• The Tag Dept.

    • Sun 26 Oct 08 - 9:30am-5:30pm - NSW Writers Centre - Callan Park, Rozelle
    Contact: 0407 955 555 - karel@ozzywood.com

    WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:
    This one day intensive and entertaining workshop teaches the difference between scripts with potential and those that are just a fun read. Do you really know what the ‘3-act-structure’ stands for? What could save your screenplay, that even Michael Hauge didn’t know? The workshop is packed with clips from recent and classic movies and at the end you have a better understanding of story than any book will teach you.

    Click here to book now and save 20%

    BACKGROUND:
    The great careers in our industry are not built on volume of work but rather an informed choice of projects. To make it in movies, it is not enough to be able to read and write imaginative scripts. To connect with an audience, you need to know what goes on under the surface and learn the skill to shape the master story. This applies equally to writers, directors, actors and above all: producers.

    The recent Bergent report commissioned by the old FFC revealed that Australian filmmakers are NOT disadvantaged in our home market. We CAN take our fair share of the almost one billion dollars spent annually at our box office - provided we care about our audience in stead of our egos.

    ESSENTIAL FOR FILMMAKERS:
    Without the knowledge taught in this course, screenwriters, directors and producers stand a better chance of winning the lottery than making it big in movies. Story structure is not just another aspect of screenwriting. It is the stuff that makes or breaks careers.

    Combine and save up to 25%

    INTENDED AUDIENCE:
    Screenwriters - Does your concept hold up? How to improve the structure?
    Actors - Which projects are worth fighting for? Are your lines really supporting the story?
    Producers & Directors - How to select unique projects with commercial potential.

    THE LOCATION:
    The inspirational NSW Writers Centre under the jacarandas of Callan Park, Rozelle where parking is never a problem. Check out the second hand book shelf with gems at $2 to keep you entertained during the breaks.

    COURSE FEE:

    - $165: handouts, coffee/tea, script software, 3 months Premium Ed.
    - $132: if you book now (payment received before 16 October).
    - $99: for students (call or email to check eligibility first)

    Student? Click here for your 40% discount!

    Registrations are open until the last working day before the workshop. Click here to receive registration information via email.

    ABOUT THE TUTOR:
    Executive Producer and Story Analyst Karel Segers, a Licentiate of Germanic Philology (University of Louvain, Belgium) has produced two short dramas and co-produced a documentary and a feature film. He is in post-production with a feature film and has just completed a short 3D CGI animation, both in association with the AFC. Over the past few years Karel has consulted to award-winning writers, directors and producers on films in development as well as post-production. His views are published in The Story Dept. and ‘Karel’s Feedback Forum’ on the AWG web site. Both nominees for the 2007 AWG Monte Miller Award were Karel’s clients.

    WHAT OTHERS SAY:

    “Your ability to condense the best of screenwriting stucture theory into a concise, simple 1 day course is brilliant, bizarre & a life saver. I could’ve read 10 books in 10 months and still be confused why my script is out of kilter. I take your course and in one day I get it. That easy. Needless to say I am a convert.”
    -Dean Friske
    Associate Member AWG

    “Karel is an excellent speaker and entertainer, especially in his focus on the Hero’s Journey and in revealing some secrets to give me the edge in selecting the best scripts to audition for in the future.. Comprehensive yet relaxed, his style of interactive workshop was not only refreshing… but fun! No doubts, he is the “go-to-guy” for all things on script and story in this country.”
    -Erryn Akpinar
    Actor and Filmmaker
    www.errynakpinar.com

    “I completed Karel’s course today and would highly recommend it to other budding screen writers. Taking the course WILL save you a lot of time in the long run. The course was packed with information and I learned a great deal about the basics of story development in scripts. I will be taking Karel’s next course.“
    -Susan Plunkett PhD

    “Karel’s course is excellent. It finally sunk in, having studied structure twice previously with high calibre teachers. Karel delivers crucial basics, sound models and advanced techniques that work. Thank you Karel for sharing your extensive knowledge.”
    -Brenda Jackson

    “Karel, your one-day Screenwriter’s Workshop is an absolute winner! It’s a fascinating and enjoyable day and an absolute MUST if you’re serious about writing a quality script.”
    -Ian Nicholson
    Sydney Film Industry Meetup

    “Essential for anyone writing scripts or aspiring to do so. It offers a framework to mould and build story around, which grounds and guides the imagination at work. It’s also a really enjoyable day, pitched at any level of experience. It certainly offers material you keep in a notebook close by, to revisit again and again. Thanks Karel!”
    -Cherie Power

    “I enjoyed the day enormously and thought you were just wonderful. My knowledge and understanding of films was expanded enormously, and many things I understood instinctively but had never heard articulated about the art of storytelling were nailed firmly in place.
    It was fantastic!”
    -Kate Forsyth
    Best-selling Author ‘Witches of Eileanan’

    “Karel is the new breed of Teachers who not only conveys the technicality so effortlessly, but makes you want to write your story. He is passionate, focused and he knows his stuff. Karel you Rock, dude!”
    -Gerard John
    Producer / Entrepreneur

    “I came to you with a bunch of scenes in the hope of finding a story and when I look back I’m still surprised at how far we have come. Now the script has won the 2007 Monte Miller award. Thanks again Karel.”
    -Nathan Fielding
    Winner 2007 AWG Monte Miller Award

    “He never gets distracted with the little stuff that tends to fix itself when the important parts are working harmoniously. Karel is a rare beast amongst story consultants - a film literate and long-standing aficionado of many film genres. I
    hold Karel in very high regard.”
    -Kieran Galvin
    Writer / Director PUPPY
    Writer FEED

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

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