September 2010

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Planning Backasswards

September 29, 2010

When creating a story, most books recommend that you identify what the hero wants. This is half of what you need to do. You also...

Inside and Out

September 23, 2010

American films tend to emphasize action while European films tend to emphasize emotions. To make a great movie, you need both action and emotions to...

The Flaws in “Legend of the Guardians”

September 21, 2010

“Legend of the Guardians” is a fair, but not great movie based on a children’s book. Where does this movie go wrong? The most glaring...

Connecting the Hero to the Villain

September 18, 2010

Think of a really bad movie where the villain just seems to want to hurt the hero for no apparent reason. Boring, right? Now think...

Getting Entangled

September 12, 2010

Every story must have a hero and a villain. The trick is getting your hero and villain to keep bumping into each other over and...

Screenwriting Books

September 8, 2010

Beginning screenwriters often wonder, “What’s the best screenwriting book I should get?” The answer is different for everyone and here’s the reason why. A friend...

Action and Reaction

September 2, 2010

In the world of physics, every action causes a reaction. In stories, every action taken by the villain causes a reaction from the hero and...

About Wallace Wang

First place winner in Scriptapalooza’s 2023 screenwriting competition for the supernatural horror screenplay titled “Nightmares From a Past Life”. Author of “The 15 Minute Movie Method”, “Story Starter”, and “Writing Scenes for Screenplays” in addition to over 50 computer books. Writer of “Three of a Kind”, a situation comedy produced by San Diego State University’s film class that won a student Emmy award. Designer of the board game “Orbit War”, published by Steve Jackson Games, that simulates satellite warfare in the near future.