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Two Journeys of Change

A day in Michael Hauge’s romcom seminar inspired me to republish this brief article I wrote about a year and a...

posted on: Jun 19, 2010 | author: Karel Segers

:: Failed screenplays: don’t be another statistic. :: With so much action, how to balance character and plot. ::...

posted on: May 9, 2010 | author: Solmaaz

Our series of guest posts is opening up to the readers, so it is now your turn. In his contribution to The Story...

posted on: Apr 26, 2009 | author: Karel Segers

Our guest post series has opened to the readers, so it is your turn. Aspiring screenwriter Terrence ponders over a...

posted on: Apr 17, 2009 | author: cleomees

This is the 2nd (and final) part of Terrence’s post. Part 1 is here. As much as I loved it for its characters...

posted on: Apr 7, 2009 | author: Karel Segers

The biggest movie out of Australia since AUSTRALIA is a simple tale of pen-friendship that can’t be seen in...

posted on: Apr 5, 2009 | author: Karel Segers

Tracy Richardson is a former Story Department student and client whose debut script LIGHTING UP has been moving...

posted on: Mar 13, 2009 | author: tracy

I am a fan of Ridley Scott’s flamboyant visual style of filmmaking. Although he has had numerous box office...

posted on: Mar 8, 2009 | author: Karel Segers