October 2012

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“2001: A Space Odyssey”

October 29, 2012

“2001: A Space Odyssey” is considered a classic film, but is unique in that it doesn’t follow the typical screenplay format, or does it? “2001:...

The Third 15 Minutes

October 21, 2012

The first part of Act II is where the hero first enters a new world and initially succeeds. Act II typically takes 60 minutes of...

Why Narration and Flashbacks Don’t Always Work

October 15, 2012

Flashbacks and narration are two techniques for telling a story. Unfortunately, most of the time they don’t work so you should avoid them in most...

The Fourth 15 Minutes

October 15, 2012

The fourth 15 minute segment of your screenplay leads to the midpoint of your story. This is where the hero achieves a False Victory, which...

Animated Movies vs. Ordinary Movies

October 11, 2012

Animated movies are often easier to dissect since they’re much shorter (90 minutes) compared to the typical film (120 minutes). Nevertheless, the basic idea of...

The Fifth 15 Minutes

October 10, 2012

After the mid-point where the hero achieves a False Victory, things start going downhill from that point on. This is how to speed up your...

Stanley Kubrick and the Visual Nature of Film

October 3, 2012

Watch any ordinary film and you’ll see an over reliance on visual spectacles like car crashes or helicopters blowing up. Watch any Stanley Kubrick film...

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.