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
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 […]
Film School Confidential: CHARACTER DEVELOPEMENT
I’m attending The National Film School of Denmark these days, studying screenwriting in a 1-year Master Class. This new topic “Film School Confidential” is my idea of taking notes; sharing what I learn with you! The structure of movies has seeped in to a lot of other genres, books, comics, computer games. So I recommend […]