Guido Segal, Screenwriter, Journalist, Film Critic, Instructor: So he’s at Ralph’s at 3 a.m., in a bathrobe with sunglasses and he pays for a carton of milk with a check.
Film Courage: What are three things every great story has?
Guido: I want to be a little bit obvious here but I think a great opening, you need a hook. Especially nowadays that people are so distracted and there’s so much to read and watch. A great hook, a great opening that offers a question, intrigue. Of course if I say a great opening, I have to say a great ending and usually I’d say when I write that those are the two things I think of first. I need to know where I’m starting off from and I need to know where I need to get to and the beauty or the challenge is Okay, how do I get from Point A to Point B?
But I’m going to say the third element is a great character. Of characters I think one of the most difficult things to do is to find characters that feel real or possible and not just ideas but that feel like people. That’s why the temptation is always to steal from someone and what I mean is think of people in your life and I personally don’t ever do just one person. I’m not trying to portray a single individual, I’m taking different elements. It’s a composite of different people with character. I would say though there has to be…(Watch the video interview on Youtube here).
BIO:
Guido Segal was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Before moving to Los Angeles to pursue his MFA in Screenwriting at UCLA, he was a journalist and a film critic, selected as a Juror at la Semaine de la Critique, during the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. Segal has worked as a documentary filmmaker for History and Discovery Channel covering political topics (Asylum Seekers; Sicarios). He also has vast experience as an assistant director and screenwriter for films and TV. Segal co-wrote the Argentinian films Leones (2012) and Kékzsakállú (2016). He was also staffed as a TV writer in three shows: Un Año Para Recordar (2011-2012); La Asombrosa Excursión de Zamba (2014-2016); and Siesta Z (2016). The last two animated shows were nominated for International Emmy Awards in the Kids category. Segal has lived in Argentina, Spain and Finland, and taught Screenwriting and Film Analysis in Universidad del Cine (Buenos Aires), Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona), TAMK University (Tampere, Finland) and UCLA.
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