Screenwriters' Rant Room

By Hilliard GuessTV & Film

Screenwriters' Rant Room episodes

May 17, 2021 358 - THE CLARK SISTERS: FIRST LADIES OF GOSPEL
Hilliard & Chris talk with writer/director/professor Camille Tucker about her amazing trajectory -- growing up in Compton near the Black Cowboys, selling her first script to Robert De Niro, developing other projects with major studios and even tells the story of co-writing Lifetime’s hit TV movie, "The Clark Sisters: The First Ladies of Gospel," which debuted to 2.7MM viewers and has had over 13MM viewers to date!

This episode is brought to you by The Finish Line Script Competition! They are here to help writers succeed - visit https://finishlinescriptcomp.com for more information!
If you want to check out Finish Line Script Competition’s other competition: The Tirota/Finish Line SOCIAL IMPACT competition. The year 2 competition celebrates film and television scripts that seek to raise awareness and inspire change regarding urgent issues with critical relevance across our society now, such as racial, gender or economic inequality; climate change; drug addiction; the broken foster care system; gun violence and more.
Link: https://finishlinescriptcomp.com/tirota-finish-line-social-impact-script-competition/
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
Camille Tucker on Twitter
The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook
The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter
1 hr 58 min
May 10, 2021 357 - WRITER DEPRESSION
Hilliard & Chris get together in person for the first time in over a year (after both being fully Vaccinated), and have an intense discussion about writing TV/Film in Hollywood and the affect and toll it takes on you, myths in the writers' room, working through depression, signs of it and so much more!
This episode is brought to you by The Finish Line Script Competition! They are here to help writers succeed - visit https://finishlinescriptcomp.com for more information!
If you want to check out Finish Line Script Competition’s other competition: The Tirota/Finish Line SOCIAL IMPACT competition. The year 2 competition celebrates film and television scripts that seek to raise awareness and inspire change regarding urgent issues with critical relevance across our society now, such as racial, gender or economic inequality; climate change; drug addiction; the broken foster care system; gun violence and more.
Link: https://finishlinescriptcomp.com/tirota-finish-line-social-impact-script-competition/
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
1 hr 36 min
May 03, 2021 356 - RAPPERS TURNED WRITERS
Hilliard & Lisa chop it up with Rapper/Music Producer/Filmmaker Jack Spade and Rapper/Comedy Writer Saeed Crumpler about writing from afar, licensing their music and beats to Film/TV, working with artists, creating avenues for residual income and even The Nickelodeon Writing Program!
This episode is brought to you by The Finish Line Script Competition! They are here to help writers succeed - visit https://finishlinescriptcomp.com for more information!
If you want to check out Finish Line Script Competition’s other competition: The Tirota/Finish Line SOCIAL IMPACT competition. The year 2 competition celebrates film and television scripts that seek to raise awareness and inspire change regarding urgent issues with critical relevance across our society now, such as racial, gender or economic inequality; climate change; drug addiction; the broken foster care system; gun violence and more.
Link: https://finishlinescriptcomp.com/tirota-finish-line-social-impact-script-competition/
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
Jack Spade on Twitter
Saeed Crumpler on Twitter
The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook
The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter
1 hr 36 min
April 26, 2021 355 - PIPELINE ARTISTS
Hilliard, Lisa & Chris talk with Jeanne Veillettte Bowerman (Executive Pipeline Media Group, Editor-in-Chief Pipeline Artists) and Matt Joseph Misetich (Senior Executive / Partner, Pipeline Media Group) about all of the amazing things they have going on for screenwriters, novelist, and artists on their newly launched PipelineArtists.com site!

This episode is brought to you by The Finish Line Script Competition! They are here to help writers succeed - visit https://finishlinescriptcomp.com for more information!
If you want to check out Finish Line Script Competition’s other competition: The Tirota/Finish Line SOCIAL IMPACT competition. The year 2 competition celebrates film and television scripts that seek to raise awareness and inspire change regarding urgent issues with critical relevance across our society now, such as racial, gender or economic inequality; climate change; drug addiction; the broken foster care system; gun violence and more.
Link: https://finishlinescriptcomp.com/tirota-finish-line-social-impact-script-competition/
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
Jeanne Bowerman on Twitter
Script Pipeline on Twitter
The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook
The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter
1 hr 54 min
April 19, 2021 354 - Looking back on MENACE II SOCIETY
In this episode Hilliard and Lisa look back with actor Dwayne Barnes and the controversial role he played as a crack head in the hit film Menace II Society. Sparked by a conversation that went viral on Deadline between Jay Baker agent at CAA and black Literary Manager Jewerl Keats Ross — disgustingly ties in Dwayne’s scenes in Menace — which Jay used against Jewerl with racial and homophobic undertones.

