It all starts with a NEW Drama Thriller "The Whole of the Moon" in preproduction -set in the Congo during the 1980's. This superb narrative will give us love, loss, thrills, redemption and perhaps a breath of fresh air after acrid tastes of viral campaigns and disheartening news as of recent hit us from Africa, a continent, regrettably we as Americans generally know very little about.

Charles Portney is one the most influential, and resourceful people in the industry I have met in my life. He enjoys films, knows films, and above all knows the process of making a production a blinding a success. His humble beginnings started with a passion for film, taking any job he could for years to learn every aspect of the process from beginning to the very end. Then at one of the highpoints of his career was occupying the music production coordinator position for both Lord of the Rings-Two Towers, and Lord of the Rings- Return of the King. I had the distinct pleasure of being a student of his for a few years at USC, and during the numerous tele and video conferences he set up with some Hollywood Execs and crew it was abundantly evident that he was well respected by his peers. The gleam in his eye, no-nonsense yet nurturing approach was also infectious to the serious student. He expected the best and was like a magician able to pull the best out of people, sometimes to their own surprise - If he saw potential for quality he would not not stop until quality was produced and the student understood "why" and what happened when the transformation took place.

This is exciting. A narrative with his expertise, laden with his personal experience has the potential to be every bit engaging as a documentary of the highest caliber but room to move artistically with his unique brand of sensibility as a narrative storyteller. When I heard he was exploring the context of all of his culminated experience in the realm of a dramatic thriller, that's all I needed to know. Portney is a very authentic storyteller, not many like him, and being a former student of his I can say he knows Filmmaking on a level above many others- (that's why I kept taking his classes). He is not unlike a sculptor, with an acute ability and understanding on how to get an audience to empathize. These are some of the best lessons bestowed upon me in my life. He has an eye for detail, and the heart and intellect to match. Sculpting his media with a solid vision in mind, yet able to balance the financial/production side seamlessly- He knows exactly what will work beyond a shadow of a doubt. I know this is the type of film the world is waiting to see, ergo needs to see. And with that I'm behind this unique vision, and its mission 100%. By contributing to this film you will be helping make a story that not only needs to be seen, but with your help will be seen. And the fact that you helped something of this caliber get rolling has got to be satisfying. By clicking you made it happen.

Thanks for your time,

TJPARSONS

An October contest for Filmmakers to make $10,000. Use this prize to make your next Movie!

A link via the West Virginia Film Office tells of a contest put on by Verisign and ".TV" to help Filmmakers win $10,000 by constructing a winning 30- 60 second commercial expressing to the world the benefits and pleasures of using a ".TV" web domain extension for their videos and playable content. A ".TV" has been a option to filmmakers for quite some time, and they are looking for help with promoting the online video experience. By using ".TV " an audience immediately knows that they are about to engage in video and the like- essentially pushing forward the video revolution into the future - and I know media artist of all kinds can get behind this noble agenda. So get out your cameras and break out the pen and paper, and get moving the deadline announced is October 23, 2011. Not much time- but the benefits of a job well done and chance at being hand picked could just finance your next picture. And we all know how hard financing is to come by for art these days. So have at it , have fun and tell them TJPARSONS sent you. Oh and one more thing - here is the link to the contest to get you going.

  The .TV Facebook page>click here

Good Luck, and have fun.

TJPARSONS

 

Modest Short Film "REVENGE OF A MONKEY'S UNCLE" gets
rebooted, amped, wired and ready for Special Edition release

It's no secret if you have been following TJPARSONS is that there is an insane amount of things in the works. One thing that was scheduled for the end of summer was the "Special Edition Revenge of a Monkey's Uncle ". We have unearthed tons of fun things, extras, and more material than the actual short film itself almost two fold. This short film has achieved an underground cult status that registers on the WTF meter since its premiere at the Donen Indy Grits Film Festival -  It may be just a little bit later than expected, but one thing is for sure some questions will be answered and the feature is going to be packed with more fun than a barrel of .. well.. you know. Good things will come to those who support Uddershiet Films and buy this DVD when it comes out.

