On The Page: Screenwriting

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Join professional script consultant Pilar Alessandra as she demystifies screenwriting and answers your questions about script craft and story. (Author: Pilar Alessandra)

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Recent episodes from On The Page: Screenwriting

Episode 54. Micro-budget Filmmaking
Published: Sep 9, 08
More low-budget “do’s and don’ts.” Plus, a quick way to calculate your under-200k budget!GUESTS: Joe Tyler Gold and Tammy Caplan: writer and producer of the independent feature film “Never Say Macbeth.”
Episode 52. Creativity And Inspiration
Published: Sep 9, 08
Producer Michael Gillis relates what he's learned from ten years ofinterviews with great filmmakers.GUEST: Michael Gillis: Producer/Director of MogoMedia www.mogomedia.com
Episode 53. Writing And Selling Reality Shows
Published: Sep 3, 08
How is “Nanny 911” like “Star Wars”? Pilar, Laurence and reality show producer Rob Buchta discuss. GUEST: Rob Buchta: Supervising Producer for “Kitchen Nightmares” and “Work Out”
Episode 52. Creativity And Inspiration
Published: Aug 26, 08
Producer Michael Gillis relates what he's learned from ten years ofinterviews with great filmmakers.GUEST: Michael Gillis: Producer/Director of MogoMedia www.mogomedia.com
Episode 51. Writing Procedurals
Published: Aug 20, 08
Writer/Director Laurence Walsh talks about the research and structure of one-hour procedural television shows.GUEST: Laurence Walsh: CSI Miami, NCIS, The Dresden Files
Eipsode 50. Questions, Questions, Questions!
Published: Aug 13, 08
Pilar and guest producer Laurence Cruz discuss thriller twists, the key elements of action fight sequences, and the term “on the nose.”GUEST PRODUCER: Laurence Cruz
Episode 50. Questions, Questions, Questions!
Published: Aug 13, 08
Pilar and guest producer Laurence Cruz discuss thriller twists, the key elements of action fight sequences, and the term “on the nose.”GUEST PRODUCER: Laurence Cruz
Episode 49. On The Page Live! (part Two)
Published: Aug 5, 08
Pilar and Matt take more questions from their live studio audience.
Episode 48. On The Page Live! (part One)
Published: Aug 1, 08
Pilar and Matt take questions from their first-ever live studio audience.
Episode 47. International Writing Careers. Guests: Soni Jorgensen And Kelli Caldwell
Published: Jul 22, 08
Pilar welcomes Swedish writer Soni Jorgensen and New Zealand-bound American Kelli Caldwell to discuss screenwriting beyond U.S. borders.
Episode 46. The Big Time. Guests: Mark Fergus And Julie Fergus
Published: Jul 17, 08
Mark Fergus (co-writer, "Children of Men," "Iron Man") talks with Pilar, Matt and writer/actor Julie Fergus about adapting books (comic or otherwise), collaborating with A-list directors (or not) and the thrill ride of writing for Robert Downey, Jr.
Episode 45. Digital Storytelling. Guest: Adam Wolman
Published: Jul 9, 08
Pilar welcomes her old friend Adam Wolman, executive at HBO Digital, to discuss narrative strategies for the new media frontier.
Episode 44. More Questions.
Published: Jul 2, 08
Pilar and Matt answer more listener questions and air their grievances regarding "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull."
Episode 43. Workshops & Fellowships. Guest: Gayle Jackson
Published: Jun 26, 08
Pilar talks to Gayle Jackson, recipient of the Disney Fellowship and Cosby Fellowship, and winner of the Warner Bros. and AFI Competition.
Episode 42. Low Budget Filmmaking. Guests: Cheri Waterhouse & Cathleen Alexander
Published: Jun 18, 08
Cleaning toilets and cutting corners. Filmmakers Cheri Waterhouse andCathleen Alexander talk about making their movie for under $100,000.