Karel FG Segers

Karel Segers wrote his first produced screenplay at age 17. Today he is a story analyst with experience in acquisition, development and production. He has trained students worldwide, and worked with half a dozen Academy Award nominees. Karel speaks more European languages than he has fingers on his left hand, which he is still trying to find a use for in his hometown of Sydney, Australia. The languages, not the fingers. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel!

Structure: Breaking Bad S1E1

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With the 5th and final season of Breaking Bad underway, let’s look back at how it started. The pilot episode planted this drama series squarely on the map and to my taste, Breaking Bad became an instant classic. The show is loved as much by its audience as by the critics and industry peers. Most … Read more

Movie Moment: Welcome to the party, pal!

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DIE HARD contains all the evidence needed to send even the staunchest Hero’s Journey skeptics on a quest. Its plot is perfect, the Hero transformation convincing and Jung himself would have drooled over the Hero-Shadow relationship. by Karel Segers The one quote everyone remembers is “Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker” but my favorite moment of the movie is … Read more

Sex At Sixty In Wall-E [Robot Sex In Space]

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1) I watched it again with my son today, 2) Jamie our regular video guy is out of town and 3) this little article was scheduled for June 22, 2022 (WTF?). So I thought let’s run it tonight in stead. by Karel Segers My unconditional love for Pixar kicked in when I realised I had … Read more

“The End” – Now what?

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Rhonda has just typed “FADE OUT”. Over the moon about her first feature screenplay, soon she will change her Facebook status to “THE END!!”, open a bottle of her favorite sparkling and go on Skype to celebrate with her writing buddies all over the web.   by Karel Segers So far so good. What Rhonda … Read more

Emotional Logic in the Hero’s Journey

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I started blogging when I realized the greatest weakness in Australian screenplays was structure. Since then I have studied story structure to the point some people now call me “Structure Man” and others call me ‘Cookie Cutter’. by Karel Segers This post is for those in the latter category. Those who claim that overly structured … Read more