Nicholas Rizzolo
@nrizzolo.bsky.social
Screenwriter for high-concept thrillers with a mix of sci-fi, horror, and psychological drama.
October 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
#scriptsky Do mid-budget dramas even make sense in today’s market anymore? I’m struggling to see how some of these $20M to $50M films with simple hooks are supposed to recoup their budgets when audiences only seem to show up for low-budget horror or big blockbusters.
September 8, 2025 at 10:33 PM
#scriptsky Do mid-budget dramas even make sense in today’s market anymore? I’m struggling to see how some of these $20M to $50M films with simple hooks are supposed to recoup their budgets when audiences only seem to show up for low-budget horror or big blockbusters.
Anybody else feel like every script now has to be written with TikTok in mind? One creepy 15 second clip will do more to sell your idea than any carefully-crafted monologue or plot-twist ending. #scriptsky #weapons
August 17, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Anybody else feel like every script now has to be written with TikTok in mind? One creepy 15 second clip will do more to sell your idea than any carefully-crafted monologue or plot-twist ending. #scriptsky #weapons
Both Christopher Nolan and Quentin Tarantino were only 29 years old when they were either starting or finishing the writing of their first Oscar-nominated screenplay. #scriptsky
August 13, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Both Christopher Nolan and Quentin Tarantino were only 29 years old when they were either starting or finishing the writing of their first Oscar-nominated screenplay. #scriptsky
Well Eddington was interesting. It does a good job showing how the internet amplifies division and distracts people from the truth. At least I think that's what it was about... it's message was about as clear as mud. #filmsky
3.5/5
3.5/5
July 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Well Eddington was interesting. It does a good job showing how the internet amplifies division and distracts people from the truth. At least I think that's what it was about... it's message was about as clear as mud. #filmsky
3.5/5
3.5/5
Been storyboarding a short film idea I came up with this week. What are you all up to? #scriptsky
July 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Been storyboarding a short film idea I came up with this week. What are you all up to? #scriptsky
This video takes some big leaps in logic, but the AI takeover scenario it describes is pretty interesting. Plays out like a techno-thriller.
#aisky
youtu.be/zXEuKULvvyI?...
#aisky
youtu.be/zXEuKULvvyI?...
How AI Takeover Could Happen In 2 Years: A Scenario
YouTube video by Species | Documenting AGI
youtu.be
July 15, 2025 at 12:09 PM
This video takes some big leaps in logic, but the AI takeover scenario it describes is pretty interesting. Plays out like a techno-thriller.
#aisky
youtu.be/zXEuKULvvyI?...
#aisky
youtu.be/zXEuKULvvyI?...
What are some under-the-radar books you think deserve a film adaptation? #scriptsky #filmsky
July 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
What are some under-the-radar books you think deserve a film adaptation? #scriptsky #filmsky
"Yeah, if you could just break down your passion project into marketable segments, that would be great." #scriptsky #pitchdeck
June 26, 2025 at 8:38 PM
"Yeah, if you could just break down your passion project into marketable segments, that would be great." #scriptsky #pitchdeck
Reading Childhood’s End, it’s interesting how much more faith people once had in technology and automation to fix the world’s problems.
What went wrong? #aisky
What went wrong? #aisky
June 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Reading Childhood’s End, it’s interesting how much more faith people once had in technology and automation to fix the world’s problems.
What went wrong? #aisky
What went wrong? #aisky
Just wrapped up my Oliver Stone run. A pretty underrated set of films made within a five-year stretch. But they also show how constantly highlighting the worst in our institutions doesn’t always inspire change, sometimes it just makes the viewer numb and normalizes the problems. #scriptsky #filmsky
June 2, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Just wrapped up my Oliver Stone run. A pretty underrated set of films made within a five-year stretch. But they also show how constantly highlighting the worst in our institutions doesn’t always inspire change, sometimes it just makes the viewer numb and normalizes the problems. #scriptsky #filmsky
Kurosawa’s Cure constantly uses wide, distant shots to create a sense of isolation and dread. But if you gave that script to an AI, why would it choose that style? Without emotional context, it’d probably just go with standard shot/reverse-shot and completely miss the point. #filmsky #scriptsky
May 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Kurosawa’s Cure constantly uses wide, distant shots to create a sense of isolation and dread. But if you gave that script to an AI, why would it choose that style? Without emotional context, it’d probably just go with standard shot/reverse-shot and completely miss the point. #filmsky #scriptsky
People severely underrate how much of life is driven by subjective input. How would a video generator know when to go with a vibrant, stylized look like Mad Max or the muted realism of The Revenant? Five minutes into either film, you know why it looks the way it does. But would an AI? #filmsky
May 28, 2025 at 10:52 AM
People severely underrate how much of life is driven by subjective input. How would a video generator know when to go with a vibrant, stylized look like Mad Max or the muted realism of The Revenant? Five minutes into either film, you know why it looks the way it does. But would an AI? #filmsky
Me trying to watch the billionth AI-generated horror flick, rom-com movie, or disaster film #scriptsky
May 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Me trying to watch the billionth AI-generated horror flick, rom-com movie, or disaster film #scriptsky
The more films I watch, the harder it is to believe AI will ever generate a truly good one on its own. There’s just too much subjective input involved. #scriptsky
May 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The more films I watch, the harder it is to believe AI will ever generate a truly good one on its own. There’s just too much subjective input involved. #scriptsky
If you're feeling discouraged about AI taking over film, don't be. Once everything looks like a perfectly polished blockbuster, no one will care. In a sea of AI-generated bullshit, authentic, raw perspectives will stand out. #scriptsky
May 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
If you're feeling discouraged about AI taking over film, don't be. Once everything looks like a perfectly polished blockbuster, no one will care. In a sea of AI-generated bullshit, authentic, raw perspectives will stand out. #scriptsky
What are your favorite examples of movies carried by a director?