"Its the first time I've really gone this far in terms of a DVD before, I'm liking the idea of being able to load it up with features. It's a situation where Uddershiet is getting to the point where if we think it, we can do it. And that's an awesome feeling. We are genuinely having a lot of fun. I'm probably going to shed a tear when we have to put a lid on this thing and release it to the public, its just that much fun putting something together we know beginning filmmakers and beginning weirdos are going to have a blast with. Its going to show people why we do what we do and goes an extra step to thank them for the support."  - TJPARSONS  on set of LONGFOOT

Uddershiet is looking for sponsors and advertisers as well. DVD's  have adverts, and TJ expressed a duty to help businesses and musicians in his circle/locally. The ads on this DVD are permanent, and are exposed to many people so it seems like a pretty good deal. Send enquiries to tjp@tjparsons.com.  If you know him personally, you know what to do (send a bat signal or something like that)

Some of the rumored features are said to include:

Animated Menu
Interactive

Subtitles/Captions in:
English
Spanish
French
German
Russian
Chinese
Japanese

Extras rumored are:
Character Bios
Camera Tests or cuts
An Uddershiet Slideshow
Production Diary - for beginners
2 other short films
Trailers
Commentaries by TJPARSONS and 2 other commentary tracks that have been cloaked in secrecy
and last but not least a short by a guest Director

* and I wish we could confirm this, but rumor also has it that the first many copies will come with a life-size monkey from the movie.
 

TOAST punches MILK in the JUNK T-SHIRT

So TOAST punched MILK in the JUNK. But what does it mean when a sadist piece of Toast punches milk in the Junk? Well use it how you want to use it: who are we to judge. Just don't ask us what it means. You might as well ask "What does I love lamp mean?", "What is Rick Rolling?", or "Why a 'flying' spaghetti monster?".

We asked TJPARSONS what it meant and without batting an eye he said "Its a metaphor for the current state of world", then added he was working on some "gluten free catchphrases to promote Humor Awareness". Sometimes it's really hard to tell about that guy whether he is serious or not. One thing for sure many things are open to interpretation, and in this day and age it seems we need smiles more and more exponentially to counteract some of the stupid epidemic on a global level. So tag your friends with a link to the toast. If you feel like it add your own meaning or interpretation when you pass it along to add to the mystery and folklore. Then check out Songify one of the more fun apps to play with that has come out.

It Just seems like a few short weeks ago TJParsons told Uddershiet Films he was leaving Producing and Directing (in the more capable hands of Matt Chellini) to pursue a career in Hip-Hop. Some us wanted to see him fail, some of us scratched our heads, some of us mourned,  and some of us just muttered who the @$#& is TJParsons?

Cryptically titled in Wilbur Farsee's video micromentary " I'm Not All There" TJParsons was last seen creating a public spectacle, neigh a tirade about the availability of a banana creme Wedding cake and now we know why! More after this punctuation and couple of spaces.

Honkey Monkey married Griselda "Sueke" Monkey in a small country chapel over the Memorial Day weekend. TJParsons making an appearance to show his support and reunite with his old friend (Honkey Monkey), found a new purpose when it was discovered that Griselda was the daughter of famed classic actor Reginiald Longfoot.  Longfoot whose carreer ignited some of the most ill advised B movies in history took a liking to TJ and the two of them reportedly talked for hours. The bartender states "Mr. Parsons took a whiz at least three dozen times. I think that meant he was happy."

A day later we finally got contact with TJ He said " What a life this guy has led, one thing led to another and now I'm in talks for making a bio on this guy."  Longfoot when reached for comment stated "Yeah .. he's a good kid.  Sharper than people give him credit for. I couldn't think of anyone else I would even allow to take a crack at putting my life in a movie."  Good news for us here at Uddershiet maybe? Either way good news for Reginald Longfoot as his life has been stricken with poverty and the brink of starvation at best. Will people pay to see an old out of work actor? Can Longfoot get back on his feet with the help of TJParsons and crew? We hope so. It couldn't happen to a nicer fellow.