Hilliard Guess' Screenwriters Rant Room

Hilliard, Lisa and Tracy do a Part 3 of “The Chop it Up” covering hot, industry topics that we should all be aware of!   HIGHLIGHTS: JK Rowlings First Nations issues, Keyboard Gangsters, award show campaigning, recap of the Oscars, writing dimensional characters, elements of a movie and a ton more game!   Our motto, "Keep it real, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016”   DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/SWRR-97   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @TheReelTray #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #TVFilmDrama --- 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 Tracy go IN this time answering some of the top industry questions most asked by writers and by our listeners!   HIGHLIGHTS: Hilliard’s new music documentary, breaking in when you live outside of LA, you have to “ask” for what you want, the Programs and their high level of competition, experimenting with genre, becoming a hyphenate, the word “basically,” writers over 40, our favorite writing books and so much more!    Our motto, "Keep it real, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016”   DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/SWRR-96   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @TheReelTray #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #TVFilmDrama --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

Hilliard & Lisa go IN, covering some of the top industry and pop culture events going on in this kick ass “chop it up” episode!   HIGHLIGHTS: Zoe Saldana and the Nina Simone controversy, Shout Out to writer/producer Paul Guyot, Ghost Busters and Leslie Jones, Marvel's Iron Fist casting fiasco, Into The Badlands and The Walking Dead romance with “Richonne.”   Our motto, "Keep it real, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016”   DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/SWRR_95   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #TVFilmDrama #Horror #AsianFilm/TV --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

If you’re a fan of Horror, don’t miss this episode with Todd Nunes indie writer/director of the film “All Through the House!”   HIGHLIGHTS: Making horror films as a kid, tenacity, Todd's sister “Scream Queen” Ashley Mary Nunes, directing horror stage plays, losing hope and gaining it back, LA Film School, “Two Brothers” thesis film, the “Scarry Larry” film, developing “All Through the House,” producing haunted house events, what’s next for Todd and more!   Our motto, "Keep it real, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016”   DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/SWRR-94   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @Todd_Nunes #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #TVFilmDrama #Horror --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

That's right all you Rant Room Heads, it's one of our most anticipated episodes yet!  Hilliard & Lisa go IN with the very popular, Glen Mazzara - creator/showrunner on the new, hit A&E Series “DAMIEN!” HIGHLIGHTS: Pitching on “Nash Bridges,” the writers room on “The Shield,” creating “Crash,” the ins-and-outs of “Hawthorne,” moving up on “The Walking Dead,” showrunning “Damien” at A&E, writing for tone, casting series regulars, embracing the dark side in characters, diversity in the room, WGA Staff Writer Book Camp, WGA TV Writers Access Program and a ton more industry game!     Our motto, "Keep it real, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016”   DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/SWRR-93   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @GlenMazzara #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #TVFilmDrama #Horror --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast

If you wanna write and direct - don’t miss this episode y’all. Lynelle sat in again with me as we interview one of the busiest DGA TV/Film Directors out there… the amazing Rosemary Rodriguez! HIGHLIGHTS: NY Indie Films, “Acts of Worship” makes it to Sundance and The Spirit Awards, Artist Colonies, John Wells Women Directors Program, becoming a TV Director, the business side of TV, directing hit network TV shows, dealing with agents, saying “No,” directing “Jessica Jones” and “The Good Wife” and so much more!  Our motto, "Keep it real, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016”  DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/SWRR-92  Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LynelleWhite @RosemaryDirects #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #TVFilmDrama #DGA --- 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 kick ass episode y'all. Tracy Grant co-hosts with me as we interview big sis, top casting director/producer Tracy “Twinkie” Byrd! HIGHLIGHTS: Twinkie’s Hollywood Monologue Slam, “craft,” growing up smart, casting music videos, visualizing success, becoming a producer, casting do's and don'ts, “actors speak” and so much more game y’all don't wanna miss!   Our motto, "Keep it real, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016” DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/SWRR-91 Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @TheReelTray @Twinkie_Byrd #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #TVFilmDrama #Casting --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

Today we go IN with James La Rosa - creator/showrunner of VH1’s hit dance series "HIT THE FLOOR!"   HIGHLIGHTS: Soap Opera’s, writing strong women, “Spring Break Shark Attack,” assisting at Big Ticket TV, the first agent, the first TV writing gig “DC”, writing TV Movies, the agent honeymoon, creating “Hit The Floor,” Block Shooting and so many more on-the-set stories!   Our motto, "Keep it real, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016” DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/SWRR-90   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LynelleWhite @JamesLaRosa #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #TVFilmDrama #Dance --- 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 with the coolest chick in TV, my friend and office neighbor, Co-Executive Writer/Producer Nicole Mirante! HIGHLIGHTS: “Writer Gang Signs,” the Cub Reporter, Under One Roof series,  assisting director Thomas Carter, Writers Assistant vs Script Coordinator, the hit series Huff, moving up in the writers room, being in a Writer Fog, agent stories,  Law & Order Criminal Intent, NCIS and so much more!  Our motto, "Keep it real, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016” DIRECT LINK:  http://bit.ly/SRWW-89 Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @NicoleMirante @LynelleWhite #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #TVFilmDrama --- 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 I go IN with big bro, DGA director/writer/producer Jeff Byrd. Along with guest co-hosts Lynelle & Ruty, we cover Jeff’s long, successful career - how he got here and the next amazing chapter! HIGHLIGHTS: Brooklyn NY, learning the ropes from Spike Lee and Ernest Dickerson, directing some of the baddest 90s music videos, shifting to short films, landing an HBO Development deal, black vs white fraternity’s, the “Book of Love” film, Showtime’s Seventeen Again, Soul Food the series, how the DGA works, #Oscars-so-white and over an hours worth of industry game!     Our motto, "Keep it real, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016”   DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/SRWW-88   Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1   Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LynelleWhite @RutyRutenberg @FeatherFilms #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #TV/Film --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https:/

