A-STORY VS. B-STORY: the thematic mirror
Examples of how A-story and B-story can thematically reflect and intertwine with one another to make a story stronger.
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- Apr 7, 2021
- 3 min
Image Nation Abu Dhabi to co-produce CATSAWAY!
CATSAWAY, the animated feature film I was hired to develop, is finally a GO now that Image Nation Abu Dhabi has joined the team! “The...
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- Oct 28, 2020
- 5 min
Logline Examples and Guides
Logline examples and guides to help you attract managers and producers.
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- Jun 30, 2020
- 4 min
Screenwriting Tips: Scene Checklist Part 3
In this final instalment of my Scene Checklist series (see Part 1 and Part 2), I want to talk about goals, and the strategies and tactics...
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- Jun 23, 2020
- 2 min
Screenwriting Tips: Toy Story 3 Writer
Michael Arndt, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Little Miss Sunshine, has put together an incredible video to give us a deep-dive look...
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- Jun 8, 2020
- 3 min
Screenwriting Tips: Scene Checklist Part 2
In my previous blog, Screenwriting Tips: Scene Checklist Part 1, I discussed some of the essential elements of scene construction. If you...
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- May 24, 2020
- 3 min
Creating Unique Characters
When writing a screenplay, or a novel, you should have two objectives as you create characters: 1. Make them different to what we've seen...
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- May 17, 2020
- 3 min
Screenwriting Tips: Scene Checklist Part 1
I was going through my old screenwriting files the other day when I came across this 'scene checklist'. I remember compiling these tips...
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- Apr 9, 2020
- 2 min
Script Delivered. Client Thrilled!
In January 2020, I completed FORTE, a writing assignment for a production company in the UK. The story was inspired by a real event in...
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- Feb 17, 2020
- 2 min
More Great Reviews for 'Fly Girls' Script
FLY GIRLS, the "rip-roaring" action & adventure screenplay Phil Parker was hired to write, continues to garner great reviews from...
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- Oct 9, 2019
- 1 min
Screenwriter Phil Parker Hired to Write Feature 'Forte'
Australian/American screenwriter Phil Parker has been hired again to write a feature script based on a true story. This live-action tale...
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- Aug 27, 2019
- 2 min
Hired Again By Toil Films!
I'm delighted to announce that producer Elliott D. Yancey. at Toil Films has hired me again to work on FLY GIRLS, a WWII live-action...
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- Aug 20, 2019
- 1 min
Client's Script Reaches Competition Finals
This week I found out that a script I was hired to rewrite for a client placed as a Top 10 Finalist in the Stage 32 Sci-fi & Fantasy...
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- Jun 25, 2019
- 2 min
Upcoming animated feature CATSAWAY. Storyboards vs Trailer
The soon-to-be released animated film CATSAWAY by Emirati director Fadel Al Mehiri (story by Phil Parker and Fadel Al Mehiri) has created...
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- Jun 17, 2019
- 2 min
5 Projects, 5 Producers!
Every screenwriter knows how hard it is to get attention for your own work, let alone finding someone willing to pay you to write for...
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- Jun 6, 2019
- 2 min
Aussie screenwriters sign agreement for superhero story!
Screenwriter Phil Parker and director/screenwriter Josh Bryer are pleased to announce they've signed a non-exclusive shopping agreement...
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- May 29, 2019
- 2 min
Looking Forward To The Downton Abbey Movie?
I love that trailer for the Downton Abbey movie. The editing, the music, the choices of dialogue - it all combines to press the right...
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- Feb 18, 2019
- 2 min
"A WWII Script Unlike Any!"
Since finishing the first draft of a paid writing assignment for a producer here in Australia, the feedback on the script has been...
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- Jan 6, 2019
- 2 min
Top 25 Screenwriter in 2018? The Results.
At the beginning of last year, I was honored and humbled when the International Screenwriters’ Association chose me as one of their Top...
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- Jul 20, 2018
- 1 min
Phil Parker Hired to Write WWII Film!
Phil's success with securing screenwriting assignments continues! This time, Toil Films in #Australia has hired him to write a very...
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