UNDERSTANDING VOICE: Developing and amplifying your creative DNA
When a script feels like anyone could’ve written it, producers move on. "This writer has nothing to offer" they say.
In this sharp, no-nonsense session, veteran story consultant and former film exec Karel Segers tackles one of the most misunderstood assets in screenwriting: voice.
Voice isn’t surface-level "style." It’s identity. It’s why you get hired.
It’s the mark of authorship—the difference between content and cinema.
Great screenwriters think like Auteurs, in the tradition of the French New Wave. Because your script isn’t just a story. It’s a perspective on life.
Write pages that don’t just get read—but get remembered.
Start building your stylistic and thematic fingerprint now.
Write what only you can write.
When a script feels like anyone could’ve written it, producers move on. "This writer has nothing to offer" they say.
In this sharp, no-nonsense session, veteran story consultant and former film exec Karel Segers tackles one of the most misunderstood assets in screenwriting: voice.
Voice isn’t surface-level "style." It’s identity. It’s why you get hired.
It’s the mark of authorship—the difference between content and cinema.
Great screenwriters think like Auteurs, in the tradition of the French New Wave. Because your script isn’t just a story. It’s a perspective on life.
Write pages that don’t just get read—but get remembered.
Start building your stylistic and thematic fingerprint now.
Write what only you can write.
After relocating to Australia in 2001, Karel produced and co-produced several shorts, documentaries, and features. He’s the founder of The Story Department, Logline It, and Immersion Screenwriting, and is known for his market-driven, hands-on approach to story development: blending Joseph Campbell's structure with contemporary screen models.
Karel has consulted for screen agencies, producers, and writers across five continents, with clients including the New Zealand Film Commission, Screen Canberra, ABS-CBN Star Cinema, and Deloitte. He has lectured at universities and film schools around the world.
Karel Segers's Website: https://www.thestorydepartment.com/
What You’ll Learn:
- Why voice matters from concept to pitch
- How AI can both assist—and assassinate—your authorship
- How to identify and amplify your creative DNA
- Why some rules must be broken to stand out
- How pro readers detect artificiality—and how you can, too
Encouraging
-- Davida L.
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-- Megan R.
Touched on some interesting and valuable information, but it wasn't presented very clearly. One thing I learned, though: I don't know enough about other screenwriters.
-- Brian G.
Very good content and advice and will help me to find a more distinctive Voice. Pitching to Agents and Producers is very difficult.
-- Warren B.
-- Ann P.