The Parker House
4 guys who live in the same house and share the same name, yet have completely different personalities. Will they be able to get the rest of their rent in 24 hours?
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Victoria Elizabeth WoodworthDirector
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Victoria Elizabeth WoodworthWriter
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Jake YangProducer
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José Ruiz-GonzalésKey Cast"Parker D"
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Brady RaboinKey Cast"Parker F"
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Colin SchmaltzKey Cast"Parker E"
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Hayden DuswaltKey Cast"Parker C"
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Deanna ChukesDirector of Photography
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Anna ChristyEditorsBeloved
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Amy PhamEditors
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Project Type:Short, Student
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Genres:Comedy
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Runtime:19 minutes 22 seconds
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Production Budget:800 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Log
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:Yes - Texas Christian University
Victoria Elizabeth Woodworth was born on May 27th, 2002 who grew up on the stage with theater and singing only to realize her real passion was behind the camera. A Fort Worth native and she is currently attending Texas Christian University to earn her Bachelor's degree in Film, Television, and Digital Media along with a minor in Creative Writing.
It wasn’t my initial intention to make this film. However, I took a risk in stepping down from my regular dark and dramatic toned scripts and decided to step out of my comfort zone and write a comedy. Something that had never been successful in the past. I presented the initial idea of the Parkers’ to a fellow film club senior who was graduating who had a niche for writing comedies. He encouraged me to keep working on the idea, and I couldn’t be more thankful for his advice. I wanted to push myself hard in order to make this project come together the best it could.
Even though I loved this idea, I was consistently uncertain about how I should put my vision together. Therefore, I played with more ideas in the final draft of the script and went with the overall theme and style of an American sitcom. From the gestures, camera movements, and exaggeration, I tried to make sure all the gimmicks were not cringey, but realistic.
One of the main challenges I struggled with was the message of this film. Trying to find and convey a message in a comedy compared to a drama is a completely different thought process. In the end, I chose something relatable that almost everyone goes through in their life. “Everyone can be a little bit of a pain in the ass.” Everyone has that one person or multiple people in their life that can make it hard, but sometimes you wouldn’t have it any different.