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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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821. A Truly Irish Movie
07/04/2023 Duración: 38minCo-writer/directors Peter Murphy and Rachael Moriarty talk about making movies in Ireland, their creative process and the open door that allowed them to write their award winning movie, Róise and Frank, about a grieving woman and the dog who may or may not be her husband.
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820. "They’re Looking for You”
31/03/2023 Duración: 38minWhen Broadway went dark and Tommar Wilson found himself without a job, he turned to writing. Now he’s an NBC Fellow and has just been staffed on an upcoming TV show for Universal Content Productions that will air on Netflix.
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819. Writing What He Knows. Doing What He Loves.
24/03/2023 Duración: 42minAfter years in the music business and as a counselor in corrections, Jevon Graves found himself writing on the We TV show, Kold x Windy. Now he’s truly doing what he loves.
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818. Scene Direction Contest 2023
17/03/2023 Duración: 01h59sActor/writer Kristen Lee Kelly (original cast of Rent) stage-reads scene direction submissions from listeners as they showcase their writing skills! Who will win?
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817. Theater vs. Film: A Director’s POV
10/03/2023 Duración: 46minAcclaimed theater director Marya Mazor shares her thoughts on the differences between directing for theater and for the screen and how she follows the clues within the script to help achieve her vision.
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816. Announcement: 2023 Scene Direction Contest
06/03/2023 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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815. Scene Writing
03/03/2023 Duración: 52minEmphasizing “the art of reader engagement," writers Chris Perry and Eric Henry Sanders’s new book Scenewriting helps writers come up with new ways to plan, draft and perfect their scenes.
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814. Oscar Talk 2023
24/02/2023 Duración: 01h33minPilar 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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813. Writing in Perfect Harmony
17/02/2023 Duración: 40minWriter Alicia Lomas-Gross shares about her experiences and writing process on her first produced feature, Perfect Harmony for Hallmark Movies and Mysteries.
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812. B-sides, Kudos and Flipping the Dolphin
10/02/2023 Duración: 51minWriter Matt Pacult of Documentary Now talks about the creative ways he goes about finding story, pitching ideas and giving notes.
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811. Having Lunch with Spike Lee
03/02/2023 Duración: 44minHear how Victor Gabriel captured “the resilience of innocence” in his first short film that went to Sundance and his feature film which attracted none other than director Spike Lee.
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810. Copyright Q&A
27/01/2023 Duración: 01h01minCopyright advocate David Newhoff returns to answer all your questions about protecting your work, obtaining rights to IP, hiring a lawyer and much, much more.
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809. First Read Radio
20/01/2023 Duración: 44minWriter Gary Jones talks about what he’s learned about writing and editing as he turns written short films into spoken radio plays.
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808. The Prescription for Success
13/01/2023 Duración: 38minMika Frank talks about how her love of writing, combined with her training in pharmacy and research led her to her current job as story editor on Fox’s hit show, The Resident.
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807. Dude, Where's My Car-tharsis?
06/01/2023 Duración: 34minFrom comedy writer to therapist, Phil Stark, writer on South Park, That 70’s Show and the screenwriter of the movie Dude, Where's My Car? talks about his unique, personal journey.
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806. 2022 Writing Trends in Review
30/12/2022 Duración: 40minCareer coach Lee Jessup returns to discuss the writing trends popular in 2022 and shares what’s ahead for the new year.
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805. Logline Competition 2022: Part 2
23/12/2022 Duración: 01h12minPilar reads and gives feedback on the loglines that didn’t make the top fifteen lists for the 2022 Logline Contest.
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804. Logline Competition 2022
23/12/2022 Duración: 01h31minPilar and Aadip read, evaluate and vote on feature and TV loglines sent in by listeners. It all comes down to a well-written sentence and a creative idea. Who will win?
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803. Writing For Christmas
16/12/2022 Duración: 50minWhen his day job was threatened, writer Jeff Bonnett decided that he wasn’t going to write a resume; he was going to write a screenplay. The end result is “Falling for Christmas,” a Netflix movie starring Lindsay Lohan.
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802. Loss and Grief on Screen
09/12/2022 Duración: 41minLinda Klein, co-editor of the new book Loss and Grief, discusses the visual, sensory and emotional realities of the dying and grieving experience and how writers can use this knowledge to create more truthful depictions on screen.