The Creative Path
The Courtroom of Your Creativity
When we want to produce a creative piece of art, a story, a film, it's easy to talk ourselves out of it.
Olaf de Fleur
Creative unlocker. At your disposal. I direct and write films. Two-decade experience. Fifteen films. Sold high concepts. Corporate consultant.
Traveling Soul
Crocodiles in India
The ground inside the home was made out of uneven stacks of mud. The family that had invited me in didn’t have anything but offered me what they had. The offering was some kind of food, but it was impossible to know what it was made out of.
Writing
The Power of Save The Cat, the Book that Demystifyed Screenwriting
Blake gave us all a tool. Like the child in H.C. Andersen's story, Blake pointed to the Emperor to tell us that he didn't need to act all that fancy. Save the Cat didn't only demystify scriptwriting, it allowed us to see with childlike eyes so we could all go deeper into the magic world.
Financing
Applications for Documentary Projects open in October - Catapult Film Fund
The Catapult Research Grant is the newest expansion of Catapult Film Fund’s on going commitment to support nonfiction films and filmmakers.
Writing Blog
The Train, The Cargo
I have a sound recorder in my hand and I’m pointing it into empty space close to a train track. This space will be filled with thunder within a few moments. I maintain my posture like a statue waiting to be woken up. Noise creeps up from a horizon,
Creative Process
Being too self-conscious & Alan Alda
This obstacle of being self-concious serves an obvious purpose, it's intention is to stop you from putting out bad stuff into the world. This is of course a layered obstacle, it is a realm of elements, because we are not talking about perfectionism.
Writing Blog
Write Monster See Kill
Let's pretend. You're a great writer. Pretend for 1 minute. Actually sit down, time it. Pretend to be the best writer in the world. (method) Act it. If anything stops you from doing this, it'll show it's face, and you'll
Filmmaking
Support the cause
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Filmmaking
Buy 12 hours of my Filmmaking Seminars
For the past month, I've been doing four sessions each Saturday with students. I listen, give you tasks on projects you're working on, give you advice and feedback. Here, you can purchase a copy of each of the 4 webinars. * If you buy one seminar (3
Membership
On this website, we have two types of membership. Paid membership and free membership. Free membership: You get instant information about free film seminars via Zoom and creative film tools - Sign Up Paid membership: You get access to all my film classes on Skillshare and a link to all
Writing
LORD OF THE FLIES | Writing a Film Synopsis
In writing, it's probably the most difficult thing when writing your idea, to write a paragraph or a page that sums up your story.
Writing Blog
Writing Imperfection & Irrational Fear
I love writing because through it I can see a reflection of nature. In work, relationships, behavior. One of the things around writing that I've always struggled with is the fear of a mistake, the fear of looking strange, of writing something so crazy that will alienate me
Filmmaking
NEW CLASS - Learn Indie Filmmaking by Making a Short Documentary Film
I've just launched a new film class! After two months in production, endless thinking and joyful tinkering, the class is finally a reality. Please enjoy, ta damm: LEARN INDIE FILMMAKING BY MAKING A SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM [https://skl.sh/36ib4RS] > click here to see this class and
Film Edit
Color Grading | Quick Intro to Cinematic Coloring with Luts
A quick introduction lesson on using LUT's in Davinci Resolve to give your footage a cinematic look.
Screenwriting
The Error Of Writing A Story From A to B - And The Anxiety It Provokes
What does it mean to concentrate? Specifically when it comes to writing. Let’s throw in our usual disclaimer when it comes to creative work, and writing is no different, everyone has their way about it.
Interview
How Marie Téa get's her groove: Playful writing and doing a podcast about sex with her husband
Marie Téa approaches her creative work with a mix of play and color, her writing and creating a podcast on sex with her husband