Niels Fonseca

Freelance script consultant, creative producer and teacher

Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

About

Freelance script editor and consultant within development and creative producing. I also teach filmschools, universities, production companies and individuals in dramaturgy, development, creative producing, convergence and dramatic writing for theater, film, series and new media. About me. Dynamic developer, script editor, creative producer and teacher with ability to envision the genesis of a creative idea and manage conceptual projects successfully throughout development and preproduction. High impact contributor with valuable time management and interpersonal skills. I worked as a commissioning editor, development producer, project consultant and script editor for among others: TV 2 Danmark, DR, Zentropa Productions, Nordisk Film, Miso Film, The Good Company, REinvent Studios, Scanbox (DK), SF Film (N), SF Film (S), Cinenord (N), Yellow Bird (S) as well as independent producers, writers and directors. Background a graduate from The Department of Dramaturgy at Aarhus University, I have been involved in wide range of formats from theatre and feature film production to primetime TV series, publishing and multiple media storytelling. Currently I am working as a freelance consultant mainly in Denmark and Norway. Parallel to my freelance employment in the Film and TV industry, I have a particular interest in interests are creative processes, script development and feedback analysis. Please reach out to [email protected] if you want to discuss opportunities for collaboration.

Experience

  • Syddansk Universitet - University of Southern Denmark ()
    • Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of the study of Culture
      Jan 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 7 mos

      Teaching dramatic writing and screenwriting for film and series and script development

    • Associate Professor, Department of the study of Culture
      Aug 2020 - Dec 2021 · 1 yr 5 mos

      Teaching dramatic writing and screenwriting for film and series and script development

  • script consultant, project developer at 2 sq.m & one phone
    Jun 1996 - Present · 30 yrs 2 mos

  • Associate Professor of Art, Department of Film and Media at Westerdals Oslo ACT
    Jul 2016 - Dec 2020 · 4 yrs 6 mos

    Teaching audiovisual communication and story-telling with a focus on screenwriting, development, creative collaboration, production, content and experience. The students work artistically and conceptually with ideas together with the audience and users as the target group.

  • Course Instructor at Royal Danish Academy
    Feb 2016 - Apr 2016 · 3 mos

    A masterclass on how to write a short film by developing a compelling story and tackling a script outline. Examination of the fundamental elements of a good story, and how to use those elements to develop new ideas for storytelling and screenplays. The Institute of Visual Design at The Royal Danish Academy provides a setting for teaching, research and artistic development in all forms of visual design. Its researchers study visual identity, universes for television and film, and the development of games and digital products.

  • Course Instructor in specialization at Department for Multiplatform Storytelling and Production at VIA University College
    Mar 2015 - Jun 2015 · 4 mos

    The masterclass in visual storytelling is an intense, academic and hands-on experience about finding and developing creative solutions. It constitutes the role of a storyteller and build narratives using different methods and materials including photography, film and design. The concept and aesthetics are key and the students will develop and refine their stories through group tutorials. Multiplatform Storytelling is essentially creative content production for an evolving, three-dimensional media space. Unlike a ‘traditional’ narrative, multiplatform stories typically evolve on one platform (film, television, web series, etc.) and can extend to secondary and tertiary platforms (YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Quibi etc.) to augment creative delivery of the narrative. Enhanced engagement afforded in these platforms can provide the audience greater agency in terms of how they can interact with the storytelling experience.