Posts from — July 2009

Pilar, Laurence and guest producer Aadip Desai grill writers’ assistant David Wright about the script process for the animated series Family Guy.

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Guest Jennifer Notas talks with Pilar and Laurence about her past life as a writer’s assistant, writing sitcom specs, and how she had to quit the entertainment biz in order to break into it.

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Pilar and Hollywood’s other super-popular script consultant Michael Hauge (author, “Writing Screenplays that Sell,” “Selling Your Story in 60 Seconds”) discuss the importance of giving your hero a visible goal, pitching and the consequences of making love in the hold of an ocean liner. (www.screenplaymastery.com)

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Pilar talks about her first (and unintended) LIVE appearance on thestream.tv, and she and Laurence discuss how to trim overwritten description using excerpts from listener scripts.

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Description: Pilar and guest producer David Bax talk to the writers and producers attending the Great American Pitchfest.

Guest highlights: Joey DePaolo, Epiphany Pictures. Signe Olynyk, Twilight Pictures. Romany Malco, actor/producer, Tracie Laymon, director.

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