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!

Lew Hunter’s Screenwriting 434

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While Jack Brislee is trying to con himself into believing there are actually things more important than screenwriting (let alone The Story Department), I stumbled upon this review of Lew Hunter’s Screenwriting 434. A review of a review. Lew Hunter writes: “…the main reason why flashbacks, flashforwards, and narration are generally undesirable as storytelling devices today. These … Read more

James Gray is angry. (Audio)

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Here is an exceptionally gifted filmmaker, profoundly unhappy with the state of the craft.
At the time of writing, this excerpt of an old CS Magazine interview with James Gray has had 5 views.
Let’s make that 500.

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Activate your Dialogue

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Give your characters something to do. Always. Long dialogue without action essentially means you are filming talking heads, which is profoundly anti-cinematic. It’s a simple rule but still too many newbies ignore it. It’s called MOVIES, remember? This is a really easy check. Flick through your script, checking for pages with only dialogue. See that continuous … Read more

Best o/t Web 16 May

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:: Robin Hood: Robbing From the Poor
:: John August about Theme.
:: Where do you find good ideas?
:: Can a writer have more than one agent?
:: Short(film)Cut to Hollywood Success
:: Facebook: Reality vs. the Movie
:: Gladiator screenplay at mypdfscripts.com
:: When Backstory is Too Much Information
:: Legendary Screenwriters (by the other Craig Mazin)
:: Great scifi fiction novel on its way to the big screen
:: Roger Ebert hates 3D too (as does Alex Epstein)
:: About nitpicking. This is not about your screenplay. Yet it is.
:: Movies shouldn’t be like books. And vice versa.
:: Who are you writing for? Or… Who are you kidding?
:: Inception + Toy Story 3 = Scary Genius

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