Hilliard Guess' Screenwriters Rant Room

In this episode, Hilliard sat down with Brazilian Filmmakers Eduardo Gomez, Octavio Mendes and Filipe "Pipo" Gontijo - who were introduced to him by mega producer Mauricio Meta of Wise Entertainment. We talk about the current state of film and filmmaking in Brazil, their success and the types of stories they love to tell, the difficulty shooting there, Latin production obstacles, shooting Latin TV, crossing over to America and so much more. Another don't miss episode y'all! Check out BdeVaca's website at www.bdevaca.com the visit the ScreenWriterRR website at www.screenwritersrr.com for information, merch, or our Patreon! Support the show via the Patreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us: Chris Derrick on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Eduardo on Instagram Octavio on Instagram Filipe on Instagram The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook The Screenwriters

In this episode, Hilliard & Chris sit down with lil' bro, actor/director/editor/filmmaker and all around hyphenate - Denzel Whitaker - known for such films as Black Panther, The Great Debaters and U Shoot Videos?. We go deep into Denzel's super dope journey from child actor to reinventing himself as a grown up and pivoting to a filmmaker who can create work for himself by utilizing all the great resources around him. This episode is full of industry game y'all. It's truly one of those you will not want to miss! Check out the ScreenWriterRR website at www.screenwritersrr.com for information, merch, or our Patreon! Support the show via the Patreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us: Chris Derrick on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Follow Denzel on Instagram @BlackMouf The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter Theme Son

In this dope episode, Hilliard & Chris (along with Emerging Writers LaMonte Edwards and Jerry Jerome), have a super fun conversation with big sis, Executive Producer Niceole Levy, talking about her amazing new book: THE WRITERS' ROOM SURVIVAL GUIDE" - dropping October 4, 2022 on (AMAZON, BOOKSHOP). We go deep into some of our favorite chapters and passages including: Post Production, Knowing who's in your Room, Navigating Land Mines, Top Loading the Room, Room Lingo and Glossary, Pitching in the Room, Making Yourself Valuable, Story Areas & Outlines, Uncomfortable Silence and so much more! Check out the ScreenWriterRR website at www.screenwritersrr.com for information, merch, or our Patreon! Support the show via the Patreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us: Chris Derrick on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Follow Niceole on Twitter Follow Jerry on Twitter Fo

In this episode, Hilliard does a one on one with big bro, Showrunner, Executive Producer, Playwrite and Author Chuck Rose. We catch up with Chuck and talk about what he's been up to the past few years since his last appearance on the podcast including: developing series for studios and networks during Covid, pitching on zoom, producing international series - and Chuck's new website (ChuckRoseProductions.com) where he gives back to the community by helping writers to develop their pitches/decks/scripts for the market place! Check out Chuck's website www.ChuckRoseProductions.com Check out the ScreenWriterRR website at www.screenwritersrr.com for information, merch, or our Patreon! Support the show via the Patreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us: Chris Derrick on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Follow Chuck on Twitter The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook The&

Hilliard & Chris sit down with Christopher J. Moore, writer of the high octane thriller "End of The Road," currently the number one film on Netflix and starring Queen Latifah, Ludacris and Beau Bridges! There is a ton of game dropped in this one y'all. Chris' journey, growing up in the hard streets of LA, playing football in college, his pivot to film school, writing a novel that sold over 140,000 units while writing spec scripts, landing in the writers' room of Meet the Browns, writing for Tyler Perry's House of Pain and working in such a fast-paced environment, to creating House Out of Order and his long decade run to getting End of the Road to the screen with the great Tracey E. Edmonds. We later talk about the risks and rewards of going into WGAW Arbitration and how he persevered and became a better producer for himself so that he can look out for his future. Check out the ScreenWriterRR website at www.screenwritersrr.com for information, merch, or our Patreon! Support the show via th

In this episode, Hilliard does a one-on-one with with his old friend from the 80s club days in San Francisco - the man who can do it all - celebrity choreographer, dancer, producer, actor and creative director ROSERO. They talk about Rosero's amazing journey from Club Dancer to Video Star, to Choreographer and Creative Director on some of our favorite films, Tours and TV shows: Step Up, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Honey 2, Garfield, Rio, Family Reunion, The Neighborhood, The Upshaws, Legendary, Call Me Kat, The Soul Train Awards, Black Music Honors, Tony Braxton, Jody Watley, En Vogue and sooooo many more. Check out the ScreenWriterRR website at www.screenwritersrr.com for information, merch, or our Patreon! Support the show via the Patreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us: Chris Derrick on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Follow Rosero on Twitter and Instagram The

