605 episodes
On The Page Pilar Alessandra
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- TV & Film
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4.7 • 15 Ratings
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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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829. Learning on the Job
Jennifer Cram’s experience in casting helped her say “yes” to directing her first feature. Jen talks about the years-long journey of her soon-to-be-released feature film, Sick Girl, why it’s fun to write about unlikeable characters and how she’s learned to be an advocate for her own work.
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828. Getting Them To 100
Advice from Brian Keith Etheridge (Mythic Quest, The Neighborhood, The Ranch, Mike and Molly), will help you with pitching and characters, and may just make you a better poker player as well!
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827. “Not All Teenagers Say Slay"
For Mother’s Day, Pilar’s 18-year-old daughter Rita Dodson shares her thoughts and wisdom about on-screen content that portrays teenagers in accurate and interesting ways.
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826. Unsticking the Duck
Career coach Carole Kirchner returns to the podcast to talk about ways to brave career obstacles and overcome writers block.
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825. Writers Strike 2023
WGA writers are striking to get the pay and benefits they deserve. But how does this effect non WGA writers as well? Career coach Lee Jessup explains it all.
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824. Chat GPT and the Future of Screenwriting
A little scared about AI’s role in the writing world? So are we. Writer and communications data analyst Michael Grebb helps us understand what’s happening now and what might be ahead.
Customer Reviews
Excellent!
This is my favourite screenwriting podcast. For an Aussie mum who just started writing 2 years ago while on maternity leave, I can't stress enough how helpful I've found this podcast. I feel as though Pilar is talking directly to me, encouraging me to keep going. A weekly pick-me-up to catapult me into "a good writing week". Cheers.
On the Page Rocks!
I really love this podcast. Every week Pilar and a loyal sidekick (she has a few) spend 40 minutes chatting about screenplay. They deal with everything about screen writing from themes, story and structure to format and tone - but they very often cover aspects of production with a guest from the industry. It is light, sweet and interesting - and often very funny. I enjoy this more than 'the Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith'!!
Can’t believe this podcast is still going
Years ago this podcast had a fun little competition where they called for scripts. Laid down specific criteria, how many characters, how many settings and so forth. True to industry form, none of the scripts chosen met any of the criteria, “Because they were just great scripts.” The podcast for those who prefer to take advice from people who don’t take their own advice.