Screenwriters' Rant Room

By Hilliard GuessTV & Film

Screenwriters' Rant Room episodes

October 31, 2022 427: Gary Goldstein
In this ep Hilliard sat down with big bro, writer-producer-author Gary Goldstein to talk about the making of his new book "The Mother I Never Had" which is currently at #4 on Kindle and #6 on Paperback Amazon.com!
We also talk about tips on writing MOW's (Hallmark and Lifetime) sustaining a long, successful career writing popular Holiday Films and Romantic Comedies that play on networks where writers can earn a nice living! We talk about adapting his plays playwright and ways to pivot later in your career and so much more!
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1 hr 11 min
October 24, 2022 426: The Mosses Writing Team
In this episode, Hilliard sat down with writing team and married couple -- Dijorn Moss & Trinea Moss! We talked about their journey thus far, living in the Bay Area, their hilarious "movie meet", locating to LA and becoming a writing team, submitting to programs, writing specs and pilots, writing genre, studying with the some of the greats, their writers’ group “Scribes 4 Fries”, mentorship with super dope EP Niceole Levi and so much more!
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1 hr 25 min
October 17, 2022 425: Filmmakers Alex Derrick and Clarlin “M.A.C.A” Clark
In this episode, Hilliard & Chris sit down with Alex Derrick and Clarlin “M.A.C.A” Clark. Yes, that’s right! Chris’ younger brother, a filmmaker and cinematographer in his own right! Alex and M.A.C.A. discuss their most recent collaboration - TWO TO TANGO, a horror short, that you can see on YouTube!
This episode is full of insights on how to have a successful collaboration with producing low-budget projects to extend your brand and developing content outside of the Hollywood system as a means to get into the system.
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TWO TO TANGO on YouTube
Alex Derrick's Site:
Pixelator.biz
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1 hr 35 min
October 10, 2022 424: Brazilian Filmmakers
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!

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1 hr 47 min
October 03, 2022 423: Denzel Whitaker - Actor/Filmmaker
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!

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2 hr 5 min
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!

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2 hr 33 min
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!

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55 min
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.

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1 hr 43 min
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.

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1 hr 49 min
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!

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Rah Johnson on Twitter
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1 hr 59 min