Screenwriters' Rant Room

By Hilliard Guess

This is the Official Podcas for "Hilliard Guess' SCREENWRITERS' RANT ROOM!"

Our host is Hilliard Guess, a WGAw writer, director, TV/Film producer and most recently, the former Director of Developmen... more

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The podcast currently has 536 episodes available.

Screenwriters' Rant Room episodes:

September 26, 2022 422: Niceole Levy - THE WRITERS' ROOM SURVIVAL GUIDE
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.
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2h 33min
September 19, 2022 421: SHOWRUNNER - CHUCK ROSE
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 Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter

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55min
September 12, 2022 420: CHRISTOPHER J MOORE
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 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 Christopher on Twitter and Instagram
The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook
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1h 43min
September 05, 2022 419: ROSERO - POP STAR CHOREOGRAPHER
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 Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook
The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter

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1h 49min
August 29, 2022 418: WRITERS ON RISE
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 (a sci-fi 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 Room on Twitter
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1h 59min
August 22, 2022 417: BATGIRL, CROWDFUNDING & LATINX REPRESENTATION
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

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1h 53min
August 15, 2022 416: CHAS - GROWN-ISH
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

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2h 4min
August 08, 2022 415: "SEND HELP" Writer's Room
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

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1h 54min
August 01, 2022 414: Co-SHOWRUNNERS - MIKE GAUYO & JEAN ELIE
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
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1h 44min
July 25, 2022 413: Emerging Writer - NATASHA M. HALL
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:
Chris Derrick on Twitter
Hilliard Guess on Twitter
Natasha Hall on Twitter @NatashaWrite and Instagram @iamnatashamhall
The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook
The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter

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1h 16min

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How many episodes does Screenwriters' Rant Room have?

The podcast currently has 536 episodes available.

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