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Notes + Phone Call from Wayne Horton, Producer

Notes, plus a 30 minute phone call with Wayne Horton. Wayne is a film and television producer and is the principal of Five Points Productions. Horton was formerly an SVP at Kevin Hart's HartBeat Productions, where he sold several projects and oversaw a robust film slate. Before Hartbeat, Horton was a Senior Manager at Netflix on the Original Independent Film team. As an executive, he developed a number of specialty and genre films. He has worked on such features as Uncorked, the Independent Spirit Award-winning See You Yesterday, Kate, and the genre-bending film They Cloned Tyrone starring Jamie Foxx and John Boyega. Before joining Netflix in 2018, Wayne worked at Jon Favreau’s Fairview Entertainment, working on films such as Disney's The Jungle Book & The Lion King, and Fox Television's The Orville starring Seth McFarlane. IMDb

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My coverage is focused on helping a writer tell the very best version of their story, while also helping them become the best writer they can be. If getting your script produced and ultimately made into a film or television show is your goal then I can provide notes from the perspective of both a studio executive and as a producer. I have worked in all genres with some of the best storytellers in the entertainment business. I can help any writer make their project better.

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  • A 30 minute follow-up phone call

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Wayne Horton is a film and television producer and is the principal of Five Points Productions. Horton was formerly an SVP at Kevin Hart's HartBeat Productions, where he sold several projects and oversaw a robust film slate. Before Hartbeat, Horton was a Senior Manager at Netflix on the Original Independent Film team. As an executive, he developed a number of specialty and genre films. He has worked on such features as Uncorked, the Independent Spirit Award-winning See You Yesterday, Kate, and the genre-bending film They Cloned Tyrone starring Jamie Foxx and John Boyega. Wayne is committed to furthering opportunities for directors from underrepresented communities. While at Netflix, he created a short film program called the Emerging Filmmaker Initiative that served as a talent pipeline for emerging genre film directors, which included mentorship from veteran filmmakers such as Ron Howard and Barry Sonnenfeld.

Before joining Netflix in 2018, Wayne worked at Jon Favreau’s Fairview Entertainment, working on films such as Disney's The Jungle Book & The Lion King, and Fox Television's The Orville starring Seth McFarlane. A Syracuse University Law School graduate, he started his career at New Line Cinema in the Business & Legal Affairs department.

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