On The Page: Screenwriting

301. The Comic Book Guy Returns

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:00:00 +0000

Carr D'Angelo, movie producer and owner of Earth 2 Comics, discusses the marriage of comics and movies.

300. The Starling

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:48:44 +0000

Pilar is joined by writer Matt Harris to discuss their new venture … producing the independent feature, "The Starling."

299. Mother Effing Good Writing

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 05:23:19 +0000

Actor, writer, comedian Johanna Stein talks about writing for tv, web and more.

298. Tribeca

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 25 May 2013 17:13:25 +0000

Roving reporter San Francisco Terisa sits down with Pilar to discuss her experiences at the Tribeca Film Festival and the Silent Film Festival.

297. Writing In Warsaw

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:37:19 +0000

What's it like to be a writer in Poland? Writer and festival organizer Agnieszka Kruk provides insight.

296. iPhone Filmmaking

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Fri, 10 May 2013 16:23:28 +0000

Writer/Director Chad Diez talks about creating his award-winning web series, LAPS, on an iPhone.

295. Bacon Sizzles

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Fri, 03 May 2013 17:40:23 +0000

Writer Caleb Bacon returns to talk about his work on the Vince Vaughn produced show "Sullivan and Son."

294. The Writing Groups

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 04:00:26 +0000

The members of Pilar's private writers' groups tell all.

293. Tammy and Joe's Act 3

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 04:38:35 +0000

Filmmakers Tammy Caplan and Joe Gold wrap up their long adventure with their indie-film, by talking about distribution and the road to screening in NYC and L.A.

292. The Business of TV Writing

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 03:28:24 +0000

"Staffing season." "Baby writers." "Diversity hires." Nick (our intern-turned-agency-bigshot) explains it all!

291. Coming to LA

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 03:30:27 +0000

Ryan Budds, aspiring writing and future On the Page podcast producer, talks about his first six months out in Los Angeles and opportunities found by just saying "yes."

290. Phil Tippett

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 07:20:27 +0000

Roving reporter San Francisco Terisa interviews visual effects master Phil Tippett about his work on Star Wars, Twilight and more.

289. Q&A with Karl Iglesias

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:00:00 +0000

Karl Iglesias, author of "Writing For Emotional Impact" joins Pilar and Aadip in answering listener questions about suspense, flash-forwards, love scenes and more.

288. Logline Contest 2013 (Part 2)

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 07:00:00 +0000

A winner is picked from this year's batch of listener loglines!

287. Logline Contest 2013 (Part 1)

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 06:00:00 +0000

Matt Belknap joins Pilar to evaluate and vote on listener loglines!

286. Matt Price

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 16:00:00 +0000

Writer/Actor Matt Price talks about writing for "The Regular Show" while also acting on such shows as "Men of a Certain Age," "Reno 911" and "1600 Penn."

285. Oscars 2013!

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:28:16 +0000

Brian Pope and Mike Musa are back to review the best screenplay and adapted screenplay nominees. This year they're joining Pilar and David Bax to argue about "Moonrise Kingdom," "Argo," "Lincoln," "Amour" and more!

284. Adaptation

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 08:38:39 +0000

Writer Craig Fernandez discusses his approach to adaptation of books, classic stories and comic books.

283. Rich Fulcher: Man of Mystery

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 17:09:23 +0000

David Bax and Pilar talk to writer/performer Rich Fulcher (The Mighty Boosh and Snuffbox) about career and comedy in the US and UK.

282. Supporting Characters Gone Wild

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:39:00 +0000

As a follow up to her Script Magazine article, "Party Pals and Doormat Dudes,"Pilar and Aadip cover the wide-range of supporting characters on film and TV. (They also geek out on Downton Abbey.)

281. "Guy In Wheelchair"

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:30:00 +0000

Actor Tobias Forrest and Director Hilari Scarl discuss the benefits of writing for characters with disabilities.

280. Writing for Saturday Night Live

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 03:37:00 +0000

Writer/Producer Hugh Fink talks about his seven years writing on Saturday Night Live and about his current TV show, Parental Discretion.

279. Joy in 2013

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 23:01:18 +0000

Filmmaker and funny girl Joy Gohring talks about her adventures in independent filmmaking for features, tv and web.

278. Career Strategy with Lee Jessup

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 20:45:00 +0000

Career Coach Lee Jessup discusses personal branding and making it in the business. http://www.leejessup.com

277. The Seven Year Pitch

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 03:06:30 +0000

Actor/Producer Joe Sabatino describes the journey he went on to create, pitch and produce the one-hour show "Necessary Roughness."

276. Return of The Christmas Guys

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:30:47 +0000

They're back! "Christmas Guys" Brian Turner and Garrett Frawley talk scripts and Santa.

275. TJ Miller

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 16:16:59 +0000

TJ Miller writes in a bathing suit. He also has some interesting things to say about script writing, comedy and ways to create "likable" characters.

