GAME !
noun
/ɡām/
Knowledge, Wisdom, and Understanding of an art, craft, or technique gained through experience, insight, or reflection.
To help you solve problems, sharpen your skillset, and move more smoothly through “The Industry.”
If You’re Grown, Jump into our back catalog for more Game…
- Craft
- First-Look Deal
- Plans vs. Goals
- Specs & Pilots
- Animation
- Author
- Comedy Writer
- Coverage
- Script Reader
- Actor
- Auditioning
- Fellowships
- Documentaries
- Production Companies
- Series Creator
- Development
- Drama-Writer
- Reality TV
- Generals
- Meetings
- On-the-Verge
- Querying
- Reps
- Filmmaker
- Producing
- Selling Pilots
- Emmy
- Comic Books
- Showrunner
- OWAs
- Pitching
- Competitions
- Script Coordinator
- Episodic Director
- Executive Producer
- Diversity
- Script Consultant
- Health
- Staff Writer
- Career
- Mentorship
- Playwright
- Film Festivals
- Mythology
- Short Films
- Choreographer
- Female Characters
- Off-Broadway
- Horror
- Podcast
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"PLANS VS GOALS" 2025
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…
EVAN WAITE - "THE FAMILY GUY"
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 Family Guy, but he’s written for shows like…
SHANE BLACK & JIM HERZFELD
In this episode Hilliard and guest co-hosts Scott Foster & Brian Austin (Script Hop/The Gauntlet), sit down with OG screenwriters - SHANE BLACK (Lethal Weapon) and JIM HERZFELD (Meet the Fockers) in a super dope conversation covering ELEMENTS OF CRAFT for screenwriters…
ALONA TAL - CROSS SERIES
In this episode, Hilliard and guest co-host actor/filmmaker Johnny Ray Gill (CROSS) sit down in a 2 1/2 hour conversation with actor/filmmaker ALONA TAL (CROSS) for an in-depth conversation about working as talent in Hollywood, and the ins-and-outs of the journey to landing series regular roles…
WRITERS TALKIN SHIT
In this episode, Hilliard & writer (1st Look at Sony) Saeed Crumpler spend two solid hours talkin all kinds of writer shit for y'all to soak up game. A don't miss episode for anyone interested in writing for TV and Film…
JOHNNY RAY GILL
In this new season premiere episode, Hilliard and guest co-host (actor/filmmaker) Shawn Carter Peterson sat down with JOHNNY RAY GILL - a critically acclaimed actor, filmmaker, rapper, poet, and activist. He just finished filming seasons one and two of "CROSS" created by Ben Watkins, Amazon Prime's new psychological thriller based on the best-selling book series Alex Cross by James Patterson.…
AWARD-WINNING WRITER/DIRECTOR TINA MABRY
In the final episode of the season, Hilliard and guest co-host, veteran actor/writer TONY WINTERS sat down for a 2 hour conversation with award-winning writer/director TINA MABRY of the new hit film Searchlight Pictures THE SUPREMES AT EARL’S ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT (also Mississippi Damned, “Queen of the South”, “Pose”, "Queen Sugar", "Women of the Movement", "Insecure") to list a few…
EMMY-WINNING WRITER/PRODUCER/PERFORMER- LENA WAITHE
In this episode, Hilliard and guest co-host (actor/writer) DALILA ALI RAJAH were joined by lil’ sis, Emmy-winning writer, producer, and performer LENA WAITHE. From Showtime’s most streamed drama series, "The Chi", BET’s "Twenties", Universal’s "Queen & Slim", Sundance award-winner "The Forty-Year-Old Version", and more…
WRITER/PRODUCER NIKHIL JAYARAM
In this episode, Hilliard & guest co-host Zimran Jacob sit down to chop it up with writer/producer NIKHIL S. JAYARAM in a two-hour, nothing-but-game episode for all of you writers dying to get staffed on a TV series! We talk about Nikhil's new book THE TV WRITERS HIDDEN PATH…
ACTOR/WRITER/COMEDIAN - WILLIE MACC
In this episode, Hilliard and guest co-host (writer & teamster) Ric Davis sat down in a laugh-out-loud episode with actor/writer/comedian WILLIE MACC! Willie Macc has over 100 million views of his standup and comedy videos across all social media platforms. He is one of the stars from the hit BET show College Hill: Virgin Island…
BELLEVUE LITERARY MANAGER - ZACK ZUCKER
In this episode, Hilliard and guest co-hosts Dijorn & Trinea Moss sit down for a super entertaining conversation with literary Manager Zack Zucker from Bellevue Productions. It is a kickass, two-hour podcast where we peppered Zack with writer/filmmaker questions and he dropped nothing but industry game!
PRODUCER, WRITER, ACTOR - MARCUS FOLMAR
In this episode, Hilliard and guest co-host actor, writer, and producer Lanett Tachel (Angie's Cure) sit down with Marcus Folmar for a hilarious conversation about being a multi-hyphenate 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…
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - AIYANA WHITE
In this episode, Hilliard and guest co-host (writer on Amazon’s upcoming CROSS) MEAGAN DAINE sit down with Executive Producer AIYANA WHITE (CROSS, THE GREATEST, LUCIFER, LA BREA, TINY PRETTY THINGS to list a few) for a super fun, educational episode that drops nothing but GAME…
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - TAWNYA BENAVIDES BHATTACHARYA
In this episode, Hilliard & guest co-host, dramedy writer Rich Redlo sat down with Executive Producer TAWNYA BENAVIDES BHATTACHARYA (A MILLION LITTLE THINGS, GINNY & GEORGIA, BEL AIR, MY LIFE WITH THE WALTER BOYS AND founder of SCRIPT ANATOMY)…
EMMY NOMINATED PERES OWINO
In this episode, Hilliard and guest co-host (writer/professor) MICHELLE AMOR sit down with super-talented writer/filmmaker PERES OWINO, nominated this year for a Creative Arts Emmy. Owino co-wrote Netflix’s “African Queens – Njinga,” which was nominated for more Daytime/Creative Arts Emmys than any other program…
HEAD WRITERS BEAU DEMAYO AND BRANDON EASTON
In this episode, Hilliard chopped it up with Head Writers BEAU DEMAYO (MARVEL’S X-MEN 97) and BRANDON EASTON (TRANSFORMERS: WFC-SIEGE), going in deep about writing for historic comic book characters…
NAVIGATING HOLLYWOOD
Are you considering giving up on your Hollywood Dream? In this episode, we talk with TV Writer's Zimran Jacob and Naiem Bouier about their journeys to Hollywood and the crazy things that make a writer want to pack up and move back home or the things you've learned that make you realize how much more creative and effective you could be if…
MORE WRITERS ON THE VERGE
In this episode, Hilliard does a super fun, high-energy podcast with Writers on the Verge - DIJORN & TRINEA MOSS (Paramount Writers Mentoring Program) and MYLES WARDEN (Act Your Age) that we just know all of you writers will enjoy. If you have any burning questions about how to break into TV…
SCREENWRITERS' BURNING QUESTIONS
In this episode, Hilliard and TV Writer Saeed Crumpler spend over 2 solid hours answering Emerging Screenwriter Questions that came in from Twitter and Social Media! These two drop nothing but industry game…
"DIARRA FROM DETROIT" – DIARRA KILPATRICK & MILES ORION FELDSOTT
In this episode, Hilliard and guest co-host writer/casting dir Scotty Mullen sat down for a super fun interview with 'lil sis, creator/executive producer Diarra Kilpatrick & executive producer Miles Orion Feldsott of the new BET+ hit series "DIARRA FROM DETROIT!"…