Hilliard Guess' Screenwriters Rant Room

Hilliard and Chris go IN with Nerds of Prey podcast co-founder/co-host Lauren Warren... about being a a newly-minted LA transplant, the trials of learning to be a writer and we provide insight on a ton of topics important to young writers early in their career!   Fans of the show, your support is always welcome. As we mentioned on the show, here's the link to this game-giving podcast's Patreon link: http://bit.ly/SWRRPatreon Here's the link to Lauren Warren's Nerds of Prey podcast (http://nerdsofpreypodcast.com/)   James Cameron's Terminator 2 inspired Lauren to be a screenwriter,  see its awesome trailer here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QXDPzx71jQ    So cool, because off all the practical effects like actual buildings blowing up and that sequence where the helicopter rams into the back of the SWAT van? Uh... that's full CG today, and inert as shit! Also, generous and amazing writer/director Billy Ray (Hunger Games, Captain Phillips, The Last Tycoon) https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0712753/ did the final d

Hilliard, Chris and Lauren Warren go into the Writers' Room with Writer/Co-EP Eric Haywood, the only writer/producer to have the esteemed distinction of writing on both POWER and EMPIRE.   A quick rundown of Eric's credits: Power (power.starzshows.com/Watch/Power‎) Empire (https://www.fox.com/empire/) The short-lived Hawaii (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0410987/) Soul Food (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0248655/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_8) Private Practice (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0972412/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_3)   That Hallmark Channel movie - RELATIVE STRANGER https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1252330/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_5   DIRECT LINK: www.bit.ly/SWRR_215   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @UnuathorizedCBD @iamlaurenp @EricHaywood   Fans of the show, your support is always welcome. As we mentioned, here's the link to this game-giving podcast's Patreon Link: http://bit.ly/SWRRPatreon   Lauren Warren's Nerds of Prey podca

The second dose of the awesome POSE/Steven Canals' episode. If you didn't listen to the first part, you're slippin' and trippin'!   DIRECT LINK: www.bit.ly/SWRR-214   PATREON: http:/bit.ly/SWRRPatreon    Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @UnuathorizedCBD @poseonfx @StevenCanals If you have a question, email us at: screenwritersrantroom@gmail.com!   POSE on FX - watch episodes here: https://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/pose   The emotional Mother's Day Episode: https://www.fxnetworks.com/video/1267210819932   PARIS IS BURNING, a seminal film on ballroom culture, see the original trailer: http://bit.ly/2NReBMp   Ryan Murphy on IMDb:https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0614682   Steven Canals on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6955079 Steven on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stevencanals Steven on Instagram: @svcanals https://www.instagram.com/svcanals   UCLA's Online Screenwriting Program: professionalprograms.tft.ucla.ed

Hilliard, Chris, and Lisa are joined by Executive Producer Steven Canals to talk about the journey he took to become a filmmaker as well as creating his amazing show "POSE" on FX! Come back next week for PART 2 of this episode!   DIRECT LINK: www.bit.ly/SWRR-213   PATREON: http:/bit.ly/SWRRPatreon    Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @UnuathorizedCBD @poseonfx @StevenCanals If you have a question, email us at: screenwritersrantroom@gmail.com!   --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

We got a little silly in this episode discussing must-see entertainment! Mainly because Lisa was around for two episodes in a row!'   DIRECT LINK: www.bit.ly/SWRR-212   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   SUPPORT THE PATREON PAGE: http://bit.ly/SWRRPatreon   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @UnuathorizedCBD    REFERENCES What is "DVR+7"? http://www.spottedratings.com/2013/09/intro-to-nielsen-ratings-basics-and.html Writers on F/X's POSE: Steven Canals (co-creator/EP), Janet Mock, Our Lady J https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6955079/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4270072/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3292107/     The Octavia E Butler Scholarship http://carlbrandon.org/butler-scholarship/ Clarion West Workshop https://www.clarionwest.org/ Nicholas Pinnock from Marcella https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zwufMqHUwI   TV & Films Discussed in this episode: Marcella https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIQns-OO5dw Fauda https://www.youtube.com/watch