274. London Screenwriters Festival, Part 2

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 23:18:22 +0000

Taped live at the London Screenwriters Festival, Pilar interviews Pitchfest Winner Tom Kerevan, Writer Paul Bassett Davies, Producers Luke Ryan & Sascha Hecks and Festival Founder Chris Jones.

273. Political Theater

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:00:00 +0000

Filmmakers Jane Edith Wilson and Grace Lee discuss their controversial movie "Janeane From Des Moines" and its unique fact-to-fiction style of storytelling.

272. Stand-up to Script

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 23:00:00 +0000

Stand-up comedians Murray Valeriano, Ryan Budds and Pat Francis discuss the structure of joke writing and the craft of script writing.

271. London Screenwriters Festival, Part 1

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:00:00 +0000

Taped live at the London Screenwriters Festival, Pilar interviews producer Lucy V. Hay, author Linda Aronson and writers Tim Clague and Danny Stack.

270: NYC Writers

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 23:11:46 +0000

NYC Writers speak! (Please remember to help out their city).

269. Talking Politics

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 07:21:00 +0000

PIlar and David discuss the structure and DNA of political films and tv shows.

268. Shriekfest!

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 08:26:18 +0000

Roving reporter "San Francisco Terisa" interviews writers and filmmakers at Hollywood's scariest film festival!

267. The Unofficial Google Plus Film Festival Podcast Episode

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 07:58:07 +0000

Writer/Director, producer of the "Unofficial" Google Plus Film Festival Mike Wollaeger discusses shorts and web series. http://blindlylefilms.com/pilar

266. Animation and Visual Effects

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:00:00 +0000

Dara McGarry, animation production and visual effects, has a "chin wag" with Pilar and Pat.

265. Saying "Yes" To Story

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 21:30:00 +0000

For show runner Jeff Kline, it all boils down to story.

264. Four-part Structure

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 01:00:00 +0000

What do "The Master" and "The Avengers" have in common? Four-part Structure! Pilar and Pat discuss.

263. Writing the Contained Thriller

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 08:06:40 +0000

Chris Sparling, writer of "Buried," talks about finding inspiration from airplanes, obituaries and bunk beds.

262. The Screenwriter's Fairytale

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 00:35:41 +0000

Todd Klick, author and writer, discusses the universal story and scene beats of great movies.

261. Pitching to Representation

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 02:00:00 +0000

Using an On the Page template, Pilar runs through the elements of pitching to a manager or agent.

260. Laura Learns Lessons

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 06:57:02 +0000

In the process of selling two original pilots, Laura House learned ten valuable lessons about writing and selling to Hollywood. http://laurahouse.com

259. Five Projects With Warner Brothers

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 06:50:10 +0000

Writer Bill Birch talks about pitching material, getting assignments and doing the job.

258. Thinking Independently

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Edgar Pablos and Judith Cummings discuss pre-production on their film The Legend of The Horse Thief. Joe Gold and Tammy Caplan finish production on their movie Desperate Acts of Magic.

257. Catch-up and Conflict

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 09:44:42 +0000

Pilar and David talk shop and discuss the meaning of scene conflict.

256. Ninja Writing

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 17:13:39 +0000

Dan Avidan & Brian Wecht, co-writers and producers of Ninja Sex Party and DJs in PJs, talk about their love of music and storytelling.

255. Get Up and Practice

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 01:58:45 +0000

Sean Hood, screenwriter (Halloween:Resurrection, Cube2, Conan The Barbarian) and blogger, discusses the (sometimes painful) rewrite process. http://genrehacks.blogspot.com/

254. Conceptual vs. Intuitive Writing

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 17:06:43 +0000

Are you an outliner or a page person? Writer / Teacher Corey Mandell discusses.

253. Karin Gist and Regina Hicks

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:00:21 +0000

Karin and Regina write together and apart, cover every genre on TV and have great advice on getting work!

252. Meet the Manager

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 19:54:52 +0000

Literary manager Mark Wheeler discusses what he looks for in clients and in scripts.

251B. Action Line Contest!

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 19:00:00 +0000

Part Two of a two-part podcast reading and analyzing listener submitted scene direction. Who will be the winner?

251A. Action Line Contest!

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:00:00 +0000

Part One of a two-part podcast reading and analyzing listener submitted scene direction. Who will be the winner?

250. Eye of the Hurricane

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 22:00:42 +0000

Writer/director Jesse Wolfe discussed the making of his indie film starring Campbell Scott and Melanie Lynskey.

249. GAPF 2012

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 20:19:07 +0000

Roving reporter San Francisco Terisa interviews writers, producers and organizers at the 2012 Great American Pitchfest.

248. Comedy Film Nerds

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 21:28:05 +0000

Graham Elwood and Chris Mancini, hosts of the Comedy Film Nerds Podcast, discuss popcorn movies, genre cliches, smart kids camp and the Secret Service. www.comedyfilmnerds.com

247. Writing for Conan

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:46:40 +0000

Conan writers Dan Cronin and Ted Levin talk comedy, submission packets and the "joke delivery system."

