co-writing – The Story Department

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.

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Screenwriting Best of the Web 25/10/09

Solmaaz — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:01:21 +0000

Here’s my weekly selection from the blogosphere. Feel free to recommend anything or give your feedback in the Questions and Comments below.

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Sometimes the best rewrite is going back to the index cards.
Don’t twitter a tweet, Hollywood contracts keeping it confidential
Applying your faith: Advice on making Christian films
For Akiva Goldsmith all it takes is genius, madness
Where the Wild Things Are, script now online
I’ve done my list of annoyances before, here is Julie Gray’s
Mad Max 4 pre-production underway.
Know your story elements: Act One
Story elements cheat sheet: an index card checklist
To co-write? Are two minds really better than one?
Never summarize the scene: how to keep pace
Matt Weiner of Mad Men won’t say “agent”

COMING SOON to the Story Department:

Merrel Davis on ‘Avoiding Mental Spackle’
Structural breakdown of THE UNTOUCHABLES
Paul Gulino: Screenwriting, the Deadline Approach

Enjoy!

Karel

https://www.examiner.com/x-17262-Albuquerque-True-Crime-Examiner~y2009m8d16-How-to-sell-your-story-to-Hollywoodor-not

They’ve already won

Karel FG Segers — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:27:45 +0000

At a recent networking event, I met two filmmakers, 14 and 16 years old. When I asked them in what capacity they were there, they said: “Oh, we’re just trying to network as much as possible.” I had to bite my tongue it seemed so funny.

I wanted to figure out who they were, not why they were there. Everyone was there to network.

These guys were Michael and Gabriel, winners of TropFest Junior, the kids section of the largest short film festival in the world.

The big thing is not their first prize. Here’s why I believe they’ve already won:

1. They have plenty of time to fail, learn and win (and no mortgage to pay).
2. They are co-writing (to write faster and better)
3. They are networking (to know more people to sell to)

These teenage filmmakers have what many don’t have: time AND a strategy.

If you don’t have the years to fail and learn, are you really doing everything to counteract this?

Oh and you no longer have an excuse for not being able to work the crowd.

Karel FG Segers

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