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Section A · Author: <span>Karel FG Segers</span> 425 entries 25 August 2026

Author: <span>Karel FG Segers</span>

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  1. Fantastic Story Ideas [And Where To Find Them]

    This post is about fantastic story ideas, not just any story idea. It is about finding the gems, and not settling for…

    4 min
  2. Westworld (1973) [About Structural Malfunctionings]

    When HBO launched the eponymous TV show, I took the opportunity to discover Westworld, the movie. The directorial debut of writer-director…

    5 min
  3. The Mid Point Pit Stop [Because Your Screenplay Is Too Long]

    In the early days of cinema, the feature presentation contained two parts, with an intermission halfway, at the mid point. The…

    4 min
  4. The 2-Act Structure [Because You Write The Rules]

    In an earlier post I warned you about the 2-Act Structure. If none of the structural paradigms offered by the…

    7 min
  5. About Screenwriting Rules [And The 3-Act Structure]

    When How To Train Your Dragon was released, some people learned to their horror that the film was written following…

    7 min
  6. Chariots Of Fire Revisited [Running With Synthesizers]

    In Writing Screenplays that Sell, Michael Hauge singles out Chariots Of Fire (1981) as a cinematic outlier. It was an unlikely…

    5 min