480: PRINCESS MONIQUE FILMZ - EPISODIC DIR

480: PRINCESS MONIQUE FILMZ - EPISODIC DIR

Author: Hilliard Guess February 6, 2024 Duration: 1:55:40
Screenwriters' Rant Room
TvTV & FilmFilm

In this episode, Hilliard sat down with busy comedy/drama episodic director PRINCESS MONIQUE FILMZ (Grand Crew, The Godldbergs, Our Kind of People, Black-ish) and so many more. This amazing writer/author and co-chair of the DGA's African American Steering Committee, went through her amazing career and critical self discoveries like: moving to LA, writing/directing her award-winning short film, getting into the Disney Directors Program, her Lifetime movie, the10 year journey to becoming an episodic director, shadowing on the set and so much more. A ton of industry game in this one for any of you filmmakers who dream of succeeding as a filmmaker and network TV director.


Be sure to purchase Princess Monique's book: "Hood to Hollywood: How to Be Discovered & Discover Yourself"


Follow us on Social:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hilliard Guess on X and all Social Media @HilliardGuess

Princess on X: @PrincessFilmz

www.princessfilmz.com

Princess' assistant:

X: @CreativeK

IG: @CreativeK2

SPONSORSHIPS:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WooHoo Apparel:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use 10 % off code: WOOHOOsrr


The Success Principles Workbook: An Action Plan for Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be: Canfield, Jack, Hall, Dr. Brandon, Switzer, Janet: 9780062912893: Amazon.com: Books:

https://www.amazon.com/Success-Principles-Workbook-Jack-Canfield/dp/0062912895/ref=asc_df_0062912895/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=509191820350&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2619144404713780133&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9030973&hvtargid=pla-904372160156&psc=1&mcid=4ee058bebc973979a415361b74fe9246&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI27juxMOShAMVtNLCBB2wYA7pEAQYASABEgLMefD_BwE

ScreenWriterRantRoom website at www.screenwritersrantroom.com COMING SOON - for information, merch (t-shirts/hoodies), or our Patreon! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. We appreciate your support!


Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/screenwriters-rant-room/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/screenwriters-rant-room/support


⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PODCASTS WE SUPPORT:

2 Writers Talkin Shit:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2-writers-talking-shit/id1671253747

Hollywood Confessional: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hollywood-confessional/id1628848064?i=1000630276175

Queer News:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/queer-news/id1595777135

Women of Color Unite Podcast:

https://spotify.link/vzYIMtWQJDb


A Conversation With Floyd Marshall Jr:


Theme Song by: Jack Spade

Website & Logo Design:"COMING SOON"

Abigail Bloom & Laura Huie



Step inside a space where the polished veneer of Hollywood gets stripped away, replaced by the raw, unfiltered conversations happening behind the scenes. Screenwriters' Rant Room is guided by Hilliard Guess, a working WGA writer, director, and producer whose own path includes a role as Director of Development and now executive producing an Amazon series. He brings that grounded, insider perspective to every episode. Rather than rehearsed interviews, you’ll hear the kind of frank talk that happens after a long day on set or in a writers’ room. Hilliard sits down with guests or engages with rotating co-hosts, and together they drop what he aptly calls "industry bombs"-those unvarnished truths, frustrating anecdotes, and hard-won insights about writing, producing, and surviving in TV and film. The tone is as hilarious as it is candid, making the complex machinery of entertainment feel human and relatable. This isn't a lecture on structure; it's a living, breathing, and often laughing chronicle of the creative grind. For anyone curious about the real stories behind the screen, this podcast offers a front-row seat to the rants, revelations, and camaraderie that define a life in storytelling.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

Official website RSS
Screenwriters' Rant Room
Podcast Episodes
523: PRIDE MONTH [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:16:45
In this episode, Hilliard and Queer guest co-hosts writer/producer Deonte Staats, actor/filmmaker Dalila Ali Rajah and writer/content creator Skylar Ezell sit down in a super fun, engaging, 2-hour episode chopped full of…
522: SHOWRUNNER LATOYA MORGAN [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:01:28
In this episode, Hilliard and guest co-host writer/producer Deonte Staats sit down for a two hour, nothing but game conversation with Showrunner/Co-Creator of the new MAX hit series DUSTER!Highlights: LaToya’s time in th…
521: CO-EP STACEY EVANS MORGAN [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:10:12
In this Season Finale episode, Hilliard and guest co-host, comedy writer Myles Warden sat down for a super fun, 2-hour episode with CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER STACEY EVANS MORGAN!We talk about Stacey’s amazing journey from as…
520: SHOWRUNNER AARON RAHSAAN THOMAS [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:06:57
In this episode, Hilliard & guest co-host Saeed Crumpler sat down with one of our favorite repeating guests AARON RAHSAAN THOMAS, acclaimed TV, Film writer/producer/ creator/co-showrunner of S.W.A.T., who began his caree…
519: SHOWRUNNER GLEN MAZZARA [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:55:26
In this episode, Hilliard and guest co-host TV/Film writer Saeed Crumpler sat down with big bro Showrunner GLEN MAZZARA (Crash, Damien, The Walking Dead, Hawthorne, Extraction to list a few)!HIGHLIGHTS: The WGA's new TV…
518: CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER VINCENT BROWN [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:26:53
In this episode, Hilliard and comedy writer Myles Warden sat down for a super fun conversation with Co-Executive Producer VINCENT BROWN.Vincent recently wrapped up as co-executive producer for the FOX animated series HOU…
517: STACIE GREENWELL - STAR ON CROSS [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:33:10
In this episode, Hilliard and guest co-hosts (actor/filmmaker) Shawn Carter Peterson and (actor/filmmaker) Iona Morris Jackson sat down with STACIE GREENWELL who plays the role of Detective Shawna D Lackner, one of the s…
516: SURVIVING THE MEETING GAUNTLET [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:08:02
In this episode, Hilliard and Writer on the Verge, Rich Scott, sit down for an impromptu conversation about writer, showrunner and executive meetings -- over talking, mentorship, perception, nurturing relationships, bein…
515: TV STAFFING MEETINGS [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:22
In this episode, Hilliard does his very first Bottle Episode by himself covering TV STAFFING MEETINGS!He talks about how it all works, the General, the Staffing Breakdowns, mandates, themes, mimicking your script to the…
514: SHOWRUNNER - BEN WATKINS (PART 2) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:41:46
"CREATING CROSS"Hilliard and guest co-hosts actor/filmmaker Johnny Ray Gill and actor/filmmaker Denzel Whitaker chop it up in a dope, 2-part episode with showrunner BEN WATKINS, writer-creator of the NAACP Image Award Wi…

«12345678...10»