Personal Statement

 

I am passionate about working in the comedy, drama, and action genres, and I am committed to building a successful career as a writer and director in these fields. I have a track record of bringing teams together on independent projects, fuelled by our shared passion for creation. I am skilled at building fairly large collaborative and effective teams. Because of these independent experiences I have become very comfortable with being out of my depth and have faced these sorts of scenarios many times in my career.
 

I am highly motivated and dedicated to my career, and I consistently put in long hours to achieve my goals. I approach my projects with pragmatism and have been complimented on multiple occasions for keeping my calm in the face of disaster. I believe that no matter who you are, everyone has a sense of humour in there somewhere and it is my task to bring it out in people. It is a privilege and my joy to make people laugh, both in my audiences and among the cast and crew.

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I am excited to explore new opportunities as a freelance director and bring my creativity and expertise to individual projects. If you're interested in hearing more, I would love to chat.

If you'd like a chat, I like coffee.

hello@misterparkerpictures.com.

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Accolades

 

Scottish Comedy Awards
Twice nominated for the Scottish Comedy award as part of an ensemble group, Charlie's team picked up the win for the online comedy sitcom "M.U.F.F" which he co-created along comedians Daniel Sloss and Tom Stade.
The second nomination was awarded to the viral "Bross Bagels" advertising campaign.

 

Working with A-Listers

- Charlie fronted the in-house video team for the event "The World's Big Sleepout" in 2019, working       alongside talents such as Will Smith and Dame Helen Mirren.

- In 2016 Charlie had the honour of being invited onto set by Danny Boyle to shadow him and Anthony    Dod-Mantle on Trainspotting 2.

- Off the back of his documentary featuring local legend and T2 star, Bradley Welsh, the author of   Trainspotting Irvine Welsh (no relation) wrote a personal review on the documentary holding it in very   high esteem.

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Independent Successes

- Charlie established a popular web series Media Mashups along-side co-director, Jack fox. It has been featured around the internet both independently and through platforms such as Unilad, Lad Bible, Rolling Stone, BBC the Social and more. It has amassed over 30k fans across social media.

- Charlie is currently co-directing the indie fan favourite Chaos Rising, which has not only captured the fan's attention but has also become a cult sensation. Soon to be released in 2023.

- Charlie co-created the online sitcom "M.U.F.F" which shook up the comedy circuit at the time of it's release. A sitcom which parodied a TV commissioner board, taking on the themes that currently face the networks today. The sitcom was produced independently despite it's star-studded cast as a sense of duty to release something unfiltered and untampered.

- Charlie Produced a number of series during the Edinburgh Fringe which involved writing and creating mini comedy sketches with featured celebrity comedians, to boost awareness for their shows that year as well as entertain audiences on Youtube.

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Education
In 2014, shortly after graduation from Edinburgh Napier University, Charlie featured as a speaker in his own TEDx talk "What should I do with my life" which has amassed 2+ million views since.