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Amy Giaquinto
Dec 7, 20245 min read
Happy 1st Birthday MAMA FIX IT
I needed to create, and I needed to do it NOW, but how? I didn't want to shoot on my cell phone, and I didn't have money for a film camera.
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Amy Giaquinto
Nov 21, 20249 min read
Achieving Success: Lessons Learned from My Screenwriting Failures
As a self-proclaimed failure expert, I can tell you first-hand that failure is awful. It's demoralizing, scary, embarrassing...
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Amy Giaquinto
Sep 24, 20246 min read
Part 23 THE ONLY WAY OUT: Screenplay Structure A Single POV Story Versus a Multiple POV Story
I took a step back and looked at the screenplay's structure through an actor's point of view. The whole purpose of an actor acting on camera
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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 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 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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Amy Giaquinto
Jun 1, 20245 min read
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
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Amy Giaquinto
May 1, 20246 min read
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.
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Amy Giaquinto
Feb 7, 202412 min read
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...
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