On The Page

Pilar Alessandra

  • 37 minutes 4 seconds
    969. Logline Competition 2025: Part 2

    Pilar reads and gives feedback on the loglines that didn't make the top fifteen lists for the 2025 Logline Contest.

    19 December 2025, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 29 minutes
    968. Logline Competition: 2025

    Pilar and Aadip read, evaluate and vote on feature and TV loglines sent in by listeners. Which ones will win and which ones will make the "bonkers" list?

    19 December 2025, 10:00 am
  • 48 minutes 5 seconds
    967. Following Her Dream

    Vilma Llaguno's dream of making her movie 40 Before 40 was accelerated when she won a Kickstarter initiative, placing her film on Tubi and forcing her to learn very quickly.

    12 December 2025, 10:00 am
  • 36 minutes 48 seconds
    966. Learning While Doing

    Actress/writer Corbin Reid shadowed directors and learned what went on behind the scenes of the shows she acted on, making her ready when the opportunity came for her to pitch and executive produce. Her movie The Christmas Showdown premieres on the OWN Network this weekend.

    5 December 2025, 10:00 am
  • 3 minutes 16 seconds
    965. Announcement: 2025 Logline Contest!

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

    1 December 2025, 2:08 am
  • 52 minutes 43 seconds
    964. Science Storytelling

    Filmmaker/social scientist Dena Seidel talks about how her digital lab brings the story of scientists and scientific work to the public.

    28 November 2025, 10:00 am
  • 38 minutes 59 seconds
    963. The Ultimate Production Planner

    Filmmaker Landi Maduro walks us through the elements of her Ultimate Feature Film Production Planner which give creatives a timeline to help stay on track and concrete strategies to make their work profitable.

    21 November 2025, 10:00 am
  • 45 minutes 49 seconds
    962. Supporting the Writers Room

    Writer Brett Melnick (King of the Hill, Dave) walks us through the different jobs and duties of the "support staff" in a writers' room: writers' assistant, showrunner's assistant and script coordinator.

    14 November 2025, 10:00 am
  • 41 minutes 21 seconds
    961. A Clear Message

    Writer/director Rhona Rees knows what she wants to say before she writes. Here she talks about her award-winning dystopian thriller and her newly completed high-concept comedy, both driven by big issues and a strong message.

    7 November 2025, 10:00 am
  • 42 minutes 22 seconds
    960. The Autism Scene

    Entertainment attorney Britton Payne talks about his work with The Autism Scene, a nonprofit advocating for the inclusion of explicitly autistic characters in kids pop culture. Check out his new competition the AuSPEC AWARDS, a kids animated series spec script competition which requires a series regular meaningfully interacting with an explicitly autistic character.

    31 October 2025, 9:00 am
  • 33 minutes 38 seconds
    959. LaToya Morgan: Fifteen Years Later

    What happens when you're feeling discouraged in your writing career? You "persevere" and eventually carve out a career like writer-producer LaToya Morgan (Shameless, Parenthood, The Walking Dead, Duster). We read her fifteen-year-old letter to the podcast and talk about what happened next!

    24 October 2025, 9:00 am
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