Charlie Parsons’ Movie

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Charlie Parsons took the TCA course last week in DC.

He had never picked up a video camera or edited video before.

Now, in all fairness, Charlie is the Executive Producer for the Tony Bourdain show for The Travel Channel.

(They call him the dream killer at TCM)

Above is the video he produced. The second video he has made in his life. (The first was also during the course).

Take a look.

It’s a pretty remarkable piece of work.

He conceived, shot, scripted, edited and assembled the whole thing. All in a day and a half.

Nice work Charlie.

We think you are wasting your time as an EP for Travel Channel. We think you should be in Hollywood making movies.

But before you go, maybe you wanna commision our latest pitch???

NB: Charlie says not to get in touch with him with your ideas for shows, but rather to take the Travel Channel Academy course and then pitch your concepts directly to Arthur and Lori. That’s part of what the grads get – a direct line to the network!

Michael Rosenblum

For more than 30 years, Michael Rosenblum has been on the cutting edge of the digital video journalism revolution. During this time, he has lead a drive for video literacy, and the complete rethinking of how television is made and controlled. His work has included: The complete transitioning of The BBC's national network (UK) to a VJ-driven model, starting in 2002. The complete conversion of The Voice of America, the United State's Government's broadcasting agency, (and the largest broadcaster in the world), from short wave radio to television broadcasting and webcasting using the VJ paradigm (1998-present). The construction of NYT Television, a New York Times Company, and the largest producer of non-fiction television in the US. Rosenblum was both the founder and President of NYT TV, (all based on this paradigm (1996-1998). The President and Founder of Video News International, a global VJ-driven newsgathering company, with more than 100 journalists around the world. (1993-1996). Other clients include Spectrum News, Verizon and CBS News.

1 Comment
  • Rachelle June 02, 2009

    That was my entire week last week. As soon as Arthur called me to do the videos for Tampa … it rained for 8 days straight. Rain. In the city that is supposed to have the most sunshine in the US.

    So … I also made breakfast. :o)