Workshops

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The Story Department Workshops

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To become and stay a working screenwriter, you have to learn. Even when – you think – you know it all, it really pays to see it confirmed in a structured lesson.

Rather than the ever flowing river of a blog, this time I deliver you the goods in a systematic, practical package. The Online Workshop.

What sets this course apart from others is that you can trust what I’m teaching. The message is right here, spread out over 300+ articles.

As you have known me for the past 4 years, I have no hidden agendas; all I want is your success. If you are successful, I am. Period.

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Past Story/Script Workshops:

2010

• Sun 14 Feb: The Hollywood Formula.
• Fri 19 – Sun 21 Feb: Mark Piper Exclusive Workshop (Byron Bay)
• Sun 28 Feb: Creating Cinema that Sells (Australian Film Festival / Sydney)
• Sat 6 /Sun 7 Mar: Screen Story Weekend (Gold Coast)

“Karel Segers is Australia’s Robert McKee”
– Stephen J De Jager
Creative Director, Roadshow Entertainment

2009

• Wed 08 Apr: Story Lightning Presentation (Sydney)
• Sat 18 Apr: Screen Story (Gold Coast)
• Sun 19 Apr: Hero’s Journey (Gold Coast)
• Sun 26 Apr: Screen Story (Sydney)
• Sun 03 May: Hero’s Journey (Sydney)

“Karel is my go-to guy for Script Development and/or assessment. His grasp of story and structure is second to none.
- Michael Favelle
International Sales Agent
Top 10 Person to Watch in 2009

• Sat 9 May: Screen Story (Canberra)
• Sun 10 May: Hero’s Journey (Canberra)
• Sun 17 May: Adaptation (Sydney)
• Sat 22 May: Short Story/Big Screen (Canberra)
• Sun 23 May: Short Story/Big Screen (Canberra)

Karel Segers brilliantly conveys the best of what is currently understood about effective story telling for the cinema. His method of teaching is highly responsive, vividly supported by carefully selected visuals, and, best of all, witty and memorable.”
-Ron Cobb
Concept Artist, Writer, Director

• Sat 29 May: Short Story/Big Screen (Canberra)
• Sun 30 May: Short Story/Big Screen (Canberra)
• Sun 21 Jun: Script Perfection (Sydney)

“I attended a course of Karel’s in 2007 and two years later the details of what I learned have stayed with me. I catch myself automatically observing films and reading books using the critical tools I learned from Karel, and most importantly – how a story could be improved.”
-Marcus Amann
Professional Writer

• Sat 1 Aug: Script Perfection (Canberra)
• Sun 2 Aug: Adaptation (Canberra)
• Thu 6 Aug: TV Series Writing (Wagga Wagga)
• Sun 5 – Wed 15 Dec: Screenwriting (SAE, Amman)
• Sat 11 – Sun 12 Dec: Screen Story (Royal Film Commission of Jordan)

Students at the Sydney Hero’s Journey Workshop on 3 May 2009.
(Photo: Lee Sheppard – Click on photo for full size)