Despite both being written by Paul Schrader and centered on traumatized Vietnam vets, Taxi Driver feels like a masterpiece while Rolling Thunder feels flat. #scriptsky
Despite both being written by Paul Schrader and centered on traumatized Vietnam vets, Taxi Driver feels like a masterpiece while Rolling Thunder feels flat. #scriptsky
May 6, 2025 at 12:05 PM
What are your favorite examples of movies carried by a director?
Despite both being written by Paul Schrader and centered on traumatized Vietnam vets, Taxi Driver feels like a masterpiece while Rolling Thunder feels flat. #scriptsky
Despite both being written by Paul Schrader and centered on traumatized Vietnam vets, Taxi Driver feels like a masterpiece while Rolling Thunder feels flat. #scriptsky
Can anyone explain why modern movies look so flat and sterile, when older films used to have so much visual mood and personality? #scriptsky
April 5, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Can anyone explain why modern movies look so flat and sterile, when older films used to have so much visual mood and personality? #scriptsky
Excited to start next screenplay
Parallax - A CIA agent tasked with assassinating every version of a global terrorist across multiple realities, starts to question the mission when he encounters an innocent version of the target.
#scriptsky
Parallax - A CIA agent tasked with assassinating every version of a global terrorist across multiple realities, starts to question the mission when he encounters an innocent version of the target.
#scriptsky
February 7, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Excited to start next screenplay
Parallax - A CIA agent tasked with assassinating every version of a global terrorist across multiple realities, starts to question the mission when he encounters an innocent version of the target.
#scriptsky
Parallax - A CIA agent tasked with assassinating every version of a global terrorist across multiple realities, starts to question the mission when he encounters an innocent version of the target.
#scriptsky
Revised logline for Crossfire:
Transplanted to rural Montana, a socialite’s attempt to befriend the wife next door gets her kidnapped by the wife’s husband who will stop at nothing to keep his murderous past a secret.
Almost finished with first revision.
#scriptsky
Transplanted to rural Montana, a socialite’s attempt to befriend the wife next door gets her kidnapped by the wife’s husband who will stop at nothing to keep his murderous past a secret.
Almost finished with first revision.
#scriptsky
February 7, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Revised logline for Crossfire:
Transplanted to rural Montana, a socialite’s attempt to befriend the wife next door gets her kidnapped by the wife’s husband who will stop at nothing to keep his murderous past a secret.
Almost finished with first revision.
#scriptsky
Transplanted to rural Montana, a socialite’s attempt to befriend the wife next door gets her kidnapped by the wife’s husband who will stop at nothing to keep his murderous past a secret.
Almost finished with first revision.
#scriptsky
Just wrapped a new script where a welfare check turns into a nightmare.
Logline: New to Montana’s remote mountains, a city woman’s concern for her neighbor’s wife backfires, trapping her in a deadly hostage standoff with a man who has nothing left to lose.
What do you think?
#scriptsky
Logline: New to Montana’s remote mountains, a city woman’s concern for her neighbor’s wife backfires, trapping her in a deadly hostage standoff with a man who has nothing left to lose.
What do you think?
#scriptsky
January 30, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Just wrapped a new script where a welfare check turns into a nightmare.
Logline: New to Montana’s remote mountains, a city woman’s concern for her neighbor’s wife backfires, trapping her in a deadly hostage standoff with a man who has nothing left to lose.
What do you think?
#scriptsky
Logline: New to Montana’s remote mountains, a city woman’s concern for her neighbor’s wife backfires, trapping her in a deadly hostage standoff with a man who has nothing left to lose.
What do you think?
#scriptsky