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Best podcasts about pilar alessandra

Latest podcast episodes about pilar alessandra

On The Page
937. Scripts with a Conscience

On The Page

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 41:34


Writer Troy Mann combines his Texas roots with his world travel and years of teaching experience to create genre scripts that are also intense morality tales.

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May The Fours Be With You

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Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 94:12


Pat and Pilar play some favorite 4th songs from some favorite 4th albums that were submitted by our Patreon Supporters! This episode goes off the rails a bit once Pat's cocktail kicks in! #lightweightSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On The Page
936. The Happiest Killer

On The Page

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 42:26


Writer/director Josh Stolberg (Saw X, Spiral and Jigsaw) returns to talk about the July release of his next indi-horror movie Skillhouse.

On The Page
935. Finding Story from Family

On The Page

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 40:50


Narrative and documentary filmmaker Oanh-Nhi Nguyen makes movies about her family, their past and the intergenerational experience. Here she talks about what she's learned as a writer-director and how she makes sure that networking is a regular part of her process.

On The Page
934. Disaster is My Muse

On The Page

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 49:01


Award-winning documentary director Molly Bernstein discusses the process and narrative approach that went into researching, developing and directing her documentaries about Maus creator Art Spiegelman and magician Ricky Jay.

On The Page
933. Baseball Stories

On The Page

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 45:59


Screenwriter and major league baseball scout J.D. Elliby talks about the authenticity, character arcs, obstacles, and emotional moments that help create a great on-screen baseball story. 

On The Page
932. Film Techniques That Tell the Story

On The Page

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 50:17


Lenses, lighting, looks, and "oners.” What are the filming techniques that help tell the story beyond the page? Writer/director Jeremy Walton breaks it down for us. 

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Worst Cover Songs: Patreon Edition

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 107:47


Pat and Pilar play some of the "Worst Cover Songs" that were submitted by our Patreon Supporters!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On The Page
931. Philip Barantini (repeated episode)

On The Page

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 42:25


This episode was originally recorded in 2021 with director Philip Barantini, currently best known as the director of “Adolescence” a four-part series on Netflix. This episode focuses on his independent feature film Boiling Point, also shot in one take. Hear how he kept the camera moving while also telling a rich story of an intense night in a restaurant.

On The Page
930. Smart Popcorn

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 37:44


Up and comer Billy Zeinert talks about writing "smart popcorn," familiar stories with novel twists.

On The Page
929. The Making of Dead Deer High

On The Page

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 52:21


Married creative partners Joshua Dean and Jo Rochelle describe the shared teaching experiences that inspired the writing of the independent feature Dead Deer High and the adventures they encountered while making it. 

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928. Saraswathi Buyyala and the Dancing Atoms

On The Page

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 54:23


Writer/director Saraswathi (Vani) Buyyala talks about her journey from being a teenager in India to becoming the head of Rhythm and Hues Asia and eventually following her creative passions with her production company Dancing Atoms.

On The Page
927. Writing Act Three

On The Page

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 22:46


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!

On The Page
926. The Art of Being Yourself

On The Page

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 43:38


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.

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On The Page
925. Oscar Talk 2025

On The Page

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 111:28


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.

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On The Page
924. The Scaffolding Method

On The Page

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 33:48


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. 

On The Page
923. "That's Another Story!”

On The Page

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 38:57


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.

On The Page
922. Finding Humor In the Darkness

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 35:25


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.

On The Page
921. On Call With Tiffany Bratcher

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 42:19


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. 

On The Page
920. The Women's List

On The Page

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 38:21


Writer Jan Kimbrough discusses The Women's List, a nonprofit spotlighting production-ready scripts by women writers.

On The Page
919. When Your Life Becomes a Movie

On The Page

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 28:08


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

On The Page
918. Playdate to Red Carpet

On The Page

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 38:34


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.

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2024 Year In Review: Patreon Edition

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 79:17


Pat and Pilar play some of the BEST songs of 2024 as chosen by our Patreon supporters!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On The Page
917. The Short

On The Page

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 30:15


Writer/director/educator Rae Shaw discusses her new book, The Short, emphasizing the many forms of short form storytelling and the different approaches that can be taken to writing it.

On The Page
916. Logline Competition 2024: Part 2

On The Page

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2024 38:30


Pilar reads and gives feedback on the loglines that didn't make the top fifteen lists for the 2024 Logline Contest.

On The Page
915. Logline Competition 2024

On The Page

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2024 67:51


Pilar and Aadip read, evaluate and vote on feature and TV loglines sent in by listeners!

On The Page
914. 2024 Writing Year in Review

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 43:58


Career coach Lee Jessup returns to discuss the industry changes and writing trends of 2024 and shares what's ahead for the new year.

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On The Page
913. “You Can't Not Do It"

On The Page

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 38:51


Writer/Director Coley Sohn talks about the fun and frustration of writing and directing her independent movie “Mudkey,” which satirizes the right/left divide during one miserable day on a Florida island.

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On The Page
912. "The Product is Never the Story"

On The Page

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 39:45


Writer/Publicists Alexandra Grizinski and Jenny Beres talk about ways that screenwriters can mine their personal story to get interest in their scripts as well as the ways they can expand to different media to help them get work and get noticed.

