Get creative.
2025 is your year for screenwriting.
You want to write screenplays for serial drama or film? Join this Zoom course to develop a creative method with a professional perspective.
Designed and delivered by a long-time industry insider, it will start you on a fresh script, adopt effective strategies, and prepare for producer pitches or industry events. All in 25 weeks. Achievable and affordable.
My original script went nowhere. After taking the course, I re-wrote and re-entered it to the Austin Screenplay Comp. It came top 10 of its category of 6000 entries, I sold it to an L.A. based producer, and another A-list producer commissioned me to write an original script.
Tested in the real world.
Now open to you online.
Using a unique and propriety development method, this market-driven course covers all three areas of Story, Script, and Sales, allowing time to absorb the theory, yet maintaining efficiency to deliver a draft in less than 6 months.
Most courses avoid the real question and sell you a pretty ebook instead. Karel does the opposite. He provides the real, complete, hard answer. If you’re serious, if you really want in, Karel’s ready to help you make it happen. It’s up to you.
You are a great teacher and your ability to break down concepts into actionable steps is exceptional. I love the practicality of the course. It is well-structured, and I can immediately apply everything I learn.
TOPICS
STORY – What should I write?
“Structure is everything.” But not how you think it is.
Your initial idea determines its structure. You will develop and test characters and concepts, learn the origins and application of popular theories, and enjoy a fun lesson in applied mythology and psychology.
Concept: 999 Story Ideas
Structure: Fun With Shapes
The Sequence Journey
The Mid Point Reversal
SCRIPT – How do I write it?
Give the reader a great read, and they’ll thank you for it.
Learn what makes scripts sell. Overcome procrastination and punch out pages while getting a fresh perspective on writing compelling characters. Find out who you really are before others do from reading your story.
Don’t Get It Right.
The Disagreeables
What is it about?
Show Don’t Tell Is Dead
SALES – How do I sell it?
Your financial future is on the page, not the screen.
You’ll get a competitive edge through study of films and scripts, learn insider secrets that turn a wallflower into a pitching machine, and deliver your pitch like an audition, not a sales presentation.
What you sell is YOU.
Know your comparables
Pitching 1: theory & prep
Pitching 2: Do the opposite
BONUS – How do I beat A.I.?
Develop your voice by cherrypicking from the great.
The Immersion method functions as job insurance. Resist the urge to use LLM’s in a way that will sink your career; instead sharpen your style with smarts.
REFERENCES
Not every movie script is a model. Tell the wheat from the chaff and pick the best reference for your work.
Rather than generic templates, model your work after a screen success. The Story Series references an array of entertainment: movies, video games, and TV shows. Enjoy an ‘aha’ moment when the pieces of the puzzle finally fit!
Download a list of reference titles for an idea of the range—and get inspired.
Is there a screenwriter in you?
The Story Series will draw them out.
We’ll lead the path. All you need to do is walk it.
your tutor
Karel Segers shares his insights from the inside.
Karel Segers sold his first script at the age of 17.
Since then, he has gained experience in film rights acquisition, development, and production.
As a lecturer and consultant, Karel works with writers and producers in Hollywood, Bollywood, and beyond.
His unique approach builds on immutable principles yet recognizes the changing trends in the global market.
The Story Series has helped these writers break in, sell stories, and make movies.
It’s frickin’ amazing – from developing a marketable concept to scene and dialogue techniques and pitching. The students are a blend of first-timers and experienced writers. I’ve come out of it with a bucket full of concepts I want to develop and the beginnings of a feature. I missed a few sessions while touring, and I’m planning to make them up later this year. Yes, it’s that good that I’m going back on purpose. I massively recommend this.
Last night, I signed my first TV option agreement. To say The Story Series and Karel’s infinite wisdom in the field have contributed to my success would be an understatement. I found this course SO invaluable, I completed it twice – and would have raced back for a third time had it been possible. The Story Series equipped me with the screenwriting skills to stand out from the pack (a MUST in this industry!)
My Big Four names for learning about story theory are Joseph Campbell, Michael Hauge, Michael Arndt and Karel Segers, and out of those names, Karel has taught me the most. He just might be the most underrated story analyst in the world today. If I didn’t have the good fortune of learning from him, my first feature film would never have been made.
Veritas Entertainment
After three years of screenwriting school, I manage to learn something new every time I attend one of the classes, and what wasn’t new served as a great reminder for what I should’ve remembered.
I’ve been making films for years and have encountered dozens of ‘gurus’, but Segers helped make writing a part of my everyday life. My first feature just premiered in the US, and I have another spec on the way. That wouldn’t be the case without learning from Karel Segers.”
INTRODUCTION
Unlike others, this course squarely addresses the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of screenwriting.
Karel explains what this course offers that others don’t, and why it works. It’s like a producer teaching you how to tell your story in the language they want.
Organisations Karel has worked with
My original screenplay went nowhere. After taking the course, I re-wrote and re-entered it to the Austin Screenplay Comp. It came top 10 of its category of 6000 entries, I sold it to an L.A. based producer, and another A-list producer hired me to write an original script.
No Karel, no career. It’s really that simple.
No Karel, no career.
It’s really that simple.
-Samuel Bartlett,
Screenwriter
Outcomes & deliverables
Like all courses, output is directly related to input. Previous students have accelerated their skills to the point that they instantly started winning contests and selling screenplays.
If you put in even the minimum of effort, we can guarantee that you will walk away with a pitchable, industry-standard logline, the first act of your script—which you can use as a writing sample—and an elevator pitch for your project.
Loglines come in many forms and shapes. We will train you in an effective industry formula that allows you to build highly successful loglines that run from 25 to 40 words and longer, while still being clear and compelling.
Here’s a tip: the 25-second pitch does not serve to sell your story, but to establish a connection with the industry person. We’ll train you on how to maximise the conversation that follows.
Follow the principles of this course, and your first act screenplay will be un-put-downable. Offer your readers an experience that is both dramatically and aesthetically rewarding.
Payment plans available for The Platinum Series only. Get in touch via this contact form to inquire.
A minimum deposit of 25% is due upon enrolment; 50% upon commencement.
(*) Price increases from 1/31/2025.
(**) Coaches are writers, trained by Karel Segers.
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