Jakob Vestergaard

Self taught, amatuer screenwriter from Denmark. A slave to the 8-sequence writing metod.

I miss the simple, good old fashioned high comedy features, high concept mystery movies and the big budget original stories. Where have they gone?

Reach out for all things screenwriting - JakobV@

Currently watching:

The White Lotus. Great for Character creation.

Twin Peaks - Actually explained. 4 hour video on YouTube. Take out: Everything stems from a single idea.

Currently listenening to:

Jacob Krueger podcast. Write your screenplay. Very crafty episodes.

TSL - The Screenwriting Life. Also crafty - especially on theme.

Cinema of Meaning - Great perspective on theme.

Draft Zero. Very crafty episodes.

Danish movies you should watch.

Riders of Justice - perfect combination of different tones.

Klovn - danish copy of Curb, the movie version. This is how rowdy popular danish movies can be.

Checkered Ninja - This is how rowdy popular danish children's movie can be!

If you're stuck on Netflix not knowing what to stream - check 'em out. Tell me what you think.