Tom Malloy's Lounge Discussions

I think the main risk would be to 100% stick to your vision if you truly believe/know that you’ve got something special. It’s hard when you are thrown into a professional situation and everyone has their own opinion. If you truly believe…risk it all.

I like that Tom Malloy. "If you truly believe...risk it all." But wouldn't you say that at the same time you have to decide when to risk it all and when to do what's necessary (within reason and legally and ethically) to get the deal done? I think for us creatives that's the toughest part. Everybody's not James Cameron who can turn down notes from the studio when he was making Avatar.

100%. It’s all about timing and experience too. But I’m referring to if you TRULY know and you have this obsessive vision that won’t go away. That’s the time to stick to your guts. Stan Lee tells a great story of him bringing Spider Man to his editor and the editor saying “no one will ever buy this”. But Stan believed and knew. And he had the experience.

Tom Malloy Thank you for your insight. I have read through all questions and responses and I think this is all great. I think my questions are already answered in your last two responses. Everyone else thank you all for the great questions, it helped me understand things a lot better. Congrats Tom on your success and I will see you at work.

Congratulations on all of your success, Tom Malloy, and it's a lot!

Thanks for taking time to answer our questions.

From a producer's POV, what is the biggest tip (or one of the biggest) for writers who are writing micro-budget scripts (to keep the budget micro)?

Good app

Tom Malloy - - thank you for the shout out on your video! This was a masterclass of the script to screen process. I absolutely love this video blog you did! Stage 32ers if you haven't clicked the link to watch the video on his blog, I highly recommend it.

Thanks Tom!!