On The Page

That’s right, “The Walking Dead!” Plus, Seth has written for House, Prison Break and more.

Brian Pope and Mike Musa join David Bax and Pilar for their annual discussion of the nominees for best screenplay and best adapted screenplay.

Pilar celebrates Valentine’s Day by answering writing questions from some of the people she loves … her students.

Writer/Producer Liz Tigelaar (Bates Motel, Revenge, Nashville) and actress Shiri Appleby (Girls, E.R., Roswell) talk about how life intersected with fiction on the one-hour drama "Life Unexpected."

Scotty Mullen, writer of Asylum's My Boyfriend is a Zombie Stoner, talks about his hot delicious pizza approach to pitching and writing.

Chad Gervich, Author of How To Manage Your Agent, talks candidly about getting and keeping an agent.

Song writer David Kauffman set out not only to make a film, but to open a film. Here’s his story so far.

Franklin Leonard (founder of the Blacklist) and Madeline Di Nonno (director of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media) discuss “unconscious bias” on screen and in the hiring process.

Nadia Bacon, staff writer on “About a Boy,” talks about comedy, perseverance, and dating as research.

Christy Stratton, Co-EP of "Awkward" and writer on "King of the Hill" talks about the "glamorous" world of tv writing.

Garrett Frawley and Brian Turner, writers of four Christmas specials, return to talk about their work on live and animated shows in 2013.

What goes into a successful crowd-funding campaign? Independent filmmakers Kat Castaneda, Reko Moreno and Gary Allen discuss!

Ignore the echo and prepare to take notes!  Pilar provides tips and tools from her rewrite class to help make your scenes more active and entertaining.

Michael Hitchcock (writer on Glee) and Eddie Alfano (actor/writer) talk about their industry experience and their writing collaboration.

In honor of the great screenwriting teacher Syd Field, we replay his 2011 On the Page episode.

Well, 1/4 page really.  Pilar and Ryan Budds read and evaluate listener submissions with the help of Mike Siegel. 

Well, 1/4 page really.  Pilar and Ryan Budds read and evaluate listener submissions with the help of Mike Siegel.  

Do video game characters have backstories? Could Breaking Bad become a video game? Game writer Susan O'Connor reveals all.

Molly Shannon from Saturday Night LIVE, TV and Movies talks about creating characters.

Gordy Hoffman talks about the Blue Cat Screenplay Competition and about what works on the page.