Hilliard, Lisa are Chris are joined by Creator/ Showrunner James La Rosa to talk about his amazing show "Hit the Floor", the importance of representation in media, his writing style, how it's developed his voice over time, and a TON of other great stuff!   DIRECT LINK: www.bit.ly/SWRR-211   PATREON: http:/bit.ly/SWRRPatreon    Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @UnuathorizedCBD @JamesLaRosa  If you have a question, email us at: screenwritersrantroom@gmail.com   James appeared previously on Ep. 90 https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hilliard-guess-screenwriters-rant-room/id872896770?mt=2#   The article James penned about his childhood: A Boy And His Dolls - https://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-larosa/a-boy-and-his-dolls_b_3334400.html   Movies & TV mentioned this episode Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhidWw1yWR8) Spring Break Shark Attack https://www.youtube.com/watch?

Part Two of the super-sized Q&A Episode. Geoff Thorne and Lauren Warren join Hilliard and Chris.   DIRECT LINK: www.bit.ly/SWRR-210   Take note, faithful listeners! The Patreon is up: http:/bit.ly/SWRRPatreon  Help us grow the audience, so we can do more Facebook Live episodes and get that YouTube channel going. As we mentioned the Queens of Cinema t-shirts will be available to Patreon subscribers exclusively.   Geoff's Twitter: https://twitter.com/GeoffThorne Lauren's Twitter: https://twitter.com/iamlaurenp Chris' Twitter: https://twitter.com/UnauthorizedCBD Lisa's Twitter: https://twitter.com/lisabolekaja Hilliard's Twitter: https://twitter.com/HilliardGuess If you have a question, email us at: screenwritersrantroom@gmail.com   Films & TV mentioned on the podcast:   Babylon Berlin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5eorwxcIuU Leverage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZcqzcVt3MU Altered Carbon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhFM8akm9a4 Aliens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUsuFg

Part one of a two-part Q&A episode with Hilliard and Chris and guests, showrunner Geoff Thorne and writer/podcaster Lauren Warren.   DIRECT LINK: www.bit.ly/SWRR-209   And after much touting, we've launched the Patreon page!    Please check out here: https://www.patreon.com/ScreenwritersRantRoom     Hilliard's Twitter: https://twitter.com/HilliardGuess Geoff's Twitter: https://twitter.com/GeoffThorne Lauren's Twitter:https://twitter.com/iamlaurenp Chris' Twitter: https://twitter.com/UnauthorizedCBD Lisa's Twitter: https://twitter.com/lisabolekaja     Films & TV mentioned on the podcast:   Buck and the Preacher: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v320c-NRvrE   Whistleblower: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E56OYUV7BWw   Thanks for listening, ya'll!   Be back next week for part 2 of the Q&A!   --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

Hilliard, Chris, and Baby Writer Maurice Frazier are joined by actress/writer Kat Khavari to talk about her amazing story and why she creates her own TV projects that go viral and show off her ability to play multiple characters!   DIRECT LINK: www.bit.ly/SWRR-208   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @UnuathorizedCBD @KathreenKhavari @FrazierScript84 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

Hilliard, Lisa & Chris chop it up about the hottest new shows coming out -- as well as some of our favorites that were cancelled during 2018 UpFronts!   DIRECT LINK: www.bit.ly/SWRR-207   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @UnuathorizedCBD --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

Hilliard and Lisa are joined by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, co-writers of the hit horror movie 'A Quiet Place', to talk about growing up together, their journey to LA and how they became film makers, and the process of writing and making 'A Quiet Place'!   DIRECT LINK: www.bit.ly/SWRR-206   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @UnuathorizedCBD @BeckandWoods --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

It’s another don’t miss episode... full of industry game. Hilliard and Chris sat down with DGA Director/Filmmaker CARL SEATON to talk about growing up in Chicago, college life and his tumultuous journey to directing movies and episodic television!   HIGHLIGHTS: Tone meetings, shadowing a director, raising the stakes, staying healthy on the set and so much more!   DIRECT LINK: www.bit.ly/SWRR-205 Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes/Stitcher/Apple Podcast! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @UnuathorizedCBD @MRCarlSeaton #ScreenwritersRantRoom #Comedy #Screenwriting #Producing #Diversity #WGAW #DGA #Directors  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

