Hilliard Guess' Screenwriters Rant Room

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:

In this episode, Hilliard, Chris, and writer Saeed Crumpler sat down with Literary Manager/Producer Rashidi Hendrix of Metallic Entertainment (my personal manager btw) to discuss his journey climbing the ladder in the music industry, to TV executive, to management/producer where he now represents an amazing list of hot, diverse, writers, producers, directors and actors y'all. Later in the interview, we gave Saeed the opportunity to ask some dying questions to Rashidi from an emerging writer's POV who was recently staffed... Rashidi gives him game on ways to keep a job and to better land and build relationships with your reps... and so much more! A don't miss episode 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: Chris Derrick on Twitter Hilli

In this episode, Hilliard, birthday boy Chris, along with emerging writer Saeed Crumpler, chop game with Rasheed Newson - Executive Producer/Showrunner of Peacocks new, hit series BEL AIR! This is another super dope interview y'all. Rasheed really gives the inside baseball of the industry from the perspective of a showrunner who was thrust into this position after years of working with writing/producing partner T.J. Brady, excelling in the number two positions on some of the most popular shows out there! A don't miss episode for all of you writers dying to staff -- with lessons/game to help you keep your job in the room and ways to shine while producing your episodes! 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 G

In this episode, Hilliard does a one-on-one with Brian Austin, CEO and Founder of ScriptHop, the popular screenwriting technology for writers! We also talk about growing up with depression, figuring out who you are as a person, challenges developing a software company 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 Brian Austin on Twitter ScriptHop on Twitter and their website ScriptHop.com 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 talks with some dope, black, female Emerging Writers from Executive Producer (INSECURE) Amy Aniobi's new, inaugural TRIBE WRITERS Talent Incubator: writer/filmmaker Jasmine Ogunjimi who was also a professional basketball player, Sherean Jones, a writer/filmmaker who is a sought after 1st AD, currently in film school at USC and Colette Prosper, a comedy writer, journalist and podcaster of The Yummi CoCo Show has written articles for Elle, New York and many more. Connect with Us on Social Media: Chris Derrick on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Colette Prosper on Twitter and Instagram Tracy Grant on Twitter The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter Sherean Jones on Instagram Jasmine Ogunijimi on Twitter and Instagram Check out Rebel Africa at their website www.rebelafrica.org --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/s

Hilliard, Chris, Lynelle White and Tracy Grant chop it up, celebrating, ranting and droppin' game on our 400th podcast episode 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 on Social Media: Chris Derrick on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Lynelle White 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: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

In this episode, Hilliard does a one-on-one with Brian Gary, a busy assignment writer and executive producer of the popular '3rd & Fairfax' WGAW Podcast. We talk about this journey from The Actors Studio and studying acting and playwriting, landing work in Dramaturgy, starting over in LA, creating work for himself, landing assignments, tips for pitches that sale, how you can help companies turn signatory to the WGA 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 on Social Media: Chris Derrick on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Brian Gary 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

In this episode, Hilliard & Chris talk with the homie, writer/director Carl Seaton about: strategies with crews, gauging the temperature on the set, prep through production, pre-tone and tone meetings, answering questions, using athletes and coaches to help understand adversity and leadership, lending your expertise, building a thematic thread, pivotal scenes, looming issues, getting out of your way, feeding your dreams 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 on Social Media: Chris Derrick on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Follow Carl @MrCarlSeaton on all Social Media, including Twitter and Instagram! The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter --- Send i

In this episode, Hilliard sits down with childhood friend, Richie Parker a super cool Hollywood Stuntman/Choreographer/Coordinator who's worked on some of your favorite TV and Film projects from the past decade like -- Black Panther, BumbleBee, Dolemite is my Name, Snowfall, P-Valley and Animal Kingdom to list a few... You will hear all about Richie's journey from The Bay to LA, his trajectory into becoming a stuntman, tools you will need to succeed behind the camera, being a specialist, taking care of your body and mind, a day in the life on the set for stunt performers 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 on Social Media: Chris Derrick on Twitter Lisa Bolekaja on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Check out the STUNT POC website

