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Interview with Tim Parker, Aspiring Filmmaker


you don’t need to live in Hollywood to

you don’t need to live in Hollywood to make a movie I’m from tobacco road okay

make a movie I’m from tobacco road okay

make a movie I’m from tobacco road okay yes if we work hard for a living so if I

yes if we work hard for a living so if I

yes if we work hard for a living so if I could go for pushing rocks with a shovel

could go for pushing rocks with a shovel

could go for pushing rocks with a shovel to sit in a director’s chair believe me

to sit in a director’s chair believe me

to sit in a director’s chair believe me that’s that’s the road on mon welcome to

that’s that’s the road on mon welcome to

that’s that’s the road on mon welcome to watchmojo.com i’m your host leila today

watchmojo.com i’m your host leila today

watchmojo.com i’m your host leila today i joined filmmaker tim parker what were

i joined filmmaker tim parker what were

i joined filmmaker tim parker what were some of the highlights of making your

some of the highlights of making your

some of the highlights of making your first short film the way I could have

first short film the way I could have

first short film the way I could have masa crew and actors for absolutely just

masa crew and actors for absolutely just

masa crew and actors for absolutely just about nothing it was more like a hobby

about nothing it was more like a hobby

about nothing it was more like a hobby and we shut off a couple streets in

and we shut off a couple streets in

and we shut off a couple streets in their hometown and roll dollies and had

their hometown and roll dollies and had

their hometown and roll dollies and had a crane shot and all this and people are

a crane shot and all this and people are

a crane shot and all this and people are just coming out of the woodwork to help

just coming out of the woodwork to help

just coming out of the woodwork to help me did you have specific movie ideas in

me did you have specific movie ideas in

me did you have specific movie ideas in mind I’ve been part of a homeless

mind I’ve been part of a homeless

mind I’ve been part of a homeless organization for about eight years I

organization for about eight years I

organization for about eight years I spend a week every 13 weeks with

spend a week every 13 weeks with

spend a week every 13 weeks with homeless people and it’s you know a lot

homeless people and it’s you know a lot

homeless people and it’s you know a lot of people view them as bad people you

of people view them as bad people you

of people view them as bad people you know dirty evil and they’re not they’re

know dirty evil and they’re not they’re

know dirty evil and they’re not they’re just like you and me they just they just

just like you and me they just they just

just like you and me they just they just need a hand so I want to make a movie

need a hand so I want to make a movie

need a hand so I want to make a movie that showed the homeless person I was a

that showed the homeless person I was a

that showed the homeless person I was a good guy was there a lot of on-site

good guy was there a lot of on-site

good guy was there a lot of on-site experimentation no we had everything in

experimentation no we had everything in

experimentation no we had everything in such a tight little ball before we went

such a tight little ball before we went

such a tight little ball before we went down the chute there was a lot of

down the chute there was a lot of

down the chute there was a lot of experimentation beforehand and a lot

experimentation beforehand and a lot

experimentation beforehand and a lot talk beforehand but we went down and got

talk beforehand but we went down and got

talk beforehand but we went down and got exactly two shots meaning it can you

exactly two shots meaning it can you

exactly two shots meaning it can you tell me a bit about what led you to try

tell me a bit about what led you to try

tell me a bit about what led you to try your hand at film all I could say is a

your hand at film all I could say is a

your hand at film all I could say is a bill studio in my hometown at that point

bill studio in my hometown at that point

bill studio in my hometown at that point we were just a sleepy little town you

we were just a sleepy little town you

we were just a sleepy little town you know and then here come all this glamour

know and then here come all this glamour

know and then here come all this glamour and glitz and stars and I just you know

and glitz and stars and I just you know

and glitz and stars and I just you know I wanted a piece of the pie what I

I wanted a piece of the pie what I

I wanted a piece of the pie what I wanted to do was was make a calling card

wanted to do was was make a calling card

wanted to do was was make a calling card show producers agents and those kind of

show producers agents and those kind of

show producers agents and those kind of people that I could make a movie

people that I could make a movie

people that I could make a movie especially investors if I won the

especially investors if I won the

especially investors if I won the lottery tomorrow I would definitely make

lottery tomorrow I would definitely make

lottery tomorrow I would definitely make a movie with the moon with the money

a movie with the moon with the money

a movie with the moon with the money tell another story their questions are

tell another story their questions are

tell another story their questions are down

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