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Part 22: THE ONLY WAY OUT, Civil Air Patrol, and The Mediterrane Film Festival in Malta

Sep 196 min read

Part 22: THE ONLY WAY OUT, Civil Air Patrol, and The Mediterrane Film Festival in Malta

"There's a lot of money and talent at the festival in Malta," Marty said enthusiastically. "Hopefully, we can get some traction..."

Part 21: THE ONLY WAY OUT, "You've Got to Know When to Walk Away..."

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Sep 44 min read

A Film's Journey: The Only Way Out

Part 21: THE ONLY WAY OUT, "You've Got to Know When to Walk Away..."

My producer friend then told me that she paid B $10,000 for product integration on one of her films and wound up with absolutely nothing.

Part 20: THE ONLY WAY OUT, The Grim Reaper, La Sportiva, and Elbow Grease

Amy Giaquinto

Aug 256 min read

A Film's Journey: The Only Way Out

Part 20: THE ONLY WAY OUT, The Grim Reaper, La Sportiva, and Elbow Grease

When Marty picked up the phone, he sounded off, very, very off. His speech was slow and labored. He was slurring his words...

Part 19: THE ONLY WAY OUT, Martinis in the Mountains?

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Aug 159 min read

A Film's Journey: The Only Way Out

Part 19: THE ONLY WAY OUT, Martinis in the Mountains?

In most cases, Marty responds to me lightning fast, but this time days passed. In my gut, I knew something was wrong, really, really wrong.

Part 18: Sara Blakely and Finding a Path to Scarlett Johansson

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Aug 87 min read

A Film's Journey: The Only Way Out

Part 18: Sara Blakely and Finding a Path to Scarlett Johansson

While I worked on product integration proposals, Marty worked on trying to find an alternate way to get the script to Mrs. Johansson.

Part 17: THE ONLY WAY OUT Creating a Pitch Deck for Product Placement and Landing Scarlett Johansson

Amy Giaquinto

Aug 19 min read

A Film's Journey: The Only Way Out

Part 17: THE ONLY WAY OUT Creating a Pitch Deck for Product Placement and Landing Scarlett Johansson

As the Screenwriter and Associate Producer, I was tasked with creating a pitch deck, literally overnight.

Part 16: THE ONLY WAY OUT's New Beginning and a Promotion

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Jul 236 min read

A Film's Journey: The Only Way Out

Part 16: THE ONLY WAY OUT's New Beginning and a Promotion

The head of a major Hollywood branding company assured Marty his company could quickly help us raise money through product placement.

Part 14: THE ONLY WAY OUT, Steve's Great News, and Money, Money, Money!

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Jun 303 min read

A Film's Journey: The Only Way Out

Part 14: THE ONLY WAY OUT, Steve's Great News, and Money, Money, Money!

In November of 2022, three years after I had completed the script for THE ONLY WAY OUT, 2 years since it had finished as a semifinalist...

Part 11: Paramount, Netflix, Thunder Road, and Skydance

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Jun 15 min read

A Film's Journey: The Only Way Out

Part 11: Paramount, Netflix, Thunder Road, and Skydance

What in the world was I going to do if Netflix or Paramount optioned the script and gave us a deal? I was going to explode, that's what. Ser

Part 8: Lunch in Malibu with Legendary Hollywood Film Producer Marty Katz

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May 16 min read

A Film's Journey: The Only Way Out

Part 8: Lunch in Malibu with Legendary Hollywood Film Producer Marty Katz

decided to it would be best to meet with Marty Katz (TITANIC, REINDEER GAMES, MAN OF THE HOUSE) while flying solo.

Part 7: Road Trip to CA, Camping, and Meeting Stephanie and Phil Rogers

Amy Giaquinto

Apr 238 min read

A Film's Journey: The Only Way Out

Part 7: Road Trip to CA, Camping, and Meeting Stephanie and Phil Rogers

I spent the kids' last day of school frantically packing and loading our Ford Expedition for our road trip to CA.

Amy Giaquinto

Apr 195 min read

A Film's Journey: The Only Way Out

Part 6: Hilary Swank and Gia Skova

Amazon wasn't interested without a name actress/director attached, so we began discussing directors.

Part 4: Rejected by Charlize Theron, Twice...

Amy Giaquinto

Mar 206 min read

A Film's Journey: The Only Way Out

Part 4: Rejected by Charlize Theron, Twice...

We agreed to start with Charlize Theron because, well, she's Charlize Theron and Marty had worked with her on the film, REINDEER GAMES.

Amy Giaquinto

Mar 183 min read

A Film's Journey: The Only Way Out

Part 3: Landing an Amazing Producer

But Stephanie's a miracle worker and one day she called and said she had a producer who was interested and said he'd read the script.

Part 2: Planning and Writing THE ONLY WAY OUT

Amy Giaquinto

Feb 298 min read

A Film's Journey: The Only Way Out

Part 2: Planning and Writing THE ONLY WAY OUT

Once the idea for THE ONLY WAY OUT was born and I had determined who my main characters were, my brain went into hyperdrive.

Part 1: Birth of THE ONLY WAY OUT, a Nicholl Semifinalist Script

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Feb 197 min read

A Film's Journey: The Only Way Out

Part 1: Birth of THE ONLY WAY OUT, a Nicholl Semifinalist Script

"The illegal growers," he warned, "are extremely dangerous and heavily armed. They don't care who you are and what you're doing..."

Risk Taking with The Outset: It Can't Hurt...

Amy Giaquinto

Feb 712 min read

How to Succeed in Hollywood

Risk Taking with The Outset: It Can't Hurt...

The first actress I researched was Scarlett Johansson because she's an incredible actress and she recently launched The Outset...

Amy Giaquinto

Jan 174 min read

How to Succeed in Hollywood

The Power of Gratitude for Success

It's essential to understand how simple acts of gratitude can often open the most heavily secured doors and do wonders for advancing your ca

Amy Giaquinto

Jan 65 min read

How to Succeed in Hollywood

Make an Impression: Husband Hauling

In Hollywood, you only get one chance to make an impression, so you'd better give it all you've got and make sure they never forget you.

Amy Giaquinto

Jan 55 min read

Lessons in Filmmaking

A MOMENT WITH... JESSICA DAZZO

I had always been curious about writing and producing for television, but that stinking anxiety thing kept getting in the way.