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On The Page
911. Announcement: 2024 Logline Contest

On The Page

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 3:04


It's time for the annual On the Page logline competition!  Pilar explains the rules and gives the deadline.

On The Page
910. Reality to Scripted

On The Page

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 28:11


Filmmaker Pooja Parvati Gupta's experience in reality shows turned out to be excellent narrative training for creating compelling scripted stories. Hear how she made the choice to move from one to the other and how personal experience impacts her storytelling.

On The Page
909. Stranger Than Fiction

On The Page

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 37:47


Writer Alan Jenkins created 1/6, a comic book based on the “what-ifs” of a successful insurrection. Now, he's seeing many of those imagined scenarios play out in real time. Here he talks about the ways that comic books have taken political stands over the years and gives guidelines for writers to help them be more empathetic in their writing and creative workplace. 

On The Page
908. Aaron Kozak Can't Stop Writing

On The Page

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 40:35


Writer Aaron Kozak was a winner at the Austin Screenwriting Festival this year and a finalist in two other categories! Here he talks about the many ideas he's put on the page, his ability to write a lot of material very fast and how moving away from Los Angeles has made him a better writer.

On The Page
907. The “Ikigai" of Virgil Williams

On The Page

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 39:32


Virgil Williams, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of Mudbound, talks about his latest feature film, an adaptation of the August Wilson playThe Piano Lesson, produced by Denzel Washington and directed by Malcolm Washington.

On The Page
906. Christmas Can Wait

On The Page

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 41:20


When actor/writer Mia Serafino was given the opportunity to audition for the Netflix show Beef, she knew this was a script worthy of changing her Christmas plans. Here she talks about what speaks to her in scripts and how this has informed her own journey as a writer.

On The Page
905. Dystopic Yet Hopeful

On The Page

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 47:21


Lynn Renee Maxcy, writer for The Handmaid's Tale and The Complex talks about her love of sci-fi and speculative fiction where, no matter how dark it seems, a story can always provide hope.

On The Page
904. Talent Meets Teamwork

On The Page

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 38:03


Screenwriters Rafael Aguilo and Neal Thibedeau have written more than ten projects over the past four years and Pilar thinks they need their big break! Here they talk about their favorite projects and their style of collaboration.

On The Page
903. Producing and Pitching

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 40:19


Producer Kim Zubick (Togo, The Zookeepers Wife) emphasizes the need for emotion in verbal pitches, pitch-decks and sizzle reels.

On The Page
902. Marketing for Screenwriters

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 44:02


Filmmaker and marketing specialist Chris Brennan discusses ways that screenwriters can market themselves and their work by creating a new mindset, thinking about how they can “add value” and strategizing their social media and e-mails in more effective ways.

On The Page
901. Drawing From the Well

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 35:49


Writer/Director/Professor Shahari Moore draws from her “well" of experience and knowledge as she writes personal stories that grab the attention of industry and writers labs.

On The Page
900. Getting Sucked Into the TV

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 36:52


Adrian Colón Jr went from being a Wayans fan to working in the writers room with them on the new CBS show Poppa's House. Hear what he learned as he went from Writers PA to CBS Fellow to working writer.

On The Page
899. Artevism

On The Page

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 39:52


Actress, director, writer Tiffany Yvonne Cox (Reasonable Doubt, Napa Ever After) talks about the work she does on screen, on the page and behind the scenes to improve artists' lives and "expose the world one story at a time."

On The Page
898. Your Aging Superhero

On The Page

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 19:12


How do you write a character over 50? By writing them as a superhero. From their secret lair to their Kryptonite, Pilar gives a tip-packed lesson in writing mature characters.

On The Page
897. "Fan Girling" Over Victoria Male

On The Page

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 35:42


From working in development for Ivan Reitman to writing short stories and making the Love List with her feature film, Victoria Male has done it all. Here she shares a wealth of information including her unique take on IP and the secret skills that come with being a “fan girl." 

On The Page
896. In the Thicket With Elliott Lester

On The Page

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 41:30


Director Elliott Lester returns to talk about how a gender swap and involvement by Peter Dinklage brought him to his latest project, The Thicket. 

On The Page
895. Light At the End Of the Tunnel

On The Page

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 23:43


Career coach Lee Jessup discusses Hollywood's current “contraction” and suggests that it might ultimately result in a positive outcome.

On The Page
894. Writing From the Truth

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 30:46


Writer/Director Tracie Laymon turned a painful truth into an award-winning independent feature. Hear how she conceived, wrote, directed and produced Bob Trevino Likes It, earning the jury prize for Best Narrative Feature and the Audience Award at the 2024 South by Southwest Film Festival. 

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The Number 2's

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 82:20


Pat and Pilar play songs that peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart as submitted by our Patreon supporters!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On The Page
893. Breaking Down the Logline

On The Page

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 57:55


Writer James “Doc” Mason digs into the elements of the logline as discussed in his book, Mastering the Logline: How To Excite Hollywood in a Single Sentence.

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892. Coming Full Circle

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 51:52


From getting stuck in a Zoom room to working in hospice, everything that writer Lauren Glover (Chicago Med, Fight Night) thought was an obstacle, came full circle to help her in her writing career.