Wanna hear awesome stories from a top Hollywood Lit agent? Check out the this episode packed with industry game from Veteran Literary Agent at Kaplan Stahler, my old friend, Bradley Glenn!  HIGHLIGHTS: Rescue 911 - being William Shatner’s El Pollo Loco Bitch, assisting/grids at APA, becoming a Lit agent at Metropolitan, learning the ropes, “from who-to-hello” at Kaplan Stahler, representing writers/directors, catching Bradley’s attention, working with clients, Spec vs Pilots and so much more!  Our motto, "Keep it real, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016” CLICK DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/SRWW-87 Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1  Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LynelleWhite @RutyRutenberg #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #TV/Film --- 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 ton of emails asking us to do a bonus episode of “The Chop it UP.”  So this time we’re going IN on two of the most anticipated films of the year: Star Wars and The Hateful Eight!   Our motto, "Keep it real, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016” DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/SWRR-BONUS Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 TWITTER: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @LynelleWhite #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #TV/Film #StarWars --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

Hilliard & Lisa go IN with Niceole Levy, writer on the hit series "The Mysteries of Laura!" HIGHLIGHTS: Into the Badlands talk, #AsianBaeWatch, from actor to writer, the job of a police dispatcher, the CBS Diversity Program,  NBC Writers on the Verge, Ironside, Allegiance, The Mysteries of Laura and so much more! Our motto, "Keep it real, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016” DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/SWRR-86 Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @NiceoleCookies #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #TV/Film --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

It’s the second episode of 2016... and it’s a dope one y’all. We go IN with good friend writer/director Chandus Jackson -- Universal & Disney Fellow! HIGHLIGHTS: The WIZ, Howard U, Military life experience, The Disney Fellowship, rules for a fellowship interview, The PGA Program, The Universal Feature Program, signing with WME & Circle of Confusion and an hour packed with industry game! Our motto, "Keep it street, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016” DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/SWRR-85 Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @ChandusJackson #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #TV/Film --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

In this kick ass, first episode of 2016 -  we talk with Executive Producer/Showrunner Jeff Melvoin “The Series Fixer!” HIGHLIGHTS: Engaging the fans, becoming a journalist at Time Magazine,  coming up in TV with: Remington Steele & Northern Exposure, “The Hail Mary Syndrome,”  Showrunning the series Army Wives, rising above the clutter, the WGA Staff Writers Boot Camp, vanity & fear, the WGA Showrunner Program and so much more! Our motto, "Keep it street, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016” DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/EP-84 Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @Jumper139 #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

In this new, kick ass episode - Hilliard & Lisa talk with actor/series creator Bashir Gavriel about the hustle muscle it takes to sell a TV Series to the USA Network! HIGHLIGHTS: Discovering your talent at a young age, going to Nursing School, understanding “God Winks,” navigating the world & the industry, life changing advice from Will Smith, the engaging pitch, writing, creating and selling “Paroled” to the USA Network, the WGA CBW Holiday Soul Event at UTA and so much more! Our motto, "Keep it street, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016” DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/SWRR-83 Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @BashirGavriel #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

Today we talk about making intersectional feminist films with two of the women behind the hit, new Moon Faze Fem Film Festival - actors/producers - Premstar Santana and Sarah Hawkins! HIGHLIGHTS: World star faces, making your own work - “her changing faces,” creating Moon Faze at LA Mother, championing female filmmakers, becoming producers and so much more… Our motto, "Keep it street, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2,015” DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/SRRW-82 Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #Feminist --- 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 go IN with good friend - motion graphics artist Jonathan Winbush and we discuss the hustle muscle it takes to get to the top of your game! HIGHLIGHTS: Taking the plunge to LA, being on your game, designing opening titles for Happy Madison’s company, DVD & BlueRay Menus, working with producers, My Little Pony, why motion graphics is important to filmmakers and so much more!  Our motto, "Keep it street, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2,015” DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/SRR-EP-81 Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @SixteenxNine #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

“Fade the f**k In!  That’s right, Hilliard & Lisa go IN big time with big bro, Malcolm Spellman writer/Producer of the hit series “EMPIRE!” HIGHLIGHTS: Becoming the IT Writer, balancing a steady career, Writer-Action Message Board, creating Balls Out, savvy writers, inside the hit show “Empire” and so much more! Our motto, "Keep it street, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2,015” DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/EP-80 Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @MalcolmSpellman @RutyRutenberg #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #EMPIRE --- 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 big bro, writer/producer Geoffrey Thorne from the hit show The Librarians, chopped it up in this episode - big time y’all! HIGHLIGHTS: Star Trek, Jessica Jones, “women with agency,” TV’s getting it right - Film’s getting it wrong,, diverse casting - only when it’s smart and part of the character, do we really need a black James Bond and a ton more sh**!  Our motto, "Keep it street, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2,015” DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/EP-79 Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @GeoffThorne #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support