The first Deadline article is from the Jewerl Ross: https://deadline.com/2021/03/caa-lit-agent-jay-baker-abrupt-exit-jewerl-keats-ross-menace-2-society-barry-jenkins-1234722958/
Dwayne’s Personal Letter to Deadline - his response to the whole controversy!
https://deadline.com/2021/03/dwayne-barnes-menace-2-society-crack-addict-actor-guest-column-hollywood-controversy-1234724535/?fbclid=IwAR2UVd4XjT6AGPVaU5tuCCqO87NwmKw45Cp8qRUc-EUftbqIdjP2iOZAKHs

This episode is brought to you by The Finish Line Script Competition! They are here to help writers succeed - visit https://finishlinescriptcomp.com for more information!
If you want to check out Finish Line Script Competition’s other competition: The Tirota/Finish Line SOCIAL IMPACT competition. The year 2 competition celebrates film and television scripts that seek to raise awareness and inspire change regarding urgent issues with critical relevance across our society now, such as racial, gender or economic inequality; climate change; drug addiction; the broken foster care system; gun violence and more.
Link: https://finishlinescriptcomp.com/tirota-finish-line-social-impact-script-competition/
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
Dwayne Barnes on Instagram
The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook
The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter
2 hr 1 min
April 12, 2021 353 - Exec and the Filmmaker
In this episode, Hilliard & Lisa chop it up with TV/Film Executive Donna-Marie Reid and Filmmaker/Creator of the Digital Series "QT" Tamieka Briscoe, about their amazing journeys, working in Hollywood as black, female content creators, utilizing ClubHouse to the fullest, building allies and so much more!

This episode is brought to you by The Finish Line Script Competition! They are here to help writers succeed - visit https://finishlinescriptcomp.com for more information!
If you want to check out Finish Line Script Competition’s other competition: The Tirota/Finish Line SOCIAL IMPACT competition. The year 2 competition celebrates film and television scripts that seek to raise awareness and inspire change regarding urgent issues with critical relevance across our society now, such as racial, gender or economic inequality; climate change; drug addiction; the broken foster care system; gun violence and more.
Link: https://finishlinescriptcomp.com/tirota-finish-line-social-impact-script-competition/
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
Donna-Marie Reid on Twitter
Tamieka Briscoe on Twitter
The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook
The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter
2 hr 7 min
April 05, 2021 352 - WRITING ASSUMPTIONS IN HOLLYWOOD
In this ep, Hilliard, Lisa and Chris talk about the many "assumptions" writers have in Hollywood - particularly with actor Shia LaBeouf who's been submitting his screenplays and placing in open screenwriting competitions (known for advancing Emerging Writers) over the past few years and the controversy the Writing Community and Social Media has around it!

This episode is brought to you by The Finish Line Script Competition! They are here to help writers succeed - visit https://finishlinescriptcomp.com for more information!
If you want to check out Finish Line Script Competition’s other competition: The Tirota/Finish Line SOCIAL IMPACT competition. The year 2 competition celebrates film and television scripts that seek to raise awareness and inspire change regarding urgent issues with critical relevance across our society now, such as racial, gender or economic inequality; climate change; drug addiction; the broken foster care system; gun violence and more.
Link: https://finishlinescriptcomp.com/tirota-finish-line-social-impact-script-competition/
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
1 hr 7 min
March 30, 2021 351 - ERIC JORDON TIDWELL
Hilliard has a one-on-one with actor-model-filmmaker and star of the Emmy Nominated TVOne Series about black love -- "TOUGH LOVE."

Eric talks about his amazing journey from Detroit doing construction, to modeling on runways of NY Fashion Week, to moving to LA and acting in a hit TV series!

You can find Eric on all Social Media @EricJordonTidwell

This episode is brought to you by The Finish Line Script Competition! They are here to help writers succeed - visit https://finishlinescriptcomp.com for more information!
If you want to check out Finish Line Script Competition’s other competition: The Tirota/Finish Line SOCIAL IMPACT competition. The year 2 competition celebrates film and television scripts that seek to raise awareness and inspire change regarding urgent issues with critical relevance across our society now, such as racial, gender or economic inequality; climate change; drug addiction; the broken foster care system; gun violence and more.
Link: https://finishlinescriptcomp.com/tirota-finish-line-social-impact-script-competition/

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
1 hr 13 min
March 22, 2021 350 - WRITING FROM AFAR
Hilliard & Lisa talk with head writer BEN JOHNSON JR., about writers' rooms, features and shooting in South Africa.

Ben is a multi-talented, business-minded filmmaker who is professional in his conduct, serious about mastering
his craft and passionate about telling authentic, emotionally compelling African stories.

This episode is brought to you by The Finish Line Script Competition! They are here to help writers succeed - visit https://finishlinescriptcomp.com for more information!
If you want to check out Finish Line Script Competition’s other competition: The Tirota/Finish Line SOCIAL IMPACT competition. The year 2 competition celebrates film and television scripts that seek to raise awareness and inspire change regarding urgent issues with critical relevance across our society now, such as racial, gender or economic inequality; climate change; drug addiction; the broken foster care system; gun violence and more.
Link: https://finishlinescriptcomp.com/tirota-finish-line-social-impact-script-competition/
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 Johnson on Twitter
The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook
The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter
1 hr 23 min
March 15, 2021 349 - DIRECTING TELEVISION DURING COVID
This week Hilliard and Chris are joined by big bro, TV/Film director Carl Seaton to talk about the obstacles of directing episodic television during Covid. So much game dropped in this episode y'all!

This episode is brought to you by The Finish Line Script Competition! They are here to help writers succeed - visit https://finishlinescriptcomp.com for more information!
If you want to check out Finish Line Script Competition’s other competition: The Tirota/Finish Line SOCIAL IMPACT competition. The year 2 competition celebrates film and television scripts that seek to raise awareness and inspire change regarding urgent issues with critical relevance across our society now, such as racial, gender or economic inequality; climate change; drug addiction; the broken foster care system; gun violence and more.
Link: https://finishlinescriptcomp.com/tirota-finish-line-social-impact-script-competition/
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
Carl Seaton on Twitter
The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook
The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter
1 hr 21 min