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Amy Giaquinto
Sep 19, 20246 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..."
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Amy Giaquinto
Sep 4, 20244 min read
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.
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Amy Giaquinto
Aug 25, 20246 min read
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...
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Amy Giaquinto
Aug 15, 20249 min read
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.
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Amy Giaquinto
Aug 8, 20247 min read
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.
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Amy Giaquinto
Aug 1, 20249 min read
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.
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Amy Giaquinto
Jul 23, 20246 min read
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.
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