A good story is always a complex story, in the sense as life being complex. “Life“ is a constant source of stimulation. The “original idea” of the script comes before one decides to write something or to drop it. Sometimes an image, an atmosphere or an event sparks a creative process, and then a flood of ideas follows. Ideas can be anything – it is necessary to remain open and receptive to them. The notions of excitement, pleasure, desire and enjoyment are very important in this phase. What follows is a period of collecting and gathering. Ideally this period is uninhibited, uncensored (from both the outside and the creator), and lasts as long as possible. This is an activity that is carefree from critique, feedback and other opinions, and at the same time secure and a little bit lonely. The more we postpone the act of writing, the more we gain clarity on this path, and stay even more open to as many possibilities as possible. A long pre-writing phase can help to avoid being locked in a narrow path of options. We are all brought up with the romantic idea of the brain of the writer. However in reality the span of possibilities you start to write with functions against what neuroscientists call cognitive miser.
With Sina Ataeian Dena
The lecturer is a Persian Berlin-based Filmmaker and Artist. He received his Bachelor’s in Film Directing from Sooreh University of Arts in Tehran. His debut film “Paradise" (2015) was nominated for Golden Leopard in the main competition of Locarno Film Festival and won Best Film at Ecumenical Jury and Art Peace Award. “Paradise" was subsequently awarded at various international film festivals. Since 2016 Sina has been a scholar at Goethe-Institut. He has exhibited video arts, interactive video installations and photographs in prestigious contemporary art museums like Villa Merkel in Stuttgart and Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin.
The workshop is held in English and is free of charge.
Date: 26 – 29 April 2021, 5 – 7 pm (8h workshop)
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