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The Story Department Est. 2009 · Karel Segers
Section HK · beginning 12 entries 25 August 2026

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  1. 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…

    3 min
  2. The (Necessary) Evil of Dialogue

    Zinneman called it a 'necessary evil' and wordsmith par excellence David Mamet says: "A good film script should be able…

    3 min
  3. POV: When to Shift?

    Because the first shift of POV in a film may jolt the audience's experience, it works best where this brief…

    3 min
  4. Arcs and Endings (2)

    Should you write a happy ending? Commercial common sense will tell you: yes, you should. Robert McKee says: "Tell the…

    4 min
  5. The Story Revolution

    Nafa - Choctops Meeting: 18/2/08 (Report by John Haly, Thank you to Tony Chu) Karel -a Belgian producer and script…

    11 min
  6. Structure: The Lives of Others

    A loyal agent for the Stasi spies on a playwright and his actress girlfriend. Intent on revealing their disloyalty to…

    13 min