John Malone

Hey there! My name is John Malone - storyteller, filmmaker, gamer, writer. Too many things? Probably. But I love what I do and I'm damn good at it if I do say so myself. I hold a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in Cinematic Arts (Film and Television Production) from the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts and an MFA in Creative Writing (Fiction & Scriptwriting) from Regis University in Denver, CO. I also earned my BA in English from Regis University with a minor in Creative Writing. 

 

So yeah, I really, really like writing and all things creative. I wanna make your next favorite video game, movie, TV show, hit song--big dreams for sure, but one life, right? Wait, is that a beer commercial? Anyway, I believe you should pursue what makes you happy and gives you passion. And in this life I'm living, that's anything and everything within the creative world. 

 

I was born and raised in Colorado, so I may be biased, but I'm pretty sure it's the best state out there. The only thing it's missing is the beach - but thankfully, I currently live in LA, so I have that in my backyard (and an hour's worth of traffic away, that is). 

 

I have been a storyteller and a writer since I was a little kid really, but I didn't start calling myself one until graduate school. It's a funny thing, finally referring to yourself as a writer, as a creator, but it was a big step in recognizing my accomplishments and telling the world, "Yeah, this is me!"

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I have years of professional experience as a writer and have worked on several small and large-scale production sets during my time at USC. I also worked a myriad of roles, including editor, director, lead writer, producer, and, of course, just helping out on set any way I could. One of the roles I'm most proud of was being chosen as one of six writers from a pool of over thirty student applicants to be a staff writer and producer for a three-episode drama series produced at USC.

 

My first major short film out of USC, entitled Fine, was accepted into several national and international film festivals and received an award for Best Male Student Director. 

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My second short film, entitled How Are Ya?, was produced independently and also found success at several film festivals, including winning an award for Most Creative Storytelling. 

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Both of these short films were made with shoestring budgets and skeleton crews, and yet they were able to find success. I believe this is a testament to my storytelling ability as well as the talented individuals I had the pleasure of working with. They can be seen in their entirety on the 'Video Work' page of this website. 

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Outside of film, I created and co-wrote an audio series that has over 400k recorded listeners and counting during my time working for Pocket FM, and I've had work published in several online literary journals, including Barnstorm Journal, The Avalon Literary Review, The Albion Review, and Loophole.

 

I am also happily married to the love of my life, love dogs more than *most* people, and will eat pineapple pizza any day of the week. Pleasure to meet you!