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!

Join the Frenzy!

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Tomorrow, the annual Script Frenzy kicks off for thousands of screenwriters around the world who will jointly contribute millions of pages to the screenplay universe. Are you participating? And which genre will you be writing in? Tell us in the poll below and the comments at the bottom of the page. ____________________________________________ [poll id=”7″] Thank … Read more

7 Lessons from Mamet

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You’ve probably seen the memo to the writing staff of the now defunct show, The Unit, by David Mamet. I’ve had a closer look at the memo and broken it down into seven main statements.  Mamet’s take on drama in a nuthell or… Aristotle for TV. 1. INFORMATION IS NOT DRAMA TO THE WRITERS OF THE … Read more

Dang! It’s Purple?!?

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I woke up this morning and the site had a purple look and feel to it! It’s not an early April Fool’s joke, just proof that the transition from Melbourne (AU) to Culver City (CA) was successful. We’re now looking at the new Story Department servers with Media Temple in the heart of Screenland. If … Read more

Scripped.com and Zhura.com merge

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The CEO’s of  and Scripped.com  and Zhura.com have just announced the merger of their companies in an email to their members. Both have provided online script formatting services for the past 2 and 3 years. Together they claim they will be the largest screenwriting community online. In the email to his members, Sunil Rajaraman (Scripped) writes: Effective Monday, … Read more

Everyone Is Special (in OZ).

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Apart from the odd tweet, I have been relatively quiet lately. Quietly brooding, listening and watching. But that little odd tweet now strikes back, in a 1,000 word blog post. And a call to writers to wake up and denounce the TV preachers. I know, I should be solving the technical issues that have been … Read more