In our latest episode, Hilliard sat down with some of his favorite black male writers on the rise: Amadou Diallo (Story Editor Billions), Saeed Crumbler (Sony Development Deal) and Rah Johnson (SyFy Series we can't reveal yet). Each of these super talented brotha's talk about the first times they staffed, following the rules, getting the bump to Story Editor, continuing to write your own projects, your super power in the room, building your tribe, dealing with egos, staying supportive and so much more! Check out the ScreenWriterRR website at www.screenwritersrr.com for information, merch, or our Patreon! Support the show via the Patreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us: Chris Derrick on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Amadou Diallo on Twitter Saeed Crumbler on Twitter Rah Johnson on Twitter The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook The Screenwriters Rant Ro

In this episode, Hilliard, Chris, Lynelle and writer/producer Jorge Rivera go IN - ranting about a bunch of fun topics for writers and creatives: development, Bat Girl, Lynelle's new crowdfunding project "Hatchback", Latino projects, staffing tips, BIPOC execs and so much more!  Lynelle's project: Supportourstory.com/hatchback   Check out the ScreenWriterRR website at www.screenwritersrr.com for information, merch, or our Patreon! Support the show via the Patreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us: Chris Derrick on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Lynelle on Twitter Jorge Rivera on Twitter The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter Theme Song by: @ThinkDeP --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

In this episode, Hilliard, Chris and emerging writer Nage Gibson-Thomson sit down with CHAS - Staffwriter on Freeform's hit series GROWN-ISH! We get deep into Chas' background -- growing up in the Bay Area, becoming a popular SLAM poet on the national touring circuit, being the only guy to have written on the staff of Issa Rae's Awkward Black Girl, inside tips to how Chas got into the the ABC Disney Writing Fellowship and how he staffed on Grown-ish. There a lot of gems of knowledge in this one and toward the end we even rant about writers who tweet negatively about their unsuccessful road to staffing on SM and give them game on why they may not realize the affects this could possibly have on them getting hired! Connect with Us: Chris Derrick on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter Follow Chas on Instagram and Twitter Follow Nage Gibson-Thomson on Twitter and Instagram Theme Song by: @ThinkDeP --- Send in a

In this episode, Hilliard talks with first time Staff Writers, Tiffany Beacham, Josh Meyers and Jordan Dumbroff -- from the new AllBlk Network series SEND HELP --dropping on August 11, 2022 -- from the artistic minds of Co-Showrunners Mike Gauyo & Jean Elie (you can hear their journeys on ep 414). This podcast is full of game for all of you writers who desire to work in their first writers' rooms and also gives tons of tips and tricks to help to prepare you for the next gig! A special Shout Out to Minquell Ramone for sitting in with us and bringing #KrispyKreme donuts! Connect with Us: Chris Derrick on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter Tiffany Beacham on Twitter and Instagram Josh Meyers on Twitter Jordan Dumbroff on Instagram Minquell Romone on Twitter Theme Song by: @ThinkDeP --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scre

In this episode Hilliard and Chris have a super inspiring conversation with Mike Gauyo & Jean Elie, the co-showrunners on the new dramedy SEND HELP on the popular @watchallblk Network! We talk about (you can hear Mike's story on ep 369) Jean's journey, his rise to the top of the call sheet and how these two, strong, black Haitian writer/producer/actor/filmmakers came together to produce a series that is loosely based on the hilarious and dramatic stories that were inspired by Jean's life. Tune in for a fun episode that's full of industry game. And don't forget to also watch and tweet Send Help premiering August 11, 2022 on the Allblk Network! Connect with Us: Chris Derrick on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Mike Gauyo on Twitter Jean Elie on Twitter Natasha Hall on Twitter @NatashaWrite and Instagram @iamnatashamhall The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support

In this episode, Hilliard sat down with lil' sis, Emerging Writer Natasha M. Hall to talk about her amazing journey: growing up as a Caribbean girl in Brooklyn, being bullied by mean girls and fighting back with her smarts, dedicating herself to school and her multi-degrees, receiving a scholarship to Vancouver to study Film and Screenwriting, The Cosby Fellowship in LA, working in Post Production at HBO, The CBS WMP Program, being the 2020 AMC Austin FF Winner, finding her true voice after the 10 year struggle to land her first staff position on Season 4 of Virgin River and within the same year - the upcoming Saint X! Writers, there are so many great, inspiring stories in this one. Do not miss out y'all! Check out the ScreenWriterRR website at www.screenwritersrr.com for information, merch, or our Pateron! Support the show via the Patreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us: Chr

In this episode, Hilliard, Chris and Tracy talk a little about the Covid outbursts in California and then jump into the innerworkings of writers' room for a serialized series or stand alone. The three writers compare notes from different kinds of rooms they've been in over the years and give tricks of the trade for aspiring and pros to help add to their arsenal. In the end, they shift to must read (Audible) Will Smith book WILL (we're not at all condoning what happened at the Oscars), but having read/listened to the book, they feel they least have a better understanding of why this tragedy may have happened in the first place. Check out the ScreenWriterRR website at www.screenwritersrr.com for information, merch, or our Pateron! Support the show via the Patreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us: Chris Derrick on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Tracy Grant on Twitter