In this episode, Hilliard and Chris talk with lil' bro filmmaker Phononzell "Phonz" Williams about his journey from Detroit to LA, being an assistant, landing in the Disney Fellowship, writing on TV shows like Detroit 1-8-7 and BET's Games People Play, the ongoing ups and downs of development, recreating your own path as a filmmaker and tons 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 on Social Media: Chris Derrick on Twitter Lisa Bolekaja on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Follow Phonozell on 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 & Chris chop it up with big bro, Showrunner Ben Watkins, picking up with their conversation on subjects like: who is your nemesis, manufacturing Chip Monsters, putting envy in the freezer, when’s the last time you were elated, small and big victories, a bullet proof sample, the showrunner interview, writers’ room dynamics, writing and selling Hand of God, Blue Monday Productions 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 on Social Media: Chris Derrick on Twitter Lisa Bolekaja on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Ben Watkins on Twitter and Instagram The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screen

Hilliard & Chris sit down the big bro, Showrunner Ben Watkins to talk about his amazing journey to Showrunner and Executive Producer: acting in The Bay Area and NY, working on Soap Operas, auditioning do's and don’ts, growing up poor, mixed raced and struggling, managing actors anxiety, key moments in life that are pivotal, who is your nemesis and manufacturing Chip Monsters! Also, on this special episode, Chris Derrick finally announces the show he’s been writing on for the past 60 weeks —The Paramount + hit series STAR TREK: PICARD — PREMIERING THIS WEEK! Check back next week for Part 2! 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 on Social Media: Chris Derrick on Twitter Lisa Bolekaja on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Ben Watkins on Twitter

This week Chris drops another bottle episode to talk about the Oscars, the current social climate, the Kanye doc, and tolerance. 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 on Social Media: Chris Derrick on Twitter Lisa Bolekaja on Twitter Hilliard Guess 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: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

In this super fun episode, Hilliard & Chris chop it up with close friends, veteran actors Hansford Prince & Josef Cannon! We talk about many tricks of the trade and working/surviving in Hollywood in Film/TV and Theater in the new climate of Covid. We also go deep into how their journey's weren't always easy for either of these two thespians and how their long roads have led them to pivoting to writing/producing and being in charge of their own destiny! This is a don't miss episode for any creative who's determined to put in the work it takes to grow and make a living at a craft they love! 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 on Social Media: Chris Derrick on Twitter Lisa Bolekaja on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Hansford Prince on

In this episode Hilliard & Chris chat with Jenny Frankfurt and Mukilan "Muki" Thangamani, the latest winner of her Finishline Script Contest -- with his pilot FLOWERFIELD, set in the aftermath of a devastating 9/11-style attack... Muki considers himself a bona fide "third culture kid." He was born in India, grew up in Botswana and New Zealand, and now lives in Australia. He's a writer/director with a particular passion for screenwriting, and loves playing in the thriller/action space. He's worked with the New Zealand Film Commission developing multiple projects, won various other writing contests, and recently completed a proof-of-concept short film for another award-winning script of his titled BURNER. 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 on Social Media:

In this episode Hilliard and Chris sit down with the co-creator and executive producer of the Netflix adult-animated series SEIS MANOS (2019). He was a writer on the TV series FROM DUSK TILL DAWN for El Rey Network and Netflix International and story editor on CHICAGO FIRE. He is a producer on Showtime’s drama series AMERICAN RUST (2021), starring Jeff Daniels, and producer on the recently announced FLORIDA MAN (2022) for Netflix, starring Edgar Ramirez. Previously he was the co-screenwriter of Robert Rodriguez’s MACHETE (2010) and SHORTS (2009), and the writer and co-producer of LAST RAMPAGE (2017). His short fiction has appeared in the Bram Stoker Award-winning anthology AFTER DEATH, among others! It's another don't miss episode 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. Con

In this episode, Hilliard chops it up with lil' sis, actor, writer, filmmaker Lanett Tachell, covering her super amazing career that brought from D.C. to Hollywood, acting in some super dope projects and how she decided NOT to wait for a break in Hollywood anymore and built a solid team with the same goals to help create her own lane in TV/Film. Now, producers are searching her out as a creative force, partnering and bringing her projects to an even bigger audience! 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 on Social Media: Chris Derrick on Twitter Lisa Bolekaja on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Lanett Tachell on Twitter The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://

In this episode Hilliard & Chris chop it up with one of the biggest fans of the podcast -- Emerging Comedy Writer Keshia Kola --answering some her most burning industry questions to help her prepare for an upcoming interview with one of the most prestigious programs in town, as well, we also rant about staffing and writing tips all writers who are trying to break in can utilize. 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 on Social Media: Chris Derrick on Twitter Lisa Bolekaja on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Keshia Kola 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: https://anchor.fm/screenw