In this episode, Hilliard, Chris and Tracy talk a little about the Covid outbursts in California and then jump into the innerworkings of writers' room for a serialized series or stand alone. The three writers compare notes from different kinds of rooms they've been in over the years and give tricks of the trade for aspiring and pros to help add to their arsenal. In the end, they shift to must read (Audible) Will Smith book WILL (we're not at all condoning what happened at the Oscars), but having read/listened to the book, they feel they least have a better understanding of why this tragedy may have happened in the first place. Check out the ScreenWriterRR website atwww.screenwritersrr.comfor information, merch, or ourPateron! Support the show via thePatreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us: Chris Derrickon Twitter Hilliard Guesson Twitter Tracy Grant on Twitter TheScreenwriters Rant Room on Facebook TheScreenwriters Rant Room on Twitter --- 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 sits down with lil' bro, artist, songwriter, producer Donald DeP Paige to talk about his amazing journey: growing up Houston as the Pastor's son, finding his voice while singing and producing for church choirs, being kicked out his house as a teenager and becoming independent, setting his sites on being a Triple Threat, fatherhood at a young age, signing a record deal and moving to DC and NY to join a popular R&B group, performing on 106 & Park, being replaced in the group and starting over in LA, singing back up for Beyonce' and Kanye and so much more game y'all! Follow DeP on all social media platforms @ThinkDep and go to www.ThinkDep.com to show support and to buy his new book "Fall Back to Step up!" New album coming soon: "Edibles and Elevations" on all platforms where you buy music! Check out the ScreenWriterRR website atwww.screenwritersrr.comfor information, merch, or ourPateron! Support the show via thePatreon link. Remember support is love! We inve...
In this episode, Hilliard, Chris and Lynelle chop it up , ranting about many interests for writers and filmmakers: the writers’ room, why old films and scripts matter for your growth, understanding when to put a script down and move on, making your own projects with tips on ways to gain production value and so much more! Check out the ScreenWriterRR website atwww.screenwritersrr.comfor information, merch, or ourPateron! Support the show via thePatreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us: Chris Derrickon Twitter Hilliard Guesson Twitter Lynelle White on Twitter Mark Blutman on Twitter and InstagramTheScreenwriters Rant Room on Facebook TheScreenwriters Rant Room on Twitter --- 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 does a one-on-one with good friend and big bro, Showrunner Mark Blutman (Boy Meets World, Girl Meets World, Ghostwriter, etc). The two chop it up - ranting about the current state of writers' rooms, reinventing yourself, working from outside of Hollywood, bullet proof writing tips, producing TV and so much more! Check out the ScreenWriterRR website atwww.screenwritersrr.comfor information, merch, or ourPateron! Support the show via thePatreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us: Chris Derrickon Twitter Hilliard Guesson Twitter Mark Blutman on Twitter and Instagram TheScreenwriters Rant Room on Facebook TheScreenwriters Rant Room on Twitter --- 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 has a super fun, 2 hour conversation with executive producer Mickey Fisher (one of the nicest, most giving guys we know) who created/developed such shows as EXTANT, REVERIE and wrote/produced on the series JACK RYAN, MARS and THE STRAIN! We talk about Mickey's long 20 year journey to becoming one of those Hollywood overnight success stories we all hear about. Mickey goes deep into lessons learned on his way up, working and struggling in theater as an actor and playwright, how he pivoted to an indie filmmaker and later realized that those career choices helped him to be prepared for when Hollywood finally did open the door and gave him his first green light to series... ON HIS 40th BIRTHDAY! We also talk about his amazing tips on pitching, growing/learning fast in writers' rooms, producing episodes, being kind to everyone and so much more! Follow Mickey on Twitter @MickeyFisher73 and don't forget to subscribe to his Newsletter: extantstorytech.com Check out t...
