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
For those who are visually inclined, please click here for an overview of Guests.
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!"…