Our Story: From Dreams To Reality
Parks & Pen Productions is the newest face in independently produced entertainment. Our name serves as a reminder of our founder’s journey from being homeless and sleeping in parks, to spending time behind bars, and eventually to living his dream as an actor, writer, and filmmaker.
Johnny began his career as an actor in December of 2024 during his senior semester of college. In the span of just a few months he became the first college graduate in his family as well as the first actor.
Now he has set his sights even higher by bringing his own life experience to the film and television industry to pioneer change while telling original stories.
Pioneering Industry Change: Erasing The Line
The film industry is begging for change. Throwing millions of dollars at the screen and hoping something sticks is not sustainable in an industry where roughly 80% of films lose money. Especially when the surge in demand for original content by streaming companies is putting increased pressure on production crews to pump out more content faster and cheaper, which is resulting in subpar quality productions. Who benefits from all this pressure?
The production companies and ATL (Above-The-Line) talent all stand to profit from the project’s success if it does well. So what does the BTL (Below-The-Line) cast and the crew usually get for the added pressure if the film is successful? Typically nothing beyond an on-screen credit.
For some, that might be enough…… We don’t think so.
Here at Parks & Pen Productions we are committed to erasing the line.
Our philosophy is rooted in our belief that we can inspire change in the film and television industry by putting the financial benefits of ownership back into the hands of the creatives who work so hard to take a project from idea to reality. We believe that at every level of production, ownership inspires a level of care and commitment that delivers consistently high quality results that a paycheck alone could never replicate.
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