496: PRODUCER, WRITER, ACTOR - MARCUS FOLMAR"

496: PRODUCER, WRITER, ACTOR - MARCUS FOLMAR"

Author: Hilliard Guess August 26, 2024 Duration: 1:41:00
Screenwriters' Rant Room
TvTV & FilmFilm

In this episode, Hilliard and guest co-host actor, writer producer (Angie's Cure) sit down for a hilarious conversation about being a multihypenate filmmaker in today's climate in Hollywood.
Since 1999, Marcus has appeared in over 90 TV shows, films and commercials including notable roles on Frasier, The Big Bang Theory, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Black-ish. As a writer, Marcus’ first romantic comedy feature "The List" was broadcast as an ABC Family original movie in 2007. Starring
Wayne Brady, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Jane Lynch and Malcolm Jamal Warner, The List was subsequently nominated in for three NAACP Image Awards, including one for Best TV Movie! "Alley Way", a web series that Marcus both created and stars in won BEST COMEDY at the 2020 SeriesFest Television Festival and in 2022, Marcus co-wrote and co-directed "The Fallen", a music driven feature starring gospel music sensation Deitrick
Haddon that is currently streaming on AMC owned ALL BLK. Most recently, Marcus co-wrote
"A Dark Way Out", an indie thriller starring Dermot Mulroney and Danny Trejo that’s currently streaming on Apple TV and Google Play!
Our Motto: "We keep it GAME all day!"
NEW WEBSITE:
www.screenwritersrantroom.com
For information, merch (T-SHIRTS/HOODIES), and all things Rant Room!
Screenwritersrantroom.com
Subscribe, like, follow, share & 5-star review!
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Hilliard Guess on all social media IG: @ScreenwritersRantRoom
Guests:
@MarcusFolmar
@Lanett_Tachel
WE ARE NOW OPEN TO SPONSORSHIPS AND BRANDING OPPORTUNITIES⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Screenwritersrantroom@gmail.com
We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. We appreciate your support!
SCREENWRITER NETWORKS:
OBSwriter.com
BTFC.org
Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/screenwriters-rant-room/message
Support 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
The Qube & Queer News: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/queer-news/id1595777135
A Conversation With Floyd Marshall Jr: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-conversation-with-host-floyd-marshall-jr/id1544499834
THEME SONG: Jack Spade
WEBSITE: Abigail Bloom & Laura Huie
LOGOS: Rachel Musikanth
RANT ROOM TEAM:
Richard Scott - Creative Producer
Tyler Musikanth - Associate Producer
Brooke Baltimore - Marketing
Togo - Marketing
Jade Hunter Alessandria - BTS


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
513: SHOWRUNNER - BEN WATKINS (PART 1) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:46
On an all new episode, 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 A…
512: DIVERSITY IN CANNES SHORT FILM SHOWCASE [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:12:06
In this episode, Hilliard and lil sis, actor/writer Dalila Ali Rajah sit down for a fun conversation about the do's and don'ts of submitting films to YOLONDA BRINKLEY creator of the long-running, and very popular DIVERSI…
511: AWARD-WINNING WRITER-DIR LISA FRANCE [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:14:01
In this super fun episode, Hilliard & guest co-host actor/writer/dir Denzel Whitaker sit down for an in-depth conversation with award-winning writer-dir-producer LISA FRANCE. If you ever had questions about how to become…
510: VETERAN SCRIPT COORDINATOR [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:34:39
In this episode, Hilliard and guest co-host (writers assnt CROSS on Prime) J.R. Zamora-Thal, sat down for an in-depth conversation with writer/producer JOSHUA GILBERT. He's a mid-level TV writer (Flash) -- https://www.im…
509: SERIES CREATOR - FRANCHESCA RAMSEY [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:39:14
In this episode, Hilliard & guest-host writer/actor Dalila Ali Rajah sat down in a super fun, laugh-out-loud conversation with FRANCHESCA RAMSEY, actor, writer, producer and the creator/star of the award-winning series M…
508: ONE MOORER MEDIA AND MANAGEMENT [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:45:02
In this episode, Hilliard & guest co-host Tracy Grant (Exec Producer on LACE on ALLBLK), sat down for an informative conversation about the ins-and-outs of finding opportunities for your screenwriting career with special…
507 : "PLANS VS GOALS" 2024 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:06:33
In this episode, Hilliard and writer Saeed Crumpler (Flatbush Misdemeanors, 1st Look at Sony), sat down for an in-depth conversation on how to look at your writing career as a Plan vs a Goal in order to succeed and finis…
506: EVAN WAITE - "THE FAMILY GUY" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:30:40
In this episode, Hilliard and guest co-host comedy writer Myles Warden sat down with Co-Executive Producer EVAN WAITE in a super dope conversation. Evan is not only a writer/producer on long-running hit series The Family…
505: SHANE BLACK & JIM HERZFELD [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:46:31
In this episode Hilliard and guest co-hosts Scott Foster & Brian Austin (Script Hop/The Gauntlet), sat down with OG screenwriters - SHANE BLACK (Lethal Weapon, Iron Man 3, A Long Kiss Goodnight) and JIM HERZFELD (Meet th…
Thanksgiving Break [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:14
The Screenwriters' Rant Room is off this week for the holidays - we'll be back next week!

«12345678910»