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About Pilar Alessandra
Join host and screenwriting instructor Pilar Alessandra as invited guests and she talk about the craft and business of screenwriting! We’ve taped episodes on pitching, spec writing, webisode writing, writing for cell phones, video game writing, writer branding, finding a manager, procedural writing, writing for reality, personal networking and more. Our guests are successful writers, producers and instructors from all corners of the industry. They’re chock full of stories and advice and ready to share a laugh with Pilar and her producer.
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On The Page: Episode 1
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EPISODE 3. Topics: Sex Scenes and Comedy Writing
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EPISODE 4. Topics: Cracking The First Ten Pages; Finding Time to Write When You Have Kids
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EPISODE 12. Topics: Comedy Trends, the Use of Voiceover and Writing with a Partner
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EPISODE 52. Creativity and Inspiration
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EPISODE 5. Topics: Loglines, Book Adaptation and Sketch Comedy
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EPISODE 26. Writing From Character. Guest: Lyn Greene
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Episode 2: Research. Single-camera vs. Multi-camera.
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EPISODE 14. Topics: The Role of the Script Reader and The Five Biggest Mistakes Writers Make
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EPISODE 33. Writing For Emotional Impact. Guest: Karl Iglesias
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EPISODE 38. Sitcom Writing. Guest: Ellen Sandler
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EPISODE 19. Confessions of a Studio Exec
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EPISODE 42. Low Budget Filmmaking. Guests: Cheri Waterhouse & Cathleen Alexander
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EPISODE 46. The Big Time. Guests: Mark Fergus and Julie Fergus
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EPISODE 11. Topics: Writing for Reality, The Use of Music in Scripts and How to Avoid Soft Writing
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EPISODE 8. Topics: Character Descriptions, The Role of the Manager
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EPISODE 60. Your Career
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EPISODE 45. Digital Storytelling. Guest: Adam Wolman
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EPISODE 65. Loglines!
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EPISODE 28. Q&A with Pilar and Matt
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EPISODE 36. Iron Man!
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EPISODE 16. Topics: Writing for the Internet, The Pros and Cons of Film School
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EPISODE 107. Story Analysis On The Page
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EPISODE 34. The Producer's Perspective. Guest: Kim Zubick
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EPISODE 10. Topics: The Strike. Camera Direction. Pop Culture References.
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EPISODE 110: Writing is Rewriting
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EPISODE 132: Networking
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EPISODE 127. Battling Backstory and Character Kryptonite
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EPISODE 40. Tag-lines & Titles. Guest: David Kessler
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EPISODE 54. Micro-budget Filmmaking
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EPISODE 56: ADVICE FROM A MANAGER
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EPISODE 87. Writer's Block Therapy. Guest: Dr. Darlene Mininni
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EPISODE 134. The Holistic Pass
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EPISODE 51. Writing Procedurals
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EPISODE 72. Film History 101
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EPISODE 101: Writing Great Scene Direction
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EPISODE 41. What Do Studios Want? Guest: Andrea McCall
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EPISODE 7. Topics: More on Adaptations and Pitching Like a Pro
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EPISODE 129: Oscar 2010
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EPISODE 32. More Questions Answered.
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EPISODE 37. Pitchfests. Guest: Bob Schultz
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EPISODE 55. Movies, movies, movies!
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EIPSODE 50. Questions, questions, questions!
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EPISODE 13. Topics: Independent Filmmaking and Writing Dialogue for Specific Professions
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EPISODE 15. Topics: The Role of the Sales Agent, Uses and Abuses of Exposition and Finding Your Hook
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EPISODE 58. Legal Groundwork for Independent Film
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EPISODE 66. More Loglines!
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EPISODE 106. Writing Half-Hour TV
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EPISODE 130. The Actor and the Word
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EPISODE 6. Topics: Sequels and Autobiography, Writing Story Synopses
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