In this episode, Hilliard sits down with lil' bro, artist, songwriter, producer Donald DeP Paige to talk about his amazing journey: growing up Houston as the Pastor's son, finding his voice while singing and producing for church choirs, being kicked out his house as a teenager and becoming independent, setting his sites on being a Triple Threat, fatherhood at a young age, signing a record deal and moving to DC and NY to join a popular R&B group, performing on 106 & Park, being replaced in the group and starting over in LA, singing back up for Beyonce' and Kanye and so much more game y'all! Follow DeP on all social media platforms @ThinkDep and go to www.ThinkDep.com to show support and to buy his new book "Fall Back to Step up!" New album coming soon: "Edibles and Elevations" on all platforms where you buy music! Check out the ScreenWriterRR website at www.screenwritersrr.com for information, merch, or our Pateron! Support the show via the Patreon link. Remember support is love!

In this episode, Hilliard, Chris and Lynelle chop it up , ranting about many interests for writers and filmmakers: the writers’ room, why old films and scripts matter for your growth, understanding when to put a script down and move on, making your own projects with tips on ways to gain production value and so much more! Check out the ScreenWriterRR website at www.screenwritersrr.com for information, merch, or our Pateron! Support the show via the Patreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us: Chris Derrick on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Lynelle White on Twitter Mark Blutman on Twitter and InstagramThe Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

In this episode, Hilliard does a one-on-one with good friend and big bro, Showrunner Mark Blutman (Boy Meets World, Girl Meets World, Ghostwriter, etc). The two chop it up - ranting about the current state of writers' rooms, reinventing yourself, working from outside of Hollywood, bullet proof writing tips, producing TV and so much more! Check out the ScreenWriterRR website at www.screenwritersrr.com for information, merch, or our Pateron! Support the show via the Patreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us: Chris Derrick on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Mark Blutman on Twitter and Instagram The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

In this episode Hilliard has a super fun, 2 hour conversation with executive producer Mickey Fisher (one of the nicest, most giving guys we know) who created/developed such shows as EXTANT, REVERIE and wrote/produced on the series JACK RYAN, MARS and THE STRAIN! We talk about Mickey's long 20 year journey to becoming one of those Hollywood overnight success stories we all hear about. Mickey goes deep into lessons learned on his way up, working and struggling in theater as an actor and playwright, how he pivoted to an indie filmmaker and later realized that those career choices helped him to be prepared for when Hollywood finally did open the door and gave him his first green light to series... ON HIS 40th BIRTHDAY! We also talk about his amazing tips on pitching, growing/learning fast in writers' rooms, producing episodes, being kind to everyone and so much more! Follow Mickey on Twitter @MickeyFisher73 and don't forget to subscribe to his Newsletter: extantstorytech.com Check out the ScreenWriterRR websi

In this episode, Hilliard and Emerging sci-fi/comedy writer Skyler Ezell sit down for a hilarious, two hour discussion about being black, gay writers in Hollywood and their own personal ways they have learned to adapt, progress, network, find cool places to write, get more involved in the LGBTQ+ community and later talk about the new climate of Showrunner's and so much more... At the end of the episode, Hilliard finally reveals his new gig as Director of Development with one of the top Showrunner's in town! Check out the ScreenWriterRR website at www.screenwritersrr.com for information, merch, or our Pateron! Support the show via the Patreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us: Chris Derrick on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Skyler Ezell on Twitter The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter --- Send in a voice message:

In this episode, Hilliard, Lynelle and Tracy chop it up with writer and former TV executive, Kelly Edwards to talk about her rise from assistant to casting, to executive, to producer… and then, years later, how she reinvented herself as a screenwriter after hiding this secret for decades. A few months into 2020, Kelly sat down and wrote the amazing book THE EXECUTIVE CHAIR - A Writers Guide to TV Series Development and soon after, staffed on the Fox series Our Kind of People with Showrunner Karin Gist! Kelly’s book is a must read or (Audible) book for aspiring writers and young execs trying to gain a foot in the industry. Her book is filled with inside baseball kinds of stories from an executive POV that are designed to help writers and filmmakers have a better understanding of how execs think, how to find value in your personal story, how to learn industry ropes, how to manage yourself in development, how to pitch with your personal story, how to better position yourself for success and so much more! Check

In this episode, Hilliard and Executive Producer Tracy Grant chop it up with lil' sis, writer/filmmaker Kimberly Allen about her amazing journey from Detroit to LA, working odd jobs that later came to play in her writing, building relationships at The Organization of Black Screenwriters, creating content, being your own boss and finally, staffing on the new, upcoming series "KOLD x WINDY" on the AllBlk Network! Check out the ScreenWriterRR website at www.screenwritersrr.com for information, merch, or our Pateron! Support the show via the Patreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us: Chris Derrick on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Kimberly Allen on Twitter Tracy Grant on Twitter The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: