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Part 35: Utopia Distribution, a Budget Top Sheet Dilemma, and the Amazing Assistant at a Top Hollywood Management Company
I'm so excited to announce that, after months of crickets, I'm finally seeing some forward momentum for THE ONLY WAY OUT.
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Part 34: THE ONLY WAY OUT Screenwriting, Meeting with Hollywood Management Company #2, Red Flags, and One More Shot
I received an email from another Hollywood manager requesting a meeting.
Amy Giaquinto
Apr 16 min read
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Part 33: Meeting with Hollywood Manager #1, My List of Questions, and How to Spot Red Flags and Not Get Scammed
Subscribe to be part of my tribe and receive a coupon for 20% off my merchandise. Thank you! This is me researching a manager and...
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Mar 256 min read
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Part 32: My TrackingB Win, Hollywood Meetings, and Remembering Hollywood Producer, Phil Rogers
Ever since THE ONLY WAY OUT won TrackingB's Screenwriting Contest, I've been crazy busy with Hollywood meetings...
Amy Giaquinto
Mar 116 min read
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Part 31: I WON! THE ONLY WAY OUT Wins TrackingB Script Competition
I was so frustrated that I was ready to throw in the towel with screenwriting, but then I received an email from Adam at TrackingB...
Amy Giaquinto
Feb 285 min read
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Part 30: THE ONLY WAY OUT, LA Fires, Halle Berry, Jennifer Garner, Eva Longoria, and Angelina Jolie
When I first wrote THE ONLY WAY OUT, Halle Berry was #1 on my list to star in the film. From the time I was a teenager, I've always admired
Amy Giaquinto
Jan 288 min read
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Part 29: THE ONLY WAY OUT, Emergency Cervical Spine Surgery and Finding Light in the Dark
Long story short, that something turned out to be a serious disc herniation at C6/C7, one which required emergency cervical spine surgery.
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Jan 237 min read
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Part 28 THE ONLY WAY OUT: P!NK Dreams, Carey Hart, Dirt Bike Memories, and Malibu Fires
Carey Hart entered the room and P!nk happily introduced us.
Amy Giaquinto
Jan 96 min read
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Part 27 THE ONLY WAY OUT: A Lucky Break with Utopia Distribution
Every once in a while, from out of nowhere, an opportunity strikes to pitch your script. This is what happened to me with THE ONLY WAY OUT!
Amy Giaquinto
Dec 24, 20245 min read
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Part 26: THE ONLY WAY OUT, Dinner in Denver with TOWO's Producer, Steve Schklair
Since Steve Schklair was coming to Denver to shoot a 3-D concert video, he invited me to meet up with him for dinner.
Amy Giaquinto
Dec 18, 20247 min read
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Part 25: THE ONLY WAY OUT Screenplay Notes, Netflix Take 3, and The Athena List
The day after Steve and I spoke, Marty messaged me that he was sending the script to a friend at Netflix...
Amy Giaquinto
Oct 30, 20245 min read
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Part 24: THE ONLY WAY OUT, Juggling Kids, the Writing Life, and Learning to Kill Goals to Get Ahead
It's crazy to think that I had so much more time to write when the kids were home on summer break! How is that possible?
Amy Giaquinto
Oct 24, 20246 min read
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THE ONLY WAY OUT: Pitching to Scarlett Johansson
The hope was that Ms. Johansson would read my letter and want to read the script. It was a long shot, but I had to try.
Amy Giaquinto
Oct 8, 20247 min read
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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
Amy Giaquinto
Sep 24, 20246 min read
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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..."
Amy Giaquinto
Sep 19, 20246 min read
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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.
Amy Giaquinto
Sep 4, 20244 min read
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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...
Amy Giaquinto
Aug 25, 20246 min read
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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.
Amy Giaquinto
Aug 15, 20249 min read
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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.
Amy Giaquinto
Aug 8, 20247 min read
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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.
Amy Giaquinto
Aug 1, 20249 min read
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