The Return of Bug Eyed Bill from Michael Parisien on Vimeo. I was hired by the Willamette Writers Conference to Produce and Direct the winning script for their annual “FiLMLaB” screenwriting contest. Here’s what we made! “The Return of Bug Eyed Bill” premiered at the Willamette Writers Conference in August 2015 and the Portland Film
The Old Fashioned Way from Michael Parisien on Vimeo. Two women who want a baby, search for the right man to conceive “The Old Fashioned Way”. My team’s 2013 entry into Portland’s 48 Hour Film Project. Genre: Comedy. Character: Kirk or Kasia Nordenstrom, Environmentalist. Line of Dialogue: “That’s not what they had in mind”. Prop: Something
Swing Set from Michael Parisien on Vimeo. “A young couple in the 1970s decides to throw their first Swingers Party. When nobody shows up, they are forced to examine their relationship.” This is my team’s contribution to Portland’s 48 hour film project for 2011. We’ve done this contest seven times now and this is still
Tanked Up from Michael Parisien on Vimeo. “A hard-partying celebrity race car driver attends a treatment program run by a guru with very unconventional methods.” My team’s 2014 entry into Portland’s 48 Hour Film Project. Genre: Comedy. Character: Trevor or Tina DuMonde, Racer. Line of Dialogue: “I looked at it a long time before I
Hood 2 Coast Ghost from Michael Parisien on Vimeo. On a b’road trip from Mount Hood to the Oregon Coast, two friends come across an obnoxious stranger of questionable origin who forewarns them of a ‘not so bright’ future. My team’s 2011 entry into Portland’s ’48 Go Green’ filmmaking competition. Genre: Road Movie. Theme: Save
