It`s time to get faithful on Film!

Formulated by internationally respected film scholar, Dr. Ippolit Wischinsky who is known in some countries as Ip Wischin, "Christian Filmmaking" is an exciting new workshop that strips dramaturgy down to its bones and gets to the heart of what really makes a story beautiful: a transcendental understanding of film as an abstract sign language. Eschewing the run-of-the-mill stuff you get from secular scriptwriting books (mostly telling you how to follow a formulaic three-act paradigm, yawn), Ip has drawn from his years of experience working with some of the finest script doctors and philosophers in America and England to craft a new set of tools that will be invaluable for every serious Christian script-writer and filmmaker.

Dear Vienna-Filmcoach Fan Community!

Unfortunately, we have to inform you at this point that Ip Wischin passed away completely unexpectedly on November 18th, 2023.
A legacy for our dear teacher, coach and friend is in the works.
Until then, keep your head up and – in keeping with his spirit – may the force be with you!

Marc Miletich, Ip´s 1.Padavan

Testimonials

Ip's Christian Filmmaking tools for story-tellers include:

  • The 'Think-Negative Approach': How to depict invisible things by looking for their opposite.
  • The 'Conflict Map': All conflicts, open or subdued, hefty or subtle, follow the same structure, which helps you to design a story or a scene.
  • The 'Hero Schema': Every movie has a hero. Even a documentary. The hero is always designed as a go-between. Learn why and how every film deals actually only with ONE character.
  • The 'Emanation Tree': All side characters are functionally rooted in the main charcter. The emanation tree helps you to avoid stock characters.
  • The 'Semiotic Effect': All dramaturgy is based on the laws of perception. How do you direct the audience's focus exactly where you want?
  • The 'Flaw Cast Schematic': Does your story answer a public need?
  • Semantic Parallel Worlds, or 'SPW': Learn how language is essentially a tool to avoid violence and how you write witty lines that still sound natural.

With Naked Filmmaking, you will learn to appreciate film dramaturgy as an art-form in itself and acquire all the skills you need to make the kind of artistic decisions that great scriptwriters and filmmakers have already figured out.

Thanks to Ip's advanced techniques, you will be able to hone yourself as a skilled craftsperson and up your game to produce your very best work - you will never watch movies the same again and your productivity will no longer be dependent upon your creative mood!

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