941. The Fab Five
On The Page
The five writers selected for the 2025 CBS/Paramount Writers Mentoring Program talk about the craft and career lessons they’ve learned from the program and each other.
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940. Young Storytellers
On The Page
Bill Thompson discusses his exceptional arts non-profit Young Storytellers and the new report, Growing Pains, which centers around the concerns and tastes of Gen Alpha.
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939. “What’s the Most Interesting Version of This?”
On The Page
From procedurals to features, writer David Loong (The Hunting Party) challenges himself to find the most creative way to tell a story.
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938. The Perfect Song
On The Page
Pilar hijacks the Rock Solid Podcast listeners to curate a list of perfect songs from iconic movies.
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937. Scripts with a Conscience
On The Page
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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936. The Happiest Killer
On The Page
Writer/director Josh Stolberg (Saw X, Spiral and Jigsaw) returns to talk about the July release of his next indi-horror movie Skillhouse.
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935. Finding Story from Family
On The Page
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.
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934. Disaster is My Muse
On The Page
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.
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933. Baseball Stories
On The Page
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.
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932. Film Techniques That Tell the Story
On The Page
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.
info_outlineFilmmaker, 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.