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 […]
Writing
Working methods: MAKING TROUBLE
Here’s something I picked up at the first week of Film School. Something that didn’t make me feel too good about myself. You see, storytellers are actually sadists. As a writer, you have to want to torment your characters. You have to want to throw them to the wolves, have them bombarded with all kinds of […]
On the move: FILM SCHOOL DAY 1
Today I began my new life as a student at the National Film School of Denmark, where I will be spending a week out of every month studying screenwriting in an exclusive 6-person Master Class ending in December of this year. The goal is to produce a feature length script while learning about the craft […]
Working methods: PITCHING
I really don’t know much about this subject. That’s why I signed on for a seminar recently, about pitching your ideas. Unfortunately all I learned was how NOT to do it. The speaker was a young, beautiful woman who had worked in ad agencies in New York and L.A. and had worked with major clients […]
On the move: BACK TO SCHOOL
It’s official; I have been accepted to the Danish Film School screenwriting master class. So next year will be pretty busy… I posted this news to Facebook yesterday and got over a hundred “likes”. So it seems there are people out there who appreciate my efforts to break from the artist to writer side of things. Not […]
Working Methods: COMMIT
I’m a great believer in the power of commitment. If you want to quit smoking, tell 10 people you are quitting, people you respect. The chance of succes is much greater, if failure means you have to face your peers and admit you didn’t follow through. Want to get your book written? Your graphic novel done? Promise someone important […]