On The Page

Mar 14 2025 703 ep. 47 mins 724
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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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927. Writing Act Three

Mar 14 2025 22 mins  
Pilar takes a moment to talk about the themes, triggers and ah-hah moments that work to create a strong act three in a feature film. Surprise announcement at the end of the episode!

926. The Art of Being Yourself

Mar 07 2025 43 mins  
Writer Craig T. Williams talks about his approach to making industry relationships, nailing interviews and about the fact that all of his opportunities, including his first writers room job, happened after the age of 50.

925. Oscar Talk 2025

Feb 28 2025 111 mins  
Pilar 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.

924. The Scaffolding Method

Feb 21 2025 33 mins  
Television writer Taylor Vaughn Lasley talks about her latest Peabody-award nominated project and the unique method of building story she teaches her students at Syracuse University's Newhouse School.

923. "That’s Another Story!”

Feb 14 2025 38 mins  
On the Page “rising star" Tamar Feinkind has found stories from her dad, herself, her motherhood and her Jewish identity. Here, she talks about her projects, pitches and a pivotal name reclamation that helped change everything.

922. Finding Humor In the Darkness

Feb 07 2025 35 mins  
Political turmoil! Climate disasters! How can a comedy writer find the funny? Marc Warzecha, writer, comedian and director of The Sketch School, is here to help.

921. On Call With Tiffany Bratcher

Jan 31 2025 42 mins  
Writer Tiffany Bratcher worked her way up from writers PA to writer for the Amazon Prime series On Call and story editor for Chicago PD. Here she talks about writing procedural and half-hour drama, police ride-alongs and the need to always be pitching.

920. The Women’s List

Jan 24 2025 38 mins  
Writer Jan Kimbrough discusses The Women’s List, a nonprofit spotlighting production-ready scripts by women writers.

919. When Your Life Becomes a Movie

Jan 17 2025 28 mins  
Pilar and her husband Pat describe how their real life story felt like a movie story as they evacuated Los Angeles during the wildfires.

918. Playdate to Red Carpet

Jan 10 2025 38 mins  
Filmmaker, author, comedian Sari Karplus made a movie with her kids on a lark and ended up winning film festivals! Listen to her take on working with kids, how she wrote four childrens' books and how taking time to “look at the trees,” might just be the key to a work / life balance.