246. Hollywood Logic

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Fri, 25 May 2012 19:21:29 +0000

Doug Chamberlain, writer of Toy Story 2, reveals what he's learned about writing and the business.

245. Script Writing, Novel Writing and the YA Market

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 19 May 2012 07:53:17 +0000

Nina Berry and Jen Klein talk about how writing scripts has made them better YA novelists.

http://ninaberry.com http://jenkleinbooks.com

244. Mom as Protagonist

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sun, 13 May 2012 21:32:50 +0000

Mom as movie protagonist? Pilar, Pat and filmmaker Leila Charles Leigh discuss! http://www.leilacharlesleigh.com

243. Smart Writing For Clever Kids

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sun, 06 May 2012 09:41:20 +0000

Jack Thomas, writer of "The Fairly Odd Parents," "The Replacements," and the tv show "How to Train Your Dragon," talks about his writing career. Special cameo by Rita Dodson.

242. Writing Great Scene Direction

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:25:54 +0000

Pilar, Pat and guest Alex Cramer explore and analyze well-written character descriptions and action lines. New contest announcement as well!

241. The Power of Film

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 07:06:47 +0000

UCLA Screenwriting Professor Howard Suber discusses key ponts from his books The Power of Film and Letters to Young Screenwriters. http://thepoweroffilm.com

240. Writing Through It

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:45:27 +0000

Irving Belateche, professional screenwriter and author of Under An Orange Sun, Some Days Are Blue, talks about how a tragic moment changed his perception about life and screenwriting.

239. Writing For the Faith-based Market

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:44:00 +0000

No preaching on this podcast! Filmmakers Alan Tregoning and Jason Vaile talk about writing for the Christian market and their personal success with "speed filmmaking."

238. Out-of-the-Box Funding

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:41:02 +0000

Independent filmmakers J.T. Arbogast and Kimberly Dilts talk about their creative approach to storytelling and fundraising. www.angelsperch.com

237. Ten Ways to Get an Agent

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 20:57:18 +0000

TV executive / career coach Carole Kirschner explains it all to you. http://www.hollywoodgameplan.com

236. TV Trends 2012

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 07:10:27 +0000

Writer/journalist Michael Grebb discusses the current tastes and trends of the cable and broadcast networks.

235. Storytelling in Tel Aviv

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 09:43:00 +0000

Julie Gray discusses her plan to unite women in the Middle East through writing and filmmaking. www.storiesnoborders.com

234. Making a Scene

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Find out how Pilar got a black eye, Nick got locked in a trunk and Pat spilled his milkshake.

233. Beyond Project Greenlight

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Director Efram Potelle discusses his approach to writing, directing and the film industry.

232. Oscar Talk 2012

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:33:14 +0000

Pilar and Laurence join Pope's Picks team Brian Pope and Michael Musa in discussing and analyzing the best screenplay and best adapted screenplay Oscar nominees.

231. Rom-Com Structure

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:36:34 +0000

Pilar offers eight different romantic comedy structures as guest David Kessler lends his dating wisdom.

230. Acting Wisdom for Writers

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:02:28 +0000

Actor Kevin E. West's (CASTLE, JUSTIFIED, LOST, 24) approach to the page reveals great character and story tips for writers. http://kevinewest.com/

229. The Editors' POV

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:00:00 +0000

POV of movie storytelling from Crispin Struthers (editorial dept. for THE FIGHTER, ROCK N' ROLLA and more) and Charles Kaplan (editorial department for HOT TUB TIME MACHINE, THE ROCKER, and more).

228. Four TV Movies!

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Jen Notas, writer, OTP client and former babysitter, talks about writing for Hallmark. Joe Gold and Tammy Caplan update us on their indie film.

227. Writing For The Tonight Show

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Tonight Show writer Michael Loprete talks about writing for late-night TV. Pilar lists scenes she'd like to retire in 2012.

226. Josh Stolberg Writes Everything

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:00:00 +0000

Indie, Studio, Horror, B-movie... Josh wrote it or is writing it!

225. Logline Competition 2011

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 02:00:00 +0000

Once again, Pilar and Matt read and review loglines sent in by On The Page listeners!

224. After the Sale

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Writers David Regal and Brian Turner discuss the selling, casting and delivering of a TV pilot aimed at kids.

223. The Twelve Days of Writing

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0000

A twelve day writing guide from logline to pages. Sing along with Pat and Pilar!

222. From the UK to L.A.

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0000

Writer Dan Wicksman gives advice to international writers who might be thinking about making the move to Los Angeles.

221. Movies About Screenwriting

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 06:30:00 +0000

Pilar and producer David Bax discuss movies about screenwriting.

220. Visualization Techniques for Filmmakers

inquire@onthepage.tv (Pilar Alessandra) — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 14:00:00 +0000

Storyboarding, 3D modeling and pre-viz. Randy Wilkins explains it all to you.