Screenwriters' Rant Room

By Hilliard GuessTV & Film

Screenwriters' Rant Room episodes

December 14, 2020 338 - 2020 FINISH LINE SCRIPT WINNER
Hilliard, Lisa and Chris chat it up with Stepane Dunn, the 2020 Finish Line/Tirota Social Impact Screenwriting Competition and Jenny Frankfurt, former Lit-manager and owner of Finish Line Script Competition (also our new sponsor)!

The conversation was jam packed full of game including, historical projects, writing while living in Atlanta, Morehouse College 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!

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1 hr 44 min
December 07, 2020 337 - Rant Room vs. COVID
In this episode, Hilliard, Lisa & Chris are joined by writer/prods Geoffrey Thorne and Lynelle White in a deep conversation about the state of Covid-19 and of course, we rant about writing Television and much more!

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1 hr 15 min
November 30, 2020 336 - Bottle Episode #8
Chris is solo for another Bottle episode to talk about Oscar season, the differences between television and cinema writing, how things translate from the page to the screen, and drops tons of fascinating insights!

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25 min
November 23, 2020 335 - Producer/ Lit Manager John Zaozirny
Hilliard and Chris have an amazing industry conversation with John Zaozirny, head of the popular Bellevue Literary Management! We talk shop about the current climate during Covid-19, writing assignments, Query Letters, The BlackList and so much more! Tune in to this Don't Miss episode y'all!
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1 hr 49 min
November 16, 2020 334 - The Good Lord Bird
In this episode, Hilliard, Lisa & Chris talk GENRE Writer Lauren Signorino - who recent worked on the Showtime limited series, THE GOOD LORD BIRD, starring Ethan Hawke... Previously on FEAR THE WALKING DEAD, where she was twice-nominated for both an Emmy Award and a Writers Guild Award, for her work on the critically-acclaimed short-form series FTWD: Flight 462 and FTWD: Passage, the latter for which she won the Writers Guild Award!

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1 hr 57 min
November 09, 2020 333 - The Mandalorian with Lynelle White
Special guest host Lynelle White does a deep dive into the first 4 episodes of The Mandalorian! Check back soon for Part 2, and follow her on Twitter @LynelleWhite!

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1 hr 11 min
November 02, 2020 332 - Emerging Trans and Non-Binary Writers!
Hilliard & Lisa have an amazing conversation with Kase Peña, JC Zepeda and Shomari Kirkwood, 3 Trans and Non-Binary POC Writers, to talk about do's and don't's when writing screenplays with these character and storylines; as well, we talk about each of their journeys and how they all survive the ups and downs of the entertainment business, while living in a Cisgender world!

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1 hr 56 min
October 26, 2020 331 - Emerging Female Writers' Rant
Hilliard & Lisa have a virtual sit-down with Amber Brown, Italome Ohikhuare, Krys K and Regina Hoyles - a group of talented TV/Film writers and hyphenates that are out here doing big thangs y'all!

This episode is brought to you by http://www.avgearguy.com/. Mention the Screen Writers' Rant Room for 5% off your next order.
Get the Rant Room T-shirt HERE!!!
Check out the Screen Writers Rant Room website HERE!
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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Chris Derrick on Twitter
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2 hr 4 min
October 19, 2020 330 - Emerging Writers Rant
Hilliard, Lisa and Chris chop it up with Richard Scott, Saeed Crumpler and Jamil Akim O'Quinn - three, black male Emerging Writers to talk about their career struggles, successes in this two hour, game changing episode of Q&A's and how-to tips of the trade for writers in TV/Film!

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We keep flogging the 2020 San Diego Comic-Con panel, the 2-hour live recording of the Rant Room! How does it come to pass?
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2 hr 33 min
October 12, 2020 329 - A Road to Staffing
Hilliard & Chris talk about Chris' long road/journey: the rewrites, showrunner & Exec meetings, closed doors and the ups and downs that finally led him to his new Staff Job on huge series we will announce at a later date.

You don't wanna miss all of the game dropped in this episode 'cuz it just might help you get that much closer to sitting at the table in you first, major TV writers' room!

This episode is brought to you by http://www.avgearguy.com/. Mention the Screen Writers' Rant Room for 5% off your next order.
Get the Rant Room T-shirt HERE!!!
We keep flogging the 2020 San Diego Comic-Con panel, the 2-hour live recording of the Rant Room! How does it come to pass?
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 28 min