Recorded a few weeks back: the gang taped an episode, ‘mostly’ dedicated to Beyonce`, her amazing career and of course, her awesome performance at Coachella! We also go into the pilot of Lost in Space, Trump supporting actresses and other fun topics!s   DIRECT LINK: www.bit.ly/SWRR-204   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @UnuathorizedCBD @Beandreadotcom #ScreenwritersRantRoom #Comedy #Screenwriting #Producing #Diversity #WGAW #Beyonce #JanetJackson   --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

In this episode, we dedicate it to the recent UNIVERSAL FAN CON fiasco. The team: Hilliard, Lisa, Chris and Lynelle go IN on their thoughts (good and bad) over the horrific events, insults, dis', accusations and etc., that have taken place with the cancellation/postponement of this landmark event!   DIRECT LINK: www.bit.ly/SWRR-203   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @UnuathorizedCBD @LynelleWhite #ScreenwritersRantRoom #Comedy #Screenwriting #Producing #Diversity #WGAW #UniversalFanCon --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

Hilliard, Lisa and Chris sat down with writer/producer ROB EDWARDS to talk about his amazing journey. Some of the highlights: show running a comedy series, writing animation, writing Call Of Duty and breaking down ACT II!   DIRECT LINK: www.bit.ly/SWRR-202 Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @UnuathorizedCBD @IamRobEdwards #ScreenwritersRantRoom #Comedy #Screenwriting #Producing #Diversity #WGAW --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

In this episode, Hilliard, Lisa and Chris sit in with writer Gesha-Marie Bland who's kickass script "SELZNICK'S FOLLY" made it on The Blacklist!   DIRECT LINK: www.bit.ly/SWRR-201 Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @UnuathorizedCBD @Gmgeiko #ScreenwritersRantRoom #Comedy #Screenwriting #Producing #Diversity #WGAW #staffing #Blacklist   --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

Hilliard, Lisa, Chris and guest, Paul Guyot Co-EP on NCIS NOLA celebrate our 200th episode a look back on our favs and with special attention on The Culture of Outrage!   DIRECT LINK: bit.ly/SWRR-200 Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @UnuathorizedCBD @FizzHogg #ScreenwritersRantRoom #Comedy #Screenwriting #Producing #Diversity #WGAW #directorstaffing   --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

If you ever wanted to know what it's like to pitch a pilot, be hired to write it and get the Greenlight to production - this is the episode for you. Hilliard and Chris sat down with old friend Miles Orion FeldSott writer/exec producer on the new pilot for SYFY Channel - DEADLY CLASS!   DIRECT LINK: www.bit.ly/SWRR-199   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @UnuathorizedCBD @MilesOrionFeld #ScreenwritersRantRoom #Comedy #Screenwriting #Producing #Diversity #WGAW #directorstaffing   --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

Hilliard, Chris and from Lauren Warren (co-host the popular Nerds of Prey podcast) go IN deep about her journey and big move to Hollywood (yes, just six weeks ago). We talk about many topics including: preparation, courage, best neighborhoods, spec scripts, hangouts, networking outside the box and so much more… So, if you have that nagging dream to move to Hollywood and pursue your career as a screen/tv writer, this is that don't miss episode full of industry GAME! It just might help you... pack up your car... and head West! DIRECT LINK:  Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @UnuathorizedCBD @IamLaurenp #ScreenwritersRantRoom #Comedy #Screenwriting #Producing #Diversity #WGAW #staffing --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

Hilliard and Chris CHOP IT UP on a number of awesome Screenwriting Topics: story notes, elevated staccato writing, act creaks, making your Directors Reel and a ton more insights for writers and filmmakers!   DIRECT LINK: www.bit.ly/SWRR-187 Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @UnuathorizedCBD #ScreenwritersRantRoom #Comedy #Screenwriting #Producing #Diversity #WGAW #directorstaffing --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support