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!

Who Will Win?

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With four leading best picture contenders ineligible for the WGA award, some say the award has taken a serious knock in predicting the outcome of the Oscars. We’d like to see which nominee you expect to have the best chance of an Oscar win. Cast your vote in our first poll of the year! ____________________________________________ … Read more

Dances with Smurfs

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Even before AVATAR’s release, parallels with other films emerged. Cameron has admitted a similarity with DANCES WITH WOLVES and a certain Matt Bateman ticked the boxes convincingly for POCAHONTAS.  The web is rife with comparisons. Here are six: DANCES WITH WOLVES Yes, exactly, it is very much like [Dances With Wolves]. You see the same … Read more

Story Structure: Avatar

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It took AVATAR 17 days to break through the $1bn worldwide and to this day, it is the highest grossing film in the history of cinema. It is a movie worth analysing. by Karel Segers To my taste – I was not raised on popcorn fare – James Cameron is the only true-bred Hollywood writer-director. … Read more

The Mobile Dept.

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No matter how much I love the new cool look of The Story Department, on my phone it kinda looks pathetic. For the alarmingly increasing amount of iPhone users among my readers, I just had to do something about the mobile readability of the site. Like most people, when on the mobile, I want to … Read more

Wonderful 2010!

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Wow. There’s been some work behind the scenes. A few days ago it looked like the new style was going to be very different. But there we are. With a big thank you to Lee Sheppard. And we’ll kick off with an article about The Story Department. Not this one. The Other Story Dept. Happy … Read more