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Pilar Alessandra

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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#1000
July 24 · 55 min
1000. Learning on the Job
In the very last episode of the On the Page Podcast, host Pilar Alessandra says goodbye and takes part in an "exit meeting" courtesy of podcaster Ben Blacker.
#999
July 17 · 23 min
999. Get It On the Page
Whether you're writing something "elevated" or "grounded," Pilar helps you build a scene one element at a time.
#998
July 10 · 52 min
998. Cleaning the Kitchen
Austin Elliott chose to "be the person who cleans the kitchen without being asked," and went on to maintain steady work in the industry. Here he talks about the important lessons he's learned as he advanced from PA to the writers' room.
#997
July 3 · 54 min
997. Five Tips for Moving to LA and Starting Your Career
Writer Danny Bayliss came to LA right after college and has learned a thing or two in that time. Here he shares "five tips" that include ways to live a good life while expanding your network.
#996
June 26 · 41 min
996. Comic Book Creative
Josh Sky was an aspiring TV writer when he got an opportunity to write comics for his favorite character He-Man. Fifty issues later, he discusses what he's learned and his feelings about where comic book writing and screenwriting converge.
#995
June 19 · 34 min
995. The Writers Guild Foundation
"The Writers of today helping the writers of tomorrow." Such is the motto of The Writers Guild Foundation and its executive director Julie Lacouture. Julie describes the programs at the WGF which include the Veterans Writing Project, the Writers Access Program and its new partnership with the Nicholl Fellowship.
#994
June 12 · 38 min
994. The Play's the Thing
Actor/writer Marissa Alaniz discusses the love of the craft and passion for her subject matter that led her to write and produce her recently published play Elizabeth.
#993
June 5 · 57 min
993. Lessons from Wanuri
Lessons about bio-pics, lessons about pitching, lessons about hope. Writer/director Wanuri Kahiu (Rafiki, Washington Black) returns to the podcast to talk about all of it. Don't miss this one!
#992
May 29 · 47 min
992. Coming of Age as a Screenwriter
Actor/writer Karin delaPena Collison's first feature script Coming of Age won a Nicholl Fellowship. Here, she talks about what led up to it and what came next.
#991
May 22 · 1 hr 44 min
991. Dialogue Driven
On the Page Podcast and Rock Solid Podcast listeners contribute their favorite dialogue-driven clips from movies!
#990
May 15 · 43 min
990. Nadia 911
Nadia Abass-Madden drew from her experience as a 911 operator to land a job on the Fox series 911. 49 episodes later she's back on the podcast to tell her tale.
#989
May 8 · 31 min
989. Shooting for the Moon
Katrina Medoff, co-founder/executive director of the Moonshot Initiative, talks about the program's mission, events, film challenge and script accelerators - all aimed at getting emerging writers in the door.
#988
May 1 · 43 min
988. Script Supervisor to Screenwriter
Sylvia-Anne Parker is already a rockstar script supervisor, but over the years she's also been selected to the Sundance Episodic Lab, the Writers Lab and the Sony Creative Corridor. Recently, her BBC audio drama A Tale of Two Trumpets won an Imoson Award. Hear what she's learned as she continues on her path to screenwriting success.
#987
April 24 · 36 min
987. Master Adapter
Writer Jeremy Slater has built serious genre credentials across major IP, from creating Marvel's Moon Knight and developing Netflix's The Umbrella Academy to writing on Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire and the television adaptation of The Exorcist. Here he talks about his latest feature film, Mortal Kombat II, and his approach to adapting IP and making it his own.
#986
April 17 · 48 min
986. A Screenwriter to Watch
Named a top 25 screenwriter to watch by the ISA, Irish screenwriter Conor Dowling has written for everything from kids animation to live-action sci. fi. Here he talks about the ongoing development of his feature projects and the lessons he's learning along the way.
#985
April 10 · 38 min
985. Company Retreat
Creating involved character bios and being ready for the script shifting at a moment's notice; LaNisa Renee Frederick talks about the acting-plus-improv process involved in the unconventional Amazon series, Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat.
#984
April 3 · 45 min
984. Producing in the UK
Veteran producer Eleanor Greene talks about the ways she discovers and develops stories, often "beginning at the end" to help a project find its way.
March 27 · 54 min
983. Screenwriting in South Africa
Zunaid Mansoor, a leading professional script editor and consultant in South Africa, shares his wisdom about screenwriting, the entertainment marketplace and the future of storytelling for his country and beyond.
#982
March 20 · 41 min
982. How to Be a Screenwriter
Phil Stark, screenwriter and licensed therapist, talks about his latest book, How to Be a Screenwriter, covering how to network, get an agent, develop with producers and take notes.
#981
March 13 · 1 hr 55 min
981. Oscar Talk 2026
Pilar and her friends Brian Pope, Mike Musa and Alex Troxler get together in person for one last time for their annual discussion about the best screenplay and best adapted screenplay Oscar nominees.

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