Deadly Sins of Actors … and Writers!
Actor Kevin E. West gives an actor’s perspective on the script and discusses how the 7 Deadly Sins get in the way of artists’ success.
Dec 02, 2016•41 min
481. Most Improved
Nadia Madden, Pilar's "most improved" writer of 2016, talks about navigating the Austin Film Festival, the benefit of notes and classes and how much she secretly hates pumpkin pie.
Nov 25, 2016•36 min
480. Storytelling with Mark and Niall
English writer/director Mark Heywood and Irish writer/director and Tribeca shorts programmer Niall McKay talk about the different story telling approaches here and abroad.
Nov 18, 2016•1 hr
479. Funny Or Die
Can we still have a good laugh after this election? Kelly Hudson and Jocelyn Richard of “Funny or Die” are here to help.
Nov 11, 2016•51 min
478. Hit the Floor Running
Writers Judalina Neira and Sarah Fahey talk about the different roads that led them from college in Boston to writing for shows like “Hit the Floor” and “The Flash.”
Nov 04, 2016•41 min
477. The Industry-Ready Checklist
Pilar goes it alone this week to help you polish up your script before giving it to an important reader. E-mail her at inquire@onthepage.tv to get the list!
Oct 28, 2016•38 min
476. Script to Comic to Script
Comic book writer Eric Freitas (Judge Dredd, Regular Show, Godzilla), reveals how he uses movie structure to write his comic books, then uses the scripts he’s created to write feature films.
Oct 21, 2016•48 min
475. Getting Creative
Sometimes a creator’s got to create in order to create more. Filmmaker Noel Orput and web series producer Sarah Hawkins explain how they made it happen for themselves.
Oct 14, 2016•54 min
474. The Magical Number Three
Academy award-nominated animation supervisor David Schaub shares the analysis of three-act structure he used when creating his structure app, “The Three Act Compass.”
Oct 07, 2016•49 min
473. The AFM
Jonathan Wolf, Managing Director of the American Film Market, discusses the power of the pitch at the world’s largest motion picture business event.
Sep 30, 2016•41 min
472. Fan Club
Audience Development Strategist Lara Hoefs discusses the ways that creators and storytellers can learn from their fanbase.
Sep 23, 2016•45 min
471. Glenn Williamson
Producer Glenn Williamson brings stories from his early years working for Tim Burton on Edward Scissorhands to producing critically hailed and compelling titles like 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind', 'Sunshine Cleaning', and 'The Omen' (2006).
Sep 16, 2016•55 min
470. Log Line Contest 2016
Matt Belknap (podcast king and former reader for Imagine Entertainment) joins Pilar to evaluate listener log lines and pick a winner!
Sep 09, 2016•1 hr 44 min
469. Moving the Needle
Tom Nunan discusses his tremendous career from being an executive at ABC, Fox, NBC and UPN to founding Bull’s Eye Entertainment which produced the Academy Award winning movie "Crash.”
Sep 02, 2016•1 hr 12 min
468. The Return of Marc Haimes
Marc Haimes, writer of "Kubo And The Two Strings," discusses his up and coming projects: the adaptation of the subversive graphic novel “Nimona," and a drama based on the Waco Texas tragedy, produced by Mark Boal.
Aug 26, 2016•57 min
467. Reality Rocks
Producer and TV host Damona Hoffman talks about the creativity and storytelling that goes into developing and writing reality shows.
Aug 19, 2016•48 min
466. How To Write Like A 10th Grader
Larry Friedman, the high school teacher you wish you had, walks us through the inspiring prompts and exercises he gives in his writing classes. Guaranteed to unstick any writer ... no matter what the age.
Aug 12, 2016•50 min
465. Trans Characters on Screen
Writer Sonya Ellis talks about the negative tropes and positive approaches to writing trans characters in film and TV.
Aug 05, 2016•46 min
464. Scoring Story
Composer and writer Heather Schmidt talks about the ways she captures the emotion, tone, pace and story beats of the films, TV shows, and video games she scores.
Jul 29, 2016•51 min
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