Screenwriters' Rant Room

Hilliard goes IN with old friend and big sis, Debra Fisher.  This week discussing her rise in TV from Assistant to Co-Executive Producer!

HIGHLIGHTS: Coming up in Children’s Television, the job of the Script Coordinator, a perfect Writers PA, PARTY OF FIVE, the face of the office, writing with SPEED, staffing on ALIAS, the eclectic resume`, Co-EP expectations, inside CRIMINAL MINDS, WITCHES OF EAST END, Lisa’s RANT and so much more!

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Hilliard and Lisa go IN, giving you Rant Room Heads tips on writing story!

HIGHLIGHTS:Short Story vs the Novella, Flash Fiction, outlining for a book, outlines, cause and effect, problems with Jurassic World and more!

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Hilliard and Lisa go IN this week with the seasoned TV/Film writing team, Cynthia Riddle & Peter Hunziker!

HIGHLIGHTS: UCLA Film School, the first sale, writing partner dynamics, the football freak,  The Brittany Murphy Story, being a Studio Exec at MGM, running for the WGA Board, the “True Story” writers, inside the TV Movie “Crossroads,” getting “Shopping Rights” to a story, Finalists at Sundance Episodic Lab, Finalist at Humanitas Script Competition and the Don’t Sleep on ‘Em segment - (a scene from a kick ass writer) “Blood Brothers" by Cynthia Riddle & Peter Hunziker!

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Today Hilliard goes IN with his big bro, multi-award winning writer/dir/prod, Todd Holland!

HIGHLIGHTS: Todd’s first UCLA film “CHICKEN THING, Steven Spielberg and Amblin Entertainment, writing/dir AMAZING STORIES, being a genre geek, directing David Carradine, you’re paid to feel shit, WIZARDS, partnering with your writer, rewriting David E. Kelly, the Concept and Tone Meeting, transitioning into comedy with FELICITY, LARRY SANDERS SHOW, MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE, directing TV vs Film, FAUX SHOW webseries, STITCHERS and so much more!

Sitting in as co-host for Lisa - writer/creator Kevin Killerbrew!

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This week Hilliard and Lisa go IN on their favorite movies of Summer 2015 and why!

HIGHLIGHTS: Why trailers move us, Southpaw’s gonna be the shit, San Andreas vs SharkNado, Terminator Genisys, Dope, NWA, Jurassic World, The Minions, South Paw, Amy Documentary, The Man from UNCLE, Mission Impossible and Lisa’s Clapback to Cameron Crowe! 

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#BlackNerds

Hilliard and Lisa go IN on HBO’s Bessie and the hit film Mad Max!  You know we always have unique shit to go IN on… so buckle up y’all!

HIGHLIGHTS: Overlooking comedians in dramatic roles, should Queen Latifah come out the closet, the ultimate - unapologetic queer character, writing impactful character “moments,” story issues with Bessie, let people be who they’re gonna be, inside Mad Max, damsel in distress tropes,  

“skinny bitches,” rules of the world and world building and a ton more! 

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Today we go IN with new friend, Leigh Dana Jackson,  writer/producer of the TV hits Sleepy Hollow and Helix!

HIGHLIGHTS: Genre All Day, becoming a Story Editor with Spike Lee, studying at NYU, landing the agent, breaking in, writing assignments, the TV staff learning curve, “Sleepy Hollow,” problems with “The Walking Dead,” shooting “Helix” and so much more writers room hustle!

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EP #54 DENNIS HENSLEY - WRITER/PRODUCER/AUTHOR

This episode was recorded live from The Hatchery Press in Hollywood.  Today we go IN with my old friend, writer-dir-prod-author Dennis Hensley!

HIGHLIGHTS: Dennis’ new e-book “Mariners Club Mixtape,” growing up Morman, dancing on a cruise ship, his obsession with Madonna, writing for Movieline Magazine and Detour, standing up for yourself, “The Big Gay Sketch Show,” the WGA Writers Access Project, “The Fashion Police” Strike, The Mismatch Game, Showrunning “Breakdown” on Bounce TV and much more! 

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Hilliard, Lisa and Kevin go IN on this one y’all.  Talkin’ sh** and asking writers to think about film/tv and diversity outside the box!

HIGHLIGHTS: Lisa’s Clapback to Adam Sandler about “Native People,” The Bechdel Test, Blacks don’t sell overseas, the world as it really is, The Showrunners movie on Netflix, solutions for Hollywood and so much more!

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#NotYourHollyw

Today we recorded in Hollywood at the hot, new writers spot, THE HATCHERY PRESS in Larchmont Village!  Lynelle White, writer/dir and season 2 staff writer on SyFy’s hit show “Z NATION,” comes by to chop game in an episode packed with good sh**!

HIGHLIGHTS: A Diamond in the Rough, growing up a Sci-fi geek, joining the Airforce Academy, becoming a pilot and flying Lear Jets, the St. Louis indie film scene, getting staffed on Lifetime’s ARMY WIVES, maneuvering the writers room, landing a staff position on Season 2 of SyFy Channel’s “Z NATION,” future projects, quieting your mind and so much more!

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