In this episode, Hilliard and Emerging sci-fi/comedy writer Skyler Ezell sit down for a hilarious, two hour discussion about being black, gay writers in Hollywood and their own personal ways they have learned to adapt, progress, network, find cool places to write, get more involved in the LGBTQ+ community and later talk about the new climate of Showrunner's and so much more... At the end of the episode, Hilliard finally reveals his new gig as Director of Development with one of the top Showrunner's in town! Check out the ScreenWriterRR website atwww.screenwritersrr.comfor information, merch, or ourPateron! Support the show via thePatreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us: Chris Derrickon Twitter Hilliard Guesson Twitter Skyler Ezell on Twitter TheScreenwriters Rant Room on Facebook TheScreenwriters Rant Room on Twitter --- 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, Lynelle and Tracy chop it up with writer and former TV executive, Kelly Edwards to talk about her rise from assistant to casting, to executive, to producer… and then, years later, how she reinvented herself as a screenwriter after hiding this secret for decades. A few months into 2020, Kelly sat down and wrote the amazing book THE EXECUTIVE CHAIR - A Writers Guide to TV Series Development and soon after, staffed on the Fox series Our Kind of People with Showrunner Karin Gist! Kelly’s book is a must read or (Audible) book for aspiring writers and young execs trying to gain a foot in the industry. Her book is filled with inside baseball kinds of stories from an executive POV that are designed to help writers and filmmakers have a better understanding of how execs think, how to find value in your personal story, how to learn industry ropes, how to manage yourself in development, how to pitch with your personal story, how to better position yourself for success and so much more! Check out the ScreenWriterRR website atwww.screenwritersrr.comfor information, merch, or ourPateron! Support the show via thePatreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us: Chris Derrickon Twitter Hilliard Guesson Twitter Kelly Edwards on Twitter Kelly's Website: www.KellyEdwards.com Tracy Grant on Twitter Lynelle White on Twitter TheScreenwriters Rant Room on Facebook TheScreenwriters Rant Room on Twitter --- 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 and Executive Producer Tracy Grant chop it up with lil' sis, writer/filmmaker Kimberly Allen about her amazing journey from Detroit to LA, working odd jobs that later came to play in her writing, building relationships at The Organization of Black Screenwriters, creating content, being your own boss and finally, staffing on the new, upcoming series "KOLD x WINDY" on the AllBlk Network! Check out the ScreenWriterRR website atwww.screenwritersrr.comfor information, merch, or ourPateron! Support the show via thePatreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us: Chris Derrickon Twitter Hilliard Guesson Twitter Kimberly Allen on Twitter Tracy Grant on Twitter TheScreenwriters Rant Room on Facebook TheScreenwriters Rant Room on Twitter --- 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, Chris, and writer Saeed Crumpler sat down with Literary Manager/Producer Rashidi Hendrix of Metallic Entertainment (my personal manager btw) to discuss his journey climbing the ladder in the music industry, to TV executive, to management/producer where he now represents an amazing list of hot, diverse, writers, producers, directors and actors y'all. Later in the interview, we gave Saeed the opportunity to ask some dying questions to Rashidi from an emerging writer's POV who was recently staffed... Rashidi gives him game on ways to keep a job and to better land and build relationships with your reps... and so much more! A don't miss episode y'all! Check out the ScreenWriterRR website atwww.screenwritersrr.comfor information, merch, or ourPateron! Support the show via thePatreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us: Chris Derrickon Twitter Hilliard Gu...
In this episode, Hilliard, birthday boy Chris, along with emerging writer Saeed Crumpler, chop game with Rasheed Newson - Executive Producer/Showrunner of Peacocks new, hit series BEL AIR! This is another super dope interview y'all. Rasheed really gives the inside baseball of the industry from the perspective of a showrunner who was thrust into this position after years of working with writing/producing partner T.J. Brady, excelling in the number two positions on some of the most popular shows out there! A don't miss episode for all of you writers dying to staff -- with lessons/game to help you keep your job in the room and ways to shine while producing your episodes! Check out the ScreenWriterRR website atwww.screenwritersrr.comfor information, merch, or ourPateron! Support the show via thePatreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us: Chris Derrickon Twitter Hilliard Guesson...