John Zaozirny (@johnzaozirny) / X

John Zaozirny

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John Zaozirny

@johnzaozirny

Literary Manager and Head of @bellevueprods. Producer of INFINITE and ELI, as well as the upcoming K-POP: THE DEBUT and SHIVER. Selected threads pdf below:

scriptsandscribes.com/2020/09/johnza…

Joined September 2015

John Zaozirny
@johnzaozirny
Jan 9, 2025
Almost nothing entertainment industry related is happening since Tuesday night, in my experience. People are terrified and focused on their homes and loved ones. I don’t think some people outside of LA understand the enormity of the cataclysmic event that’s currently happening.
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John Zaozirny
@johnzaozirny
Nov 1, 2023
Everything about the MICHAEL CLAYTON script is top-tier, obviously, but the character descriptions are a particular favorite of mine.
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John Zaozirny
@johnzaozirny
Dec 20, 2023
Weird to me to denounce AI as destroying & devaluing screenwriting and then use it for concept art or cover pages, etc.
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John Zaozirny
@johnzaozirny
Feb 20, 2024
As an intern, I slagged off the writers of a bad movie. My boss gently corrected me - pointing out the people to blame are the ones who had the most power on the project. Typically either: the director, the lead actor, the studio exec, or the producer. 1/
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John Zaozirny
@johnzaozirny
Apr 23, 2024
Weird to me to complain about "so many production companies logos on this indie film" and then complain about how we need more funding for indies. If one of those logos wasn't there, film wouldn't get made. Better to have to sit through 9 logos than not have a film, I'd think?
𝑳𝑰𝑽𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑫𝑬𝑨𝑫 𝑮𝑰𝑹𝑳 🦇
@screamnhorror
Apr 22, 2024
NINE fucking production companies in the opening .. I felt like I was being punked
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John Zaozirny
@johnzaozirny
Jun 1, 2024
Exciting news! Saw the stunning new AMADEUS theatrical cut 4K restoration at the Academy Museum last night - afterward I asked Paul Zaentz if it would be coming out on 4K Blu Ray. He said Warner Bros would be putting out a 4K Blu Ray later this year!!! Finally!!!
GIF
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John Zaozirny
@johnzaozirny
Oct 25, 2024
The goal is to write a script that becomes such an iconic film that it’s printed up sloppily and sold on a folding table on a NYC street.
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John Zaozirny
@johnzaozirny
Oct 11, 2023
THREAD: In a time of IP obsession, it bears repeating that the public domain is a writer’s friend and worth tracking what’s new to it. The Trick is figuring out what’s still resonant in the public mind and how to have a fresh take on it. 1/
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John Zaozirny
@johnzaozirny
Nov 4, 2024
Max Winkler nails exactly what the major issue is for indie film at the moment:
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John Zaozirny
@johnzaozirny
Jan 11, 2024
Pitched a client to an exec today and the exec goes, ah, I just heard about her from someone else. Turns out an exec the client had a general with on Monday loved the client so much that she told all her friends about her. Take every meeting. Never know what may come from it.
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John Zaozirny
@johnzaozirny
Oct 10, 2023
I would say that 50% of query letters I receive don't contain a logline. Which means there's nothing to help me decide if a script is intriguing to me. So strange!
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John Zaozirny
@johnzaozirny
Apr 5, 2024
Heard from a legendary screenwriter yesterday who said the marketplace for writers is the worst they've seen in 30 years... And this is from someone at the top of the A-List. Sobering.
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John Zaozirny
@johnzaozirny
Jul 24, 2023
“We’re looking for our BARBARIAN” - everyone who turned down BARBARIAN multiple times.
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John Zaozirny
@johnzaozirny
Oct 4, 2024
Imagine using AI to make a bizarro version of a story about how thoughtless humans ravage the natural world and not understanding the irony whatsoever.
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