Another intense week at film school almost over. Hopefully I won’t get punched in the nuts today! For the past three days we have been in sessions with director Kaspar Munk, who is educated at the alternative Danish film school Super16. We watched two of his shorter works, both coming-of-age films with more sensory images and […]
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Film School Confidential: ALL GREEK TO ME
This week has been a hotch-potch of different tutors and input. Tuesday we talked about loss and watched the first half of the Belgian thriller Calvaire: The Ordeal. Loss can be a powerful motivation for characters, as we tend to yearn for what we used to have or something we at least have had a […]
Film School Confidential: ANGER THERAPY
“What makes you angry?” the teacher asked. My immediate response: “How much time do I have” Of course all of us have things we’re angry about. I never thought it would make it into film studies, but I understand the notion of writing from emotion, dragging something you feel strongly about into your storytelling. Each […]
Film School Confidential: ACTING FOR WRITERS
Back at the Danish Film School this week and eager to share my experiences. Monday we watched the documentary Testamentet/The Will , a fascinating story of a pair of loser brothers about to inherit a ton of money. I can highly recommend this movie if you get a chance to see it. After the film there […]
Film School Confidential: 5 GREAT STORYTELLING TIPS
I’m not really at school this week but I went today anyway. Kim Fupz Aakeson (ex-cartoonist, screenwriter) was speaking and I didn’t want to miss that. Aakeson is usually smart, funny and very hands-on in his approach. Sure enough, quite a few nuggets fell into my notepad. Here are some of them: Story structure in […]
Film School Confidential: CONTRASTS
As promised, here are some highlights from this week’s programme at the National Film School of Denmark’s screenwriting Master Class: Monday we looked at how characters are introduced, studying the first sequences from The Godfather Part III, and in the afternoon I had a meeting with my script consultant, who gave me this book by John […]