The last three days of this week at Film School we read our treatments aloud and got critique from head of the screenwriting education, Lars Detlefsen. When we were up in that room before the summer, I felt like I took a beating. But today, a fellow student took a beating that reminded me of Bane kicking Batman’s butt […]
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Film School Confidential: WRITING EXERCISES WITH NIKOLAJ SCHERFIG
Tuesday was a creative rush, getting back in shape after the holidays with a day of writing exercises.We’ve been taught by Nikolaj Sherfig before, so introductions were not necessary – we just jumped right in and started writing. He had three exercises for us (actually more, but feedback took longer than expected, so…). Write an […]
Film School Confidential: SHOW AND TELL WITH JØRGEN LETH
Back at film school this week, kicking off the final semester with absolute boredom stardom. Poet and documentary filmmaker Jørgen Leth showed us clips from some of his many films and talked about his method. Leth is quite the celebrity in Denmark, both through his films but also as a commentator during Tour de France, […]
Working Methods: WALL-TO-WALL MEETINGS
I don’t know about you, but I rarely get anything done if I only have a few hours of work time. I need time to really dig in. So having a meeting in town during the day is the a surefire way for me to NOT get anything done. My recommendation: bunch all meetings together […]
Off Topic: LET IT RAIN
Danes are a whiny bunch. There, I said it. We have a tendency to always see the glass as half empty. Optimism and unmotivated smiling is not so much frowned upon, but more seen as some sort of denial or half-religious craziness, reserved for hippies and people who sell HerbaLife. The rest of us know […]
In Danish: TEEN CRIME NOVEL – OUT NOW!
My very first teen novel Godt Nytår has been released by major Danish publisher Gyldendal this summer. A crime story of friendship gone bad, a bag full of money and a biker gang out for blood. Illustrated by the author. Buy now directly from the publisher.