Film Class
Free Lesson: Tips For Film Directors
A free lesson from my class "Learn Indie Filmmaking By Making A Short Film"
Olaf de Fleur
Creative unlocker. At your disposal. I direct and write films. Two-decade experience. Fifteen films. Sold high concepts. Corporate consultant.
Filmmaking
Making A Film: Improve These 3 Things To Get Ahead
Three things for you to improve to excel in filmmaking :)
Writing Tools
Example: The Impact of Metaphors
The Impact of Metaphors
Screenwriting
Crafting Screenplay Dialogue: My Technique
One technique that I use when writing dialogue in my screenplays.
Free Film Seminar
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
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.
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?
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
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"