UPCOMING CLASSES
Workshop storytelling for fiction: writing a short film
Barcelona – May 26/27 & June 2/3:
What? Develop a first version of a script for a short film in just two weekends.
How? First we explore the creative process, and look at ways to find and develop ideas. After this we create a small scene to identify the basic elements of cinematic writing. In the second weekend we pay attention to finding the structure that helps you tell your story and writing dialogue. Every day consists of three hours of theory and three hours of practice. Giving and receiving feedback on presented work is a central element of the workshop.
For who? Beginning to intermediate screenwriters and directors with or without an idea for a short film, or anyone with an interest in filmmaking or storytelling.
Full price: €275
Early bird (before May 12): €225
Max participants: 10
Workshop acting & directing in film
Barcelona – June 23/24 & June 30/July 1
In two weekends of intensive work we explore the complex relationship between directors and actors in film. How do you give good direction? How can you offer something to the director that works? How do you make a rehearsal for film yield interesting results? How do you approach the material, the blocking, the subtext? With some theory and a lot of practice we explore ways of working that prepare you for castings, rehearsals and set. Giving and receiving feedback on presented work is a central element of the workshop. Directors are encouraged to bring one or more short scenes to work with, but these are not necessary.
Full price: €295
Early bird (before June 9): €245
Max participants: 8 directors & 4 actors
Workshop storytelling for documentary: developing a documentary
Barcelona – June 9/10 & 16/17:
What? Develop a first version of a documentary filmplan in just two weekends.
How? In the first weekend we explore the creative process, the different structures and genres of documentary and how to find out which fits your idea, and research. In the second weekend we develop the ideas further, discuss how to present them in a documentary film plan, and look at the ways the plan influences the shooting process. Giving and receiving feedback on presented work is a central element of the workshop.
For who? Beginning to intermediate filmmakers with or without an idea for a documentary, or anyone with an interest in the documentary process or storytelling.
Full price: €275
Early bird (before May 26): €225
Max participants: 10
ABOUT MY CLASSES
Over a number of years of teaching and coaching I have discovered that theory and technique are helpfull, but not fundamental to the development process. It’s of much greater importance to first find ways to foster your intuition and imagination, and then discover what they are trying to tell you. About the world, about yourself, and about your relation to the world. What is your story really about?
Because of this my classes offer no simple steps or rules to follow, no magical formula to get to a briljant story. Filmmaking is hard, storytelling is hard, and anyone who tells you anything else is wrong. Every story is different, every project a struggle. What I offer are ways that help you understand this process, and tools to fight your way through it. By suggesting things to do and ways of thinking that make it simpler when possible and more complicated when necessary, but mostly by trying to help you find the reasons your story is worth telling – and thus worth the struggle.
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