SCRIPT FIESTA 2019
Each presentation was preceded by one of students' etudes:
SLOWIK (NIGHTINGALE)
Watchable. An interesting idea with nuns on a coach but what is the film about?
ROZMOWA (CONVERSATION)
Watchable. Intriguing but without an ending, just an excerpt from somebody's relationship deterioration.
KONTROLA (CONTROL)
Watchable. Very well acted and with a plot. Still, stereotypical but convincing. Apparently the gay short film has got 5 million entries online.
EROTYK
Recommended. Plenty of events and emotions in just 2 minutes, varied shots with particularly beautiful ones on a window pane with water being wiped off.
As for lectures and masterclasses:
Agnieszka Kruk talked about twists of action. While I agree with her that structure matters more than the protagonist, she said the first twist should appear in 1/4th, according to the 1/4, 1/2, 1/4 rule which, as she admits, is no longer much adhered to - well, as I see it, several movies ignore the rule completely.
Jonathan Lynn was amazing in the way he dissected comedy. He's thinking of making "Macbeth" twice, with the same lines, in two genres: one would be a comedy and the other a tragedy. Apparently the drama meets the comedy criteria but has always been treated seriously.
Helen Jacey blabbered about female characters. No useful tips whatsoever. A waste of time.
Barbara Pawłowska had a down-to-earth presentation about writing and pitching a documentary script - one day after I pitched mine. She mentioned that Hanna Polak was working on a film about jihad in Iraq. I'm looking forward to that one.
Milenia Fiedler had a scriptwriter-oriented talk on how editing improves a film.
Kira-Anne Pelican gave a psychology-grounded presentation of personality types with useful hints on how to use them in character writing, including dialogues.
Apart from Helen Jacey, all the lectures and masterclasses were very useful both for writers and for regular viewers.
There was also a pitch fiesta at which I pitched my documentary idea to 6 producers - all of them were interested. However, due to my current professional obligations, I still haven't found time to get back to them with the treatment.
CAPTAIN MARVEL 3D
Recommended. Incomparably better immersion in the film than in ScreenX. Plenty of tropes mimic other SF movies: a holographic communicator like in "Star Wars", aliens roaring like Chewbacca, refugees like in "Valerian", Minn-Erva from "Guardians of the Galaxy". But the best bits are: how Fury got his eye-patch, punching the old lady - hilarious even when watched for the 3rd time and the apt recreation of the 90s.
THE QUEEN'S CORGI AT HELIOS DREAM
Recommended. Excellent animation where backgrounds often appear real while dogs look like cuddly toys with big eyes with sparkles. Prince Philip wears slippers with the British flag on them. The story in turns makes you laugh at the dogs' exploits and cry over their fate. The cartoon is great fun for adults too. The Dream room is marvellous. I just couldn't force myself to get up from that fabulous seat. Top-notch picture and sound matched the sitting quality.
万引き家族 (SHOPLIFTERS)
Watchable. Far from impressive. Slow and unemotional for the most part. I was curious what would happen with the abused girl so I watched on. About dysfunctional people so the movie's a bit odd.
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