Industry Tips
"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.
Olaf de Fleur
Creative unlocker. At your disposal. I direct and write films. Two-decade experience. Fifteen films. Sold high concepts. Corporate consultant.
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
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
Creative Gadgets
Knit, Count, Breathe - Protecting Your Creative Mood
My mother used to knit like there was no tomorrow. There was always something peaceful and harmonious about watching her click the pins through the wool.
Documentary
"King of The Butterflies" Nominated For Best Nordic Documentary
Our documentary King of the Butterflies has been nominated for best documentary competition at the Nordisk Panorama Film Festival.
Writing Blog
Novel Work This Summer; A Brief Check-in
Dear students, I hope you're having a good summer. This summer, I decided to take a little break from teaching and have been working on a novel that I've been breadcrumbing, inch by inch, over the last few years. I'd been writing a chapter
Writing
On Writing And Being A Bee
If you sting, you die. If you make honey, you nurture. That is if you're a bee. I sometimes think about being a beekeeper and find it a helpful metaphor for writing. I have to go slow not to get stung by the inner critic.
Film Class
New Film Class: From Idea to Video
In "Indie Filmmaking: Transform Your Idea Into Video" - You will learn how to develop, write, produce, film and edit a short video out of your original idea.
Olaf's Blog
A Day of Ghosts
I'm not sure why I'm writing this. I don't need to know actually. But my hands are writing. They're not alone. With them are my past, present and forecasted future. Past rides up front, to 18th September 1999. I wasn't
Film Edit
Edit Sprint | Final Cut Pro X
This is a real-time edit training lesson in Final Cut Pro X. The method that I use is what I call Edit Sprint.
Writing Blog
Not Being Able To Write a Book
I have been working on 'this book' for over five years, and I have found myself stuck in a detrimental loop.
Free Film
Dear Film Students, the next Free Film Seminar will take place on the 22nd of October. The Seminar is free and open for all subscribers (free and paid) of this website. To register, please find the Zoom link below. In this seminar, I will cover a range of Indie filmmaking