Screenwriting Crafting Screenplay Dialogue: My Technique One technique that I use when writing dialogue in my screenplays.
Free Film Seminar Featured Free Film Seminar on Zoom - Saturday 9th Sept 2023 Dear Film Students, the next Free Film Seminar will take place on Saturday 9th September 2023.
Photography Pictures Of Icelandic Summer: A Blend of Adventure, Creativity, and Transitions Over the past few months, I've had the fortune to embrace the beauty of fleeting rays of sunshine that sporadically grace us here in Iceland.
Writing Blog Reveling in Metaphor: Aristotle's A Priori Illuminations Anyone who knows me knows that I can't stop talking, thinking, and using metaphors when I'm developing stories. Within them, I find strong clues about what I want to say in each project, clues that go far beyond words.
Personal Stuff The Healing Mantra That Saved My Life Someone said that pain is just a rock in the pocket of happiness. And to get it, we face the black sun of emptiness.
Writing Tools Unleash Your Creativity: The "Once Upon a Time" Ulysses Short Story Contest Competition - write a short story (400-800 words) that starts with "Once upon a time..." and win a three-month subscription to the stell writing app Ulysses
Filmmaking My First Short Film: No Budget Go! In the year 1996, I found myself embarking on an adventure with a tool that was still quite new to me - a camera and decided to make my first short film.
Writing Tools Featured Ulysses: A Writing App That Rocks! Your Essential Guide I've just completed a new 10-minute video about one of my favorite writing applications "Ulysses"
Writing Tools Novelty As A Writing Tool: My Session Today I use the fear of feeling bad in the future to keep myself on track in my writing.
Members only Free Film Seminar Free Film Seminar on Zoom - Saturday 15th April 2023 Dear Film Students, the next Free Film Seminar will take place on Saturday 15th of April 2023.
Writing Tools What Project To Work On? Using Metaphors To Help You Focus Like any creative person, my biggest agony has to do with the question 'what specific project' should I work on today?
Members only Film Seminar Free Film Seminar on Zoom - Saturday 4th March 2023 The Seminar is free and open for all subscribers (free and paid) of this website. To register for the seminar, sign in/up to my website here - and after you have done that, you will find the Zoom Link for the Seminar below.
Interview Featured Interview: Director Olaf de Fleur on his Icelandic roots, mixing genres, and his emotional new doc ‘King of the Butterflies’ Interview by Meghan Cook (The Insider): "I had the opportunity to sit down with filmmaker Olaf de Fleur and Guardian journalist Claire Armistead to discuss the director's early production days, his documentary King of the Butterflies"
Members only Film Seminar Featured Free Film Seminar on Zoom - Saturday 4th Feb 2023 The next Free Film Seminar will take place on Saturday the 4th Feb 2023. The Seminar is free and open for all subscribers (free and paid) of this website.
Writing Blog The Ideal Of A Creative Work Session: The Dopamine Of 1,000 Pull Ups The Ideal Work Session: First I attend to my physical position, define the project and mark the time frame with an outcome.
Financing Twenty Development Grants Of $25,000 USD To Documentary Filmmakers The deadline for documentary development grants is on the 13th of February 2023
Film Class Featured New Film Class: Making A Film Proposal For Investors In this class, you'll learn how to craft a compelling and professional document to present your film project to investors. I share the tools for making a Film Proposal that has helped me finance twelve feature films.
Industry Tips Featured "How Do I Get A Manager/Agent?" My tips and thoughts on how to get a manager are as follows. Put your electric pickup truck in rear gear and stack it with a grain of salt.
Members only Free Film Seminar on Zoom - Saturday 10th December 2022 Dear Film Students, the next Free Film Seminar will take place on the 10th of December 2022. The Seminar is free and open for all subscribers (free and paid) of this website. To register, please find the Zoom link at the bottom of this page. In this seminar, I will
Writing Tools Featured How To Write A Book I've often wondered how best to explain to myself how to write a book in a visual simplicity. And then I can across this nifty little drawing from the book: "Show Your Work," by Austin Kleon. Over the last few years, I've been focusing
Writing Tools Are You Stuck Creatively? Try This Simple Method The technique that is used here is a form of clean language, that is, you use a form of neutral questions with yourself to dissolve creative obstacles. The most important thing here is to avoid judgment or shaming and have a calm conversation with yourself.
Writing Blog THE SUPERMARKET: The Moment That Changed My Life I'm stuck in my car and I've managed to remove the seatbelt. My mind attempts to invite my body to get out of the vehicle. I've not been in an accident and my car isn't upside down. I'm parked outside a supermarket in my home city of Reykjavik, Iceland.
Documentary KING OF THE BUTTERFLIES: Review Olaf de Fleur’s new documentary is an intimate, endearing portrait of a man who tries to reclaim his life after 20 years of incarceration
Writing My Chitchat Before A Writing Session I was about to go into a writing session just now and I thought it would be an excellent idea write a bit about it before I start. The shadow side of me suspects that this is a camouflaged procrastination, but in all honesty, most things can be defined as