ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the rather unique collaboration between Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR), and the state-financed film school, which is the only official institution training screenwriters, directors, cinematographers, and other crew for film and television in Denmark. This chapter traces the teaching of television back to the late 1990s. The screenwriting department at the National Film School of Denmark (NFSD) saw the emergence of new quality series from the United States and better job opportunities for writers in the field of television. This chapter analyzes the structure of the term and the film school conceptions of the skills needed for the industry. The main purpose of the term is to teach the students the craft of creating television series, but the term is also the only time at the School when writers work in teams. This chapter discusses how to understand the interplay of craft and creativity within the context of collaboration that is designed to mirror television industry development.
