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...

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...

Michael Arndt, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Little Miss Sunshine, has put together an incredible video to give us a deep-dive look...

In my previous blog, Screenwriting Tips: Scene Checklist Part 1 , I discussed some of the essential elements of scene construction. If...

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...

FLY GIRLS, the "rip-roaring" action & adventure screenplay Phil Parker was hired to write, continues to garner great reviews from...

Australian/American screenwriter Phil Parker has been hired again to write a feature script based on a true story. This live-action tale...

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...

The soon-to-be released animated film CATSAWAY by Emirati director Fadel Al Mehiri (story by Phil Parker and Fadel Al Mehiri) has created...

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...

Screenwriter Phil Parker and director/screenwriter Josh Bryer are pleased to announce they've signed a non-exclusive shopping agreement...

I love that trailer for the Downton Abbey movie. The editing, the music, the choices of dialogue - it all combines to press the right...

Since finishing the first draft of a paid writing assignment for a producer here in Australia, the feedback on the script has been...

CATSAWAY – THE MOVIE #Screenwriter Phil Parker was hired to develop the animated feature film #CATSAWAY from a bare-bones idea to a...

Like most people (whether they’re conscious of it or not) I go to see a film hoping to discover interesting #characters to care about, to...

My WWII action/ adventure screenplay ‘The Third Bomb’ received a great review on the prestigious industry website ‘The Black List’...