Jeff Parkin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre and Media Arts and was appointed as an Associate Chair of the Department in 2009. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Film and Television Production from the School of Cinema-Television at the University of Southern California in 1990 as well as a BA in English/Humanities from USC. In 1991, he received a Master of Fine Arts from USC in screenwriting, with additional emphasis in directing.
Before coming to Brigham Young University he worked in Los Angeles for 15 years as a producer, director, and writer with companies such as: Miramax Pictures, CBS Television, Orion Pictures, David E. Kelley Productions, EMI/Capitol Records, Fox Television, Dallas Museum of Art, Franklin/Covey, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Times, McGraw-Hill Companies and United Artists.
He has written, directed and/or produced two full-length feature films, a number-one-rated movie of the week for CBS Television, as well as numerous short films, commercials, documentaries, music videos and industrial films. In 2010 Parkin received the Outstanding Achievement in Drama award from the Association for Mormon Letters for producing The Book of Jer3miah.
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I enjoyed this episode more than I thought I would.
I did not go to BYU, and I don’t really care for the school (but I also don’t care for the U, it’s all about SUU!)
I accidentally listened to this while out for a walk and really enjoyed what Brother Parkin had to say about Mormon movies and how we need to judge it less. It’s true! We seem to draw a hard line that things are either a smash or they are terrible. There’s no room for inbetween.
But there needs to be! Thanks!
I liked this episode a lot!